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

10-16-2023 22:25 UTC+2

Bohdanov Caught Bluffing

Maxime Taldir

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Renat Bohdanov opened to 2,500 from middle position and then called Daniyar Aubakirov's three-bet to 7,000 from the hijack.

The dealer fanned a flop of 9♦3♠10♠, which both players checked. However, on the turn 7♣, Bohdanov took the lead and bet 8,500.

Aubakirov called and then bet 13,500 on the river A♠. Bohdanov check-raised all in for 60,600, putting Aubakirov in a tough spot. He went deep into the tank but eventually called.

Renat Bohdanov: 4♦4♣
Daniyar Aubakirov: Q♣10♠

Bohdanov tried to bluff on the river, but he got caught by Aubakirov and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniyar Aubakirov	188,000 121,000	121,000
Renat Bohdanov	Busted

Tags: Daniyar Aubakirov Renat Bohdanov

10-16-2023 22:39 UTC+2

Talbot Keeping Things Lively At His Table

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

"Cocktails to table nine," Parker Talbot yelled out as he just moved tables, taking his new seat to the left of Dietrich Fast.

"I just lost 50K on my first hand," Talbot said as he ordered two glasses of wine.

"Because of the wine," Aliaksandr Shylko, standing by the table after busting earlier, asked.

"No, because I'm stupid. That's how you build chips. Everyone here is afraid to bust. Except for this table," Talbot replied as he looked around at the big stacks at his table that include not only Fast but also Evgenii Sboev, Casimir Seire, and Maksim Haitsiukevich.

[Removed:548] then raised to 2,500 under the gun and Talbot three-bet to 8,000 in the cutoff. [Removed:549] called and they went heads-up to the 10♦5♦4♣ flop.

Talbot continued for 11,500 and [Removed:549] called. Both players then checked the 8♠ turn.

The river came the A♦ and Talbot fired out 22,000, enough to win the pot as [Removed:549] mucked.

"Watch and learn," Fast told Seire after the hand.

"I am learning," Seire replied.

Talbot then had his two wine glasses delivered and offered one to Seire, who turned it down as Talbot kept both for himself.

Player	Chips	Progress
Parker Talbot	255,000 29,000	29,000

Evgenii Sboev	125,000 26,500	26,500
Maksim Haitsiukevich	110,000 35,000	35,000
Dietrich Fast	80,000 37,000	37,000
Casimir Seire	80,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Casimir Seire Dietrich Fast Evgenii Sboev Maksim Haitsiukevich Parker Talbot

10-16-2023 22:42 UTC+2

Yurasov Makes Full House, Busts Lavrikov

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Matt Warburton

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Sergei Lavrikov was in preflop for around 20,000 against Dmitry Yurasov, who had him well covered as players flipped their cards.

Sergei Lavrikov: A♠9♦
Dmitry Yurasov: 10♠10♣

The board ran out 7♣10♥Q♥5♦7♥. Yurasov further improved his hand when he made a set of tens on the flop and a full house on the river. He won the pot and Lavrikov was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitry Yurasov	154,000 154,000	154,000
Sergei Lavrikov	Busted

Tags: Dmitry Yurasov Sergei Lavrikov

10-16-2023 22:50 UTC+2

Del Pino Gets Value On the River

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Maxime Taldir

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

After an open 2,500 by the hijack, Kenneth Sundet called on the button, and Omar Del Pino defended from the big blind.

On Q♠7♦J♦, Everybody checked to Sundet who bet 3,200. Del Pino called, but the initial raiser gave up.

The 8♣ came on the turn and both players checked. But on the river K♠, Del Pino bet 4,400. Sundet called, but had to muck his cards when Del Pino showed K♦4♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Omar Del Pino	140,000 140,000	140,000
Kenneth Sundet	28,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Kenneth Sundet Omar Del Pino

10-16-2023 22:50 UTC+2

Meragal Coolers Volkov to the Exit

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 9♠5♠4♥, Maduka Meragal led out for 10,000 in the small blind before big blind Anton Volkov moved all in for around 40,000. Meragal snap-called.

Anton Volkov: 10♦9♦
Maduka Meragal: 4♦4♣

Volkov had flopped top pair, but Meragal had a set and left Volkov drawing thin as he tried to stay alive in the last level of the night. The board ran out 7♦Q♥ and Meragal won the pot to send Volkov to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maduka Meragal	150,000 40,000	40,000
Anton Volkov	Busted

Tags: Anton Volkov Maduka Meragal

10-16-2023 22:51 UTC+2

Big Stacks Near the End

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Milos Skrbic	320,000 156,000	156,000

Marian Virlanuta	300,000 265,000	265,000
Dario Sammartino	260,000 30,000	30,000
Lukas Robinson	230,000 24,000	24,000

10-16-2023 22:53 UTC+2

Fluereci Fires Again

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Josh Noy

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Carl Shaw opened to 2,500 in early position, finding calls from Milos Petakovic, Robert Fluereci on the button and Nathan Tetart in the big blind.

Tetart and Shaw checked the 2♣J♠3♥ flop and folded after Petakovic fired 3,000 chips and Fluereci called.

The 9♣ turn saw Tetart check to Fleureci, who slid out a bet of 7,000 chips. The call was made to the 8♣ river, where Tetart checked again.

Fleureci fired again, this time for 15,000. Tetart took a moment before making the fold, as Fleurici chipped up close to 100,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carl Shaw	158,600 78,600	78,600
Nathan Tetart	156,000 133,000	133,000

Robert Fluereci	97,500 23,500	23,500
Milos Petakovic	77,000 77,000	77,000

Tags: Carl Shaw Milos Petakovic Nathan Tetart Robert Fluereci

10-16-2023 22:57 UTC+2

Zubov Makes a Late-Night Hero Call

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Picking up the action on a completed board of 10♥A♦9♣5♥5♠ and around 70,000 in the pot, Timur Vardanian bet enough from the cutoff to put button Alexander Zubov all in.

Zubov tanked for several minutes until the clock was called. The countdown had nearly reached zero before he slammed in his last 29,100.

Vardanian could only shake his head and show K♣4♣ for a bluff as Zubov turned over A♥8♦ for two pair to win the pot and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Zubov	120,000 88,000	88,000
Timur Vardanian	80,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Alexander Zubov Timur Vardanian

10-16-2023 23:00 UTC+2

Tian Eliminated Late in Day 1a

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Matt Warburton

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Dario Sammartino raised to 2,600 from early position and Andrea Dato called. Hao Tian then moved all in from late position for 20,000 and Thomas Santerne called in the big blind. The rest of the table folded and two players flipped their cards, with Tian at risk.

Hao Tian: 8♦8♥
Thomas Santerne: K♠K♥

The board ran out Q♦10♦5♠5♦5♥. Tian made a full house, fives full of eights. Santerne made a full house, fives full of kings to win the pot. Tian was eliminated as Day 1a reached its conclusion.