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

10-19-2023 17:53 UTC+2

Newey Counterfeited on the Turn, Saved by the River

David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Paul Newey moved all in for 196,000 in the cutoff as action folded to Fabio Peluso in the big blind, who asked for a count before calling.

Paul Newey: J♠J♦
Fabio Peluso: A♠Q♦

Newey was racing for his tournament life as the flop came 2♦2♣2♠. The turn brought the 2♥ and Peluso counterfeited Newey's jacks with the four deuces on the board.

Newey shot out of his seat and slammed the side table beside him as he was one card away from elimination. "I have to take a photo of this board," he said, taking out his phone as the A♣ fell on the river.

The ace gave both players the same hand and chopped the pot as Newey stayed alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabio Peluso	600,000
Paul Newey	200,000

Tags: Fabio Peluso Paul Newey

10-19-2023 18:01 UTC+2

Two Streets of Value for Tannoury

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Ricardo Tannoury opened to 25,000 from under the gun and Halil Tasyurek defended from the big blind.

The flop came J♦10♥4♥ and Tasyurek check-called a 28,000 continuation bet from Tannoury.

Tasyurek check-called another bet on the 8♣ turn, this time for 55,000.

Both players checked the 3♥ river. Tasyurek showed A♦J♥ for top pair but Tannoury tabled 4♣4♠ for a set to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ricardo Tannoury	835,000 438,000	438,000
Halil Tasyurek	260,000 320,000	320,000

Tags: Halil Tasyurek Ricardo Tannoury

10-19-2023 18:03 UTC+2

Simon Leaves Friese Cold With Jacks

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

There was already around 100,000 in the middle as Timothy Friese and [Removed:553] went heads-up to the 4♥4♠2♦ flop.

Friese then led out for 55,000 from the small blind and Simon called in middle position. The turn came the 8♦ and Friese slowed down and checked.

Simon then fired out 95,000 and Friese called to the 10♦ river and checked again.

Simon also checked and Friese turned over A♠9♠ for ace-high. Simon showed J♠J♥ as he took the big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:553]	1,200,000 471,000	471,000

Timothy Friese	265,000 266,000	266,000

Tags: Timothy Friese

10-19-2023 18:07 UTC+2

Seire Hits Turn to Eliminate Sereika

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Connor Richards

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Karolis Sereika was all in for around 400,000 from under the gun against Casimir Seire in the small blind.

Karolis Sereika: J♣J♥
Casimir Seire: A♠K♣

Sereika stayed ahead after the flop of 2♣5♥9♥, but the A♥ turn gave Seire a big lead before the 8♣ river confirmed Sereika's elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Casimir Seire	1,100,000 415,000	415,000
Karolis Sereika	Busted

Tags: Casimir Seire Karolis Sereika

10-19-2023 18:09 UTC+2

Pruneau Puts His Chips to Work

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Jeremy Geist

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Alexandre Pruneau opened under the gun to 20,000 before the action was on Marius Irimia on the button. He went in to the tank for a moment and then put in a three-bet to the tune of 65,000. It was back on Pruneau who went into the tank and even burned a time bank as he decided on his next move. Eventually, he pushed in a four-bet to 369,000 with only 1,000 left behind. Irimia only took a moment before announcing he was all in and the last 1,000 of Pruneau went into the middle.

Alexandre Pruneau: A♥K♥
Marius Irimia: A♠K♠

There was no drama on the board of 10♠10♣4♥4♣5♥ and they would chop the pot after some aggression preflop.

The very next hand Nikita Kuznetsov opened under the gun to 22,000 and action folded all the way to Pruneau in the big blind who seemed to have another playable hand as he didn't take long and put in a three-bet of his own to 90,000. Kuznetsov tossed away his hand and Pruneau dragged another small pot to chip up just before dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikita Kuznetsov	610,000 157,000	157,000
Alexandre Pruneau	415,000 34,000	34,000
Marius Irimia	400,000 214,000	214,000

Tags: Alexandre Pruneau Marius Irimia Nikita Kuznetsov

10-19-2023 18:12 UTC+2

Schottes Gets Aces Cracked By Chip Leader

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Connor Richards

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

As relayed to PokerNews, Jose Gonzalez opened to 20,000 on the button and the small blind called before Markus Schottes three-bet to 85,000 in the big blind. Only Gonzalez called.

Schottes continued for 40,000 on the flop of 9♠9x3♠ and Gonzalez moved all in. Schottes called off with a smaller stack.

Markus Schottes: AxAx
Jose Gonzalez: K♠6♠

Schottes was ahead with aces but needed to dodge a spade, but the board finished out Q♥4♠ to mark his elimination to the chip leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez	2,600,000 215,000	215,000
Markus Schottes	Busted

Tags: Jose Gonzalez Sanchez Markus Schottes

10-19-2023 18:14 UTC+2

Luo Provides Isolation as Spasov Triples

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Simeon Spasov moved all in for 68,000 in the cutoff and Kenny Hallaert called from the small blind. Shuang Luo in the big blind then three-bet to 225,000, forcing Hallaert out of the pot and leaving her heads-up with a chance to take out Spasov.

Simeon Spasov: A♦K♦
Shuang Luo: A♠Q♣

Spasov had Luo dominated and held on through the 8♥8♠4♥10♦A♥ board as both players ended up with two pair. Spasov's king-kicker earned him the pot and a triple up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenny Hallaert	985,000 115,000	115,000

Shuang Luo	850,000 405,000	405,000
Simeon Spasov	215,000 98,000	98,000

Tags: Kenny Hallaert Shuang Luo Simeon Spasov

10-19-2023 18:14 UTC+2

Dinner Break

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The remaining 64 players are now on a 45-minute dinner break.

Action should resume around 8 p.m. local time.

Highlights:

10-19-2023 18:50 UTC+2

Dinner Break Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez	3,302,000 702,000	702,000
Nathan Tetart	2,206,000 1,204,000	1,204,000

[Removed:553]	1,395,000 195,000	195,000

Carl Shaw	1,390,000 251,000	251,000
Andrei Vavilonskii	1,205,000 538,000	538,000
Gerard Carbo	1,170,000 170,000	170,000
Casimir Seire	1,159,000 59,000	59,000
Kenny Hallaert	1,136,000 151,000	151,000

Julien Montois	1,136,000 396,000	396,000
Yannick Schumacher	948,000 98,000	98,000
Maduka Meragal	915,000 55,000	55,000
Fabrice Bigot	853,000 184,000	184,000
Harald Sammer	839,000 186,000	186,000
Aleksandr Faterin	830,000 430,000	430,000
Ricardo Tannoury	820,000 15,000	15,000
Dario Sammartino	817,000 28,000	28,000
Timur Vardanian	776,000 77,000	77,000
Bjorn Kozenkai	758,000 42,000	42,000
Bart Lybaert	712,000 32,000	32,000
Suat Uyanik	700,000 25,000	25,000
Ege Guven	650,000 287,000	287,000
Daniel Koloszar	648,000 153,000	153,000
Shuang Luo	630,000 220,000	220,000
Gary Miller	599,000 324,000	324,000

Seyedali Hosseinirami	560,000 117,000	117,000

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10-19-2023 18:55 UTC+2

PN Podcast: Was Idea for Rounders Stolen? Guest Jeffrey Allan Grosso Alleges So

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Connor Richards, and Matt Hansen talk about Ari Engel capturing his record 16th World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit gold ring, remember poker author Anthony Holden, and reveal what six new players have confirmed to play the $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop. They also recap Isaac Haxton winning the Super High Roller Bowl, winners from the Mixed Game Series II, WSOP Player of the Year Ian Matakis winning another tournament, and Next Gen Poker
becoming ambassadors for PokerStars USA ahead of the NAPT.

Chad also shares highlights from his vacation on a Virgin Voyages cruise where he played in the WPT at Sea poker room, Matt tells you how you can win a seat into the $10,000 WPT World Championship, and Connor comes to you straight from the EPT Cyprus, which just kicked off.

Finally, Chad chats with Jeffrey Allan Grosso, author of the poker book Dirty Dealing. In it, he alleges that his ideas and screenplay were stolen by Miramax Films and ultimately turned into the movie Rounders. It might sound crazy, but there was a court case and everything. Chad read the book prior to chatting with Grosso, who opened up about what he claims happened, how he feels about it, and why he ultimately decided to write a book about his experience.

Listen to those stories and more on the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast.

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