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

10-16-2023 17:07 UTC+2

Nader Takes From Foggin

Calum Grant

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

Alfred Nader opened to 95,000 from the button and Marc Foggin defended his big blind.

Action checked through to the river for the final board to show K♣K♥8♥5♥9♠. Foggin led out for 75,000 and was quickly called.

Foggin had jack-high with his J♠10♠ and was bested by the 7♠7♥ held by Nader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alfred Nader	2,500,000 200,000	200,000
Marc Foggin	1,700,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Alfred Nader Marc Foggin

10-16-2023 17:09 UTC+2

Akimov Bets Out Kovic

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Calum Grant

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

Baurzhan Akimov opened to 80,000 from under the gun, and Jovan Kenjic called from the button.

Kenjic called a bet of 130,000 on the J♣8♦5♥ flop but conceded the pot after Akimov bet 260,000 on the A♥ turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jovan Kenjic	1,500,000 300,000	300,000
Baurzhan Akimov	1,400,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Baurzhan Akimov Jovan Kenjic

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

10-16-2023 17:17 UTC+2

Gordo Snaps Off the River Bet

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Jeremy Geist

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Guillermo Gordo opened the action on the button to 90,000. It folded to Joris Ruijs in the big blind who called, and they were off to a flop heads up.

The 2♥K♥3♥ flop landed and action checked through to a 9♣ turn. Ruijs took a moment and then opted to lead out for 150,000. Gordo called.

The river brought a 10♣ and Ruijs went into the tank before putting out a pot-sized bet of 450,000. Gordo snap-called.

Ruijs tabled K♣6♥ for just a pair of kings and Gordo rolled over 7♥10♥ for the flopped flush. He dragged the pot and moved into a top three chip stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guillermo Gordo	3,600,000 890,000	890,000
Joris Ruijs	1,700,000 1,070,000	1,070,000

Tags: Guillermo Gordo Joris Ruijs

10-16-2023 17:22 UTC+2

Johnson Sends Kaigorodtsev to the Rail

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Ollie Garland

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Andrei Kaigorodtsev moved all in for 310,000, from early position. Mitchell Johnson made the call on the button.

Andrei Kaigorodtsev: Q♣J♣
Mitchell Johnson: A♥9♣

The board ran out A♦3♠10♣2♠2♦. Johnson flopped an ace to seal the fate of Kaigorodtsev and ultimately sent him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mitchell Johnson	1,875,000 1,425,000	1,425,000
Andrei Kaigorodtsev	Busted

Tags: Andrei Kaigorodtsev Mitchell Johnson

10-16-2023 17:23 UTC+2

Nader Ousts Burmistrov

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Calum Grant

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Fedor Burmistrov raised to 400,000 from the cutoff, leaving 40,000 behind. Alfred Nader rejammed from the small blind and Burmistrov committed the last of his stack.

Fedor Burmistrov: A♠6♠
Alfred Nader: A♦8♣

The board ran out with the 9♣9♣7♥10♦3♦ for Nader's superior ace to remain best.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alfred Nader	2,900,000 400,000	400,000
Fedor Burmistrov	Busted

Tags: Alfred Nader Fedor Burmistrov

10-16-2023 17:31 UTC+2

Levin Wins Battle of the Blinds

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Ollie Garland

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

In a blind versus blind confrontation, the pot stood at approximately 300,000 with two players looking at a board that read 7♣9♥2♥.

Both Dmitrii Levin, in the small blind, and Wael Sarkis, in the big blind, elected to check.

The Q♦ turn saw Levin commit an additional 200,000 chips into the middle and Sarkis made a quick fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wael Sarkis	2,000,000 325,000	325,000
Dmitrii Levin	1,375,000 835,000	835,000

Tags: Dmitrii Levin Wael Sarkis

10-16-2023 17:36 UTC+2

Tsugu Wakes Up with Aces

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Calum Grant

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Takahiro Tsugu moved all in for 520,000 from under the gun before Mitchell Johnson rejammed from the cutoff, which folded out the remaining players.

Takahiro Tsugu: A♥A♠
Mitchell Johnson: 9♥9♠

Tsugu made a set on the A♦3♠4♥ flop. The 2♣ turn brought in some chop outs but the 4♣ confirmed Tsugu's double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Takahiro Tsugu	1,100,000 740,000	740,000
Mitchell Johnson	1,000,000 875,000	875,000

Tags: Mitchell Johnson Takehiro Tsugu

10-16-2023 17:43 UTC+2

Pepping Snaps Off Nader

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Ollie Garland

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Roelof Pepping raised to 100,000, in early position. Alfred Nader defended in the big blind.

The Q♦8♠A♣ flop checked through to the 8♥ on the turn. Both players checked again and the 3♦ was revealed. Nader took a stab for 100,000 and Pepping snap-called. Nader reluctantly tabled 10♥9♥, while Pepping scooped the pot with K♣Q♠ for second pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roelof Pepping	2,250,000 1,630,000	1,630,000
Alfred Nader	1,700,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Tags: Alfred Nader Roelof Pepping

10-16-2023 17:46 UTC+2

Haidar Makes Great River Call

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Jeremy Geist

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Mohammad Haidar opened in middle position to 100,000 before it folded to Aziz Efe in the big blind who called.

The 7♠8♠4♦ flop landed and action checked to Haidar who continued for 60,000. Efe called.

The J♣ turn quickly checked through to a 6♥ river.

Efe opted to lead out on this card for 100,000. Haidar went into the tank for about a minute and eventually found a call.

Efe shook his head and tabled A♣K♦ and Haider showed K♣4♣ for just a pair of fours. That pair was still good enough to scoop the pot after a great call.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aziz Efe	2,600,000 320,000	320,000
Mohammad Haidar	2,200,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Aziz Efe Mohammad Haidar