2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

$3,000 Mystery Bounty
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
102
Prize
$242,623
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$1,683,396
Entries
981
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
352
Players Left
18

$75,000 Bounty Pulled

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Francesco Blasio
Francesco Blasio

A shout of joy came from the corner of the room. Players turned their heads and asked the question, was it a $75,000 bounty? The answer was yes.

Francesco Blasio was stood holding his ticket, grinning, turning to the cameras. He was the first to pull one of the top two prizes.

Tags: Francesco Blasio

Lazzaretto Quadruples Up

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Filippo Lazzaretto moved all in for 19,000, from the hijack. With a bounty on the line, he was called by Chakib Mhiri, Petar Kalev and Lukas Robinson in the cutoff, small blind and big blind respectively.

The action checked to Mhiri, who bet out 10,000 on the A103 flop. Only Kalev called.

The 6 turn and 5 river checked through to a showdown.

Filippo Lazzaretto: AK
Chakib Mhiri: J10
Petar Kalev: QJ

Lazzaretto paired his ace on the flop putting him way out in front of his three opponents, ensuring him a quadruple up.

Player Chips Progress
Petar Kalev bg
Petar Kalev
225,000
202,500
202,500
Chakib Mhiri tn
Chakib Mhiri
158,000
33,000
33,000
Lukas Robinson gb
Lukas Robinson
90,000
-90,000
-90,000
StakeKings
PokerNews
Filippo Lazzaretto it
Filippo Lazzaretto
74,000
-215,000
-215,000

Tags: Chakib MhiriFilippo LazzarettoLukas RobinsonPetar Kalev

Five $25,000 Bounties Already Pulled

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Jon Kyte
Jon Kyte

Players were lined up at the bounty chest during the break to pull their prizes. So far, the two top prizes of $75,000 are still up for grabs.

Five out of the 13 second prizes of $25,000 have, however, already been pulled. The winners of those are Jon Kyte, Raphael Blouet, Ghassan Yared, Jonathan Baylis and Phillip Corion.

Here are the bounty prizes that remain.

Bounty PrizeNumber AvailableRemainingTotal ValueValue Remaining
$75,00022$150,000$150,000
$25,000138$325,000$200,000
$10,0001713$170,000$130,000
$2,00066$12,000$12,000
$1,000314240$314,000$239,000
$1,000 + Draw Again109$10,000$9,000

Tags: Ghassan YaredJon KyteJonathan BaylisPhillip CorionRaphael Blouet

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Players Heading for 30-Minute Break

Level 15 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Players in the $3,000 Mystery Bounty are heading for a 30-minute break. There are now 174 players remaining and 143 are set to get paid.

Bounty tokens can now be exchanged. So far, three of the $25,000 prizes have been pulled. Both $75,000 prizes are still up for grabs.

Drake Sniffs Out Sadovsky's Bluff

Level 15 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Ian Drake
Ian Drake

Ian Drake raised to 6,000, from the cutoff. Artem Sadovsky three-bet to 19,000, from the small blind, and Drake called.

"Keep it low and red," asked Drake as the dealer spread the 5A9 flop. Sadovsky check-called a bet of 10,000 from Drake.

The 8 turn saw Sadovsky play out of flow, leading for 10,000. Drake elected to see a river.

The 8 fell and Sadovsky moved all in for 30,000. Drake went deep into the tank before finally making the call.

Artem Sadovsky: QQ
Ian Drake: A5

Drake's flopped two pair was counterfeited by the river, but this didn't deter him from making this hero call, ultimately sending Sadovsky to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Ian Drake im
Ian Drake
213,000
147,000
147,000
Artem Sadovsky ru
Artem Sadovsky
Busted

Tags: Artem SadovskyIan Drake

Tsai Cracks Aces and Kings

Level 15 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Ting-Yi Tsai
Ting-Yi Tsai

Ting-Yi Tsai raised to 6,000 from middle position and Atanas Kodinov moved all in for 47,500 from late position. Aleksandr Kirichenko pushed all in over the top from the button and Tsai called for 62,000 to make for a three-way all in. Players turned their cards.

Atanas Kodinov: AA
Ting-Yi Tsai: 99
Aleksandr Kirichenko: KK

The board ran out 87967. Tsai made a set of nines on the flop and a full house, nines full of sevens, on the river. He cracked the aces and kings to scoop a huge pot and win a bounty token. Kodinov was eliminated and Kirichenko was left short.

Player Chips Progress
Ting-Yi Tsai tw
Ting-Yi Tsai
180,000
180,000
180,000
Aleksandr Kirichenko ru
Aleksandr Kirichenko
32,000
-4,000
-4,000
Atanas Kodinov bg
Atanas Kodinov
Busted

Tags: Aleksandr KirichenkoAtanas KodinovTing-Yi Tsai