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

Oct 17, 2023

Kolotiuk Catches Atallah's Bluff

Josh Noy

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Michel Atallah limped from under the gun before Roman Kolotiuk raised to 900 to his left. Samy Boujmala then three-bet to 2,500 in the cutoff, with both opponents making the call.

A trio of checks followed the 6♣9♥6♦ flop before Atallah led out for 6,000 on the 8♠ turn. Kolotiuk made the call while Boujmala got out of the way.

The Q♥ river saw both players check, with Atallah showing 3♣3♦. Kolotiuk turned over K♣9♣ for a better two pair to take down a sizeable pot.

Tags: Michel Atallah Roman Kolotiuk Samy Boujmala

Oct 17, 2023

Ullereng Takes it With Turn Bet

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Matthew Warburton

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Pablo Brito Silva raised to 600 from middle position, Mats Gramsborg Ullereng three-bet to 1,800 from the button, and Silva called.

The flop came Q♦K♦4♦. Silva checked and Ullereng bet 500, which Silva called. The turn came the 6♦. Silva checked again and Ullereng bet 3,000. This proved too much for Silva, who folded to concede the pot.

Tags: Mats Gramsborg Ullereng Pablo Brito Silva

Oct 17, 2023

Schulz Wins Showdown

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Josh Noy

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Yunsheng Sun opened to 500 on the button and was called by Daniel Kyosev in the small blind and Robert Schulz in the big blind.

All three players checked the 2♥8♠Q♣ flop before the action checked around to Sun on the 6♥ turn. He fired 800 and was quickly called by both opponents.

Nobody took a stab after the 10♦ river, with Kyosev revealing J♦6♦ for a pair of sixes. Schulz turned over 8♥7♥ for a pair of eights, good enough to claim the pot as Sun mucked.

Tags: Daniel Kyosev Yunsheng Sun Robert Schulz

Oct 17, 2023

Hakim's Eights Enough

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Matthew Warburton

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Marios Pavlou had a reraise on the table worth 4,200 and Muhammed Hakim made the call.

The flop came 3♦5♥10♥. Hakin checked and Pavlou bet 3,500. Hakin flung his chips into the middle for the call. The turn came the 7♠. Hakim checked and Pavlou bet 5,000, which Hakim called.

The river was the J♦ and both players checked. Hakim showed 8♣8♦ for a pair of eights. Pavlou mucked his hand and Hakim scooped the pot.

Tags: Marios Pavlou Muhammed Hakim

Oct 17, 2023

Moussa Makes the Call

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Josh Noy

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Elias Gutierrez Hernandez opened to 800 from under the gun and found four calls around the table. Bassel Moussa called in middle position, Nejat Erman came along on the button, with Amir Touma and Ionut-Flavius Voinea calling in the blinds.

The action checked around to Moussa on the 6♦10♥Q♠ flop and only Hernandez sticking around to see the 8♠ turn. Both players checked through to the 6♣ river.

Hernandez led out for 2,500 and Moussa did not take long to make the call. Hernandez showed A♦J♠ for ace-high, which was beaten by Moussa's A♥10♦ for two pair.

Tags: Amir Touma Bassel Moussa Elias Gutierrez Hernandez Ionut-Flavius Voinea Nejat Erman

Oct 17, 2023

Gumz Chips Up With Set

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Matthew Warburton

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Araz Azady raised to 500 from under the gun and picked up calls from Matias Ayesa, Fabian Gumz on the button, and Marius Kudzmanas in the big blind.

The flop came 4♠K♣2♠. Action checked to Ayesa, who bet 700. Gumz called and the rest of the table folded. The turn was the 7♣. Ayesa checked and Gumz bet 1,000, which Ayesa called.

The river came the 8♣ and both players checked. Ayesa showed K♠J♠ for a pair of kings and Gumz showed 2♦2♥ for a set of deuces to win the pot.

Tags: Araz Azady Fabian Gumz Marius Kudzmanas Matias Ayesa

Oct 17, 2023

Zivkovic Takes it With River Bet

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Matthew Warburton

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Aleksandar Zivkovic raised from the button and Bakhos Joumaa reraised to 1,700 from the big blind, which Zivkovic called.

The flop came Q♥9♠10♠ and both players checked. The turn was the 10♣. Joumaa bet 1,500 and Zivkovic called.

The river came the 8♥. Joumaa checked and Zivkovic bet 3,800. Joumaa folded and Zivkovic won the pot.

Tags: Bakhos Joumaa Aleksandar Zivkovic

Oct 17, 2023

Tsugu Forces the Folds

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Josh Noy

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Three-way action on a board showing 9♣A♠10♠K♥ saw Chakib Mhiri check from the big blind and Erik Bauer check in the cutoff before Takahiro Tsugu fired a bet of 2,200 on the button.

Both opponents called to the 9♦ river before checking to Tsugu one last time. After taking a moment, Tsugu slid out a bet of 12,000, and it was Mhiri's turn to take some time. He eventually made the fold, as did Bauer allowing Tsugu to take down a nice pot.

Tags: Chakib Mhiri Erik Bauer Takahiro Tsugu

Oct 17, 2023

Martinelli Has Higher Pair

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Matthew Warburton

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Vasileios Panagiotidis raised to 300 from under the gun, Konstantinos Tzinis called, Luke Martinelli called on the button and Yiannis Liperis called in the big blind.

Four players went to the flop, which came 5♣9♦3♠. Action checked to Martinelli, who bet 500. Liperis called and so did Tzinis.

The turn was the 10♦. Play checked to Martinelli, who fired again for 2,100. Only Liperis made the call.

The river was the 10♠ and both remaining players checked to showdown. Liperis showed A♥5♥ for a pair of fives and Martinelli showed K♠9♣ for a pair of nines.

Tags: Konstantinos Tzinis Luke Martinelli Vasileios Panagiotidis Yiannis Liperis

Oct 17, 2023

Jimenez Bets Big

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Josh Noy

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Ghassan Bitar led out from the small blind for 1,600 on the J♠8♦Q♥ flop before Martin Jimenez tossed out a raise t 5,000. Bitar made the call and both players checked the 9♥ turn.

Bitar checked again on the 3♠ river and was quickly facing a bet of 11,000 from Jimenez, representing more than half of his remaining stack. After taking a few minutes, Bitar mucked his cards and Jimenez added to his stack.