$2,200 Eureka High Roller | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-16-2023 16:25 UTC+2

Levin Blocks the River

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Ollie Garland

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The pot stood at approximately 140,000 with two players looking at a board that read 8♠J♠8♥.

Dmitrii Levin, in the big blind, check-called a bet of 50,000 from Johnny Nedved, in early position.

The 8♣ turn saw a repeat of the action, this time Nedved sized up to 100,000.

The 4♦ river saw Levin play out of flow, leading for 30,000. Nedved snap-called. Levin tabled Q♣10♥ for queen high. However, Nedved claimed this pot with a full house as he showed A♣A♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johnny Nedved	1,800,000 390,000	390,000
Dmitrii Levin	540,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Dmitrii Levin Johnny Nedved

10-16-2023 16:27 UTC+2

Gordo Dents Karsenty

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Calum Grant

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

David Karsenty opened to 60,000 from middle position and was called by Guillermo Gordo on his direct left. Fedor Burmistrov tagged along from the big blind.

On the A♦J♦5♠ flop, action checked to Gordo, who bet 75,000. Only Karsenty called.

Karsenty then check-called for 225,000 on the 9♣ turn, which brought in the 8♣ river. Karsenty checked for a third time, which prompted Gordo to fire out 900,000, which left him with 10,000 behind.

Karsenty went deep into the tank and eventually made a single-chip call. Gordo tabled J♥J♠ for a set of jacks and Karsenty mucked.

The following hand, Karsenty opened to 60,000 and called when Piotr Wiecek moved all in for 275,000.

Karsenty had AxKx while Wiecek had AxJx The board ran out with the K♣7♠5♥3♥5♣ and Karsenty received a small rebate.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Karsenty	3,000,000 460,000	460,000
Guillermo Gordo	2,710,000 1,885,000	1,885,000
Piotr Wiecek	Busted

Tags: David Karsenty Fedor Burmistrov Guillermo Gordo Piotr Wiecek

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

10-16-2023 16:33 UTC+2

Gumz Is Dead on the Turn

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Ollie Garland

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Fabian Gumz, in the cutoff, found himself all in and at risk against Bjorn Kozenkai, who was under the gun.

Fabian Gumz: A♣K♣
Bjorn Kozenkai: 6♣6♥

The board ran out 8♦9♥4♦6♠2♥. Kozenkai drilled a set on the turn to win this flip with confidence. Gumz made his way to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bjorn Kozenkai	910,000 370,000	370,000
Fabian Gumz	Busted

Tags: Bjorn Kozenkai Fabian Gumz

10-16-2023 16:35 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Bjorn Kozenkai	Busted
Sergey Baranski	Busted
Jinho Hong	Busted
Hubert Baran-Osinski	Busted
Dauren Zhaparov	Busted
Anton Markov	Busted
Alessio Isaia	Busted
Eric Tsai	Busted
Anton Wigg	Busted

Aleksandr Denisov	Busted
Nicanor Sula	Busted
Orhan Ates	Busted
Vadzim Godzdanker	Busted
Hadi Khordbin	Busted

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Milko van Winden

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

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10-16-2023 16:41 UTC+2

Akimov Earns Knockout and a Large Pot

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Jeremy Geist

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Jovan Kenjic opened from early position to 60,000 before facing a 145,000 three-bet from Baurzhan Akimov in middle position. It then folded to Andrey Kotelnikov on the button who wasted little time before moving all in for 400,000. Kenjic got out of the way and action was back on Akimov who asked for a count and then called.

Andrey Kotelnikov: K♣K♥
Baurzhan Akimov: A♠K♠

The full board ran out 8♥A♥8♣2♦4♠ and with a pair of aces Akimov earned the chips and the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Baurzhan Akimov	1,200,000 900,000	900,000
Jovan Kenjic	720,000 55,000	55,000
Andrey Kotelnikov	Busted

Tags: Andrey Kotelnikov Baurzhan Akimov Jovan Kenjic

10-16-2023 16:47 UTC+2

Labat Gets Put to the Test

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Ollie Garland

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Marc Foggin raised to 100,000 from under the gun. Antoine Labat called in the cutoff, as did Alfred Nader, in the small blind.

Nader played out of flow on the 4♣Q♣2♥ flop, leading for 100,000. Only Labat called.

The 5♦ turn saw Nader empty the clip, moving all in and putting Labat to the test for his effective stack of 1,500,000. Labat made a quick fold.

As Nader raked in the pot, he flashed the Q♦ to the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alfred Nader	2,300,000 125,000	125,000
Antoine Labat	1,500,000 140,000	140,000
Marc Foggin	1,350,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Alfred Nader Antoine Labat Marc Foggin

10-16-2023 16:47 UTC+2

Kenjic Spikes River to Bust Mhiri

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Calum Grant

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Chakib Mhiri jammed for 170,000 from the small blind and after confirming the count, Jovan Kenjic called from the big blind.

Chakib Mhiri: Q♠6♦
Jovan Kenjic: 10♠8♦

Mhiri remained in front on the A♥9♠7♦ flop but Kenjic added some straight outs. The 4♦ was a brick but the J♥ river gave him the nuts to seal the pot and elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jovan Kenjic	1,800,000 1,080,000	1,080,000
Chakib Mhiri	Busted
Laurynas Levinskas	Busted
Gonzalo Leal	Busted
Leonid Orman	Busted

10-16-2023 17:05 UTC+2

Vallinas Loses a Big One, Busts Shortly After

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Ollie Garland

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

In a blind versus blind confrontation, the pot stood at approximately 250,000 as the flop read 6♥K♣3♥.

Jon Ander Vallinas bet 50,000 from the small blind. Aziz Efe called in the big blind.

The 4♦ turned and Vallinas sized up to 300,000. Efe was undeterred.

The 9♦ fell on the river and Vallinas spent a considerable amount of time in the tank before moving all in, putting Efe to the test for his remaining 985,000. Efe snap-called. Vallinas tabled K♦3♦ for two pair, while Efe's scooped this massive double up with 7♣5♣ for a straight.

Shortly after, Vallinas' seat was seen empty as he had been sent to the rail in quick succession.