$10,300 EPT High Roller Day 2 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

Oct 21, 2023

Yaghmai Raises On the River

Maxime Taldir

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Nariman Yaghmai opened to 4,500 from early position, and he was called by Cecile Ticherfatine in the big blind.

Yaghmai bet 3,500 on the flop 10♣3♦10♥, and Ticherfatine check-called. But on the turn 7♥, both players checked.

The 10♦ landed on the river, and Ticherfatine took the lead, betting 7,000. But Yaghmai decided to raise to 35,000. Ticherfatine had to use a time bank to make a decision, but she eventually folded before going on a break.

Tags: Cecile Ticherfatine Nariman Yaghmai

Oct 21, 2023

Talbot Puzzled After Card Reveal

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Frank Visser

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Milos Petakovic opened from under the gun and Parker Talbot defended the big blind, creating a pot of roughly 15,000 chips. The 7♠Q♠10♦ flop saw Talbot check before Petakovic made a continuation-bet of 4,000. Talbot then raised to 19,500 and Petakovic called.

The K♣ saw Talbot revert to a check, and Petakovic now fired 40,000 chips. Talbot groaned while he folded and Petakovic let his opponent pick one card to show. Talbot picked the 9♣, after which he claimed to have the jack of clubs himself, leading to a lot of speculation about the holding of Petakovic on the table.

Tags: Milos Petakovic Parker Talbot

Oct 21, 2023

Plausinaitis Checks It Down to Grab Chip Lead

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Frank Visser

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Paulius Plausinaitis and [Removed:452] had created a massive pot of 175,000 chips when the dealer dealt the river to complete the K♦J♣5♥Q♠3♣ board.

Plausinaitis checked from early position and Kaladjurdjevic spent some time in the tank before knuckling it back. Plauisnaitis showed Q♥10♥ for a pair of queens, and Kaladjurdjevic mucked while shaking his head.

With this pot, Plausinaitis grabbed the chip lead in the room, having almost 14 starting stacks in his possession.

Tags: Paulius Plausinaitis

Oct 21, 2023

Morozovs Finds Aces In the Big Blind

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Maxime Taldir

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Ahmed Karrim opened to 4,500 from under the gun, then Paul Hofer in early position three-bet to 13,000. All the other players folded to Mihails Morozovs in the big blind, who raised all in for 32,500 chips. Karrim folded, but Hofer made the call.

Mihails Morozovs: A♥A♣
Paul Hofer: A♦K♠

On K♦7♦9♠10♥8♠, Morozovs easily secured a double up.

Oct 21, 2023

More High Roller Bust Outs

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Frank Visser

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Oct 21, 2023

Talbot Off to Great Start

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Frank Visser

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

PokerStars' Parker Talbot was one of the players who registered at the start of the day. He saw a flop of 2♣3♦9♠ against his opponent Enrico Camosci. Talbot checked from the hijack and Camosci followed suit on the button.

Talbot then checked again on the 7♦ turn before Camosci made a bet of 7,000 into the 15,000 pot. Talbot responded with a raise to 24,000 and Camosci quickly folded.

The very next hand, Talbot raised to 5,000 from middle position and received a call from button Ghassan Bitar. Dario Sammartino then made a three-bet to 24,000 from the big blind before Talbot reraised to 47,000. Bitar got out of the way and Sammartino needed to spend three time bank extenstions to reach the same conclusion, forfeiting the pot to the Canadian streamer.

Tags: Dario Sammartino Enrico Camosci Ghassan Bitar

Oct 21, 2023

Mateos Sends Badziakouski to the Rail

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Jeremy Geist

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Adrian Mateos opened the cutoff to 4,000 before the action made it to fellow high stakes pro Mikita Badziakouski in the small blind.

After a moment he sent in his remaining 25,000 chips and Mateos snap called.

Mikita Badziakouski: 4♠4♦
Adrian Mateos: 5♠5♦

The dealer would bring no help to Badziakouski on the 6♦K♠8♣2♣A♥ board and he would hit the rail at the hands of Mateos.

Tags: Adrian Mateos Mikita Badziakouski

Oct 21, 2023

Lisawad Sent to the Rail

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Maxime Taldir

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

With 27,500 chips, Pakinai Lisawad found himself at risk from middle position against Nicolas Vayssieres in the small blind.

Pakinai Lisawad: K♦Q♣
Nicolas Vayssieres: A♦K♠

The board 3♠3♦7♠A♣5♠ didn't bring any help for Lisawad, who was eliminated.

Tags: Nicolas Vayssieres Pakinai Lisawad

Oct 21, 2023

Banicevic Eliminated By Chouity

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Maxime Taldir

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Vlado Banicevic opened from middle position, but Nicolas Chouity in the small blind three-bet to 12,500. Banicevic called, and called a continuation bet of 13,000 on the flop 5♠Q♠7♦.

The 8♣ landed on the turn, and Chouity fired a second barrel of 65,000. On the other side of the table, Vlado Banicevic eventually called, with his last 50,000 chips.

Vlado Banicevic: K♠Q♦
Nicolas Chouity: A♣Q♣

Banicevic had almost no chance to be saved, and after the river J♠, he was eliminated.

Tags: Nicolas Chouity Vlado Banicevic

Oct 21, 2023

Chauskin Coolers Pinchuk

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Frank Visser

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The board of Q♥8♠Q♣2♦6♦ was already completed when the action was caught. In a pot of 28,000 chips, Natan Chauskin bet an additional 21,500 of them from the big blind.

Andrii Pinchuk was on the button and reluctantly made the call. Chauskin tabled 2♠2♥ for a turned full house, while Pinchuk frustratedly slammed his Q♠ on the table while mucking his other card.

Tags: Andrii Pinchuk Natan Chauskin