$10,300 EPT High Roller
Day 3 Started
$10,300 EPT High Roller
Day 3 Started
Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Dmitrii Nazarov | Russia | 720,000 | 36 |
1 | 2 | Selahaddin Bedir | Turkey | 1,205,000 | 60 |
1 | 3 | Pedro Marques | Portugal | 375,000 | 19 |
1 | 4 | Kuljinder Sidhu | United Kingdom | 500,000 | 25 |
1 | 5 | Tamas Adamszki | Hungary | 780,000 | 39 |
1 | 6 | Dario Sammartino | Italy | 2,210,000 | 111 |
1 | 7 | Jinho Hong | South Korea | 610,000 | 31 |
1 | 8 | Alex Peffly | United Kingdom | 160,000 | 8 |
2 | 1 | Nicolas Vayssieres | France | 1,045,000 | 52 |
2 | 2 | Hwany Lee | South Korea | 560,000 | 28 |
2 | 3 | Danil Rafikov | Russia | 1,000,000 | 50 |
2 | 4 | Pedro Neves | Portugal | 490,000 | 25 |
2 | 5 | Ilia Pavlov | Russia | 980,000 | 49 |
2 | 7 | Martin Diaz | Argentina | 1,855,000 | 93 |
2 | 8 | Nariman Yaghmai | Iran | 1,330,000 | 67 |
3 | 1 | [Removed:452] | Montenegro | 1,000,000 | 50 |
3 | 2 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 1,090,000 | 55 |
3 | 3 | Sergi Reixach | Spain | 735,000 | 37 |
3 | 4 | Ghassan Bitar | Lebanon | 845,000 | 42 |
3 | 5 | Dmitry Yurasov | Russia | 390,000 | 20 |
3 | 6 | Pablo Silva | Brazil | 890,000 | 45 |
3 | 7 | Markkos Ladev | Estonia | 960,000 | 48 |
3 | 8 | Quan Zhou | China | 650,000 | 33 |
For the last time of the festival, players are going to walk by the sea to join the tournament area at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel and Spa. But for 23 of them, there is still hope to win $787,400 as they qualified for Day 3 of the $10,300 EPT Cyprus High Roller, one of the last tournaments of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus.
Dario Sammartino is even closer to this prize as he finished Day 2 as the chip leader with 2,210,000 chips. Just a few days ago, he placed 29th in the $5,300 EPT Main Event, winning $24,700. Now, he'll try to take the first place in the High Roller. However, on his way, he'll encounter players like Martin Diaz (1,855,000) and Nariman Yaghmai (1,330,000), the second and third stacks for Day 3.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dario Sammartino | Italy | 2,210,000 | 111 |
2 | Martin Diaz | Argentina | 1,855,000 | 93 |
3 | Nariman Yaghmai | Iran | 1,330,000 | 67 |
4 | Selahaddin Bedir | Turkey | 1,205,000 | 60 |
5 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 1,090,000 | 55 |
6 | Nicolas Vayssieres | France | 1,045,000 | 52 |
7 | [Removed:452] | Montenegro | 1,000,000 | 50 |
8 | Danil Rafikov | Russia | 1,000,000 | 50 |
9 | Ilia Pavlov | Russia | 980,000 | 49 |
10 | Markkos Ladev | Estonia | 960,000 | 48 |
Day 1 chipleader Selahaddin Bedir also bagged over one million chips (1,205,000), just a few blinds more than one of the favorites, Adrian Mateos, and his 1,090,000 chips. Holding a big stack during Day 2, Markkos Ladev didn't make it to the million (960,000), but still has more than forty blinds for Day 3, like Pablo Silva (890,000) for example.
With smaller stacks, Kuljinder Sidhu (500,000) or Pedro Neves (490,000) will try to join the final table, hoping for more, while Alex Peffly and his eight blinds (160,000) will have to quickly double to stay in the tournament.
The action will start at 12:30 p.m. local time on Level 22, with blinds of 10,000-20,000 and a 20,000 big blind ante. Levels are still 60 minutes long, with a 15-minute break every two levels. It will continue like this until the final table, where levels will be shortened to 45 minutes when there are 4 or 5 players left and to 30 minutes at 3 left. The remaining players are already guaranteed $33,600 for making it this far.
Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $787,400 | 9 | $84,600 |
2 | $492,400 | 10-11 | $70,500 |
3 | $351,700 | 12-13 | $58,700 |
4 | $270,600 | 14-15 | $51,100 |
5 | $208,100 | 16-17 | $44,400 |
6 | $160,100 | 18-20 | $38,600 |
7 | $123,100 | 21-23 | $33,600 |
8 | $101,500 |
Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team to find out who will come out on top of this star-studded field and become the champion.
Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
All 23 players have taken their seats and Day 3 of the EPT Cyprus $10,300 High Roller has officially begun.
On the second hand on the day, Dario Sammartino opened to 45,000 from under the gun, then Alex Peffly three-bet all in for 160,000 in early position. All the other players folded, and Sammartino called.
Alex Peffly: A♥10♥
Dario Sammartino: K♦K♣
Peffly hit two pair on the flop 10♦8♣8♥, but it wasn't enough to beat Sammartino's kings. The J♦ on the turn didn't change anything. But the A♦ landed on the river to give the ace Peffly needed to double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dario Sammartino |
2,050,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |
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Alex Peffly |
370,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
In a blind-on-blind encounter, Dmitry Yurasov and Pablo Silva had reached a turn on J♥3♠Q♥8♠, with around 200,000 chips in the middle.
The turn then checked through before Yurasov led for 40,000 on the A♦ river. Silva made the call but swiftly mucked his hand when he saw the A♥A♣ of his opponent, who rivered top set.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Pablo Silva |
720,000
-170,000
|
-170,000 |
Dmitry Yurasov |
560,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
Pablo Silva, after losing the previous hand in the big blind, sat in the small blind and was involved in a pot against Markkos Ladev in the big blind. With 125,000 already in the middle, Ladev made a pot-sized bet on the Q♥7♣7♥10♠6♠ completed board after Silva had checked.
Silva put in the call without much hesitation but mucked his cards when Ladev tabled Q♣7♦ for a flopped full house.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Markkos Ladev |
1,150,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
Pablo Silva |
500,000
-220,000
|
-220,000 |
After he four-bet to take a pot, Hwany Lee in the cutoff opened to 40,000, and was called by Ilia Pavlov in the big blind.
Both players checked on the flop 6♥7♥J♠. But on the turn 10♣, Pavlov took the lead and bet 60,000. Lee quickly called to find the 9♦ on the river.
Pavlov fired a second barrel of 175,000, and Lee called again, showing 9♥9♠ for a set hit on the river. But the nine completed Pavlov's straight with A♣8♣, so he won this one.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ilia Pavlov |
1,195,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
Hwany Lee |
410,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
In a blind versus blind situation, Kuljinder Sidhu in the small blind found himself at risk for 185,000 chips against Tamas Adamszki in the big blind.
Kuljinder Sidhu: Q♦7♦
Tamas Adamszki: A♠6♦
Sidhu stood up, ready to leave. But he immediately sat down when he found a pair on the flop 5♠10♦Q♠. He even hit a full house with the turn Q♣ and the river 10♣, and doubled up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tamas Adamszki |
810,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Kuljinder Sidhu |
390,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |