Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$3,000 Mystery Bounty
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$1,683,396
Entries
981
Level
37
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
352
Players Left
18
Miles Eliminated on Stone Bubble
Level 17
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The action was caught as the board had already been dealt to the turn, as it read 3♥2♥9♠4♣.
Aibek Kozhomzharov, in the big blind, had opponent Anthony Miles, in early position, all in and at risk for his remaining 80,000.
Anthony Miles: A♣9♣
Aibek Kozhomzharov: 6♥5♠
The river landed the K♥. Miles' top pair was no match for the turned straight of Kozhomzharov, as he eliminated back-to-back players to burst the bubble. The remaining 143 players are now all in the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
460,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
Busted |
Action on the Bubble
Level 17
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The $3,000 Mystery Bounty is now on the stone cold bubble. There are 144 players left and 143 to be paid. So far, several all in and calls have resulted in double ups.
Halil Coknez was among those to double up. He got his J♠J♦ in against Fedor Burmistrov's K♦J♥ and held.
Elsewhere, Yury Masliankou made a straight against Marc Joseph's pair of sixes to double his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000
222,000
|
222,000 |
|
170,000
70,500
|
70,500 |
|
160,000 | |
|
140,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
Adamszki Busts in 145th Place
Level 17
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
PokerNews caught up with the action as Tamas Adamszki, on the button, was all in and at risk for his last 42,000, against Aibek Kozhomzharov, in middle position. The full board read A♥10♠10♥5♣5♦ and both players holding were as follows:
Tamas Adamszki: 9♣9♥
Aibek Kozhomzharov: Q♠Q♥
Adamszki's nines fell to the queens of Kozhomzharov and he was sent to the rail. The remaining 144 players were now on the stone bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
365,000
176,500
|
176,500 |
|
Busted |
Ho Im gets Three Streets of Value
Level 17
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Jelle Moene raised to 11,000 from the button. Jung Ho Im three-bet to 45,000, from the big blind, and Moene called.
Ho Im continued for 25,000 on the J♠A♥K♦ flop. Moene elected to see a turn.
The 4♥ saw Ho Im commit an additional 50,000 into the middle. Moene was undeterred.
Ho Im sized up to 65,000 on the 5♣ river. Moene spent several minutes in the tank before finally making the call. Ho Im tabled A♦Q♠ for top pair, winning him this pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
470,000
304,000
|
304,000 |
|
130,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
Bubble Approaches
Level 17
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The $3,000 Mystery Bounty is approaching the bubble. There are now 148 remaining and 143 players will be paid. The tournament director has just instructed dealers to announce all in and calls.
Ponomarev Flops Nut Flush, Busts Stoyanov
Level 17
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Nikolay Ponomarev raised from middle position and picked up calls from Nina Krasilnikova, the player in the small blind and Radoslav Stoyanov in the big blind.
The flop came 9♣3♣6♣. Stoyanov checked and Ponomarev bet 11,000. Only Stoyanov called.
The turn was the 4♥. Stoyanov checked again and Ponomarev bet 36,000, which Stoyanov called.
The river came the 9♦. Stoyanov checked again and Ponomarev pushed a stack of blues into the middle, an effective all in for the rest of his opponent's stack. Stoyanov made the call.
Stoyanov showed A♠9♠ for trip nines and Ponomarev showed A♣2♣ for the flopped nut flush. He won the pot and chipped up to nearly 450,000, claiming Stoyanov's bounty token in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
445,000
445,000
|
445,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Lin Busts Johnson
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
PokerNews caught up with the action as Ren Lin, in the big blind, was in a pot with Mitchell Johnson, who was under the gun.
The pot stood at approximately 65,000 as the board read 9♣7♣3♦Q♣. Johnson found himself all in and at risk for his remaining 62,000.
Mitchell Johnson: J♠J♦
Ren Lin: 3♠3♣
The river landed an inconsequential 4♠ and Lin claimed Johnson's bounty, as he was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
275,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Destefano Gets Put In an Interesting Spot
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Dylan Destefano raised to 8,000, from early position, Harprit Gurnam three-bet to 17,000, from the hijack, and Jeremie Zouari cold called in the small blind. Destefano tanked for some time before making the call.
The K♠6♠8♦ flop checked through to the 4♦ on the turn. Zouari checked and Destefano took the lead for a sizeable 42,000. Gurnam snap-folded and Zouari soon followed suit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
||
|
275,000
17,500
|
17,500 |
|
|
144,000
88,000
|
88,000 |