$5,300 EPT Main Event Day 1a | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-16-2023 22:34 UTC+3

Ercan Makes Flush, Peffly Makes Full House

Matt Warburton

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Alex Peffly open raised from late position and Mustafa Timur Ercan reshoved from the small blind for less than a starting stack. Peffly called and players flipped their cards, with Ercan at risk.

Mustafa Timur Ercan: 9♠7♠
Alex Peffly: Q♣Q♦

The board ran out A♠A♦10♠J♠Q♠. Ercan flopped a flush draw and completed his flush on the turn. Peffly then made a full house on the river to get back ahead and win the pot, sending Ercan to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Peffly	200,000 20,000	20,000
Mustafa Timur Ercan	Busted

Tags: Alex Peffly Mustafa Timur Ercan

10-16-2023 22:28 UTC+3

Hadioglu Wins the Flip

Maxime Taldir

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Paul Hofer opened to 2,500 from under the gun, and Florian Duta three-bet to 6,500 on the button. In the big blind, Nuri Hadioglu shoved for 27,100. Hofer folded, but Duta called.

Nuri Hadioglu: A♠K♦
Florian Duta: Q♦Q♥

On 7♦3♠A♦2♣7♠, Hadioglu won the flip to double up. Down to 2,200, Duta was eliminated a few hands later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nuri Hadioglu	59,000 30,000	30,000
Hossein Ensan	53,000 23,000	23,000

Florian Duta	Busted

Tags: Florian Duta Nuri Hadioglu Paul Hofer

10-16-2023 21:39 UTC+3

Talbot "Playing Really Well," Picks Up Aces to Take Out Jozonis

David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Tomas Jozonis moved all in for 15,300 from the hijack and Parker Talbot called on the button.

Tomas Jozonis: A♣10♦
Parker Talbot: A♠A♥

Talbot had picked up aces to put Jozonis at significant risk of elimination as the flop came 9♦7♣Q♥. The 10♣ fell on the turn to give Jozonis some outs with a pair.

"How about a ten on the river," Talbot said, standing up from his seat. The river was the 8♦ and Jozonis was eliminated as Talbot raked in another pot.

"I'm playing really well today," Talbot joked as he eclipsed 200,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Parker Talbot	220,000 35,000	35,000

Tomas Jozonis	Busted

Tags: Parker Talbot Tomas Jozonis

10-16-2023 21:36 UTC+3

Fast Fills Up to Double; Kalev Wins a Race

David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Casimir Seire raised to 2,000 in the hijack and Silvio Domingues Costa called in the small blind before Dietrich Fast shoved all in for 19,900 in the big blind. Seire called, while Domingues Costa folded.

Dietrich Fast: K♣K♠
Casimir Seire: A♠10♥

Fast was ahead with his kings as the flop came 8♦10♠2♣, giving Seire some more outs with his pair of tens. The turn came the 2♠, while the K♥ river improved Fast to a full house and he doubled up.

At the same time at another table, Jelle Moene was all in for his last 10,000 in the hijack and up against big blind Petar Kalev.

Jelle Moene: K♠J♠
Petar Kalev: 10♥10♣

Moene picked up a straight draw on the 9♠2♥Q♥ flop but improved no further on the 5♣8♥ runout and was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Casimir Seire	50,000
Petar Kalev	50,000 38,000	38,000
Dietrich Fast	43,000 21,000	21,000
Silvio Domingues Costa	27,000
Jelle Moene	Busted

Tags: Casimir Seire Dietrich Fast Jelle Moene Petar Kalev Silvio Domingues Costa

10-16-2023 21:17 UTC+3

Ripper Shoves Short and Busts

Matt Warburton

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action folded around to Wagner Ripper, who pushed all in from the small blind for 11,000. Ivan Deyra called in the big blind with the bigger stack and players turned over their cards.

Wagner Ripper: 5♥2♥
Ivan Deyra: A♦3♣

The board ran out J♣5♦4♦A♠Q♥. Ripper paired his five on the flop, but Deyra got back ahead on the turn with a pair of aces. He held to win the pot and Ripper was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Deyra	77,000 42,000	42,000
Wagner Ripper	Busted

Tags: Ivan Deyra Wagner Ripper

10-16-2023 21:04 UTC+3

Aygun Finishes Off Shylko

David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Soon after losing the pot to Lucien Cohen, Aksel Aygun was in early position and called a preflop shove for around 12,000 from big blind Aliaksandr Shylko.

Aliaksandr Shylko: A♥J♦
Aksel Aygun: A♣A♠

The PSPC champion had run into Aygun's aces and found a jack on the 10♥J♣9♠ flop, but improved no further on the Q♣ turn or 2♠ river and was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aksel Aygun	110,000 20,000	20,000
Aliaksandr Shylko	Busted

Tags: Aksel Aygun Aliaksandr Shylko

10-16-2023 21:02 UTC+3

Nikitina Runs Into Queens

Matt Warburton

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action was on the flop on a board of 3♠4♦3♦. Natalya Nikitina checked and Vadym Koriagin bet 16,500. Nikitina then check-raised all in for 51,000. Koriagin went into the tank before eventually making the call to put Nikitina at risk as players flipped their cards.

Natalya Nikitina: 10♣10♠
Vadym Koriagin: Q♣Q♠

Koriagin was ahead with his pocket queens. The turn came the 9♣ and the river the J♠. Nikitina had already started to leave the table on the turn, her run in the tournament ended.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vadym Koriagin	150,000 150,000	150,000
Natalya Nikitina	Busted

Tags: Vadym Koriagin Natalya Nikitina

10-16-2023 20:28 UTC+3

Hallaert Goes For Value From Shylko

David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Kenny Hallaert raised to 1,900 on the button as action folded to Aliaksandr Shylko in the big blind. "Nine? Milking," Shylko joked as he tossed in the chips to call.

The flop came K♠7♣4♥ and Hallaert continued for 1,500. Shylko again called and both players then checked the 7♦ turn.

The Q♣ fell on the river and Shylko checked again. Hallaert then bet 5,000 and Shylko paused for a moment before calling. Hallaert turned over Q♦9♣ for a rivered pair of queens and Shylko mucked.

Adrian Mateos is also at this table, while Thomas Eychenne, who had been sitting to the left of Mateos, is no longer in his seat and has been eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenny Hallaert	75,000 37,000	37,000

Adrian Mateos	55,000 -9,800	-9,800

Aliaksandr Shylko	21,000 -34,000	-34,000
Thomas Eychenne	Busted

Tags: Adrian Mateos Aliaksandr Shylko Kenny Hallaert Thomas Eychenne

10-16-2023 20:17 UTC+3

Rodin Runs Into Aces

Josh Noy

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Grigorii Rodin and Peng Yang were heads up on a board showing Q♠A♣6♥9♦4♦. Rodin fired a bet of 5,500 before Yang asked for a count of his remaining stack.

After seeing the 20,000 chips behind, Yang asked for all of it by betting enough to put Rodin all in. Rodin took a moment before committing the rest of his stack.

Grigorii Rodin: Q♥4♣
Peng Yang: A♠A♥

Rodin could not get away from his two pair on the river, falling to the flopped set of aces for Yang.