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

10-16-2023 17:51 UTC+2

Notable Counts at Dinner Break

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 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 17:37 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 17:36 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 17:33 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 17:29 UTC+2

Sleiman Picks Up Kings to Double

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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 17:28 UTC+2

Nuri Loses the Flip

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Maxime Taldir

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

On the button Maksim Haitsiukevich opened to 1,200. And when Karo Nuri shoved from the small blind to 7,100, Haitsiukevich quickly called.

Karo Nuri: A♦K♥
Maksim Haitsiukevich: 5♣5♠

Haitsiukevich kept the lead on 2♠9♦4♠6♣4♣, leading to Nuri's elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksim Haitsiukevich	58,000 17,000	17,000
Karo Nuri	Busted

Tags: Karo Nuri Maksim Haitsiukevich

10-16-2023 17:27 UTC+2

Smith Spikes the River

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Josh Noy

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

After an open from Espen Oeye in middle position, Daniel Smith moved all in from the big blind for his last 13,600. Oeye called and the hands were turned up.

Daniel Smith: A♦K♦
Espen Oeye: 6♣6♥

Smith was flipping for his tournament life and seemingly found no help on the 8♠9♠10♥ flop. The J♣ turn brought Smith a Broadway straight draw, which was completed on the Q♠ river to double his stack through Oeye.

Player	Chips	Progress
Espen Oeye	62,000 33,000	33,000
Daniel Smith	28,500

Tags: Daniel Smith Espen Oeye

10-16-2023 17:21 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Erdem Akmert	220,000 38,000	38,000
Paul Newey	135,000 37,000	37,000
Sergei Lavrikov	105,000 3,800	3,800
Priit Parmasto	100,000 5,000	5,000
Stefan Lehner	80,000 33,000	33,000

Fabrice Bigot	80,000 15,000	15,000
Roberth Cazan	77,000 22,000	22,000
Parker Talbot	75,000 17,000	17,000

Aren Bezhanyan	75,000 25,000	25,000
Simon Wiciak	75,000 5,000	5,000

[Removed:553]	60,000 40,000	40,000

Vladas Tamasauskas	50,000 25,000	25,000
Dominik Nitsche	48,000
Florian Duta	35,000 2,000	2,000
Michael Sullivan	35,000 1,000	1,000
Pablo Brito Silva	30,000
Adrian Mateos	30,000

Thomas Eychenne	15,000 9,000	9,000

10-16-2023 17:15 UTC+2

Darie Shoves River into Talbot

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Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Parker Talbot raised to 1,500 from the button and Vlad Darie called in the big blind.

The flop came 8♣2♥8♦. Darie checked and Talbot min-bet 600. Darie then raised to 3,100 and Talbot called. The turn came the 7♦ and Darie bet 5,100, which Talbot called.

The river was the 3♥ Darie moved all in for around 20,000 and Talbot mucked his hand to give Darie the pot.