2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

$25,000 NL Hold'em IV
Day: 1
Event Info
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$180,120
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$576,240
Total Entries
24
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
40,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
24
Players Left
1
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Badziakouski Eliminated by Delgado's Jacks

Level 13 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Mikita Badziakouski
Mikita Badziakouski

Vicente Delgado opened for a big part of his stack from middle position. Then on the button, Mikita Badziakouski raised all in for 130,000. The blinds folded and Badziakouski called.

Mikita Badziakouski: 77
Vicente Delgado: JJ

Badziakouski's sevens didn't make it against Delgado's jacks on 54Q69, so he was eliminated.

Tags: Mikita BadziakouskiVicente Delgado

A Better Hand For Nitsche

Level 13 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Sam Greenwood in middle position opened to 20,000, and was called by Dominik Nitsche in the cutoff and Jules Dickerson in the big blind.

On 366, everybody checked. On the turn J, Greenwood bet 20,000. Nitsche called, but Dickerson folded.

Finally, on the river 8, Greenwood bet a big 85,000. Nitsche looked at his cards again and quickly called with AJ. The best hand, as Greenwood had KQ.

Tags: Dominik NitscheJules DickersonSam Greenwood

Level: 13

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Updated Chip Counts

Level 12 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Very small pots were played in the last few hands, so the stacks didn't evolve a lot.

Delgado Saved By the River

Level 12 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Vicente Delgado shoved for approximately 60,000 chips in the hijack, and he received a single call, by Kyle Cheong on the button.

Vicente Delgado: K9
Kyle Cheong: AJ

On the edge of elimination, Delgado was lucky enough to hit the river on 4555K to double up.

Tags: Kyle CheongVicente Delgado

Silva KO'd By Nouira

Level 12 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Pablo Brito Silva was all in for around 50,000 against the bigger-stacked Maher Nouira to his left.

Pablo Brito Silva: AJ
Maher Nouira: QQ

Silva couldn't crack queens as the board ran out K3108J to mark his elimination.

Tags: Maher NouiraPablo Brito Silva

Level: 12

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Final Table Redraw (full)

Level 11 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
 SEATPLAYERCOUNTRYCHIP COUNTBIG BLINDS
 1Maher NouiraTunisia620,000103
 2Sam GreenwoodCanada360,00060
 3Vicente DelgadoSpain65,00011
 4Dominik NitscheGermany150,00025
 5Kyle CheongAustralia200,00033
 6Mikita BadziakouskiBelarus90,00015
 7Jules DickersonUnited Kingdom575,00096
 8Artur MartirosianRussia110,00018
 9Pablo Brito SilvaBrazil50,0008

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Ponakovs Runs Into Greenwood's Aces

Level 11 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Mikita Badziakouski opened to 12,000 from the cutoff, and was called by Sam Greenwood on the button. In the big blind, Aleksejs Ponakovs squeezed to 54,000. Badziakouski folded. After a few seconds, Greenwood moved all in. Ponakovs quickly called with approximately 120,000.

Aleksejs Ponakovs: AJ
Sam Greenwood: AA

Ponakovs couldn't do much against aces, so he was eliminated after the board 23K34.

The remaining nine players are being gathered at the final table.

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsMikita BadziakouskiSam Greenwood