$10,200 Mystery Bounty Day 1 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-12-2023 00:12 UTC+3

Taherkhani Leads $10,200 Mystery Bounty Event as Day 1 Concludes

Matt Warburton

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Day 1 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus $10,200 Mystery Bounty, running at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa, has now concluded.

A total of 83 entries have been made so far and of those 54 players have bagged and tagged to return for Day 2. The prize pool so far is $390,100.

At the end of Day 1, Kanan Taherkhani of Turkey is way out in front with 756,500 chips.

He's followed by high stakes German player Christian Rudolph, who sits in second place with 490,000. Elias Gutierrez of Spain is currently in third place with 393,500.

End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Kanan Taherkhani	Turkey	756,500	252
2	Christian Rudolph	Germany	490,000	163
3	Elias Gutierrez	Spain	393,500	131
4	Farid Jattin	Colombia	304,000	101
5	Iakov Onuchin	Russia	279,000	93
6	Antoine Labat	France	260,500	87
7	Aliaksandr Hirs	Belarus	256,500	86
8	Marcelo Manfredini	Uruguay	246,500	82
9	Ahmed Karrim	South Africa	236,000	79
10	Stoyan Obreshkov	Bulgaria	229,500	77

The field is made up of plenty of tough regulars, including Antoine Labat (260,500), Stoyan Obreshkov (229,500), Alex Kulev (160,500), and PokerStars Team Pro player Sam Grafton (115,000), and many more.

When play resumes, blinds will resume at 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 big blind ante. Late registration remains open until the end of Level 10. The tournament is set to play down to a winner on Day 2.

Stay tuned to PokerNews as reporters bring you the action straight from the tournament floor.

Tags: Ahmed Karrim Alex Kulev Aliaksandr Hirs Antoine Labat Christian Rudolph Elias Gutierrez Farid Jattin Iakov Onuchin Kanan Taherkhani Marcelo Manfredini Sam Grafton Stoyan Obreshkov

10-11-2023 23:31 UTC+3

Newey Gets Jacks in for the Double

Matt Warburton

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Joao Vieira raised to 5,000 from under the gun and Paul Newey moved all in from early position for 63,000. Damir Gabdullin moved all in over the top with the bigger stack and Vieira folded. Two players flipped their cards, with Newey at risk.

Paul Newey: J♥J♠
Damir Gabdullin: 10♠10♦

The board ran out 7♥7♦6♣5♦6♠. Newey held with his pocket jacks to double up his stack to around 140,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Newey	140,000
Damir Gabdullin	65,000

Tags: Damir Gabdullin Joao Vieira Paul Newey

10-11-2023 22:53 UTC+3

Kulev Makes Two Pair to Double Through Stumbo

Matt Warburton

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Action was on the flop on a board of J♥8♣9♥. Alex Kulev was all in against Anthony Stumbo, who had the slightly bigger stack as players turned their cards.

Alex Kulev: A♥K♥
Anthony Stumbo: 9♠7♠

Kulev had a flush draw along with overcards to the board. Stumbo had a pair of nines with a gutshot straight draw.

The turn came the A♣ and the river was the K♠, which gave Kulev two pair with his aces and kings. He won the pot and took nearly all of Stumbo's chips.

Stumbo got the rest of his chips in the middle the next hand and managed to triple up to stay in the game.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Kulev	170,000 170,000	170,000
Anthony Stumbo	16,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Alex Kulev Anthony Stumbo

10-11-2023 22:39 UTC+3

Baryshnikov Rivers Full House to Eliminate O'Dwyer, Busts Moments Later

Matt Warburton

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

After buying back in for his second bullet, Nikolay Baryshnikov raised to 7,000 from middle position. He was called by the small blind and Steve O'Dwyer in the big blind.

The flop came K♠10♣4♣. Action checked to Baryshnikov, who put out a continuation bet. The small blind folded and Steve O'Dwyer responded by moving all in with a relatively short stack. Baryshnikov made the call.

Baryshnikov showed 7♥7♣ for pocket sevens. O'Dwyer showed 10♠6♠ for a pair of tens.

The turn came the 10♥ and the river was the 7♦.

O'Dwyer improved his hand on the turn to make trip tens, but Baryshnikov made a full house, sevens full of tens on the river. He won the pot to chip up to around 170,000 and O'Dwyer was sent to the rail.

Moments later, however, Baryshnikov was seen leaving the table following an all in. He has fired two bullets and so will not have the option to reenter.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolay Baryshnikov	Busted
Steve O'Dwyer	Busted

Tags: Nikolay Baryshnikov Steve O'Dwyer

10-11-2023 22:20 UTC+3

Zhugralin Gets Double Up

Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Aliaksandr Shylko raised from late position and Damir Zhugralin moved all in from the button for 53,500. Shylko quickly made the call with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.

Damir Zhugralin: J♣10♣
Aliaksandr Shylko: A♣Q♣

The board ran out 10♠4♠6♥9♦6♦. Zhugralin made a pair of tens on the flop. He held up and doubled up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Damir Zhugralin	110,000 110,000	110,000
Aliaksandr Shylko	40,000 -60,000	-60,000

Tags: Aliaksandr Shylko Damir Zhugralin

10-11-2023 20:31 UTC+3

Ustinovich Wins Pot With Pair of Kings

Matt Warburton

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Oleg Ustinovich raised to 3,000 from middle position, Zaid Noori called on the button, and Dietrich Fast called in the big blind.

The flop came J♥5♦9♠. Ustinovich continued for 7,000, Noori called and Fast folded.

The turn was the K♠. Ustinovich bet out again, this time for 14,000, and Noori made the call.

Both players checked back the 9♣ river. Ustinovich showed K♦Q♦ for a pair of kings. Noori mucked his hand and Ustinovich won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleg Ustinovich	98,000 98,000	98,000
Zaid Noori	67,000 67,000	67,000

Tags: Dietrich Fast Oleg Ustinovich Zaid Noori

10-11-2023 19:50 UTC+3

Mystery Bounty Gaining Steam

Matt Warburton

Level 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

After a slow start, more players are taking their seats in the $10,200 Mystery Bounty. There are now 31 players entered. PokerStars Team Pro player Sam Grafton is among those to jump in during the first couple of levels.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Grafton	100,000 100,000	100,000

Dietrich Fast	100,000 100,000	100,000
Julien Sitbon	100,000 100,000	100,000
Joao Vieira	100,000 100,000	100,000
Aliaksandr Shylko	100,000 100,000	100,000
Daniel Rezaei	100,000 100,000	100,000
Victoria Livschitz	100,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Sam Grafton

10-11-2023 19:33 UTC+3

Manfredini Wins Big Pot Early On

Matt Warburton

Level 1 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Aliaksandr Hirs raised to 2,500 from under the gun. He was called by Ramon Kropmanns, Aleksandr Chernikov, and Marcelo Manfredini in the big blind.

The flop came 7♣Q♠9♥. Manfredini checked to Hirs, who made it 3,500 to go. Kropmanns called, Chernikov folded, and Manfredini called.

The turn was the 6♠. Action checked to Kropmanns, who bet 16,000. Only Manfredini made the call.

The river came the 5♦. Manfredini checked, Kropmanns bet 37,000 and Manfredini called.

Kropmanns showed A♠10♠ for a busted flush draw and Manfredini flipped over 9♣6♥ for two pair to win a significant pot early on.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcelo Manfredini	170,000 170,000	170,000
Ramon Kropmanns	57,000 57,000	57,000

Tags: Aleksandr Chernikov Aliaksandr Hirs Marcelo Manfredini Ramon Kropmanns

10-11-2023 18:06 UTC+3

EPT Cyprus 2023 Starts Today - Tune In to PokerNews for Coverage of the $10,200 Mystery Bounty

Matt Warburton

The PokerStars European Poker Tour has reached its next destination with a debut visit to Northern Cyprus. The series is running at Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa today through Sunday, October 22.

First up on the live reporting schedule is the $10,200 Mystery Bounty, which commences this evening at 7 p.m. local time. Players will start the Mystery Bounty with a stack of 100,000 chips. Day 1 will run for eight 30-minute levels, with blinds kicking off at 500/1,000 with a 1,000 big blind ante. A 20-minute break is scheduled at the end of Level 4.

Day 2 starts October 12 at 12:30 p.m. and late registration remains open until the end of Level 10, which will be around 1:30 p.m. There's only a single reentry available in the event, so players will have to make each bullet count as they aim to make the money. Approximately 15 percent of the field will be paid.

Of the total buy-in, $5,000 will go towards the bounty prize pool, with mystery bounty tokens coming into play Thursday at the start of Level 13. Bounty prizes will not be confirmed until after the close of registration, but it is expected that the largest bounty will be worth $100,000.

Join PokerNews as reporters bring live coverage straight from the tournament floor, of this event and following key events from this inaugural PokerStars EPT Cyprus series.