Maxim Brovko opened to 700 in the cutoff and was quickly called by Soraya Estrada Gonzalez to his left and Alexandre Landron in the big blind.
All three players checked the Q♦7♣4♥ flop to see the Q♠ land on the turn.
Landron led out for 800, seeing folds from both opponents to take down the pot.
Mehmet Salih Samsa raised from middle position and Alexey Badulin moved all in from the button with a short stack. Samsa made the call and players flipped their cards, with Badulin at risk.
Alexey Badulin: Q♣Q♠
Mehmet Salih Samsa: 7♦7♣
The board ran out K♦A♣5♠9♥10♦. Badulin held with his pocket queens to win the pot and double his stack, although he is still short.
Nick Van Bemmel had 2,500 on the table in a reraised pot in the small blind and Kyle Cheong had raised it up again to 8,200 from the big blind. Van Bemmel called.
The flop came 3♠6♠J♦. Van Bemmel checked and Cheong continued for 4,000, which Van Bemmel called.
The turn was the 9♣. Van Bemmel checked and Cheong sized up to 8,000. Van Bemmel called again to make for an inflated pot.
The river came the 6♦. Van Bemmel checked for a third street and Cheong moved all in for 27,000. Van Bemmel went into the tank for a long time, occassionally glancing across at his opponent. Eventually, he moved his chips into the middle for the call.
Cheong showed A♣8♦ for a bluff. Van Bemmel showed A♦Q♣ and had caught the bluff with just ace-queen high to win the pot. Cheong was eliminated, congratulating van Bemmel as he left the table.
"Nice call man," said Cheong, a sentiment echoed by others around the table.
Andrii Pinchuk raised to 900 from early position and Fiodor Martino called on the button.
The flop came K♥5♠J♠. Pinchuk bet 1,000 and Martino called. The turn was the K♦ and both players checked.
The river came the 3♦. Pinchuk bet 1,100 and Martino made the call. Pinchuk showed 10♣10♥ for pocket tens and Martino showed A♣J♥ for a pair of jacks to win the pot.
Sardor Shagulyamov opened to 600 from early position and the action folded around to Sergiu Covrig in the big blind, who made the call.
Covrig checked the 10♠2♣5♠ flop and called when Shagulyamov continued for 600. The action repeated on the 7♣ turn, with Covrig check-calling a bet of 1,600.
Both players then checked the A♣ river, with Shagulyamov exclaiming "Oh wow!" as Covrig revealed K♣10♣ for a rivered flush. Shagulyamov smiled as he mucked his hand, with Covrig raking in the chips.
Day 1b has seen 500 entries before the start of Level 3.
The prize pool is already over $4,700,000 and climbing with late registration remaining open until the start of Day 2 tomorrow.
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Players in the EPT Cyprus Main Event are heading for a 20-minute break.
There are already more entries to Day 1b than the previous day's flight, with late registration still open until the start of Day 2.
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