$10,200 NL Hold'em Day 1 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-19-2024 22:15 UTC+2

Martirosian Doubles Up Livschitz

Ollie Garland

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

Victoria Livschitz limped in from the small blind, as did Hassan Nashar in the hijack. Artur Martirosian, on the button, squeezed to 30,000. Livschitz moved all in for 64,500, Nashar folded and Martirosian called.

Victoria Livschitz: 9♣9♦ All in
Artur Martirosian: A♥10♦

This hand was all but over for Martirosian on the 9♥4♠2♣ flop, giving Livschitz a set of nines. The Q♥ turn and 5♣ river changed nothing and Livschitz doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Victoria Livschitz	139,500 95,000	95,000
Artur Martirosian	16,000 98,000	98,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Hassan Nashar Victoria Livschitz

10-19-2024 22:05 UTC+2

Dwan Busts to Zoufri's Two Pair

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Matt Warburton

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

Action was on the flop on a board of 10♥2♠Q♦ and action checked to Felipe Fontoura Ketzer, who bet 10,000. Abdelhakim Zoufri then check-raised to 105,000 and Jamie Dwan called all in for around 70,000. Ketzer folded, leaving two players to show their cards.

Dwan had A♣Q♥ for a pair of queens and Zoufri had 10♦2♦ for two pair, tens and deuces.

The turn came the 8♣ and river the K♦ and Zoufri held to win the pot, sending Dwan to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abdelhakim Zoufri	215,000
Jamie Dwan	Busted

Tags: Abdelhakim Zoufri Felipe Fontoura Ketzer Jamie Dwan

10-19-2024 22:02 UTC+2

Sitbon Block-Bets the River

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Ollie Garland

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

Julien Sitbon raised to 6,000 from under the gun, receiving calls from Tomas Jozonis and Jon Vallinas Santos, in middle position and the cutoff, respectively.

Sitbon slowed down on the 6♣Q♦A♣ flop. Jozonis took the lead for 12,000 and Santos folded. Sitbon made the call.

The 8♣ turn checked through to the 7♦ on the river. Sitbon placed a bet of one big blind. Jozonis tanked before making the call. Sitbon rolled over A♦10♦, but the pot was split when Jozonis showed A♠10♠ for the same holding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Sitbon	91,000 9,000	9,000
Jon Vallinas Santos	90,000 33,000	33,000
Tomas Jozonis	81,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Jon Vallinas Santos Julien Sitbon Tomas Jozonis

10-19-2024 21:50 UTC+2

Vaskaboinikau Pays Off Zhyarau

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Ollie Garland

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

The pot had grown to 65,000 with two players looking at a full board of J♥J♣2♦10♥2♥.

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau, in the small blind, checked the action to Uladzimir Zhyharau, in the big blind. Zhyharau bet out a sizeable wager of 57,500. Vaskaboinikau spent several minutes in the tank before making the call.

Zhyharau rolled over K♦J♠ for flopped trips, winning him this pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Uladzimir Zhyharau	250,000 55,000	55,000
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	65,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Mikalai Vaskaboinikau Uladzimir Zhyharau

10-19-2024 21:49 UTC+2

Ju Busts as Mateos Wins Race

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Matt Warburton

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

Samuel Ju raised from under the gun, Vladimir Korzinin three-bet to 33,000, then Adrian Mateos four-bet to 105,000 from the big blind. Ju then pushed all in for 117,000, Korzinin folded and Mateos put the last few chips in the middle to make the call. Ju was at risk as players flipped their cards.

Samuel Ju: Q♣Q♦ All in
Adrian Mateos: A♣K♠

The board ran out 7♠4♠10♠3♠K♥ and Mateos picked up a flush draw on the flop, completing it on the turn to win the pot. Mateos near-doubled his stack and Ju was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	380,000 158,500	158,500

Samuel Ju	Busted

Tags: Adrian Mateos Samuel Ju Vladimir Korzinin

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

10-19-2024 21:43 UTC+2

Semionov Takes It on the Turn

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Ollie Garland

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

Oleg Semionov raised from middle position and Aren Bezhanyan three-bet to 18,500 from the small blind. Semionov four-bet to 45,000 and Bezhayan called.

The K♠2♦4♦ flop saw Bezhayan check-call a bet of 20,000 from Semionov.

The J♣ turn prompted a second check from Bezhayan. Semionov sized up to 30,000 and Bezhayan finally folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aren Bezhanyan	190,000 35,000	35,000
Oleg Semionov	180,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Aren Bezhanyan Oleg Semionov

10-19-2024 21:39 UTC+2

Goryachev Cracks Zouari's Aces

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Matt Warburton

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

Jeremie Zouari open-raised from the button and Viacheslav Goryachev moved all in from the small blind with a short stack of 22,000. Zouari called to put Goryachev at risk as players flipped their cards.

Viacheslav Goryachev: A♠K♣ All in
Jeremie Zouari: A♠A♦

The board ran out 10♦J♥Q♥2♥5♥ and Goryachev flopped the nut straight to crack Zouari's aces and double up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremie Zouari	213,000 37,000	37,000
Viacheslav Goryachev	50,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Jeremie Zouari Viacheslav Goryachev

10-19-2024 21:29 UTC+2

Zouari Gets Value from Sammartino

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Ollie Garland

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

The pot had grown to 95,000 with two players looking at a full board of 9♦3♥10♣A♦6♠.

Dario Sammartino, who was under the gun, checked the action to Jeremie Zouari, on the button. Zouari bet out 35,000, sending Sammartino into the tank.

Sammartino burned through several time banks before making the call. Zouari rolled over A♣J♠ for top pair, sending Sammartino's cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremie Zouari	250,000 82,000	82,000
Dario Sammartino	30,500 79,000	79,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino Jeremie Zouari

10-19-2024 21:29 UTC+2

Chip Counts Following Break (full)

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Matt Warburton

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Farid Jattin	543,000 183,000	183,000

Nikita Kuznetcov	275,000 178,500	178,500
Peng Chen	270,000 31,000	31,000
Zhewen Hu	253,000 114,500	114,500
Aren Bezhanyan	225,000 85,000	85,000
Adrian Mateos	221,500 9,500	9,500

Felipe Fontoura Ketzer	221,000 41,000	41,000
Marius Kudzmanas	200,000 30,000	30,000
Uladzimir Zhyharau	195,000 116,000	116,000
Hassan Nashar	189,500 21,500	21,500
Gregoire Auzoux	186,000 1,000	1,000
Jeremie Zouari	168,000 71,000	71,000
Viktor Ustimov	160,000 5,000	5,000
Alessandro Pichierri	153,000 53,000	53,000
Vladimir Korzinin	145,000 20,000	20,000
Ren Lin	143,000 43,000	43,000
Jon Vallinas Santos	123,000 42,000	42,000
Enrico Camosci	116,000 4,000	4,000
Artur Martirosian	114,000 1,000	1,000

Simone Andrian	110,000 10,000	10,000
Dario Sammartino	109,500 109,500	109,500
Roman Hrabec	105,000 105,000	105,000
Natan Chauskin	100,000 100,000	100,000
Jamie Dwan	100,000 100,000	100,000
Tomas Jozonis	100,000 100,000	100,000

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