$5,300 EPT Main Event Day 3 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-19-2023 14:13 UTC+2

Pak Takes Aygun to Value Town

Ryan Lashmar

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Aksel Aygun opened to 16,000 from the hijack and Aleksandr Pak three-bet to 37,000 from the cutoff. Aygun made the call.

The flop came A♣2♥3♠ and Aygun check-called a 21,000 continuation bet from Pak.

Aygun check-called another bet from Pak on the J♥ turn, this time for 54,000.

The river was the 9♦. Aygun checked and Pak bet 110,000, sending Aygun into the tznk.

Aygun used two time extensions before ultimately making the call. Pak tabled J♣J♦ for a set of jacks and Aygun's hand hit the muck.

Meanwhile at another table, Juan Pardo could be seen making his exit from the tournament area having recently been eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Pak	660,000 263,000	263,000
Aksel Aygun	205,000 195,000	195,000
Juan Pardo	Busted

Tags: Aksel Aygun Juan Pardo Aleksandr Pak

10-19-2023 14:10 UTC+2

Mokri Among Recent Eliminations

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Josh Noy

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Serghei Lisii	Busted
Mark Buckley	Busted
Dimitar Danchev	Busted

Kayhan Mokri	Busted
Diogo Machado	Busted
Simon Langer	Busted
Martin Diaz	Busted
Majid Noubarian	Busted
Cristinel Dumitru	Busted
Amir Hatefi	Busted
Natan Chauskin	Busted
Nemanja Lukovic	Busted
Joao Vieira	Busted
Paul Hofer	Busted
Claas Segebrecht	Busted
Benjamin Tessier	Busted
Alexane Najchaus	Busted
Marcin Dziubdziela	Busted
Majid Ejlal	Busted
Lars Kamphues	Busted
Aren Bezhanyan	Busted
Aksel Aygun	Busted

10-19-2023 14:06 UTC+2

Benitez Runs Into a Set; Peluso Shoves on Ustinovich

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 7♦3♠6♥, Francisco Benitez bet 22,000 from under the gun before Marc Foggin moved all in from the big blind. Benitez snap-called.

Francisco Benitez: J♥J♦
Marc Foggin: 6♠6♦

Foggin showed Benitez the bad news when he flipped over a set of sixes as he was poised to crack Benitez's pair of jacks. The board ran out 7♣9♠ and Foggins finished with a full house to earn the pot.

The stacks were counted down and Foggin had 190,000 remaining, barely covering Benitez's stack. The Uruguayan high roller didn't even wait for instructions on how to collect his payout before he stormed off to the exit.

Meanwhile, a big pot was brewing at another table between Fabio Peluso and Oleg Ustinovich.

Peluso bet 58,000 from the cutoff on a board of 10♠J♦2♠9♥ and Ustinovich called in early position. The river came the Q♥ and Peluso then moved all in.

Ustinovich had around 120,000 remaining and burned through a time bank before tossing his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabio Peluso	550,000 67,000	67,000
Marc Foggin	500,000 400,000	400,000
Oleg Ustinovich	120,000 19,000	19,000
Francisco Benitez	Busted

Tags: Fabio Peluso Francisco Benitez Marc Foggin Oleg Ustinovich

10-19-2023 14:01 UTC+2

Panagiotidis Barrells Big on the River

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Jeremy Geist

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The action folded to the button where Halil Tasyurek opened to 12,000 before Vasileios Panagiotidis defended his big blind and they were off to a flop heads up.

The Q♦7♦6♠ landed and Panagiotidis check-called an 8,000 bet from Tasyurek on their way to a 2♦ turn. Action checked through and the Q♠ rolled off on the river.

Panagiotidis wasted almost no time before tossing out a large bet of 50,000. Tasyurek mulled it over but eventually he found a fold,

Panagiotidis dragged the pot but Tasyurek still holds the larger of the two stacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Halil Tasyurek	470,000 30,000	30,000
Vasileios Panagiotidis	255,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Halil Tasyurek Vasileios Panagiotidis

10-19-2023 13:56 UTC+2

Kulev Bombs the Turn

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Oleg Ustinovich opened to 12,000 from middle position and Alex Kulev called from the hijack.

The flop came K♦Q♦8♠. Ustinovich checked and called a 7,000 bet from Kulev.

Ustinovich checked again on the 6♣ turn and this time Kulev sized up with a bet of 43,000, forcing a fold from his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Kulev	335,000 38,000	38,000
Oleg Ustinovich	139,000 64,000	64,000

Tags: Alex Kulev Oleg Ustinovich

10-19-2023 13:55 UTC+2

Miller Snaps Off Michael; Parmasto Flops a Flush on D'Angelo

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

A pot of around 170,000 was already in the middle as Gary Miller and Angelos Michael went to the turn on a board of 2♥10♥A♣7♦.

Miller then bet 124,000 from middle position before Michael burned through several time banks. He eventually announced he was all in for around 280,000 and Miller snap-called.

Michael turned over A♦8♦ for top pair, but he was already drawing dead against Miller's A♠10♠ for two pair. The river was the 3♦ and Miller scooped the massive pot to send Michael to the rail.

At the same time at another table, Michele D'Angelo got his last 100,000 in from the cutoff against Priit Parmasto in the big blind with the flop showing 5♥9♥4♥.

Michele D'Angelo: 10♥10♠
Priit Parmasto: J♥8♥

D'Angelo had an overpair, but Parmasto had flopped a flush to leave him drawing thin. The board ran out 6♣8♦ and D'Angelo joined Michael on the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Miller	850,000 310,000	310,000

Priit Parmasto	420,000 24,000	24,000
Michele D'Angelo	Busted
Angelos Michael	Busted

Tags: Angelos Michael Gary Miller Michele D'Angelo Priit Parmasto

10-19-2023 13:51 UTC+2

Shaw Finishes Off O'Dwyer

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Carl Shaw opened to 12,000 from the button and Steve O'Dwyer, who was recently left short-stacked, moved all in for his last 25,000. Shaw made the call to put O'Dwyer at risk.

Steve O'Dwyer: K♦3♦
Carl Shaw: A♣5♠

The board ran out 5♥9♥6♠A♥8♣ giving Shaw two pair to send O'Dwyer to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carl Shaw	1,035,000 75,000	75,000
Steve O'Dwyer	Busted

Tags: Carl Shaw Steve O'Dwyer

10-19-2023 13:48 UTC+2

Guven Raises River

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Jeremy Geist

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Ege Guven has been agressive at his table and is opening quite a few hands. On this deal he opted to open the button to 13,000 and got called in the big blind by Andrei Vavilonskii.

The 3♥2♦6♥ flop hit the felt and action checked through to a 5♦ turn. Vavilonskii took the betting lead and put out 17,000. Guven called.

The J♦ river hit the felt and Vavilonskii led again for 25,000. Guven went into the tank for a moment and then put in a raise to 82,000. Vavilonskii pondered a call but eventually mucked his hand as Guven dragged in the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ege Guven	800,000 35,000	35,000
Andrei Vavilonskii	405,000 109,000	109,000

Tags: Andrei Vavilonskii Ege Guven

10-19-2023 13:44 UTC+2

Danchev Left on Fumes After Running Into Bigger Pair

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Alexandre Pruneau raised to 12,000 in early position, then called for his last 91,000 when small blind Dimitar Danchev moved all in.

Alexandre Pruneau: 9♣9♦
Dimitar Danchev: 8♣8♥

Danchev found his eights dominated by the nines of Pruneau as he watched the board come 5♣4♠2♦Q♥Q♠. The 2013 PCA champion was forced to hand over most of his stack while Pruneau doubled up.

Kayhan Mokri and Timothy Friese are also seated at this table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Friese	550,000 205,000	205,000
Alexandre Pruneau	190,000 94,000	94,000
Kayhan Mokri	115,000 51,000	51,000
Dimitar Danchev	40,000 62,000	62,000

Tags: Alexandre Pruneau Dimitar Danchev Kayhan Mokri Timothy Friese

10-19-2023 13:36 UTC+2

Luo Spikes the River on Mouawad

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Jose Gonzalez's table just witnessed another all-in confrontation, and this time it was between Shuang Luo and Joe Mouawad.

The two opponents went to the 5♣5♦10♣ flop where Mouawad got his last 54,000 in the middle from the big blind as Luo had him at risk from early position.

Joe Mouawad: J♣10♠
Shuang Luo: A♦K♥

Mouawad was ahead with two pair heading to the J♠ turn, which improved him to a higher two pair. The river, though, was the Q♣ and Luo made a straight to send Mouawad to the rail.

"Sorry," she told him. Gonzalez then got up from his seat to shake Mouwad's hand.

"It was nice playing with you," he told Mouawad.

"You too. Good luck," Mouawad said, waving goodbye to his now-former tablemates before heading off to collect his payout.