$5,300 EPT Main Event Day 2 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-18-2023 20:14 UTC+2

Flush Is Good For Gonzalez

David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Jose Gonzalez bet 20,000 from the small blind on a flop of A♦10♠10♦ and Luke Martinelli called on the button.

The turn came the A♠ and Gonzalez led out for another 75,000. Martinelli again called and the 2♦ fell on the river.

Gonzalez then checked, and Martinelli checked behind as Gonzalez showed J♦5♦ for a rivered flush. Martinelli mucked his cards and Gonzalez took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Gonzalez	460,000 400,500	400,500
Luke Martinelli	120,000 280,000	280,000

Tags: Jose Gonzalez Luke Martinelli

10-18-2023 20:10 UTC+2

Bubble of the EPT Cyprus Main Event Bursts as Andras Vaczo is Eliminated in 200th Place

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Frank Visser

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Andras Vaczo open-jammed his stack of 46,000 chips in the middle from under the gun and Kim Wittendorff made the call from the hijack with the covering stack. The rest of the table folded their hands and the two players showed down in front of all the cameras.

Andras Vaczo: A♦K♦
Kim Wittendorff: K♠K♥

The 6♦7♠7♣ flop was not very hopeful for Vaczo's big slick, but the Q♦ turn brought him a flush draw. However, the K♣ river gave his opponent a full house instead, eliminating Vaczo from the Main Event.

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He was the last player to leave without any money in his pocket, as the rest of the field is now guaranteed the minimum cash of $8,325 that comes with finishing in 199th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kim Wittendorff	247,000 37,000	37,000
Andras Vaczo	Busted

Tags: Andras Vaczo Kim Wittendorff

10-18-2023 20:02 UTC+2

Peralta Takes the Pot

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Josh Noy

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Eugenio Peralta and Vasileios Panagiotidis were heads up on a completed board showing 3♦Q♦10♥K♠A♠ and the action on Peralta.

On the button, Peralta slid out a bet of 100,000, sending Panagiotidis into the tank. After counting out his remaining stack, Panagiotidis made the call and was quickly disappointed as Peralta turned over Q♣J♣ for a straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eugenio Peralta	415,000 324,500	324,500
Vasileios Panagiotidis	118,000 163,000	163,000

Tags: Eugenio Peralta Vasileios Panagiotidis

10-18-2023 19:55 UTC+2

Koloszar Survives Against Tetart

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David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Daniel Koloszar returned from dinner with just 31,000 and got the rest of his chips in the middle on the first hand from the cutoff. Nathan Tetart in the hijack called to put him at risk.

Daniel Koloszar: Q♥Q♣
Nathan Tetart: A♠J♦

The two opponents exchanged a friendly fist bump as they awaited the flop, which came 8♥5♥7♠. The 10♣ turn gave Tetart a straight draw, but Koloszar's queens held up on the K♣ river to earn him a double up on the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nathan Tetart	340,000 39,000	39,000

Daniel Koloszar	72,000 46,000	46,000

Tags: Daniel Koloszar Nathan Tetart

10-18-2023 19:47 UTC+2

Bubble Play Continues

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Calum Grant

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The 200 remaining players are back in their seats, and bubble play has resumed.

Day 2 will close after completing this level, providing the bubble bursts.

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

10-18-2023 19:40 UTC+2

Chip Counts at Break

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David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrei Vavilonskii	622,000 72,000	72,000
Ivan Tukmachev	591,000 1,000	1,000
Kayhan Mokri	590,000 140,000	140,000
Gary Miller	562,000 52,000	52,000

Parker Talbot	545,000 135,000	135,000

Anton Wigg	515,000 15,000	15,000

Kenny Hallaert	485,000 15,000	15,000

Steve O'Dwyer	475,000 55,000	55,000

Jose Jimenez	474,000 114,000	114,000
Eduard Norel	433,000 17,000	17,000
Bart Lybaert	412,000 6,000	6,000
Ivan Deyra	402,000 152,000	152,000
Juan Pardo	402,000 341,000	341,000
Fabrice Bigot	380,000 60,000	60,000
Andrea Dato	379,000 169,000	169,000

Nathan Tetart	379,000 117,000	117,000

Milos Skrbic	365,000 90,000	90,000

Markus Schottes	355,000 151,000	151,000
Renat Bohdanov	350,000 30,000	30,000
Dario Sammartino	330,000 12,000	12,000
Nicolas Chouity	315,000 57,000	57,000

Vasileios Panagiotidis	281,000 46,000	46,000
Mark Buckley	278,000 148,000	148,000
Dimitar Danchev	268,000 28,000	28,000

Julien Montois	265,000 70,000	70,000

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10-18-2023 19:25 UTC+2

How Good is the EPT Cyprus Venue?

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

10-18-2023 18:58 UTC+2

Dinner Break Begins

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Calum Grant

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The bursting of the money bubble will have to wait as the 200 remaining players have been sent on a 45-minute dinner break.

Play will resume at 8:43 EEST.

10-18-2023 18:57 UTC+2

Tukmachev Wakes Up With the Goods on the Bubble

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David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Enrico Camosci raised to 6,000 in the cutoff and Daniyar Aubakirov called in the small blind before Ivan Tukmachev three-bet to 45,000 from the big blind.

Camosci then four-bet to 84,000 and Aubakirov moved all in. Tukmachev snap-called, while Camosci got out of the way.

The two players then waited several minutes for the rest of the field to finish their hands before turning up their cards. Tablemate Stanislav Tishkevich offered Tukmachev a fist bump, but he shook his head and nervously closed his eyes as he awaited the board.

Ivan Tukmachev: A♣A♠
Daniyar Aubakirov: 8♠8♥

Tukmachev had woken up with aces and improved to top set on the 10♣A♥Q♥ flop. The 3♥ turn gave Aubakirov a flush draw, but he failed to connect with the K♠ river as Tukmachev won the pot.

The stacks were counted down and Tukmachev had 250,000 remaining. Aubakirov had him covered by just 5,000 as he dropped down to an extreme short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Tukmachev	590,000 351,500	351,500
Enrico Camosci	170,000 128,000	128,000
Daniyar Aubakirov	5,000 315,000	315,000

Tags: Daniyar Aubakirov Enrico Camosci Ivan Tukmachev