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

10-18-2024 12:00 UTC+2

NAPT, EPT and Women's Winter Festival Up for Grabs With Power Path in October

Sandra Barbour

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With the news that the Power Path is now a permanent addition to PokerStars, and that players can receive a $0.50 Step 1 Power Path ticket every single day as part of the new PokerStars Rewards program, there's never been a better time to have a look at how the Power Path can reward you and where it can take you.

Both live and online events have featured in the Power Path since its launch last summer, with Special Edition Gold Passes sending lucky players to the NAPT and Las Vegas Grand Prix last December.

This month, we look at the various Passes on offer, including both Gold and Silver Passes for the NAPT festival in Las Vegas, the Women's Winter Festival and the European Poker Tour stop in Prague.

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10-18-2024 12:05 UTC+2

Astedt Wins Early Pot

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Patrick Cole

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Nicolas Betbese opened to 500 from early position. Niklas Astedt was the only caller from the button.

Nicolas Betbese check-called a bet of 1,000 on the flop of 5♥9♠7♣. He check-called again on the 6♠ turn, this time a wager of 4,500. Astedt bet big on the Q♣ river. He fired 15,000 after another check from Betbese. Betbese ultimately found the fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niklas Astedt	57,500 7,500	7,500
Nicolas Betbese	42,500 7,500	7,500

Tags: Nicolas Betbese Niklas Astedt

10-18-2024 12:08 UTC+2

Frankland’s Two Pair Leaves Bitar in the Muck

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Sava Krink

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Matthew Frankland opened the action from early position with a raise to 600, and Ghassan Bitar, sitting in middle position, responded with a three-bet to 1,800. Frankland made the call, and the two saw the 2♦8♣J♥ flop.

Frankland checked, and Bitar kept up the aggression with a 1,600 bet, which Frankland called.

Both players slowed down on the A♠ turn, checking through.

On the 10♠ river, Frankland took the lead, firing a sizable 5,700 bet. Bitar almost used up his entire time bank before eventually making the call. Frankland revealed A♦J♦ for two pair, aces and jacks, prompting Bitar to quickly muck his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Frankland	55,000 55,000	55,000
Ghassan Bitar	40,900 40,900	40,900

Tags: Ghassan Bitar Matthew Frankland

10-18-2024 12:12 UTC+2

Munoz Chips Up

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Tim Baker

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Mustapha Kanit raised to 600 on the button and Ramon Miguel Munoz defended out of the big blind.

Munoz check-called a bet of 500 from Kanit on the 10♣A♦3♠ flop.

Both players checked the 8♦ turn for the K♣ to come on the river. Munoz led out for 1,600 and Kanit folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustapha Kanit	60,000 10,000	10,000
Ramon Miguel Munoz	53,000

Tags: Ramon Miguel Munoz Mustapha Kanit

10-18-2024 12:20 UTC+2

Dwyer Picks Up a Three-Bet Pot

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Tim Baker

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Aliaksei Boika raised to 500 under the gun and Berthold Winz called from the next seat. Michael Dwyer squeezed to 2,500 from the button which both Boika, and Winz called.

Boika checked the 6♣3♠8♥ flop and Winz led out for 3,100. Dwyer called, but Boika folded.

Winz checked upon seeing the A♥ fall on the turn and Dwyer bet 7,500. Winz didn't take long to much his cards and forfeit the pot to Dwyer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Dwyer	59,000 59,000	59,000

Aliaksei Boika	47,000 3,000	3,000

Berthold Winz	44,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Aliaksei Boika Berthold Winz Michael Dwyer

10-18-2024 12:25 UTC+2

Margolin Gets Paid By Astedt

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Patrick Cole

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Lev Margolin opened from under the gun to 500. Niklas Astedt three-bet to 1,600. Margolin called.

The Q♣K♦8♥ flop was checked around before Margolin led for 1,500 on the 6♦ turn. Astedt called. Margolin then bet 3,500 and Astedt called quickly. Margolin showed K♠Q♥ for two pair and Astedt mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lev Margolin	51,500 1,500	1,500
Niklas Astedt	42,500 15,000	15,000

Tags: Lev Margolin Niklas Astedt

10-18-2024 12:26 UTC+2

A Few More Arrivals

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Tim Baker

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mekan Yusupov	50,000 50,000	50,000
Morten Klein	50,000 50,000	50,000
Armin Rezaei	50,000 50,000	50,000
Stanislav Tishkevich	50,000 50,000	50,000
Markkos Ladev	50,000 50,000	50,000
Andrey Andreev	50,000 50,000	50,000
Jeremie Zouari	50,000 50,000	50,000

10-18-2024 12:31 UTC+2

Boika Takes from Yusupov—Twice

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Sava Krink

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Aliaksei Boika opened the action with a raise to 700 from the small blind after everyone folded to him. Mekan Yusupov, in the big blind, responded with a three-bet to 2,400, and Boika made the call.

The flop came down 5♥7♦6♥, and after a check from Boika, Yusupov continued with a 1,300 bet, which Boika called.

On the Q♦ turn, Boika checked again, and Yusupov bumped up the bet to 5,100. Boika, staying consistent, made the call once more.

Both players opted to check the 6♣ river, leading to a showdown.

Boika revealed Q♥J♦ for a pair of queens, prompting Yusupov to shake his head in disbelief. He almost mucked his cards but decided at the last second to show J♠J♣, clearly unhappy with how the hand turned out.

In the very next hand, the table folded around to Boika on the button, and he raised to 500. Both blinds called — Yusupov in the small blind and Simon Lofberg in the big.

The flop came 7♣9♠6♦, and after everyone checked, Boika led out with a 900 bet, which only Yusupov called.

Yusupov checked again on the K♥ turn, and Boika kept up the pressure with a 2,300 bet, getting another call from Yusupov.

Both players checked the J♥ river, bringing on a second showdown.

Yusupov showed A♠6♠ for a pair of sixes, but Boika’s Q♥9♥ for a pair of nines was good enough to take down the pot — Boika scooping up back-to-back wins.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksei Boika	61,100 14,100	14,100

Simon Lofberg	49,000 49,000	49,000
Mekan Yusupov	37,300 12,700	12,700

Tags: Aliaksei Boika Mekan Yusupov Simon Lofberg

10-18-2024 12:31 UTC+2

Over $1,500 Added Value in our PokerNews Home Games on PokerStars in October

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Sandra Barbour

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

PokerNews is excited to announce that our Home Games Leaderboard is continuing in October and readers can continue to pit themselves against one another in our private PokerNews Home Games group on the PokerStars platform.

PokerNews Home Games has already awarded over $8,000 worth of tickets and with games running daily, there is always time to jump and grab some of that juicy value.

Members can compete on the virtual felt on both mobile and desktop, and PokerNews will add incredible value to the heap of online poker tournaments running throughout the year. Don't worry if you are a new player as everyone is welcome, we have a variety of buy-ins and games that will be running so you too can enjoy battling for bragging rights and big blinds.

Throughout October, PokerNews will be running daily Added Value MTTs in which the winner shall receive a tournament ticket, of $11, for winning the MTT and this is on top of the prizepool itself. Buyins are an affordable $1.10 and there are also Leaderboard prizes for the top 10 finishers at the end of the month. Any MTT in which registration closes with over 30 players, PokerNews will double the 1st place ticket, so the incentive is there to get all of your poker playing buddies involved and get even more value.

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Level: 2

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300