$10,200 Mystery Bounty Day 1 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-10-2024 00:08 UTC+3

Li Spikes Turn to Double via Lin

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Richard Hayes

Level 9 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Zhendong Li was all in for 57,000 and at risk versus Ren Lin.

Zhendong Li: 8♠8♦ All in
Ren Lin: Q♥Q♦

Li was in trouble versus Lin's overpair queens, and Lin improved to top set on the Q♠4♠2♠ flop. However Li still had outs to the flush draw, and the A♠ rolled off on the turn to put him in front.

Li just had to avoid the board pairing to take the pot, or a fourth queen, and the K♣ river was a brick, sending him the double-up.

Lin, always in good form at the table, smiled and said "How can I lose with Lady Gaga?!"

Player	Chips	Progress
Ren Lin	446,000 134,000	134,000

Zhendong Li	121,000 34,000	34,000

Tags: Ren Lin Zhendong Li

10-09-2024 23:57 UTC+3

Zubov Knocks Out Angelov

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Richard Hayes

Level 9 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Boris Angelov opened to 6,000 from middle position, and was faced with a three-bet to 16,000 by Alexander Zubov in the cutoff.

Action folded back to Angelov, who promptly moved all in for around 76,000, with Zubov making the snap call.

Boris Angelov: A♦Q♠ All in
Alexander Zubov: A♣K♠

Zubov had the dominating ace, and Angelov's exit was confirmed by the A♠6♦3♣3♠8♣ runout, Zubov's kicker proving crucial to sending him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Zubov	340,000 73,000	73,000
Boris Angelov	Busted

Tags: Alexander Zubov Boris Angelov

10-09-2024 23:50 UTC+3

Martirosian Busts Chaoui and Damages Mateos

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Richard Hayes

Level 9 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Cards were on their backs and stacks were in the middle, with Mehdi Chaoui all in for 48,000 and at risk after Adrian Mateos rejammed, which did not deter Artur Martirosian from also getting his 100,000 stack into the middle.

Mehdi Chaoui: A♥J♠ All in
Artur Martirosian: 9♦9♣ All in
Adrian Mateos: A♦K♠

Martirosian was in good shape with a pair of nines, with his opponent's holding some of each others' outs, and he had a lock on the hand after the flop came 9♥5♦4♠, giving him top set of nines, with the Q♦6♠ turn and river completing the runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	260,000 116,000	116,000

Adrian Mateos	248,000 23,000	23,000

Mehdi Chaoui	Busted

Tags: Adrian Mateos Artur Martirosian Mehdi Chaoui

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

10-09-2024 23:28 UTC+3

Mateos Gets Job Done on River

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Richard Hayes

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Adrian Mateos opened to 5,000 from the cutoff, and received calls from Aren Bezhanyan on the button and Mehdi Chaoui in the big blind.

All players elected to check their option on the 10♥6♥3♠ flop. On the J♣ turn, action was checked to Mateos, who slid out a bet of 11,000, which only Bezhanyan called.

The 5♠ river completed the board, and Mateos fired out a bet of 50,000 after some thought, covering his opponent's remaining stack. Bezhanyan swiftly disposed of his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	225,000 90,000	90,000

Mehdi Chaoui	48,000 8,000	8,000
Aren Bezhanyan	38,000 102,000	102,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Aren Bezhanyan Mehdi Chaoui

10-09-2024 23:17 UTC+3

Mulder Felts Malinov

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Richard Hayes

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Teun Mulder opened to 5,500 from the cutoff and was faced with a three-bet jam to around 48,000 by Atanas Malinov in the big blind, with Mulder making the quick call with the covering stack.

Atanas Malinov: 4♠4♥ All in
Teun Mulder: K♣K♥

Malinov was in big trouble versus Mulder's overpair kings, and his exit was confirmed by the K♦J♣9♣10♠5♦ runout, with Mulder improving to top set on the flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Teun Mulder	215,000 51,000	51,000
Atanas Malinov	Busted

Tags: Atanas Malinov Teun Mulder

Level: 8

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

10-09-2024 23:12 UTC+3

Chip Counts at Second Break (full)

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Richard Hayes

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladimir Korzinin	555,000 277,500	277,500
Diogo Coelho	397,000 170,000	170,000
Ren Lin	312,000 2,000	2,000

Marius Kudzmanas	295,000 5,000	5,000
Jiaming Zhao	287,000 37,000	37,000
Alexander Zubov	267,000 8,000	8,000
Nicolas Betbese	238,000 75,500	75,500
Yulian Bogdanov	233,000 23,000	23,000
Felipe Ketzer	182,000 87,000	87,000
Manuel Fritz	165,000 10,000	10,000
Teun Mulder	164,000 164,000	164,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	162,000 162,000	162,000
Zhendong Li	155,000 55,000	55,000
Yahor Dambrouski	151,000 51,000	51,000
Artur Martirosian	144,000 89,000	89,000

Sonny Franco	143,000 43,000	43,000
Aren Bezhanyan	140,000 140,000	140,000
Adrian Mateos	135,000 135,000	135,000

Tom Vogelsang	132,000 108,000	108,000
Aliaksei Boika	122,000 43,000	43,000

Boris Angelov	113,000 5,000	5,000
Marcelo Bonanata	100,000 30,000	30,000
Manuel Carvalho	100,000 100,000	100,000
Vicente Delgado	100,000
Mathieu Di Meglio	100,000 100,000	100,000

Read full

10-09-2024 22:52 UTC+3

Break Time

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Richard Hayes

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The 39 players remaining have been sent on their second 20-minute break of the day, with play concluding for the day after three more levels.

Late registration for the event is open until the start of Day 2.

10-09-2024 22:48 UTC+3

Zubov Takes Three-Bet Pot

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Richard Hayes

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Boris Angelov opened to 5,500 from early position, and was faced with a three-bet to 15,000 by Alexander Zubov in the next seat. Action folded back to Angelov, who called.

The J♦9♥2♦ flop brought fireworks, as Angelov check-raised to 31,000 versus a bet of 11,000 from Zubov. After burning a time bank card, Zubov jammed with the covering stack and Angelov swiftly sent his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Zubov	275,000 76,500	76,500
Boris Angelov	108,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Alexander Zubov Boris Angelov