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

10-16-2023 17:29 UTC+2

Sleiman Picks Up Kings to Double

David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Ricardo Sleiman raised to 1,600 in early position before Tom Fuchs three-bet to 7,000 in the big blind. Sleiman then moved all in for 21,000 and Fuchs quickly called.

Ricardo Sleiman: K♠K♥
Tom Fuchs: A♦Q♦

Sleiman needed to dodge an ace to survive and watched as the 6♣8♠6♠7♦4♠ board kept his kings in the lead and secured him a double up.

Johan Guilbert and Alex Keating have recently been spotted in the field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ricardo Sleiman	42,000
Johan Guilbert	30,000
Alex Keating	30,000
Tom Fuchs	22,000

Tags: Ricardo Sleiman Tom Fuchs

10-16-2023 17:33 UTC+2

Peluso Doubles Through Smith

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Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action folded around to Fabio Peluso, who raised to 1,300 from the button. Mark Smith rerasied to 3,800 from the small blind and Peluso moved all in for 17,100. Smith made the call with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.

Fabio Peluso: K♠K♣
Mark Smith: A♥9♥

The board ran out 9♠6♣Q♣3♥3♠. Smith made a pair of nines, but Peluso had pocket kings and held to double up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabio Peluso	34,000
Mark Smith	32,000

10-16-2023 17:36 UTC+2

Evstratiev Cracks Kings on the Turn

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 10♣2♠2♦, Ravil Khamatgareev bet 6,500 from early position and Teodor Evstratiev called in the cutoff.

Both players checked the A♣ turn as the 5♠ fell on the river. Khamatgareev then fired out 14,700 and Evstratiev snap-called.

Khamatgareev quickly flashed two kings, but Evstratiev showed A♦J♦ for two pair as he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Teodor Evstratiev	70,000
Ravil Khamatgareev	25,000

Tags: Ravil Khamatgareev Teodor Evstratiev

10-16-2023 17:37 UTC+2

Jorgne Folds On The River

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Maxime Taldir

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

2023 EPT Paris runner-up Peter Jorgne opened to 1,500 from the hijack, then called a three-bet to 4,500 by Stefan Dimitrov in the cutoff.

On the flop Q♣7♠6♥, Jorgne called again Dimitrov's continuation-bet to 3,000. But the action froze on the turn 3♠, as both players checked.

The A♣ came on the river. Jorgne checked again, and decided to fold after Dimitrov bet 14,500.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Jorgne	110,000 35,000	35,000
Stefan Dimitrov	70,000 33,000	33,000

Tags: Peter Jorgne Stefan Dimitrov

10-16-2023 17:41 UTC+2

Players Heading for 75-Minute Dinner Break

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Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Players in the EPT Main Event are heading for a 75-minute dinner break. Play is scheduled to resume at 7:55 p.m. local time.

10-16-2023 17:51 UTC+2

Notable Counts at Dinner Break

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Josh Noy

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Erdem Akmert	225,000 5,000	5,000
Victor Yugay	185,000 95,000	95,000
Priit Parmasto	173,000 73,000	73,000
Alex Peffly	163,000
Parker Talbot	152,500 77,500	77,500

Dario Sammartino	150,000 90,000	90,000
Lucas Scafini	145,000
Simon Wiciak	111,400 36,400	36,400

Lukas Robinson	99,500 64,000	64,000

Lucien Cohen	83,000 19,000	19,000

Harald Sammer	83,000 3,200	3,200

10-16-2023 18:24 UTC+2

Viva Las Vegas! The PokerStars NAPT Returns on November 4

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) is returning after a 12-year hiatus, and where better to get the show on the road than fabulous Las Vegas? November 4-12 are the dates to highlight in your diaries because that is when NAPT Las Vegas heads to Resorts World in "Sin City."

The 2023 NAPT Las Vegas takes place just one week before the most anticipated Formula 1 Grand Prix in history, which takes place through the streets of Las Vegas. PokerStars will be there, Oracle Red Bull Racing will be there, will you?

Check out the full schedule on PokerNews!

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

10-16-2023 19:01 UTC+2

Bain Saved By the River

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

On the first hand back from dinner break, Tristan Bain shoved all in for his last 9,400 in the cutoff and Rashad Iskandarov called on the button.

Tristan Bain: 2♥2♦
Rashad Iskandarov: A♠Q♠

Bain remained ahead on the 9♦8♠K♦ flop, but Iskandarov pulled into the lead on the Q♦ turn and left Bain one card away from elimination.

The river, though, brought the 5♦ and Bain made a flush to win the pot and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rashad Iskandarov	65,000 20,000	20,000
Tristan Bain	20,000

Tags: Rashad Iskandarov Tristan Bain

10-16-2023 19:12 UTC+2

Guimond Turns Two Pair to Double Up

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Matt Warburton

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Xixiang Luo raised to 1,600 from early position and picked up two callers before Florian Guimond moved all in from the small blind for 31,500. Luo called and the rest of the table folded. Players flipped their cards, with Guimond at risk.

Florian Guimond: A♥10♥
Xixiang Luo: A♠K♥

The board ran out A♦8♣J♣10♣2♠. Both players paired their ace on the flop and Luo was ahead with his king kicker until the turn brought Guimond two pair, aces and tens. He won the pot and doubled up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Florian Guimond	68,000 68,000	68,000
Xixiang Luo	26,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Florian Guimond Xixiang Luo