Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 1a
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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 |
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185,000
32,500
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32,500 |
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90,000
90,000
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90,000 |
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55,000
28,000
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28,000 |
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17,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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 |
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87,000
12,000
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12,000 |
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12,000
4,000
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4,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
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210,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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50,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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45,000
55,000
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55,000 |
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38,000 |
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 |
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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44,000
14,000
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14,000 |
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23,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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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 |
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36,000
36,000
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36,000 |
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33,000
33,000
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33,000 |
Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
A massive pile of chips was already in the middle as Alexander Zubov and Juozas Bizokas went to the turn on a board of 6♦7♣10♠K♣.
Zubov, on the button, then bet 15,000 before Bizokas moved all in from the big blind for 51,500. Zubov spent several minutes counting out his stack as he considered the decision.
The floor was eventually called and a 30-second countdown begun when Zubov finally called. Bizokas then showed 9♣8♣ for the nut straight.
"Ten on the river," Zubov pleaded as he turned over K♦10♣ for two pair. The river, though, was the A♣ and Bizokas improved to a flush to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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120,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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32,000
7,000
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7,000 |
Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Julien Montois raised to 1,600 from under the gun, Priit Parmasto called and Marian Virlanuta called.
The flop came 10♣8♥3♣. Montois checked, Parmasto bet 2,100 and only Virlanuta called. The turn was the 8♦. Parmasto checked and Virlanuta fired for 4,600, which Parmasto called.
The river came the 4♠. Parmasto checked and Virlanuta bet 26,100. Parmasto folded and Virlanuta scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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143,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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35,000 |
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 |
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75,000
37,000
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37,000 |
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55,000
9,800
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9,800 |
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21,000
34,000
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34,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Mario Trattou opened to 1,600 from under the gun with the action folding around to Adrian Mateos on the button. Mateos three-bet to 6,000 and Trattou called to see the K♥6♣2♥ flop.
Mateos followed a check from his opponent by continuing for 2,500. Trattou called to the J♣ turn, checking the action to Mateos again.
This time, the bet was 10,500, producing a quick fold from Trattou and Mateos took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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104,000
27,000
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27,000 |
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64,800
34,800
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34,800 |
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