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

10-18-2024 19:46 UTC+2

Blanco Puts Mandara to the Test

Tim Baker

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

Oliver Blanco raised the button to 2,500 and Ryan Mandara defended out of the big blind.

Mandara check-called a bet of 1,500 on the K♦10♦K♥ flop.

Both players checked the 6♠ turn and the 10♣ fell on the river. Mandara checked and Blanco bet 23,000, which was enough to put Mandara all in. Mandara pondered for a few moments before eventually folding his cards and surrendering the pot to Blanco

Player	Chips	Progress
Oliver Blanco	75,000 25,000	25,000
Ryan Mandara	23,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Oliver Blanco Ryan Mandara

10-18-2024 19:56 UTC+2

Velasevic Leaves Sabau Short, Busts Shortly After

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Patrick Cole

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

Razvan Sabau opened from the button to 2,200. Danilo Velasevic raised to 12,200 from the small blind. Sabau called.

Velasevic used a time bank before leading for 15,000 on the J♣3♦2♥ flop. Sabau called. On the 4♥ turn, Velasevic used another time bank before checking. Sabau then bet 35,000. Velasevic then moved all in for 69,700. Sabau called and had Velasevic covered.

Danilo Velasevic: Q♥Q♦ All in
Nicolae Sabau: 6♣6♦

Sabau needed a six or a five to stack Velasevic. He couldn't find one on the 7♦ river and Velasevic scooped the pot. Sabau then bust a few hands later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danilo Velasevic	165,000 165,000	165,000
Razvan Sabau	Busted

Tags: Danilo Velasevic Nicolae Sabau

10-18-2024 20:01 UTC+2

De Souza Catches Pardo Bluffing

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Tim Baker

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

Juan Pardo raised to 2,300 under the gun with Belarmino De Souza calling on the button and Dmitry Zakharov defending the big blind.

The K♦5♠10♥ flop was checked to Pardo and he put out a bet of 2,100. De Souza raised to 7,000 which got a fold from Zakharov, but a call from Pardo.

Both players checked the 7♥ turn to see the 5♥ fall on the river. Pardo led out for 20,000 and De Souza snap-called.

Pardo showed a busted straight draw with Q♥J♠, while De Souza flipped over 5♦4♦ for trip fives to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Belarmino De Souza	260,000 37,300	37,300
Juan Pardo	160,000 25,000	25,000
Dmitry Zakharov	40,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Belarmino De Souza Dmitry Zakharov Juan Pardo

10-18-2024 20:08 UTC+2

Reichenstein Cracks State's Cowboys

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Tim Baker

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

Uri Reichenstein got his last 30,000 into the middle preflop with Adrian State making the call to try and bust him.

Uri Reichenstein: A♣Q♣ All in
Adrian State: K♠K♣

State's cowboys had Reichenstein on the brink of elimination. However, the board ran out Q♦J♥6♠Q♥5♣ to give Reichenstein trip queens on the turn, and he earned the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Uri Reichenstein	65,000 65,000	65,000
Adrian State	6,000 44,000	44,000

Tags: Adrian State Uri Reichenstein

10-18-2024 20:19 UTC+2

Schrijvers Rivers a Flush to Survive

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Tim Baker

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

The ation was picked up with the flop showing 8♠K♥K♠. Dennis Schrijvers checked and faced a bet of 2,500 from Andrey Pateychuk. Schrijvers check-jammed for 16,100 and Pateychuk called.

Dennis Schrijvers: A♠9♠ All in
Andrey Pateychuk: 8♦7♦

Schrijvers needed to spike either a pair or a spade to stay in the tournament, The 3♣ came on the turn before the Q♠ hit the river, improving Schrijvers to an ace-high flush for the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrey Pateychuk	63,000 63,000	63,000

Dennis Schrijvers	36,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: Andrey Pateychuk Dennis Schrijvers

10-18-2024 20:21 UTC+2

Mateos’ Full House Silences Sokol

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Sava Krink

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

With the board showing J♠Q♣7♥Q♥ and a pot of around 5,500, Adrian Mateos, in the big blind, checked over to Kamil Sokol in the hijack. Sokol bet 4,000, and Mateos made the call.

When the 7♦ river landed, Mateos switched gears, leading out with a 7,500 bet. After a brief moment of consideration, Sokol called.

Mateos revealed 7♣5♦ for a full house, sevens over queens, which was enough to send Sokol's cards straight into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	148,000 85,000	85,000

Kamil Sokol	71,000 71,000	71,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Kamil Sokol

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

10-18-2024 20:40 UTC+2

Boika Busted by O'Dwyer

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Patrick Cole

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

Steve O'Dwyer opened from early position to 2,200. Aliaksei Boika called on the button. Dmitry Gromov defended the big blind.

Gromov checked the 5♣Q♦8♦ flop to O'Dwyer, who bet 5,000. Boika called and Gromov folded. O'Dwyer then led the 4♠ turn for 11,500. Boika used a time bank before calling. O'Dwyer then put Boika all in for around 42,500. Boika used two time banks before calling.

O'Dwyer had made a full house on the 4♦ river with 5♠5♥ which bested Boika's A♥Q♣. He asked the dealer how many time banks he would receive if he were to reenter before leaving the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve O'Dwyer	95,000 45,000	45,000

Dmitry Gromov	45,000 45,000	45,000
Aliaksei Boika	Busted

Tags: Aliaksei Boika Dmitry Gromov Steve O'Dwyer

10-18-2024 20:40 UTC+2

Nagygyorgy Doubles Through Zubov

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Tim Baker

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

TIbor Nagygyorgy got his last 16,000 into the middle and Alexander Zubov made the call to try and bust him.

TIbor Nagygyorgy: 8♥8♠ All in
Alexander Zubov: A♦9♣

Nagygyorgy needed his pair of eights to hold so that he could remain in his seat. The board ran out 7♠J♦K♥10♣5♣ and Nagygyorgy doubled up through Zubov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Zubov	42,000 4,000	4,000
Tibor Nagygyorgy	33,000 33,000	33,000

Tags: Alexander Zubov TIbor Nagygyorgy

10-18-2024 20:51 UTC+2

Bust Outs

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Patrick Cole

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Cenk Ogun	Busted
Hassan Nashar	Busted
Justin Steinbrenner	Busted
Jiaming Zhao	Busted
Gediminas Uselis	Busted
Nikita Kuznetcov	Busted
Anatoly Zlotnikov	Busted
Timur Margolin	Busted
Artur Martirosian	Busted

Jon Vallinas	Busted