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

10-19-2023 19:44 UTC+2

Vardanian Overbets River

Ryan Lashmar

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

With two players seeing a board of 7♥J♣10♥J♠5♣ and roughly 200,000 in the middle, Casimir Seire bet 12,000 from the big blind and Timur Vardanian raised to 200,000. Seire made the call.

Vardanian showed down K♣J♥ for trip jacks to take down a sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Casimir Seire	1,025,000 134,000	134,000
Timur Vardanian	720,000 56,000	56,000

Tags: Lucas Seire Timur Vardanian

10-19-2023 19:49 UTC+2

Kuznetsov Puts a Massive Cooler on Pak

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

A massive pot of around 400,000 had already been built by Nikita Kuznetsov and Aleksandr Pak as they went heads-up to the river on a completed board of A♦5♥9♥A♠6♦.

Kuznetsov was on the button and moved all in, putting Pak to a decision for his last 300,000 in the small blind. Pak slid forward his stack and Kuznetsov turned over 9♦9♠ for a full house.

Pak angrily tossed A♣J♣ into the muck and was sent to the rail while Kuznetsov raked in the enormous pile of chips.

"Nice hand, sir," tablemate [Removed:553] told him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikita Kuznetsov	1,200,000 799,000	799,000
Aleksandr Pak	Busted

Tags: Aleksandr Pak Nikita Kuznetsov

10-19-2023 19:50 UTC+2

Tasyurek Doubles Through Sanchez

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

With two players seeing a board of 9♦8♠6♣5♦2♥ and roughly 160,000 in the middle, Halil Tasyurek moved all in from the big blind for 160,000. Jose Gonzalez Sanchez called off from the cutoff with a bigger stack.

Sanchez revealed 8♦2♦ for two pair while Tasyurek had J♠7♥ for a straight and was awarded a full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez	2,480,000 320,000	320,000
Halil Tasyurek	445,000 196,000	196,000

Tags: Halil Tasyurek Jose Gonzalez Sanchez

10-19-2023 19:50 UTC+2

Georgios Vrakas Pulled Final $75,000 Bounty

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

10-19-2023 19:52 UTC+2

Lybaert Coolers Vavilonskii

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Connor Richards

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

In a four-bet pot with over 400,000 already in the middle, Bart Lybaert continued for 240,000 in early position on the flop of 8♣3♠3♣ and Andrei Vavilonskii called in the cutoff.

Lybaert then moved all in for over 500,000 on the 2♠ turn and Vavilonskii burned through his three time banks as he thought through a decision.

"I don't think I'm folding this hand. You're capable [of bluffing], right?" asked Vavilonskii as Lybaert shrugged.

Vavilonskii eventually called with a bigger stack.

Bart Lybaert: A♠A♥
Andrei Vavilonskii: K♠K♣

It was a cooler Vavilonskii couldn't get away from and the 6♦ river confirmed a big double for Lybaert.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bart Lybaert	2,000,000 1,288,000	1,288,000
Andrei Vavilonskii	200,000 1,120,000	1,120,000

Tags: Andrei Vavilonskii Bart Lybaert

10-19-2023 19:54 UTC+2

Tetart Continues to Climb

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Ege Guven found himself all in and at risk for roughly 400,000 against Nathan Tetart who held a covering stack in a preflop confrontation.

Ege Guven: 10♠10♦
Nathan Tetart: A♣A♦

Guven was in bad shape with a lower pocket pair and failed to improve on the Q♦5♣2♣K♦K♥ runout resulting in his elimination while Tetart continued to rise up the chip counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nathan Tetart	2,650,000 500,000	500,000

Ege Guven	Busted

Tags: Ege Guven Nathan Tetart

10-19-2023 19:55 UTC+2

Tetart Climbs Higher, Shoves on Dato

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 3♠A♣K♣, Nathan Tetart bet 24,000 from the cutoff before Andrea Dato raised to 53,000 in the big blind.

Tetart then moved all in and Dato went into the tank as he considered the decision for his last 125,000. He burned through a time bank chip before sliding his cards into the muck as Tetart took down another pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nathan Tetart	2,700,000 50,000	50,000

Andrea Dato	125,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Andrea Dato Nathan Tetart

10-19-2023 20:02 UTC+2

Yugay Puts in Turn Check-Raise

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Jeremy Geist

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Dario Sammartino opened in early position to 25,000 and was met with a call on the button from Yassin Mahmoud and in the big blind by Victor Yugay.

The A♥4♦3♦ flop landed and action checked through to a 4♥ turn. Yugay checked again and Sammartino put in a delayed continuation bet of 22,000. It was then on Mahmoud on the button who put in a raise to 75,000. Yugay didn't fold, or call, instead he counted out his chips and then put in a turn check-raise into two people.

Sammartino quickly got out of the way and Mahmoud went over his options but eventually thought better of it and folded.

Yugay scooped a solid pot after some well-timed aggression.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	630,000 187,000	187,000
Yassin Mahmoud	470,000 15,000	15,000
Victor Yugay	400,000 203,000	203,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino Victor Yugay Yassin Mahmoud

10-19-2023 20:06 UTC+2

Tetart Shoves Again, Shaw Gives Up Massive Pot

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Nathan Tetart's dominating run to the top of the chip counts this level just continued as he and Carl Shaw tangled in a massive pot that didn't go past the flop.

Tetart opened to 25,000 from early position before Shaw three-bet to 75,000 in the hijack. Tetart four-bet to 175,000 and Shaw called.

The flop came 7♦Q♦6♦ and Tetart continued for 41,000. Shaw then put in a raise to 260,000 and Tetart came back with an all-in shove.

Shaw had more than 1,000,000 remaining and tanked for about 30 seconds before mucking as Tetart moved past 3,000,000 with that pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nathan Tetart	3,300,000 600,000	600,000

Carl Shaw	1,050,000 340,000	340,000

Tags: Carl Shaw Nathan Tetart

10-19-2023 20:11 UTC+2

Miller Check-Raises Seire

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Connor Richards

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Gary Miller opened to 24,000 on the button and Casimir Seire three-bet to 100,000 in the small blind. Miller called.

Miller checked on the flop of 6♣A♥5♠ and Seire continued for 60,000. Miller check-raised to 145,000 and Seire laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Casimir Seire	900,000 125,000	125,000
Gary Miller	500,000 99,000	99,000

Tags: Casimir Seire Gary Miller