Level: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 3
Players Left 1 / 1,320
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Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
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Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,302,000
702,000
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702,000 |
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2,206,000
1,204,000
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1,204,000 |
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1,395,000
195,000
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195,000 |
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1,390,000
251,000
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251,000 |
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1,205,000
538,000
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538,000 |
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1,170,000
170,000
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170,000 |
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1,159,000
59,000
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59,000 |
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1,136,000
151,000
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151,000 |
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1,136,000
396,000
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396,000 |
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948,000
98,000
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98,000 |
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915,000
55,000
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55,000 |
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853,000
184,000
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184,000 |
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839,000
186,000
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186,000 |
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830,000
430,000
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430,000 |
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820,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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817,000
28,000
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28,000 |
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776,000
77,000
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77,000 |
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758,000
42,000
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42,000 |
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712,000
32,000
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32,000 |
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700,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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650,000
287,000
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287,000 |
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648,000
153,000
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153,000 |
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630,000
220,000
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220,000 |
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599,000
324,000
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324,000 |
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560,000
117,000
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117,000 |
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:
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 |
|---|---|---|
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985,000
115,000
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115,000 |
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850,000
405,000
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405,000 |
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215,000
98,000
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98,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
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2,600,000
215,000
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215,000 |
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Busted |
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 |
|---|---|---|
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610,000
157,000
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157,000 |
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415,000
34,000
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34,000 |
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400,000
214,000
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214,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
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1,100,000
415,000
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415,000 |
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Busted |
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 |
|---|---|---|
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1,200,000
471,000
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471,000 |
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265,000
266,000
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266,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
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835,000
438,000
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438,000 |
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260,000
320,000
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320,000 |
