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

10-16-2023 19:38 UTC+2

Jozonis Doubles With Aces

Matt Warburton

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Ravil Khamatgareev opened for 1,600, Tomas Jozonis reraised to 3,800 and Majid Nadeem moved all in. Khamatgareev folded and Jozonis made the call as the player at risk.

Jozonis had pocket aces and held as the board ran out 5♥9♣5♠3♦J♥. He stayed in the game and doubled up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomas Jozonis	36,000 36,000	36,000
Majid Nadeem	33,000 33,000	33,000

Tags: Majid Nadeem Ravil Khamatgareev Tomas Jozonis

10-16-2023 19:45 UTC+2

A Three-Bet Pot For Marques

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Maxime Taldir

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Andre Marques under the gun opened to 1,700, but was raised to 4,500 by Nathan Tetart in the big blind.

Marques called, but both players checked on the flop 8♣J♥Q♠. Tetart checked again on the turn 4♣, but called after Marques bet 5,000.

Finally, on the river A♦, Tetart checked and Marques eventually checked back with J♣10♣, and won the pot as it was the best hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andre Marques	60,000 60,000	60,000
Johan Guilbert	44,000 14,000	14,000
Nathan Tetart	23,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Andre Marques Nathan Tetart

10-16-2023 19:48 UTC+2

Kulev Pressures Sammartino Out of the Pot

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Alex Kulev three-bet to 5,000 on the button and Dario Sammartino called under the gun.

The flop came K♦8♥J♠ and Kulev continued for 4,000. Sammartino called to the A♥ turn, where Kulev bet another 6,000.

Sammartino spent a minute staring down Kulev before sliding his cards into the muck. Despite dropping that pot, Sammartino has built up a stack of more than 200,000 at this table that also includes Gaelle Baumann and Anthony Kennedy.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	210,000 60,000	60,000
Gaelle Baumann	50,000 10,000	10,000
Anthony Kennedy	45,000 55,000	55,000
Alex Kulev	38,000

Tags: Alex Kulev Dario Sammartino

10-16-2023 19:51 UTC+2

Kavel Survives With Double

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Matt Warburton

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Dylan DeStefano raised to 1,800 from under the gun and Petar Kavel moved all in with a short stack of just 4,700. DeStefano threw in a chip to call and players flipped their cards.

Petar Kavel: 5♦5♠
Dylan DeStefano: A♥J♣

The board ran out Q♥9♠6♠3♥2♣. Kavel held with his pocket fives to double up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan DeStefano	87,000 12,000	12,000
Petar Kalev	12,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Dylan DeStefano Petar Kavel

10-16-2023 19:57 UTC+2

Cohen Raises the River, Then Starts Singing; Talbot Lets Khamatgareev Choose One

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Lucien Cohen and Aksel Aygun were heads-up on a board of 3♠2♦6♣4♣7♣ when Aygun bet 7,700 from early position. Cohen then raised to 37,000 in the cutoff.

"I am a rat man. Rat man," Cohen began singing as Aygun tanked for several minutes. Aygun eventually folded and Cohen took in the pot.

Over at Parker Talbot's table, he raised to 1,600 in the hijack and Ravil Khamatgareev called in the small blind.

The flop came 8♠K♦J♦ and Talbot continued for 2,700. Khamatgareev then raised to 9,100 and Talbot immediately splashed in a pile of blue 5,000 chips, enough to put Khamatgareev all in for his last 17,000.

Khamatgareev quickly folded. "Pick one," Talbot said as he put his cards in front of him. Khamatgareev picked the one on the left and Talbot exposed the K♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Parker Talbot	185,000 32,500	32,500

Aksel Aygun	90,000 90,000	90,000
Lucien Cohen	55,000 28,000	28,000

Ravil Khamatgareev	17,500 7,500	7,500

Tags: Aksel Aygun Lucien Cohen Parker Talbot Ravil Khamatgareev

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

10-16-2023 20:02 UTC+2

Nikitina Runs Into Queens

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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 20:04 UTC+2

Top Pair For Drake

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Maxime Taldir

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

Fabio Oka da Silva in the cutoff raised to 2,000 and was called by Ian Drake on the button and Samuel Ju in the big blind.

All three players checked the flop J♦4♠3♣. Ju and Oka da Silva checked again the turn 4♣, but Drake decided to bet 2,000. Oka da Silva was the only one to call.

On the river 7♠, Drake bet 3,000 and Oka da Silva check-called again. Drake won the pot, as he had top pair with A♦J♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Wiciak	92,000 19,400	19,400

Samuel Ju	61,000 61,000	61,000
Ian Drake	60,000 60,000	60,000
Fabio Oka da Silva	31,000 31,000	31,000

Tags: Fabio Oka Ian Drake Samuel Ju

10-16-2023 20:04 UTC+2

Aygun Finishes Off Shylko

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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 20:14 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Dimitar Danchev	140,000 27,500	27,500

Halil Tasyurek	135,000
Priit Parmasto	130,000 13,000	13,000
Diogo Machado	115,000
Daniel Koloszar	110,000 15,000	15,000
Lukas Robinson	105,000 5,500	5,500

Conor Beresford	85,000 35,000	35,000
Simon Wiciak	85,000 7,000	7,000

Peter Jorgne	65,000 45,000	45,000
Stefan Reiser	65,000
Konstantin Held	60,000
Dominik Nitsche	35,000 13,000	13,000
Johan Guilbert	35,000 9,000	9,000
Joao Vieira	35,000 7,000	7,000
Olga Iermolcheva	26,000 6,000	6,000
Carl Shaw	25,000 10,000	10,000
Francisco Benitez	25,000
Benny Glaser	25,000 25,000	25,000
Alex Keating	25,000 5,000	5,000
Dietrich Fast	22,000 3,000	3,000
Sam Greenwood	15,000