$5,300 EPT Main Event | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-22-2023 15:04 UTC+2

Dato Doubles Through Sanchez

Connor Richards

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Jose Gonzalez Sanchez open-jammed on the button and Andrea Dato called off in the small blind with a stack of 2,425,000.

Andrea Dato: A♥10♣
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez: Q♣7♠

Dato was in good shape to double up as the flop landed 6♥10♦A♦ to give him a massive lead with two pair and the 5♦ turn had Sanchez drawing dead before the J♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez	9,080,000 1,920,000	1,920,000
Andrea Dato	5,350,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Tags: Andrea Dato Jose Gonzalez Sanchez

10-22-2023 14:58 UTC+2

Simon Fires Two Streets with Ten-High

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Calum Grant

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Yannick Schumacher limped in with Q♣2♥ from the small blind. Gilles Simon checked his option with 10♠4♠ from the big blind.

Both players missed the 5♣3♣2♥ flop. Schumacher checked and Simon bet 375,000. Schumacher floated, bringing in the A♠ turn. Schumacher check-folded after Simon fired out 1,500,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gilles Simon	14,080,000 80,000	80,000

Yannick Schumacher	7,480,000 1,430,000	1,430,000

Tags: Gilles Simon Yannick Schumacher

10-22-2023 14:45 UTC+2

Simon Good At Showdown

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Connor Richards

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Jose Gonzalez Sanchez opened to 550,000 in early position with K♦8♦ and Gilles Simon called in the big blind with 6♠5♣.

Simon checked on the flop of 2♥7♥5♠ and Sanchez continued for 450,000. Simon called. Simon checked again on the 7♣ turn and Sanchez checked back.

Simon checked once more on the A♥ river and Sanchez checked back to earn Simon the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gilles Simon	14,000,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Jose Gonzalez Sanchez	11,000,000 2,250,000	2,250,000

Tags: Gilles Simon Jose Gonzalez Sanchez

10-22-2023 14:39 UTC+2

Nikita Kuznetsov Eliminated in 6th Place ($211,850)

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Calum Grant

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Nikita Kuznetsov opened to 625,000 from under the gun with 8♠8♦ before Halil Tasyurek jammed for 3,300,000 from the small blind with K♦K♥. Kuznetsov opted to fold, which put him as the shortest stack.

The following hand, Gilles Simon made it 500,000 from under the gun. He then called Kuznetsov 4,000,000 jam.

Nikita Kuznetsov: 4♦4♣
Gilles Simon: K♠K♦

Kuznetsov could not find a four on the 9♠8♦3♦10♥7♠ runout and was eliminated

Player	Chips	Progress
Gilles Simon	12,500,000 3,000,000	3,000,000

Halil Tasyurek	4,425,000 1,745,000	1,745,000
Nikita Kuznetsov	Busted

Tags: Gilles Simon Halil Tasyurek Nikita Kuznetsov

10-22-2023 14:25 UTC+2

Schumacher Bets & Takes

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Connor Richards

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Yannick Schumacher opened to 600,000 from under the gun with Q♣10♣ and Halil Tasyurek defended out of the big blind with K♠10♥.

Tasyurek checked on the flop of 9♠7♣2♦ and Schumacher continued for 400,000. Tasyurek laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yannick Schumacher	6,050,000 970,000	970,000
Halil Tasyurek	2,680,000 845,000	845,000

Tags: Halil Tasyurek Yannick Schumacher

10-22-2023 14:16 UTC+2

Big Double for Simon

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Calum Grant

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Nikita Kuznetsov limped in from the button. Gilles Simon raised to 2,200,000, leaving 2,300,000 behind, from the small blind. Kuznetsov used up a time bank before moving all in and Simon called off the remainder of his stack.

Gilles Simon: 7♦7♣
Nikita Kuznetsov: A♣J♠

It was another flip and Simon made a set on the 7♥5♣3♠ flop. Simon then doubled up after the 2♣ turn and A♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gilles Simon	9,500,000 5,000,000	5,000,000

Nikita Kuznetsov	4,630,000 4,500,000	4,500,000

Tags: Gilles Simon Nikita Kuznetsov

10-22-2023 14:15 UTC+2

Kuznetsov Muscles Out Simon

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Connor Richards

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Nikita Kuznetsov raised to 700,000 in the small blind with 9♣5♦ and Gilles Simon called in the big blind with J♦8♦.

Kuznetsov continued for 1,475,000 on the flop of 8♥6♦10♠ and Simon used two time banks before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikita Kuznetsov	9,130,000 950,000	950,000
Gilles Simon	4,500,000 950,000	950,000

Tags: Gilles Simon Nikita Kuznetsov

10-22-2023 14:08 UTC+2

Schumacher Limps in with Queens.

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Calum Grant

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Yannick Schumacher limped in from the small blind with Q♥Q♦ and Nikita Kuznetsov checked his K♣J♣ from the big blind.

The 9♦8♣6♣ flop kept Schumacher ahead, but Kuznetsov also picked up a flush draw. Schumacher check-called for 250,00.

The A♥ came on the turn and Schumacher checked his queens for a second time, Kuznetsov did the same.

The 6♦ river saw Schumacher lead out for 1,250,000 and Kuznetsov quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikita Kuznetsov	8,180,000 745,000	745,000
Yannick Schumacher	5,080,000 755,000	755,000

Tags: Nikita Kuznetsov Yannick Schumacher

Level: 33

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

10-22-2023 13:43 UTC+2

Break Begins

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Calum Grant

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

The final six players have been sent on a 20-minute break. Check out the highlights from the opening level of the day:

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez	13,250,000 400,000	400,000
Nikita Kuznetsov	8,925,000 5,000	5,000
Gilles Simon	5,450,000 700,000	700,000

Yannick Schumacher	4,325,000 5,000	5,000
Andrea Dato	4,050,000 600,000	600,000

Halil Tasyurek	3,525,000 55,000	55,000