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

10-17-2023 11:40 UTC+2

Jakovljevic Takes From Cakir

Josh Noy

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Murad Cakir raised to 300 from under the gun and called when Velibor Jakovljevic three-bet to 800 immediately to his left.

Both players checked the 2♥J♥K♥ flop before Cakir led out for 600 on the 3♦ turn. Jakovljevic made the call to see the 8♦ river.

Cakir checked to Jakovljevic, who fired a bet of 1,500. Cakir mucked his hand and Jakovljevic raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Velibor Jakovljevic	35,500 35,500	35,500
Murad Cakir	28,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Murad Cakir Velibor Jakovljevic

10-17-2023 11:40 UTC+2

Gallego Shoves River

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Matt Warburton

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Valentin Anghel open raised and Raul Gallego reraised to 1,000. Hadi Khordbin called in the big blind and Anghel called.

The flop came 4♣A♣5♣. Action checked to Gallego, who made it 1,100 to go. Khordbin called and then Anghel reraised to 2,800. Gallego called and Khordbin folded.

The turn was the 10♠. Anghel bet out for 5,800 and Gallego called.

On the 3♥ river, Anghel led again for 8,700 and Gallego took a minute to ponder before moving all in for 23,000. Anghel was forced to fold and Gallego scooped a decent pot early in Day 1b.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raul Gallego	42,000
Valentin Anghel	11,000

Tags: Hadi Khordbin Raul Gallego Valentin Anghel

10-17-2023 11:53 UTC+2

Andreev Wins Pot With River Bet

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Matt Warburton

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Andrey Andreev open raised to 300, the button and small blind called, and Alexey Popov called in the big blind.

The flop came 2♣8♣7♣ and all players checked. The turn was the 2♠. Popov threw out a small bet and Andreev rerasied to 1,500, which Popov called.

The river came the 4♣. Popov checked and Andreev bet 4,000. Popov folded and Andreev won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrey Andreev	33,000 33,000	33,000
Alexey Popov	22,500

Tags: Alexey Popov Andrey Andreev

10-17-2023 11:55 UTC+2

Hachem Three-Bets Into Multiway Pot

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Matt Warburton

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Sergei Bagirov raised to 300 from middle position and picked up calls from Uri Giboa and Rudolf Domin before Maan El Hachem three-bet to 3,500 from the button. All players in the pot folded to the reraise and Hachem took down the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maan El Hachem	33,500

Tags: Maan El Hachem Rudolf Domin Sergei Bagirov Uri Giboa

10-17-2023 11:56 UTC+2

Kaufmann Makes Broadway

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Josh Noy

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Three-way action to the turn saw David Kaufmann lead out for 1,200 from the big blind on the J♥4♠10♥J♠ board. Ran Shahar called in the cutoff before Elias Abou Saleh folded on the button.

The A♣ river saw Kaufmann lead out again for 2,300 and Shahar looked him up with a call. Kaufmann showed K♠Q♠ for a rivered straight, good enough to take down a nice pot as Shahar mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Kaufmann	34,000

Elias Abou Saleh	30,500
Ran Shahar	22,800

Tags: David Kaufmann Elias Saleh Ran Shahar

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

10-17-2023 12:06 UTC+2

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Jimenez	43,000 43,000	43,000
Ghassan Bitar	20,200 20,200	20,200

10-17-2023 12:09 UTC+2

Martinelli Has Higher Pair

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Matt 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Martinelli	36,000 9,000	9,000
Yiannis Liperis	9,000

Tags: Konstantinos Tzinis Luke Martinelli Vasileios Panagiotidis Yiannis Liperis

10-17-2023 12:17 UTC+2

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.