$3,000 Mystery Bounty Day 1 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-18-2023 15:16 UTC+3

A Chip and a Chair for Galindo

Ollie Garland

Level 2 : 100/300, 300 ante

PokerNews caught up with the action as the full board read 3♦9♥10♦J♠6♦ and the cards were tabled, with Antoine Vranken in the cutoff and Humberto Lopes Galindo on the button.

Antoine Vranken: K♠K♦
Humberto Lopes Galindo: Q♥Q♣

Galindo had already got up out of his chair, making his way off the tournament floor, when the dealer called him back, assuring him both stacks must be checked before he left. After a count, Galindo was still alive; he retook his seat with one red 500 denomination chip left behind the line.

"A chip and a chair," one of the other players at the table remarked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Vranken	57,400 57,400	57,400
Humberto Lopes Galindo	500 500	500

Tags: Antoine Vranken Humberto Lopes Galindo

10-18-2023 15:12 UTC+3

Duta Runs Into Flush and Busts Early

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Matt Warburton

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Action was on the turn on a board of 8♣7♠8♦4♥. Vadzim Godzanker had bet out and Florian Duta moved all in for around 5,800. Merijn Van Rooij called and Godzanker folded.

Duta showed K♠7♣ and van Rooij showed 8♥7♥ for a flopped full house. He won the pot and Duta was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Merijn Van Rooij	26,000
Florian Duta	Busted

Tags: Florian Duta Merijn Van Rooij Vadzim Godzanker

10-18-2023 15:08 UTC+3

Macori Survives With Double Up

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Matt Warburton

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Federico Macori had lost most of his chips early on in the tournament. Macori moved all in for hos last 1,300 from late position and Hassan Nashar called in the big blind. Players flipped their cards.

Federico Macori: 10♥9♠
Hassan Nashar: A♦K♣

The board ran out 3♦5♥9♦3♥7♥. Macori hit a pair of nines on the flop. He held to win the pot and double up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hassan Nashar	47,000
Federico Macori	3,200

Tags: Federico Macori Hassan Nashar

10-18-2023 15:02 UTC+3

Hu Steals One from Jattin

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Ollie Garland

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Farid Jattin limped in from the small blind and David Hu checked his option in the big blind.

The 2♦5♣3♣ flop checked through to the 9♠ on the turn. Jattin took the lead for 700 and Hu called.

The 7♦ river saw Jattin slow down. Hu placed a bet of 3,500 and Jattin went into the tank, ultimately deciding to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Hu	33,800 33,800	33,800
Farid Jattin	20,600 9,400	9,400

Tags: David Hu Farid Jattin

10-18-2023 14:54 UTC+3

Baranski Makes Trip Kings

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Matt Warburton

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Sergey Baranski raised to 400, Andreas Christoforou called on the button and Fredrico Senno called in the big blind.

The flop came K♥2♠K♦. Senno checked and Baranski bet 800, which both other players called. The turn came the J♥ and both players checked.

The river was the 4♦. Senno checked and Baranski bet 3,700. Christoforou folded and Senno made the call. Baranski showed K♣9♥ for trip kings. Senno mucked and Baranski won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergey Baranski	38,000
Fredrico Senno	27,000
Andreas Christoforou	26,000

Tags: Andreas Christoforou Fredrico Senno Sergey Baranski

10-18-2023 14:50 UTC+3

Chisu Chips Away at Ivanov

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Ollie Garland

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

The pot had already swelled to approximately 32,000 with two players looking at a full board that read 9♥7♦2♦6♦4♥.

Danut Chisu, in the big blind, moved all in for 14,500. Alexander Ivanov, in the hijack, went into the tank, ultimately settling on a fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danut Chisu	46,500 46,500	46,500
Alexander Ivanov	15,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Alexander Ivanov Danut Chisu

10-18-2023 14:42 UTC+3

Event Filling Up

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Matt Warburton

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

The $3,000 Mystery Bounty is filling up fast. At the start of the first level, just 79 players had entered. Now, at the start of the second blind level, there are 193 entries.

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

10-18-2023 14:37 UTC+3

Livschitz Leaves Her Table Wondering

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Ollie Garland

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Ihor Kaliahin opened to 500 from under the gun, receiving calls from Hassan Tahsildar, Georgios Skarparis and Victoria Livschitz, in the hijack, cutoff and big blind respectively.

The action checked to Kaliahin who bet out 1,200 on the 9♣10♦3♣ flop. Both Skarparis and Livschitz called.

The 3♦ turned and Livschitz elected to lead for 5,500. Kaliahin thought for nearly two minutes before choosing to fold. Skarparis called.

The 2♦ landed on the river and Livschitz moved all in. Skarparis snap-folded, exposing the 10♣ as he did so. Kaliahin later admitted he'd folded pocket queens.