$10,300 EPT High Roller
Day 1 Completed
2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$10,300 EPT High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
Buy-in
$10,300
Prize Pool
$4,423,200
Entries
456
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
405
Players Left
164
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus stop has been filled with exciting action and famous players competing on the felt every day. Today’s $10,300 EPT High Roller was no different. A total of 405 players made their way to Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa for Day 1, and just 164 remain.
After ten 60-minute levels, Parahat Nurmuhammedov is leading the way with a stack of 524,000. In second place is Germany's Berthold Winz (391,000), and rounding out the podium in third place is Ray Qartomy (378,000).
Nurmuhammedov is just shy of $100,000 in live career tournament earnings and already has two cashes in this series. He’s also the only player to have crossed the half-million chip mark, coming into tomorrow with a staggering 349 big blinds. While EPT success has eluded him so far, he’s now in a prime position to make a deep run and change that.
End of Day 1 Top 10 Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parahat Nurmuhammedov | Turkmenistan | 524,000 | 349 |
| 2 | Berthold Winz | Germany | 391,000 | 261 |
| 3 | Ray Qartomy | United States | 378,000 | 252 |
| 4 | Simeon Spasov | Bulgaria | 324,000 | 216 |
| 5 | Umberto Ruggeri | Italy | 314,500 | 210 |
| 6 | Aleksei Gortikov | Russian Federation | 310,500 | 207 |
| 7 | Nichan Khorchidian | Lebanon | 306,000 | 204 |
| 8 | Boris Kuzmanovic | Croatia | 286,000 | 191 |
| 9 | Xiaosheng Zheng | China | 276,000 | 184 |
| 10 | Belarmino De Souza | Brazil | 268,000 | 179 |
Lurking just outside the top 10 with nearly $5 million in live tournament earnings is Roberto Romanello. The Welshman brings a ton of experience to the table, especially when it comes to EPT events. His first recorded cash in an EPT dates back to 2007 when he made the final table in a PLO event. Fast forward to 2011, and Romanello secured his spot in poker history by winning the EPT Prague Main Event for $640,000. With a stack of 231,500, he's definitely someone to keep an eye on tomorrow.
Among the star-studded field, some of the notables who managed to find a bag for Day 2 were Jelle Moene (218,500), Masashi Oya (199,000), Steve O'Dwyer (198,500), Tom Middleton (191,500), 2024 EPT Cyprus Eureka Main Event winner Leo Worthington-Leese (181,000), Boris Angelov (175,000), this year's EPT Barcelona Main Event Champion Stephen Song (156,000), PokerStars Ambassador Elias Gutierrez (102,500), and online poker legend Simon Mattsson (99,500)
A few other PokerStars Ambassadors were in action today. Fintan Hand busted in Level 3 after running Big Slick into Mattsson’s pocket aces. Parker Talbot and Sam Grafton also didn’t survive the day. However, since they only entered once, there’s a good chance they’ll be back at the felt for another shot tomorrow.
Some of the less fortunate players who were unable to survive the day were Teun Mulder, Mustapha Kanit, Fahredin Mustafov, Rania Nasreddine, Jessica Teusl, Ognyan Dimov, and the 2011 EPT San Remo Main Event Champion Andrey Pateychuk. However, as the tournament allows one reentry per player, those who only fired one bullet have the chance to register again before the start of Day 2 tomorrow, which gets underway at 12:30 p.m. local time.
The action picks back up at Level 11 with blinds at 1,000/1,500 and a 1,500 big blind ante. From Day 2, levels will be shortened to 50 minutes each. The plan for tomorrow is to play until the money is reached and continue through to the end of Level 22. The surviving players will return for the final day and play down until a winner is crowned.
Stay tuned to PokerNews as we provide continued coverage of the $10,300 EPT High Roller and all other events here at the 2024 EPT Cyrpus stop.
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
524,000
281,000
|
281,000 |
|
391,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
378,000
68,500
|
68,500 |
|
324,000
79,000
|
79,000 |
|
314,500
35,500
|
35,500 |
|
310,500
38,500
|
38,500 |
|
306,000
306,000
|
306,000 |
|
286,000
156,000
|
156,000 |
|
276,000
10,800
|
10,800 |
|
268,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
251,000
251,000
|
251,000 |
|
248,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
243,500
118,500
|
118,500 |
|
240,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
237,000
174,500
|
174,500 |
|
||
|
231,500
71,500
|
71,500 |
|
||
|
231,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
221,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
218,500
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
218,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
217,000
167,000
|
167,000 |
|
207,500
52,400
|
52,400 |
|
206,500
156,500
|
156,500 |
|
199,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
198,500
103,500
|
103,500 |
|
|
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Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Play has finished for today. The remaining 164 players have bagged and tagged. Stay tuned for the recap of today's action.
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Enrico Camosci opened to 2,400 from the hijack. Aleksandr Kirichenko raised to 4,900 from the button. Masashi Oya then reraised to 15,000 from the big blind. Camosci folded.
Oya led out for 11,000 on the Q♣3♦7♥ flop. Kirichenko called. Oya bet again this time for 18,000 on the 3♠ turn. Kirichenko used a time bank before calling.
On the K♦ river, Oya bet 43,000, leaving 900 behind. Kirichenko called. Oya rivered top set and had K♠K♣. Kirichenko had A♣Q♥ for second pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
125,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
125,000
85,100
|
85,100 |
|
18,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
In the first hand, Yunkyu Song opened with a raise to 2,500 from under the gun, picking up three callers along the way.
The flop came down 9♠4♠Q♣, and after everyone checked, it was Saar Wilf, last to act, who made a move with a bet of 4,000. The other players folded, but Song raised to 10,500, only to face an all-in from Wilf.
Song stood up, put on his coat, and a fellow player at the table mentioned that the last time he did this, he won. After a moment's thought, Song made the call, leading to a showdown.
Saar Wilf revealed A♦Q♠ for a pair of queens, while Yunkyu Song showed A♠5♠, hoping for a flush.
Unfortunately for Song, the turn brought the 9♥ and the river the J♦, giving Wilf the double-up.
In the very next hand, Jelle Moene raised to 2,500 from under the gun, and Wilf called, but Ankit Ahuja in the hijack came in with a three-bet to 10,500. Moene folded, but Wilf stayed in the action with a call.
Wilf checked the 10♥K♥9♣ flop, allowing Ahuja to take a shot with a 20,000 bet. After considering his options, Wilf decided to go all in again, and Ahuja snap-called, leading to another showdown.
Wilf revealed 10♠10♦ for a set of tens, while Ahuja had A♠K♦ for top pair.
The J♠ gave Ahuja some straight outs, but the 7♣ on the river didn't help him, allowing Wilf to double up for the second time in a row.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
220,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
|
155,100
61,100
|
61,100 |
|
108,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
104,500
75,500
|
75,500 |
|
74,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
16,600
16,600
|
16,600 |
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Players will play five more hands before bagging up and coming tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. local time for Day 2.
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Luca Stevanto raised to 2,500 from the cutoff with Shankui Li calling on the button and Iurii Suvorov defending out of the big blind.
After Suvorov checked the A♠Q♣7♥ flop, Stevanato bet 2,500. Li called, but Suvorov folded.
Stevanato shoved for 15,000 when the 3♦ came on the turn and Li quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
146,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
115,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
27,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Marius Kudzmanas opened to 2,500 from the hijack Action folded around to Juan Baraza in the big blind who defended.
Baraza check-called a bet of 3,500 on the flop of J♦10♣8♠. The 3♦ turn was checked around before the 10♠ saw Baraza deploy a time bank. He then bet 11,000.
Kudzmanas then used a time bank before making the call. He showed A♥Q♠ which bested Baraza's K♠Q♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
65,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
On a flop of 3♣5♠Q♦, Niklas Astedt checked from the big blind and Vladislav Dubanov bet 2,200 from the cutoff. Astedt then check-raised to 7,000 which Dubanov called.
Astedt decided to check when the 10♠ hit the turn and Dubanov bet 6,500. Astedt quickly folded and surrendered the pot to Dubanov.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
68,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
