$10,300 EPT High Roller Day 1 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-18-2024 18:10 UTC+2

Recent Bust Outs

Patrick Cole

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerard Rubiralta	Busted
Parker Talbot	Busted

Stanislav Tishkevich	Busted
Nikita Kalinin	Busted
Alexey Losev	Busted
Mikhail Zavoloka	Busted
Stephen Song	Busted

Rania Nasreddine	Busted
Lukas Zaskodny	Busted
Fahredin Mustafov	Busted
Lorenzo Arduini	Busted
Kayhan Mokri	Busted
Dmitry Yurasov	Busted
Martin Zamani	Busted
Fabrice Maltez	Busted
Priit Parmasto	Busted
Jelle Moene	Busted
Jon Vallinas	Busted
Hossein Ensan	Busted

10-18-2024 18:11 UTC+2

Cabrera’s Fold Leaves Gumz Surprised

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Sava Krink

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

PokerNews caught the action with about 7,600 already in the pot and the board reading K♦10♠4♠J♥. David Cabrera led with a bet of 4,000, but Fabian Gumz wasn't having it—he shoved all in for 16,000. After burning through three time bank cards, Cabrera opted to fold.

Curious about the hand, Gumz asked Cabrera what he had folded. Cabrera revealed he had jack-ten, to which Gumz responded with a hint of disbelief.

“Jack-ten? How could you fold that?”

Cabrera explained he didn’t think Gumz was bluffing much. Gumz simply nodded, “Good fold.”

Player	Chips	Progress
David Cabrera	150,000 124,000	124,000
Fabian Gumz	27,600 22,400	22,400

Tags: David Cabrera Fabian Gumz

10-18-2024 18:18 UTC+2

Dinner Break

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The remaining players are on a 65-minute dinner break and will return at approximately 8:20 p.m.

10-18-2024 18:36 UTC+2

Life Outside Poker: Maria Konnikova Says Ban Sunglasses & Electronics

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 18th episode, Connor speaks with author and psychologist Maria Konnikova about her family leaving Russia to come to the US, writing her first story in kindergarten, being mentored by Steven Pinker at Harvard, meeting Erik Seidel for the first time and her 2020 bestseller The Biggest Bluff that explored her poker journey.

Konnikova, a PokerStars ambassador, also talked about her research for an upcoming book into cheating in poker and other games, as well as game integrity rule changes implemented at EPT Barcelona that Konnikova said needed to go even further.

"I think what PokerStars has done is amazing. I think you need to go a step further and not have any electronics anywhere on the table," said Konnikova. "Like, I think phones need to be on the floor, in your bag."

"I would actually also ban sunglasses because ... there's so much technology that (that can enable cheating)."

Learn More About Life Outside Poker!

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

10-18-2024 19:23 UTC+2

Biggest Stacks After Dinner

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Tim Baker

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Parahat Nurmuhammedov	255,000
Ray Qartomy	255,000
Simeon Spasov	241,000
Aleksei Gortikov	240,000
Belarmino De Souza	222,700
Aleksandr Kirichenko	210,100
Simon Lofberg	195,400
Sergi Reixach	187,500
Antoine Saout	185,800
Juan Pardo	185,000
Roberto Romanello	183,400

10-18-2024 19:35 UTC+2

Pena Takes With Turn Bet

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Patrick Cole

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

Francisco Pena opened to 2,000 from the cutoff. Milos Skrbic called on the button and Luke Marsh defended the big blind.

Marsh checked the 5♥Q♥7♦ flop to Pena who bet 2,000. Skrbic called and Marsh folded. Pena then led the 3♠ turn for 7,000 and Skrbic folded quickly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco Pena	95,000 95,000	95,000
Luke Marsh	65,000 5,000	5,000
Milos Skrbic	60,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Francisco Pena Luke Marsh Milos Skrbic

10-18-2024 19:39 UTC+2

The Bluff That Broke the King

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Sava Krink

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

With about 65,000 already in the pot and the board showing J♦K♣J♥2♦7♦, Imad Derwiche checked to Leonard Maue, who bet 36,400, leaving himself just 100 chips behind. Derwiche tossed his remaining time bank cards in the middle, clearly signaling the weight of his decision.

"Do you have a king?" he asked repeatedly. "Will you show if I fold?" he added, but Maue stayed quiet, only offering a faint smile.

After using all his time bank cards, Derwiche eventually folded, showing one king. Maue then revealed A♣Q♣ for a bluff, scooping the pot and leaving Derwiche stunned.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonard Maue	101,500 101,500	101,500
Imad Derwiche	42,600 42,600	42,600

Tags: Imad Derwiche Leonard Maue

10-18-2024 19:40 UTC+2

Angelov Busts Bezhanyan

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Tim Baker

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

Tomas Jozonis opened to 2,000 under the gun and Aren Bezhanyan called from the small blind before Boris Angelov three-bet to 9,000 out of the big blind. Jozonis folded, but Bezhanyan called with around 25,000 behind.

Bezhanyan checked the 7♦10♣9♠ flop and Angelov shoved to put Bezhanyan all-in. Bezhanyan called for his last 25,000.

Aren Bezhanyan: A♥8♥ All in
Boris Angelov: A♣K♦

Angelov's ace-high was ahead because of his kicker, but Bezhanyan did have a lot of outs. The A♦ turn followed by the 7♠ river gave Angelov the winner, and Bezhanyan was out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Angelov	150,000 100,000	100,000
Tomas Jozonis	30,000 20,000	20,000
Aren Bezhanyan	Busted

Tags: Aren Bezhanyan Boris Angelov Tomas Jozonis

10-18-2024 19:44 UTC+2

Stoica Takes From Lie

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Patrick Cole

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

Aylar Lie opened from early position to 2,100. Roman Stoica three-bet to 7,000 from the cutoff. Action folded around and Lie made the call.

She then check-called a bet of 4,500 on the flop of K♠5♥J♣. She check-called a bet of 7,000 on the 2♦ river. Lie checked a third time on the A♦ river. Stoica sized up to 16,500. Lie took most of her 30 seconds before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aylar Lie	115,000 30,000	30,000
Roman Stoica	85,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Roman Stoica Aylar Lie