$5,300 EPT Main Event
Day 4 Started
$5,300 EPT Main Event
Day 4 Started
Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Timothy Friese | United States | 325,000 | 22 |
1 | 2 | Anton Wigg | Sweden | 300,000 | 20 |
1 | 3 | Gerard Carbo | Spain | 1,170,000 | 78 |
1 | 4 | Atanas Malinov | Bulgaria | 805,000 | 54 |
1 | 5 | Dario Sammartino | Italy | 855,000 | 57 |
1 | 6 | Nathan Tetart | France | 3,465,000 | 231 |
1 | 7 | Renat Bohdanov | Ukraine | 1,120,000 | 75 |
1 | 8 | Viacheslav Goryachev | Russia | 490,000 | 33 |
2 | 1 | Jose Gonzalez Sanchez | Spain | 2,665,000 | 178 |
2 | 2 | Yassin Mahmoud | Jordan | 430,000 | 29 |
2 | 3 | Nicolas Chouity | Lebanon | 349,000 | 23 |
2 | 4 | Ilya Pavlov | Russia | 375,000 | 25 |
2 | 5 | Seyedali Hosseinirami | Iran | 700,000 | 47 |
2 | 6 | Andrei Vavilonskii | Russia | 250,000 | 17 |
2 | 7 | Andrea Dato | Italy | 360,000 | 24 |
2 | 8 | Raoul Refos | Netherlands | 705,000 | 47 |
3 | 1 | Mekan Yusupov | Turkmenistan | 160,000 | 11 |
3 | 2 | Nikita Kuznetsov | Russia | 1,030,000 | 69 |
3 | 3 | Gilles Simon | Netherlands | 1,455,000 | 97 |
3 | 4 | Carl Shaw | United Kingdom | 895,000 | 60 |
3 | 5 | Harald Sammer | Germany | 510,000 | 34 |
3 | 6 | Maduka Meragal | Canada | 200,000 | 13 |
3 | 7 | Kenny Hallaert | Belgium | 1,330,000 | 89 |
3 | 8 | Suat Uyanik | France | 725,000 | 48 |
4 | 1 | Yannick Schumacher | Germany | 995,000 | 66 |
4 | 2 | Marian Virlanuta | Romania | 965,000 | 64 |
4 | 3 | Halil Tasyurek | Turkey | 465,000 | 31 |
4 | 4 | Giovani Torre | Portugal | 285,000 | 19 |
4 | 5 | Alexandre Pruneau | Canada | 310,000 | 21 |
4 | 6 | Fiodor Martino | Italy | 110,000 | 7 |
4 | 7 | Milos Skrbic | Serbia | 175,000 | 12 |
4 | 8 | Siarhei Chudapal | Belarus | 275,000 | 18 |
5 | 1 | Victor Yugay | Uzbekistan | 355,000 | 24 |
5 | 2 | Julien Montois | France | 1,136,000 | 76 |
5 | 3 | Daniel Koloszar | Hungary | 365,000 | 24 |
5 | 5 | Fabio Peluso | Italy | 559,000 | 37 |
5 | 6 | Mustafa Biz | Turkey | 278,000 | 19 |
5 | 7 | Shuang Luo | China | 880,000 | 59 |
5 | 8 | Bjorn Kozenkai | Hungary | 865,000 | 58 |
6 | 1 | Michele Guerrini | Italy | 135,000 | 9 |
6 | 2 | Bart Lybaert | Belgium | 2,000,000 | 133 |
6 | 3 | Fabrice Bigot | France | 630,000 | 42 |
6 | 4 | Alessandro Minasi | Italy | 855,000 | 57 |
6 | 5 | Mario Trattou | United Kingdom | 620,000 | 41 |
6 | 7 | Marc Foggin | United Kingdom | 745,000 | 50 |
6 | 8 | Marius Irimia | Romania | 110,000 | 7 |
7 | 1 | Gary Miller | United Kingdom | 640,000 | 43 |
7 | 2 | Andreas Tomazou | Cyprus | 360,000 | 24 |
7 | 4 | Aleksandr Faterin | Russia | 880,000 | 59 |
7 | 5 | Ricardo Tannoury | United States | 1,300,000 | 87 |
7 | 6 | Casimir Seire | Finland | 1,240,000 | 83 |
7 | 7 | Priit Parmasto | Estonia | 310,000 | 21 |
7 | 8 | Timur Vardanian | Russia | 760,000 | 51 |
The PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus has entered its final stretch as the halfway point for the $5,300 EPT Main Event has been crossed. And there's not long to wait, as the next chapter for the tournament begins at 12 p.m. EEST.
The initial field of 1,320 has been whittled down to its final 53 entrants inside the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel and Spa, and among those remaining are two players who have already tasted EPT Main Event glory.
Anton Wigg (300,000) and Nicolas Chouity (745,000) wrote their name in the EPT history books during the 2010 season, winning the Main Events at the Copenhagen and Monte Carlo stops. The victories resulted in the biggest cash of their careers, and the similarities continue with Wigg and Chouity having $4.4 million and $4.6 million in live tournament earnings. Good enough to put them 412th and 383rd in All-Time Money List.
The duo will be looking to emulate Mike Watson, who became the third player in history to win two live EPT Main Event titles, after his triumph in Monte Carlo earlier this year.
Of course, the 51 other players will be looking to stop them at any cost and in pole position to do that is Nathan Tetart (3,465,000). The Frenchman is the sole participant with more than 3 million chips, while Jose Gonzalez Sanchez (2,665,000) and Bart Lybaert (2,000,000) were the only other players to breach the 2 million chip mark.
Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nathan Tetart | France | 3,465,000 | 231 |
2 | Jose Gonzalez Sanchez | Spain | 2,665,000 | 178 |
3 | Bart Lybaert | Belgium | 2,000,000 | 133 |
4 | Gilles Simon | Netherlands | 1,455,000 | 97 |
5 | Gerard Carbo | Spain | 1,380,000 | 92 |
6 | Kenny Hallaert | Belgium | 1,330,000 | 89 |
7 | Ricardo Tannoury | United States | 1,300,000 | 87 |
8 | Casimir Seire | Finland | 1,240,000 | 83 |
9 | Renat Bohdanov | Ukraine | 1,120,000 | 75 |
10 | Nikita Kuznetsov | Russia | 1,030,000 | 69 |
Day 4 kicks off at noon local time on Level 21 with blinds of 10,000/15,000 and a 15,000 big blind ante. Day 4 will close when six more levels play out or until the field reaches 16, whichever comes first.
The returning players have locked up a minimum payday of $18,700, with the next pay jump at 39th place ($21,500). However, all eyes will be on the $1,042,000 that will be awarded to the eventual champion on Sunday.
As always, keep it locked in with PokerNews to keep up with all the action from EPT Cyprus.
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
The remaining 53 players are in their seats and have unbagged their chips, and Day 4 is now underway.
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez said hello to Japanese vlogging star Masato Yokosawa who was filming the table from the rail before he called a raise of 30,000 in the cutoff from Andrei Vavilonsii in early position. Yassin Mahmoud also called on the button, as did blinds Nicolas Chouity and Ilya Pavlov.
The flop came A♦9♥Q♥ and Vavilonskii continued for 55,000. Gonzalez Sanchez called, and Mahmoud also came along as Chouity and Pavlov got out of the way.
The 10♦ fell on the turn and Vavilonskii used a time bank before moving all in for 165,000. Gonzalez Sanchez then raised to 375,000 and Mahmoud folded.
Gonzalez Sanchez showed A♣J♣, but Vavilonskii had Q♣Q♦ for a set. The river was the 6♠ and Vavilonskii stood up to snap a photo of the board before accepting the massive pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez |
2,450,000
-215,000
|
-215,000 |
Andrei Vavilonskii |
700,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
Nicolas Chouity |
660,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
|
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Yassin Mahmoud |
410,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
Ilya Pavlov |
410,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
Marius Irimia open-jammed for 110,000 from under the gun and action folded to Marc Foggin in the big blind, who called.
Marius Irimia: A♣2♥
Marc Foggin: A♦2♦
Both players had the same hand, but the Q♠9♦6♦ made Foggin the favorite as he picked up a flush draw. The K♠ turn was a brick, but the 5♦ river completed Foggin's flush to send out Irimia.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Marc Foggin |
800,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
Marius Irimia | Busted |
Andrei Vavilonskii opened to 30,000 from under the gun and Andrea Dato called in the next seat as the button also called.
Ilya Pavlov then three-bet jammed a stack of 400,000 from the small blind and Vavilonskii folded before Dato re-shoved a slightly smaller stack to get things heads-up.
Andrea Dato: 10♠10♥
Ilya Pavlov: A♥Q♣
Dato survived the flip as the board ran out 2♦3♠5♥J♠6♦ as Pavlov was left with a single 25,000-chip.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Andrea Dato |
850,000
490,000
|
490,000 |
|
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Andrei Vavilonskii |
600,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Ilya Pavlov |
25,000
-385,000
|
-385,000 |
Fiodor Martino got his last 70,000 in the middle from the cutoff and was up against Giovani Torre in middle position.
Fiodor Martino: Q♠10♠
Giovani Torre: A♠8♠
Martino took the lead on the 4♥10♣3♦ flop with top pair, but the board ran out 5♦2♣ and Torre made a straight on the river to send Martino to an early Day 4 exit.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Giovani Torre |
350,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
Fiodor Martino | Busted |
Victor Yugay opened to 30,000 from the button before Julien Montois made it 125,000 from the small blind. Daniel Koloszar four-bet jammed for around 250,000 from the big blind, forcing out Yugay. Montois, however, called to put his opponent at risk.
Daniel Koloszar: 9♠9♣
Julien Montois: K♠K♣
Montois' kings remained best as the board ran out with the A♣2♦7♥J♥Q♣ runout.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Julien Montois |
725,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
Victor Yugay |
425,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Daniel Koloszar | Busted |