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

10-18-2024 17:39 UTC+2

Grafton Doubles Up

Patrick Cole

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action was picked up on the turn of 10♦J♥K♠7♦. Sam Grafton was all in from the small blind for 15,100. Khamid Khudayberganov made the call from middle position.

Sam Grafton: K♥10♣ All in
Khamid Khudayberganov: A♣J♦

The river bricked out and Grafton's two pair held against Khudayberganov's pair and redraw to Broadway.

Player	Chips	Progress
Khamid Khudayberganov	65,000 65,000	65,000
Sam Grafton	45,800 4,200	4,200

Tags: Khamid Khudayberganov Sam Grafton

10-18-2024 17:45 UTC+2

Pardo Fires Two Streets

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Patrick Cole

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Juan Pardo raised to 2,000 from the cutoff. Action folded around to Grzegorz Kozieja who defended the big blind.

He checked the Q♥J♦3♣ flop to Pardo who bet 3,500. Kozieja called. He checked again on the 4♣ turn, prompting Pardo to size up to a bet of 14,700. Kozieja wasted little time in folding his holding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	155,000 6,000	6,000
Grzegorz Kozieja	52,500

Tags: Juan Pardo Grzegorz Kozieja

10-18-2024 17:46 UTC+2

Romanello Outlasts Voronin in a Preflop Bet War

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Sava Krink

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

PokerNews caught the action when two players were in a heated preflop battle. On the button, Roberto Romanello opened with a raise, only to be met by a three-bet to 4,000 from Konstantin Voronin. Romanello wasn’t backing down and responded with a five-bet to 16,100. Voronin raised the stakes again, firing back with a six-bet to 45,000. Instead of folding or going all in, Romanello surprised everyone with a seven-bet to 81,100.

After burning through a couple of time bank cards, Voronin decided to fold, handing the pot to Romanello before any community cards were revealed. Romanello commented that Voronin had tried to bluff him, though Voronin stayed quiet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roberto Romanello	152,000 102,000	102,000

Konstantin Voronin	93,000 43,000	43,000

Tags: Konstantin Voronin Roberto Romanello

10-18-2024 17:50 UTC+2

Thiemer Doubles Through Korzinin

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Sava Krink

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Frederik Thiemer kicked off the action with a raise to 1,600 from middle position, and Vladimir Korzinin called from the big blind.

On the 6♥A♣3♥ flop, Korzinin checked, and Thiemer followed up with a bet of 1,100. Without hesitation, Korzinin shoved all in. After a quick look at his cards, Thiemer called, and they went to a showdown.

Thiemer revealed K♥Q♥, chasing a flush, while Korzinin held K♠5♥ for just king-high.

The turn brought the 10♠, and the river the 8♠, sealing the double-up for Thiemer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladimir Korzinin	33,800 56,200	56,200
Frederik Thiemer	32,000

Tags: Frederik Thiemer Vladimir Korzinin

10-18-2024 17:52 UTC+2

Arduini Doubles With Big Slick

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Cenk Ogun raised to 1,600 from middle position and Lorenzo Arduini shoved for 14,000. After it folded back to Ogun, he called to put Arduini at risk.

Lorenzo Arduini: A♠K♥ All in
Cenk Ogun: 9♣8♣

Arduini needed his Big Slick to hold so that he could remain in the tournament. The board ran out K♦6♠2♥3♠10♥ to give Arduini the winner with a pair of kings, and he earned the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lorenzo Arduini	30,000 20,000	20,000
Cenk Ogun	30,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Cenk Ogun Lorenzo Arduini

10-18-2024 17:57 UTC+2

Flush Showdown: Korzinin Springs the Trap

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Sava Krink

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Alexander Tkatschew kicked off the action from the cutoff with a raise to 1,800, and Yahor Dambrouski called from the button. Vladimir Korzinin, sitting in the small blind, decided to three-bet to 5,500, and only Dambrouski made the call.

The 3♥6♠K♠ flop saw Korzinin lead out with a bet of 4,900, which Dambrouski quickly called.

Both players opted to check on the 8♠ turn, keeping the pot under control.

When the 6♥ river hit, Korzinin fired a bet of 11,000. Dambrouski, after burning through a few time bank cards, responded by going all in, only to be snap-called by Korzinin.

At showdown, Dambrouski revealed Q♠10♠ for a flush, but Korzinin had him beat with A♠9♠ for the nut flush. As he doubled up, Korzinin remarked, "You wanted to trap me too."

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Tkatschew	80,500 30,500	30,500
Vladimir Korzinin	71,800 38,000	38,000
Yahor Dambrouski	13,800 13,800	13,800

Tags: Alexander Tkatschew Vladimir Korzinin Yahor Dambrouski

10-18-2024 17:58 UTC+2

Double For Dambrouski

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Patrick Cole

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Yahor Dambrouski was all in and at risk versus the covering stack of Sonny Franco.

Yahor Dambrouski: 10♠10♥ All in
Sonny Franco: 9♠9♣

Dambrouski's tens held across the 4♥3♣2♦K♥J♦ runout to secure the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yahor Dambrouski	50,000 36,200	36,200
Sonny Franco	20,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Sonny Franco Yahor Dambrouski

10-18-2024 18:05 UTC+2

Suvorov Rivers Lin

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Iurii Suvorov had three-bet to 5,500 over a Ren Lin cutoff raise. Lin then four-bet to 9,400 and Suvorov called.

Suvorov checked the K♠8♥4♣ flop and Lin put out a bet of 4,000. Suvorov check-raised to 9,000 and Lin called.

Both players decided to check the 4♠ turn and the J♦ came on the river. Suvorov bet 5,000 and Lin raised to roughly 13,000, leaving just 500 behind. Suvorov called and Lin turned over K♦8♠ for top two pair on the flop. Suvorov had that beat with K♥J♣ for a better two pair on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Iurii Suvorov	100,000 100,000	100,000
Ren Lin	500 49,500	49,500

Tags: Iurii Suvorov Ren Lin

10-18-2024 18:06 UTC+2

Lie Leads Flop

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Patrick Cole

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Roman Stoica opened to 1,600 from early position. Ali Al-Kubasi called from the hijack before Aylar Lie squeezed to 11,200 from the small blind. Both Stoica and Al-Kubasi called.

Lie took most of her 30 seconds on the flop of Q♥J♠2♣ before leading out for 13,500. Stoica and Al-Kubasi folded and Lie took in a decent pot despite only seeing one street.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aylar Lie	145,000 5,000	5,000
Roman Stoica	55,000
Ali Al-Kubasi	32,500

Tags: Roman Stoica Aylar Lie Ali Al-Kubasi

10-18-2024 18:09 UTC+2

Late Entries Before Dinner

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ognyan Dimov	50,000

Daniel Myers	50,000 50,000	50,000
Farid Jattin	50,000 50,000	50,000
Alessandro Pichierri	50,000 50,000	50,000
Zhen Chen	50,000 50,000	50,000
Jamie Dwan	50,000 50,000	50,000
Yassin Mahmoud	50,000 50,000	50,000
Enrico Camosci	50,000 50,000	50,000
Marc Foggin	50,000 50,000	50,000