2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

$25,000 NL Hold'em II
Day: 1
Event Info
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a6
Prize
$264,690
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$696,290
Total Entries
29
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
30,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
29
Players Left
1
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Level: 14

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Ponakovs Makes Two Pair

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Kyle Cheong raised from middle position and Aleksejs Ponakovs called in the big blind.

The flop came 510J and both players checked. The turn was the 6. Ponakovs bet 35,000 and Cheong called.

The river came the 2. Ponakovs bet again for 30,000 and Cheong called. Ponakovs showed 106 for two pair to win the pot.

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsKyle Cheong

Ponakovs Gets Aggressive

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 17,000 from early position. Kyle Cheong called in the hijack.

The AK10 flop checked through to the K on the turn. Ponakovs checked and Cheong bet out for 20,000. Ponakovs responded with a raise to 40,000 and Cheong called.

The 4 river checked to a showdown. Ponakovs reluctantly showed 77, while Cheong raked in the pot with AQ.

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsKyle Cheong

Final Table Seat Draw and Chip Counts (full)

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Maher NouiraTunisia270,00034
2Mikalai VaskaboinikauLatvia275,00034
3Ren LinUnited States145,00018
4Artur MartirosianRussia398,00050
5Aleksejs PonakovsLatvia202,00025
6Leon SturmGermany335,00042
7Paulius PlausinaitisLithuania350,00044
8Kyle CheongAustralia370,00046
9Alex KulevBulgaria410,00051

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsAlex KulevArtur MartirosianKyle CheongLeon SturmMaher NouiraMikalai VaskaboinikauPaulius PlausinaitisRen Lin

Tkatschew Eliminated on Final Table Bubble

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Alexander Tkatschew
Alexander Tkatschew

Alexander Tkatschew, the winner of Event #10, last night's $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em tournament, wasn't so lucky this evening. Tkatschew, in the small blind, found himself all in and at risk against Kyle Cheong, in the cutoff.

Alexander Tkatschew: A6
Kyle Cheong: 99

The board ran out 7Q552. Cheong's nines held to send Tkatschew to the rail.

Tags: Alexander TkatschewKyle Cheong

Martirosian Doubles With Four-Bet Shove

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Artur Martirosian
Artur Martirosian

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau raised from under the gun and action folded around to Leon Sturm, who three-bet to 46,000 from the small blind. Artur Martirosian then four-bet all in from the big blind for 169,000. Vaskaboinikau folded and Sturm went into the tank before eventually making the call with the bigger stack. Players turned their cards.

Artur Martirosian: KQ
Leon Sturm: J9

The board ran out Q31092. Martirosian paired up his queen on the flop and Sturm found a pair of nines, but it wasn't enough. Martirosian held to double up his stack.

Tags: Artur MartirosianLeon SturmMikalai Vaskaboinikau

Level: 13

Blinds: 4,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Mateos Runs Into the Queens of Cheong

Level 12 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Adrian Mateos
Adrian Mateos

After an open from Kyle Cheong, in the cutoff, Adrian Mateos moved all in for his last 86,000. Cheong snap-called.

Adrian Mateos: 33
Kyle Cheong: QQ

The board ran out J10AKK. The pocket threes of Mateos were no match for the queens of Cheong, and he was consequently sent to the rail.

Tags: Adrian MateosKyle Cheong

$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Payouts

Level 12 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Trophy
EPT Cyprus Trophy

The payouts for the $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em event have been announced. The top five will cash, with fifth place taking $66,100. First place is set to walk away with $264,690.

PlacePrize (USD)
1$264,690
2$170,600
3$113,100
4$81,800
5$66,100

Plausinaitis Makes Straight to Bust Dickerson

Level 12 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Jules Dickerson
Jules Dickerson

Action was on the flop on a board of 4J10. Ren Lin bet out 15,000, Paulius Plausinaitis called and then Jules Dickerson moved all in for around 70,000. Lin slapped his own wrist then made the fold. Plausinaitis made the call with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.

Jules Dickerson: QQ
Paulius Plausinaitis: J9

Plausinaitis had a pair of jacks and Dickerson had pocket queens. The turn came the 8 and the river was the Q. Dickerson made a set of queens and thought for a moment that he'd won the pot.

"No, he has a straight," Lin clarified.

Plausinaitis had made his straight on the river to win the pot. Dickerson was eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: Jules DickersonPaulius PlausinaitisRen Lin