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

10-17-2023 13:33 UTC+2

Covrig Checks the Nuts

Josh Noy

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergiu Covrig	32,500
Sardor Shagulyamov	27,800

Tags: Sardor Shagulyamov Sergiu Covrig

10-17-2023 13:44 UTC+2

Martino Wins Pot With Pair of Jacks

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Matt Warburton

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fiodor Martino	49,000 49,000	49,000
Andrii Pinchuk	10,500

Tags: Fiodor Martino Andrii Pinchuk

10-17-2023 13:47 UTC+2

Notable Chip Counts

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Josh Noy

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Kolev	61,000 31,000	31,000
Alex Lynskey	50,000 50,000	50,000
Fabian Gumz	48,600 2,600	2,600
Pascal Hartmann	46,000
Fabrice Bigot	44,300 14,300	14,300
Antoine Labat	42,300 12,300	12,300
Antoine Saout	37,100 7,100	7,100
Kayhan Mokri	30,000
Dominik Nitsche	23,900 6,100	6,100
Pablo Brito Silva	21,500 500	500
Upeshka DeSilva	19,500 19,500	19,500
Jessica Teusl	18,600 6,400	6,400

10-17-2023 13:49 UTC+2

Van Bemmel Makes Hero Call on River to Bust Cheong

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Matt Warburton

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Van Bemmel	88,000 88,000	88,000
Kyle Cheong	Busted

Tags: Kyle Cheong Nick Van Bemmel

10-17-2023 13:53 UTC+2

Badulin Survives With Double Up

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Matt Warburton

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mehmet Salih Samsa	29,000
Alexey Badulin	12,000

Tags: Alexey Badulin Mehmet Salih Samsa

10-17-2023 14:02 UTC+2

Landron Leads Out

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Josh Noy

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Landron	50,200 50,200	50,200
Soraya Estrada Gonzalez	27,200 27,200	27,200
Maxim Brovko	26,100 26,100	26,100

Tags: Alexandre Landron Maxim Brovko Soraya Estrada Gonzalez

10-17-2023 14:10 UTC+2

Levi Flops Set

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Matt Warburton

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Karo Nuri open raised to 700 from middle position, Vedat Levi called and the big blind came along.

The flop came 9♦4♦7♣. Nuri checked and Levi bet 900. The big blind folded and Nuri called.

The turn was the Q♥. Nuri checked and Levi bet 3,200. Nuri then attempted to call but put multiple chips in the middle and was forced by technicality to make a min-reraise to 6,400. Levi called.

The river was the J♦ and both players checked. Nuri showed A♦K♣ for ace high and Levi showed 7♠7♦ for a set of sevens to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vedat Levi	46,000
Karo Nuri	13,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Karo Nuri Vedat Levi

10-17-2023 14:11 UTC+2

Breau Raises the River

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Josh Noy

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Ludovic Breau opened to 700 from the cutoff and found a call from Viacheslav Goryachev in the big blind.

Goryachev checked the Q♥9♣2♠ flop and called when Breau continued for 400. Both players then checked the 9♥ turn.

Goryachev led out for 1,500 on the K♥ river, only to be raised to 6,500 by Breau. Goryachev did not take long to muck his cards, as Breau raked in the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viacheslav Goryachev	40,400
Ludovic Breau	34,500

Tags: Ludovic Breau Viacheslav Goryachev

10-17-2023 14:13 UTC+2

Prize Pool Breaches $5 Million Mark

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Matt Warburton

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

The field is still rapidly growing in Day 1b of the EPT Cyprus Main Event. There are now 588 entries, making for a total of 1,055 across both flights. The prize pool has now reached $5,116,750 and counting.

Expect many more late arrivals, with late registration open until the start of Day 2.

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400