$10,300 EPT High Roller Day 2 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-19-2024 21:06 UTC+2

Wilf Triples in Three-Way All In

Kai Cocklin

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Saar Wilf shoved for 51,000 from the button, and both Roberto Romanello and Mehdi Chaoui committed their stacks from the blinds, with the latter having just under 90,000 total.

Saar Wilf: Q♥3♥ All in
Mehdi Chaoui: 9♥9♠ All in
Roberto Romanello: A♣J♦

Romanello had the opportunity to eliminate two players, but ended up with the worst of it as the 10♦Q♠7♥6♦5♠ runout meant Wilf tripled up, and Chaoui took the side pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Saar Wilf	160,000 145,000	145,000
Roberto Romanello	160,000 145,000	145,000

Mehdi Chaoui	72,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Mehdi Chaoui Roberto Romanello Saar Wilf

10-19-2024 20:53 UTC+2

Song Bubbles the EPT High Roller

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Kai Cocklin

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Stephen Song shoved from early position for a little less than 50,000 and Biao Ding called from the next seat. When the action got to Stoyan Madanzhiev in the big blind, he used a few time banks before he shoved for over 250,000. Ding snap-folded.

Stephen Song: K♦K♠ All in
Stoyan Madanzhiev: 9♥9♦

Song was in great shape to double up, but all of a sudden wasn't too comfortable as the flop of 3♥5♥4♥ gave Madanzhiev a flush draw. The remaining 63 players in the field didn't need to wait long to celebrate as the 2♥ dropped on the turn, giving Madanzhiev a flush. Song did still have some chop outs, however, the 9♣ on the river was no help, and he bubbled the EPT High Roller.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stoyan Madanzhiev	375,000 56,000	56,000
Biao Ding	190,000 26,000	26,000
Stephen Song	Busted

Tags: Biao Ding Stephen Song Stoyan Madanzhiev

10-19-2024 20:39 UTC+2

Astedt Check-Jams River

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Richard Hayes

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

A pot of around 220,000 had developed on the bubble, in a hand between Aleksejs Ponakovs on the button and Niklas Astedt in the big blind.

Astedt checked, and Ponakovs fired out a bet of 165,000. Astedt check-jammed with the covering stack. and Ponakovs quickly let his hand go, with Astedt taking a chunk out of the Latvian.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niklas Astedt	950,000 370,000	370,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	155,000 425,000	425,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Niklas Astedt

10-19-2024 20:38 UTC+2

Bogdanov Doubles With Aces

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Tim Baker

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Omar Del Pino raised to 20,000 from middle position and Yulian Bogdanov three-bet to 55,000 from the big blind. Del Pino four-bet jammed for Bogdanov's remaining 113,000, and Bogdanov snap-called.

Yulian Bogdanov : A♠A♦ All in
Omar Del Pino : K♥10♠

Del Pino's aggression on the bubble hadn't worked out, as he had run into aces. However, if he could get some help from the deck, he would send the remaining 63 players into the money.

The dealer fanned out the flop of 7♦4♦A♥ to give Bogdanov top set and meant Del Pino could only win with runner-runner straight. The rest of the board ran out 2♣8♥ and Bogdanov doubled on the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Omar Del Pino	580,000 100,000	100,000
Yulian Bogdanov	345,000 172,000	172,000

Tags: Omar Del Pino Yulian Bogdanov

10-19-2024 20:18 UTC+2

Ensan Eliminated to Bring Up the Soft Bubble

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Kai Cocklin

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Hossein Ensan was all in for his short stack from under the gun, and had been put at risk by Daniel Myers in the big blind.

Hossein Ensan: K♦J♠ All in
Daniel Myers: A♦10♣

Myers paired his ace on the Q♠4♥A♥ flop, which left Ensan needing to find a ten to make Broadway. However, no ten revealed itself on either the Q♦ turn nor Q♥ river, which meant Ensan was eliminated two away from the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Myers	500,000 248,000	248,000
Hossein Ensan	Busted

Tags: Daniel Myers Hossein Ensan

10-19-2024 19:19 UTC+2

Romanello Jams River into Nuts

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Richard Hayes

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

In the last hand before the dinner break, and with the bubble approaching, the pot had already swollen to around 230,000 in a hand between Roberto Romanello and Yunsheng Sun, with the completed board reading Q♠10♠2♣K♣8♠.

Romanello jammed with the covering stack, and Sun snap-called for his remaining 200,000.

Romanello tabled A♠10♥ for a pair of tens, but Sun had A♥J♣ for the turned nut straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yunsheng Sun	630,000 500,000	500,000
Roberto Romanello	305,000 495,000	495,000

Tags: Roberto Romanello Yunsheng Sun

10-19-2024 19:16 UTC+2

Del Pino Bets Every Street

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Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Kuljinder Sidhu raised to 16,000 under the gun and Omar Del Pino three-bet to 39,000 from the cutoff. After the blinds folded, Sidhu called.

Sidhu check-called a bet of 23,000 from Del Pino on the 7♦6♥10♥ flop.

The turn came the 6♠ and Sidhu check-called another bet from Del Pino, this time for 64,000.

After Sidhu checked the 9♠ river, Del Pino bet 85,000 and Sidu burned through one time bank card before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Omar Del Pino	690,000 260,000	260,000
Kuljinder Sidhu	140,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Kuljinder Sidhu Omar Del Pino

10-19-2024 18:35 UTC+2

Coelho Spikes a Queen to Crack Karmatckii's Kings

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Kai Cocklin

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Diogo Coelho opened from middle position and Arsenii Karmatckii three-bet from the hijack. When it got back to Coelho, he shoved, and Karmatckii called for his stack of around 100,000.

Arsenii Karmatckii: K♦K♥ All in
Diogo Coelho: Q♠Q♦

Karmatckii was well in the lead and looked set to double up, until the flop of Q♣9♥4♥ gave Coelho top set. The 4♦ on the turn gave Coelho a full house, and Karmatckii couldn't find a king on the 8♣ river, which meant he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diogo Coelho	600,000 69,000	69,000
Arsenii Karmatckii	Busted

Tags: Arsenii Karmatckii Diogo Coelho

10-19-2024 18:26 UTC+2

Lofberg Doubles via Zouari

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Richard Hayes

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Action folded to Simon Lofberg on the button, who opened to 12,000, only to be faced with a three-bet to 32,000 from Jeremie Zouari in the small blind.

Action back to Lofberg, who four-bet jammed for his 107,000 total stack, with Zouari making the quick call.

Simon Lofberg: A♠Q♦ All in
Jeremie Zouari: A♥K♠

Lofberg's ace was dominated, but he went ahead on the Q♥6♥2♠ flop, and although his opponent picked up extra outs on the J♣ turn, the 9♣ river was a brick to send the pot to Lofberg.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Lofberg	235,000 120,000	120,000
Jeremie Zouari	80,000 260,000	260,000

Tags: Jeremie Zouari Simon Lofberg

10-19-2024 18:20 UTC+2

Astedt Rises Back Up the Counts, Winz' Stack Tumbles

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Kai Cocklin

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

With around 70,000 chips in the pot on a board of 9♣A♠9♦4♦, Berthold Winz checked it over to Niklas Astedt, who bet 50,000. Winz called at lightning speed.

When the 5♥ dropped on the river, Winz checked again, then Astedt went with a big sizing of 150,000. Winz needed just a few seconds to think, but did eventually call.

Astedt then showed 9♠7♥ for trip nines, and Winz laughed as he tabled A♥Q♦ for a pair of aces.