$5,300 EPT Main Event Day 4 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-20-2023 17:53 UTC+2

Foggin Tries to Float Simon

David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

[Removed:553] opened to 60,000 in the hijack and Marc Foggin defended his big blind.

The flop came 3♥6♦3♦ and Simon continued for 30,000. Foggin called and the 8♦ fell on the turn.

Foggin then led out for 100,000 and Simon called. The river was the 3♠ and Foggin checked. Simon checked behind and Foggin turned over J♥10♥ for just jack-high.

Simon showed A♠10♣ as he took the pot with his ace.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:553]	3,200,000 400,000	400,000

Marc Foggin	2,100,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Marc Foggin

10-20-2023 17:57 UTC+2

Michele Guerrini Eliminated in 22nd Place ($32,725)

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Michele Guerrini open-jammed a stack of around 500,000 from the button and Marc Foggin three-bet jammed a bigger stack in the small blind to get things heads-up.

Michele Guerrini: Q♠J♠
Marc Foggin: A♥J♥

Guerrini was dominated and couldn't pull ahead as the board ran out A♠Q♣9♣6♥K♥ to mark his elimination in 22nd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Foggin	2,750,000 650,000	650,000
Michele Guerrini	Busted

Tags: Marc Foggin Michele Guerrini

10-20-2023 17:59 UTC+2

Yugay Rivers the Goods

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Victor Yugay limped in from the small blind holding 6♦4♠ and Atanas Malikov checked in the big blind with 7♠4♦.

Both players checked the 4♥3♦2♥ flop leading to the 9♣ turn. Yugay checked again and Malinov bet 75,000. Yugay made the call.

On the 6♠ river Yugay checked, Malinov checked and Yugay took the pot with his rivered two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Victor Yugay	820,000 5,000	5,000
Atanas Malinov	620,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Atanas Malikov Victor Yugay

10-20-2023 18:07 UTC+2

Foggin Gets Another Pot

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Calum Grant

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Marc Foggin opened to 75,000 from early position and Casimir Seire called from the big blind.

Seire check-called for 35,000 on the A♣2♣3♣ flop but folded to a bet of 150,000 on the 9♦ turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Casimir Seire	670,000 230,000	230,000
Marc Foggin	285,000 2,465,000	2,465,000

Tags: Casimir Seire Marc Foggin

10-20-2023 18:07 UTC+2

Tasyurek Shows Gonzalez Sanchez an Ace; Vardanian Four-Bets

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Heads-up blind versus blind on a board of Q♥Q♦A♣6♦, Jose Gonzalez Sanchez bet 250,000 and Halil Tasyurek called.

The river came the J♠ and Tasyurek checked over to Gonzalez Sanchez, who this time checked back and mucked when Tasyurek showed A♥9♦.

The next hand, Timur Vardanian raised to 60,000 in the hijack and Gonzalez Sanchez called in the small blind. [Removed:553] in the big blind then three-bet to 300,000.

Vardanian came back with a four-bet to 600,000 and Gonzalez Sanchez quickly got out of the way. Simon also folded as Vardanian took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:553]	2,750,000 450,000	450,000

Jose Gonzalez Sanchez	2,500,000 795,000	795,000
Halil Tasyurek	1,400,000 300,000	300,000
Timur Vardanian	1,200,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Halil Tasyurek Jose Gonzalez Sanchez Timur Vardanian

10-20-2023 18:07 UTC+2

Schumacher Forces Two Folds

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Victor Yugay opened to 65,000 from the hijack with Q♣10♣ and received calls from Yannick Schumacher on the button with A♥J♠ and Nikita Kuznetsov in the big blind with 3♠2♠.

The flop came A♦Q♦7♠ and action checked around to Schumacher who bet 115,000 with the best hand. Both opponents folded allowing Schumacher to take down a decent pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yannick Schumacher	2,227,000 263,000	263,000
Nikita Kuznetsov	1,840,000 50,000	50,000
Victor Yugay	1,003,000 183,000	183,000

Tags: Nikita Kuznetsov Victor Yugay Yannick Schumacher

10-20-2023 18:08 UTC+2

Dato Picks Off Parmasto

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Andrea Dato raised to 70,000 in the cutoff and Priit Parmasto called in the small blind.

The flop came A♥K♠6♦ and Dato bet another 55,000. Parmasto then raised to 150,000 and Dato called.

Both players checked the Q♣ turn before Parmasto fired out another 150,000 on the 3♦ river. Dato quickly called and Parmasto announced he had a pair of sixes, showing 8♠6♠.

Dato turned over A♠J♣ for a pair of aces and took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrea Dato	5,400,000 400,000	400,000

Priit Parmasto	1,100,000 345,000	345,000

10-20-2023 18:19 UTC+2

Malinov Catches a Bluff

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Atanas Malinov opened to 60,000 from the hijack with K♠Q♣ and Bjorn Kozenkai called from the button with J♥10♥.

The flop came A♠6♦2♠ and Malinov check-called a 60,000 bet from Kozenkai.

Malinov checked-called another bet from Kozenkai on the 9♠ turn, this time for 110,000.

The river was the 4♠ giving Malinov an ace-high flush. Malinov checked and Kozenkai bet 325,000. Malinov moved all in for 50,000 more and Kozenkai was forced to muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bjorn Kozenkai	2,310,000 350,000	350,000
Atanas Malinov	1,235,000 615,000	615,000

Tags: Atanas Malinov Bjorn Kozenkai

10-20-2023 18:21 UTC+2

Three Consecutive Three-Bet & Takes

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Calum Grant

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

[Removed:553] opened to 60,000 from under the gun and Gerard Carbo three-bet to 140,000 from the next seat. Simon folded.

The next hand, Carbo opened to 60,000 before Casimir Seire three-bet jammed for around 575,000 from the next seat. Carbo folded.

After that, Seire opened to 60,000 in early position before Marc Foggin three-bet to 170,000 in the hijack. Seire folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Foggin	3,200,000
[Removed:553]	2,900,000

Gerard Carbo	800,000
Casimir Seire	600,000

Tags: Casimir Seire Gerard Carbo Marc Foggin

10-20-2023 18:25 UTC+2

Bohdanov Adopts a Limping Strategy

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Renat Bohdanov limped in from middle position before Alessandro Minasi raised to 130,000 in the hijack. Action folded back to Bohdanov who quickly mucked.

Bohdanov also limped in the next hand and Bart Lybaert checked his option. The flop came 7♦10♠9♥ and Bohdanov bet 30,000. Lybaert instantly sent his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bart Lybaert	680,000 320,000	320,000
Alessandro Minasi	600,000 20,000	20,000
Renat Bohdanov	550,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Alessandro Minasi Bart Lybaert Renat Bohdanov