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

10-19-2023 12:57 UTC+2

Chip Counts at Break

David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez	980,000 58,000	58,000
Carl Shaw	960,000 240,000	240,000
Timur Vardanian	804,000 300,000	300,000
Viliyan Petleshkov	778,000 244,000	244,000
Timothy Friese	755,000 602,000	602,000
Suat Uyanik	730,000 5,000	5,000
Kenny Hallaert	670,000 161,000	161,000

Karolis Sereika	664,000 264,000	264,000
Ivan Tukmachev	653,000 155,000	155,000
Fabrice Bigot	640,000 177,000	177,000
Eduard Norel	620,000 170,000	170,000
Anton Wigg	585,000 29,000	29,000

Renat Bohdanov	551,000 127,000	127,000
Gary Miller	540,000 178,000	178,000

Kubanychbek Abakirov	537,000 17,000	17,000
Milos Skrbic	520,000 305,000	305,000

Andrei Vavilonskii	514,000 86,000	86,000
Andreas Tomazou	510,000 35,000	35,000
Bart Lybaert	479,000 26,000	26,000
Priit Parmasto	396,000 39,000	39,000
Michele Guerrini	395,000 35,000	35,000
Andrea Dato	376,000 42,000	42,000

Dario Sammartino	370,000 50,000	50,000
Julien Montois	366,000 109,000	109,000
[Removed:553]	355,000 33,000	33,000

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Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

10-19-2023 13:08 UTC+2

Tasyurek Fires the River on Buckley

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David Salituro

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

Mark Buckley raised to 12,000 in early position and Halil Tasyurek called on the button.

The flop came J♣5♥2♣ and Buckley led out for another 12,000. Tasyurek again called to see the 8♠ turn, where Buckley bet 38,000.

Tasyurek called once more and the 4♥ fell on the river. Buckley then checked over to Tasyurek, who fired out 70,000.

Buckley quickly gave up his hand as Tasyurek earned the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Halil Tasyurek	500,000 169,000	169,000
Mark Buckley	155,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Halil Tasyurek Mark Buckley

10-19-2023 13:09 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Hoefer	Busted
Claas Segebrecht	Busted
Alexane Najchaus	Busted
Marcin Dziubdziela	Busted
Johan Schultz-Pedersen	Busted
Maan El Hachem	Busted

Pak Earns a Double

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Ryan Lashmar

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

In a preflop confrontation between two players, Aleksandr Pak found himself all in from the big blind for 194,000 against Ilia Pavlov who covered.

Aleksandr Pak: 10♥10♠
Ilia Pavlov: A♠Q♣

Pak was ahead with his pair of tens on the K♣7♣2♣ flop but Pavlov picked up some additional outs in the form of a flush draw. The 2♦ turn and 4♥ river were bricks and Pak secured a full double up at Pavlov's expense.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ilia Pavlov	450,000 134,000	134,000
Aleksandr Pak	397,000 266,000	266,000

Tags: Aleksandr Pak Ilia Pavlov

10-19-2023 13:22 UTC+2

Sammartino Calls Down Pavlov; Sammer Takes Out Hatefi

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David Salituro

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

Ilia Pavlov raised to 13,000 in the cutoff and Dario Sammartino defended his big blind.

The flop came 8♦5♠K♦ and Pavlov continued for 8,000. Sammartino called, then faced another bet of 35,000 on the 2♣ turn.

Sammartino again called to the 8♠ river and checked over to Pavlov, who this time checked back and mucked when Sammartino turned over 7♣7♠ to win the pot.

At the same time at another table, Amir Hatefi moved all in for his last 100,000 on a J♠6♦8♣ flop from the hijack and Harald Sammer called on the button.

Amir Hatefi: Q♣J♣
Harald Sammer: K♦K♣

Hatefi had flopped top pair, but Sammer showed him a pair of kings and left Hatefi looking for help on the turn and river. None arrived as the dealer flipped over 4♥10♠, sending Hatefi to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	455,000 85,000	85,000
Harald Sammer	400,000 261,000	261,000
Ilia Pavlov	250,000 200,000	200,000
Amir Hatefi	Busted

Tags: Amir Hatefi Dario Sammartino Harald Sammer Ilia Pavlov

10-19-2023 13:29 UTC+2

Koloszar Puts a Slight Dent in Gonzalez

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David Salituro

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

Jose Gonzalez had continued accumulating chips during this level, recently crossing 1,200,000, until tangling with Daniel Koloszar in a blind versus blind pot.

In the small blind, Koloszar got his last 145,000 in the middle and Gonzalez called to put him at risk.

Daniel Koloszar: A♦K♣
Jose Gonzalez: A♥J♥

Koloszar had the chip leader dominated heading to the 4♣4♠4♦ flop. "Ace, please," Gonzalez asked the dealer pleading for a card that would chop the pot.

The board instead ran out Q♥K♦ and Koloszar improved to a full house on the river to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez	1,100,000 120,000	120,000
Daniel Koloszar	330,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Daniel Koloszar Jose Gonzalez Sanchez

10-19-2023 13:30 UTC+2

Guven Calls Down

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Jeremy Geist

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

Ege Guven opened the cutoff to 13,000 before action made it to Jovan Kenjic in the big blind who defended.

The 6♠10♦7♣ flop hit the felt and action checked to Guven who continued for 12,000. Kenjic called.

The 8♣ landed on the turn and action quickly checked through to a 4♠ river. Kenjic opted to take the betting lead and put out a bet of 22,000 from the big blind.

Guven thought it over for a few moments but ultimatley put the chips in. Kenjic tabled Q♦6♣ for just middle pair and Guven tabled K♣10♥ for a pair of tens to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ege Guven	590,000 241,000	241,000
Jovan Kenjic	170,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Ege Guven Jovan Kenjic

10-19-2023 13:32 UTC+2

El-Hajj Fills Up

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Josh Noy

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

Bart Lybaert called in the small blind and Alain El-Hajj checked his option to see the 8♥10♦3♥ flop.

Lybaert checked and called when El-Hajj tossed out a bet of 10,000. Lybaert checked again on the 8♠ turn and El-Hajj checked behind.

The 6♦ river produced another check from Lybaert, with El-Hajj taking some time and sliding out a bet of 55,000. Lybaert made the quick call and revealed 8♣4♥ for trip eights. It was no good, as El-Hajj held 8♦3♦ for a full house to take down a sizeable pot.