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

10-16-2023 20:17 UTC+2

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 20:23 UTC+2

Koriagin Avoids Lijo's Trap

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Josh Noy

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

With around 28,000 already in the middle, Vadym Koriagin fired 12,000 from early position on the turn of a K♦Q♣A♦J♥ board. Lander Lijo check-called from the big blind to see the J♦ river, checking once more.

Koriagin did not take long to check behind, with Lijo turning over K♠K♣ for a full house. Koriagin flashed 10x8x for a Broadway straight that was second best, avoiding Lijo's trap but seeing the pot slide to his right.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vadym Koriagin	143,500 6,500	6,500
Lander Lijo	89,000 89,000	89,000

Tags: Lander Lijo Vadym Koriagin

10-16-2023 20:25 UTC+2

Shaw Sends Sadovskii Into the Tank

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David Salituro

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

With around 18,000 already in the pot on a board of 9♦A♦5♠3♥, Artem Sadovskii bet 12,500 from the small blind and Carl Shaw called on the button.

The river came the 6♦ and Sadovskii slowed down and checked. Shaw then fired out a bet of 19,900, sending Sadovskii deep into the tank.

Sadovskii thought about the decision for nearly five minutes until another player at the table called the clock. The tournament official placed the timer on the table for Sadovskii to see, and he allowed it to reach three seconds before tossing in a call.

Shaw then showed K♦J♦ for a flush and Sadovskii mucked as the EPT Barcelona finalist dragged in the big pot.

Hossein Ensan, 2015 EPT Prague champion and 2019 world champion, recently joined the field, as did Ren Lin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carl Shaw	80,000 55,000	55,000
Artem Sadovskii	40,000 20,000	20,000
Hossein Ensan	30,000

Ren Lin	30,000

Tags: Artem Sadovskii Carl Shaw

10-16-2023 20:29 UTC+2

Pamukcu Triples Up

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Maxime Taldir

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

Under the gun, Daniyar Aubakirov opened to 2,300, then Hakan Pamukcu three-bet all in for 4,800 in middle position. Joao Tomas called in the small blind, but Vlad Darie chose to shove for 12,000 in the big blind. Aubakirov folded, but Tomas called.

Hakan Pamukcu: A♥K♣
Joao Tomas: A♣J♣
Vlad Darie: A♦10♦

On the flop J♠4♠7♦, Tomas hit a pair to take the lead. Pamukcu stood up at this pot and was ready to leave. The K♥ on the turn saved him and he tripled up on the river 3♥. Tomas won the side pot, but had only 13,000 after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Tomas	100,000 100,000	100,000
Daniyar Aubakirov	67,000 67,000	67,000
Frederik Thiemer	39,000 39,000	39,000
Dominik Nitsche	30,000 5,000	5,000
Hakan Pamukcu	17,000 17,000	17,000
Vlad Darie	13,000 29,000	29,000

Tags: Daniyar Aubakirov Hakan Pamukcu Joao Tomas Vlad Darie

10-16-2023 20:36 UTC+2

Fast Fills Up to Double; Kalev Wins a Race

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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 20:36 UTC+2

Kalev Doubles Through DeStefano

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Maxime Taldir

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

After Dylan DeStefano raised in the cutoff, Petar Kalev three-bet all in for 9,400 on the button. DeStefano made the call.

Petar Kalev: K♠K♦
Dylan DeStefano: J♠9♦

Even though a jack came on the flop on 7♦8♥J♦A♥2♠, Kalev's kings held so he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan DeStefano	39,000 48,000	48,000
Petar Kalev	21,000 29,000	29,000

Tags: Dylan DeStefano Petar Kalev

10-16-2023 20:38 UTC+2

"First time I've folded this"

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Matt Warburton

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

Andrey Andreev raised to 3,000 from under the gun, Francisco Benitez called in late position, and Ilia Drobin three bet to 15,000 from the small blind. Andreev folded, then Benitez folded.

"It's the first time in my life I've folded this," said Benitez as he showed JxJx. "Go on, show," he said.

Drobin looked shocked as he flipped over QxQx and scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco Benitez	148,000 123,000	123,000
Ilia Drobin	112,000

Tags: Andrey Andreev Francisco Benitez Ilia Drobin

10-16-2023 20:39 UTC+2

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

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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 20:50 UTC+2

Beresford Shows "Pretty Good Hand"

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Josh Noy

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

Artem Sadovskii opened to 2,200 from under the gun and Gabriel Akiki called in middle position. Conor Beresford then three-bet to 10,500 from the small blind, producing a fold from Sadovskii and a call from Akiki.

Beresford led out for 5,000 on the A♣10♣6♥ flop, with Akiki calling to the 3♦ turn. Both players checked to see the 5♥ river, where Beresford checked once more.

Akiki answered with one last check of his own before Beresford proclaimed "I've got a pretty good hand" as he turned over A♥A♦ for a flopped set of aces. Akiki mucked and later told the table that he folded queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Conor Beresford	124,000 39,000	39,000
Gabriel Akiki	124,000 64,000	64,000
Artem Sadovskii	41,000 1,000	1,000

Tags: Artem Sadovskii Conor Beresford Gabriel Akiki

10-16-2023 20:53 UTC+2

Yang Shoves on Joyce, Shows the Bluff

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David Salituro

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

Peng Yang and Toby Joyce went heads-up to the river on a board of 2♥8♥10♣10♦6♦ when Joyce bet 7,500 from middle position.

Yang then moved all in, sending Joyce deep into the tank as he considered the decision for his remaining 40,000. He spent several minutes staring down Yang until another player at the table called the clock.

Joyce allowed the timer to reach zero and his hand was declared dead and mucked. Yang then showed him A♥K♦ for just ace-high as he took the pot.