$2,200 Eureka High Roller Day 1b | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-15-2023 18:53 UTC+2

Ghaedi Hops on the Four-Bet Express

Jeremy Geist

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Bergutay Erkal opened under the gun to 800 before Bojan Berberovic put in a three-bet to 2,500 from middle position. Action then moved to Behrouz Ghaedi on the button who took his time before putting in another raise. The sizing he choose was 7,500 and action folded all the way back to Erkal.

He sat in the tank for a moment but found a fold fairly quickly. Over to Berberovic who also appeared to be in a tough spot. After a few minutes he also decided to look for a better spot and returned his cards to the dealer.

Ghaedi scooped a healthy pot to move over starting stack with a well-time four-bet and didn't even need to see a flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Behrouz Ghaedi	38,000 38,000	38,000
Bergutay Erkal	28,500 28,500	28,500
Bojan Berberovic	26,500 26,500	26,500

Tags: Behrouz Ghaedi Bojan Berberovic Bergutay Erkal

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

10-15-2023 19:12 UTC+2

Fast Over-Bets the Turn

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Jeremy Geist

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Andreas Tomazou opened in late position to 1,200 and got a call from Dietrich Fast in the cutoff and Kerem Turuskan in the small blind.

The Q♣6♦J♠ flop landed and action checked all the way to Fast in the cutoff who put out a bet of 800. Turuskan called but Tomazou got out of the way.

The dealer burned and turned the 5♠ and action quickly checked over to Fast who sat in the tank for about a minute before opting to put in an over-bet with a sizing of 8,000.

Turuskan pondered a call but eventually thought better of it and mucked. Fast used his big stack and a large sizing to drag a big pot with little resistance.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dietrich Fast	64,000 64,000	64,000
Kerem Turuskan	25,500 25,500	25,500
Andreas Tomazou	23,400 23,400	23,400

Tags: Andreas Tomazou Dietrich Fast Kerem Turuskan

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

10-15-2023 19:36 UTC+2

Donchev Needs His Opponent to Hit Top Pair

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Jeremy Geist

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The action folded all the way to Fedor Dedelov on the button who bet 1,200. The small blind folded and action was on Vladislav Donchev in the big blind. After a few moments of thought he announced he was all in for about 11,500.

Dedelov didn't waste much time and put in the remaining chips to put Donchev at risk.

Vladislav Donchev: A♠8♣
Fedor Dedelov: A♥J♠

The 9♦7♣10♣ flop landed giving both players a straight draw. Donchev was now looking for his opponent to drill top pair and complete his straight. The dealer came with the help and put the J♦ right on the turn.

The 5♣ river would not bail out Dedelov and Donchev got the double-up to gain some life back in the event after getting it in bad and sucking-out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladislav Donchev	25,500 25,500	25,500
Fedor Dedelov	18,000

Tags: Fedor Dedelov Vladislav Donchev

10-15-2023 19:43 UTC+2

Break Time

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Jeremy Geist

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Players are now on a 20-minute break.

10-15-2023 19:48 UTC+2

EPT Cyprus Main Event Livestream Coverage

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The EPT Cyprus Main Event livestream kicks off on Wednesday, October 18, at 12:30 EEST (11:30 CEST) with Day 2 action. The cards-up coverage continues with Day 3 on Thursday, Day 4 on Friday, and Day 5 on Saturday, all starting at the same time as Day 2.

Finally, the event climaxes with the much-awaited Final Table on Sunday, October 22, starting at 13:00 EEST (12:00 CEST).

For fans worldwide, English-language coverage on the central/global channels will be hosted by renowned poker commentators James Hartigan, Joe Stapleton, Griffin Benger, Nick Walsh, and Maria Ho. In addition to the central channel, there will also be streams on the French, Spanish and Brazilian channels with broadcasts also in German and Italian.

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10-15-2023 20:03 UTC+2

Updated Counts From Around the Room

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Jeremy Geist

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Metin Yalciner	115,000 115,000	115,000
Mustapha Kanit	93,300 90,800	90,800
Mohamad El Sayed	91,000 91,000	91,000
Selahaddin Bedir	90,000 90,000	90,000
Maksim Skripkin	87,500 87,500	87,500
Oleg Netaliev	87,200 87,200	87,200
Riccardo Trevisani	80,000 80,000	80,000
Bakhos Alalam	77,200 77,200	77,200
George Rabahie	71,000 71,000	71,000
Farbod Nazari	70,000 70,000	70,000

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

10-15-2023 20:19 UTC+2

Chisu Wins the Flip

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Jeremy Geist

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

The action folded to Danut Chisu on the button who opened to 1,600. The next player to act was Csoti Sebestyen in the small blind who took a moment and then moved all in for about 11,500. Chisu snap called and they were off to a full board with the cards on their backs.

Csoti Sebestyen: 3♠3♣
Danut Chisu: A♥Q♥

The full board ran out J♠7♣A♦6♥4♦ and Chisu sent Sebestyen to the rail and dragged a healthy pot after being on the right end of a classic flip.