$5,300 EPT Main Event
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2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 1a
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For the first time ever, the PokerStars European Poker Tour travels to the glittering shores of the Mediterranean for Day 1a of the historic $5,300 EPT Cyprus Main Event.
The action gets underway at noon local time inside the luxurious Merit Royal Diamond Hotel and Spa. Day 1 consists of 10 hour-long levels, with a 20-minute break after every two levels and a 75-minute dinner break at the end of Level 6, which should come around 6:40 p.m.
Players begin with a starting stack of 30,000 and are allowed a maximum of two entries across the two starting flights. Late registration is open until the start of Day 2, so there will be plenty of opportunities for players to jump in and make this milestone tournament a massive field.
The stop in Cyprus is the fourth EPT festival of 2023. Razvan Belea, Mike Watson, and Simon Wiciak have already been crowned champions. Wiciak made a run in the Eureka Main Event here in Cyprus earlier this week as he tries to repeat the performance he had in Barcelona just over a month ago.
The wait is over. History will be made here today, and PokerNews will be following all the action and providing live updates throughout the day and the remainder of the tournament.
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Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Artem Sadovskii three-bet to 800 in the small blind and Vedat Mutlu called on the button.
The flop came 3♥K♠9♣ and Sadovskii led out for 500. Mutlu called to see the K♥ turn and Sadovskii then checked.
Mutlu tossed out a 1,000 chip and Sadovskii called. Both players checked the J♠ river and Sadovskii turned over Q♠Q♥ to win the pot.
EPT Barcelona champion Simon Wiciak just took his seat in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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32,000
32,000
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32,000 |
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30,000 | |
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26,000
26,000
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26,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
The action was heads up after a flop showing 6♣10♦K♦ and Oleg Netaliev led out for 2,000 from the small blind. Azat Jafarov called in the cutoff to see the 6♠ turn.
Netaliev led out again for 4,500, producing another call from Jafarov to the 5♦ river.
Both players checked it down, with Netaliev turning over A♥K♣ for two pair with an ace kicker. Jafarov revealed the K♠ before mucking his other card, with Netaliev taking down an early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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42,000
42,000
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42,000 |
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22,500
22,500
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22,500 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Andrew Gray open limped and Maduka Meragal raised to 400. Miguel Cardoso three-bet to 1,600 and Meragal made the call.
The flop came 2♣5♣9♣. Cardoso made a continuation bet for 1,100 and Meragal folded his hand to give Cardoso the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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32,000 | |
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28,000
28,000
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28,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Heads-up on a board of Q♦10♦2♥2♦, Lukas Robinson bet around 2,000 from the cutoff and Andrei Volkov called in the small blind.
The river came the Q♣ and Robinson bet another 4,000. "Flush," Volkov said as he threw his cards away.
The next hand, Mihai Hanu three-bet Robinson to 1,200 in the cutoff before Robinson came back with a four-bet to 4,000. Hanu quickly surrendered the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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35,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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35,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
