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

10-17-2023 19:00 UTC+2

Current Chip Leaders

Calum Grant

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Kunze	164,000 51,000	51,000
Damir Gabdullin	151,000 21,000	21,000
Andreas Tomazou	134,000 134,000	134,000
Stefan Cupic	130,000 61,000	61,000
Timur Kurbanov	126,700 126,700	126,700
Sebastian Hoyos Villegas	122,000
Mateusz Wozniak	121,100 14,100	14,100
Atanas Malinov	117,000 117,000	117,000
Ayrat Shakirov	116,000 6,300	6,300
Selahaddin Bedir	114,500 114,500	114,500

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

10-17-2023 18:35 UTC+2

¡Vamos, Vegas! Sergio Perez Races Down the Strip in Red Bull F1 Promo

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The Oracle Red Bull Formula One racing team released a promotional video ahead of November’s Las Vegas Grand Prix and it's an action-packed preview of what F1 has to offer when it invades the Strip this fall.

Readers might remember hearing about the race car tearing through the Wynn Las Vegas last November. It appears that was part of the production for Red Bull's epic race through Las Vegas.

Check out the video here!

10-17-2023 18:10 UTC+2

Viva Las Vegas! The PokerStars NAPT Returns on November 4

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) is returning after a 12-year hiatus, and where better to get the show on the road than fabulous Las Vegas? November 4-12 are the dates to highlight in your diaries because that is when NAPT Las Vegas heads to Resorts World in "Sin City."

The 2023 NAPT Las Vegas takes place just one week before the most anticipated Formula 1 Grand Prix in history, which takes place through the streets of Las Vegas. PokerStars will be there, Oracle Red Bull Racing will be there, will you?

Check out the full schedule on PokerNews!

10-17-2023 17:44 UTC+2

Players Heading for 75-Minute Dinner Break

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Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Players in the Main Event are heading for a 75-minute dinner break. Play is scheduled to resume 7:55 p.m. local time.

10-17-2023 17:43 UTC+2

Spragg Pays Neves

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Josh Noy

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Benjamin Spragg and Pedro Neves were heads up on the 6♣2♦2♥ flop. Spragg's bet from under the gun was met with a check-raise from Neves to 3,000 and the call was made.

Neves led out for 5,000 on the 7♣ turn and Spragg made the call. The 8♥ river saw Neves size down to 2,000, producing one last call from Spragg.

Neves revealed 10♠10♥ to take down the pot as Spragg folded before the dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Neves	42,200 36,700	36,700
Benjamin Spragg	24,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Benjamin Spragg Pedro Neves

10-17-2023 17:41 UTC+2

Banicevic Rivers Higher Two Pair

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Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action was on the flop on a board of 5♣9♣4♦. Anil Ozdemir moved all in for his last 8,000 and Vlado Banicevic made the call. Players flipped their cards, with Ozdemir at risk.

Anil Ozdemir: 5♥4♥
Vlado Banicevic: A♣4♣

Banicevic had a pair of fours and Ozdemir had two pair, fives and fours. The turn came the 7♠ and the river was the A♠.

Banicevic hit his ace on the river to make a higher two pair to win the pot. Ozdemir was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vlado Banicevic	33,000 33,000	33,000
Anil Ozdemir	Busted

Tags: Anil Ozdemir Vlado Banicevic

10-17-2023 17:33 UTC+2

Labat Follows Through

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Josh Noy

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Steve O'Dwyer opened to 1,400 in the cutoff only to see Antoine Labat three-bet to 3,500 from the small blind. O'Dwyer called to the 2♥3♣7♠ flop.

Labat led out for 6,100, producing a quick fold from O'Dwyer to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Labat	72,000 29,700	29,700
Steve O'Dwyer	44,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Antoine Labat Steve O'Dwyer

10-17-2023 17:28 UTC+2

Set Over Set Benefits Romanello

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Calum Grant

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Sinan Unlu opened to 1,300 from middle position and was called by Roberto Romanello and Ihor Hula from the from the cutoff and the button. Orhan Ates also tagged along from the big blind.

Action checked to Hula on the J♥5♣3♦ flop and he bet 1,500. Ates and Unlu folded before Romanello raised to 7,500. Hula called.

On the Q♥ turn, Romanello continued for another 15,000 and Hula called once more.

The 10♠ river completed the board and Romanello emptied the clip, shoving for 23,300. Again, Hula made the quick call.

Romanello had a set of jacks with his J♠J♦, while Hula had a set of threes with 3♥3♠. Romanello was the beneficiary of the cooler and the Welshman dragged in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roberto Romanello	100,000 100,000	100,000

Ihor Hula	72,000 34,000	34,000

Tags: Ihor Hula Orhan Ates Roberto Romanello Sinan Unlu

10-17-2023 17:28 UTC+2

Gabdullin Squeezes Big

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Jeremy Geist

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Kubanychbek Abakirov opened to 1,200 from middle position before getting called in two spots by Rachid El Yaacoubi in the cutoff and Alexander Denisov on the button. The action was on Damir Gabdullin in the small blind who sat in the tank for a moment and then opted to go for the squeeze to the tune of 7,500.

The original opener, Abakirov folded but the other two players put in the extra chips and they were off to a flop three ways.

The A♣Q♦10♣ flop hit the felt and Gabdullin took a moment and then bet out for 7,500. Unfortunately, he could not get any more action, but he scooped the pot with little resistance and would later say that he was holding pocket tens and drilled the set on the ace-high board.

He now sits with a very healthy stack as the players get close to the 75-minute dinner break.