2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
Xiaosheng Zheng had moved all in for 22,500 from the hijack and was called by Masashi Oya in the cutoff.
Xiaosheng Zheng: A♥5♥
Masashi Oya: K♣Q♦
The A♦6♣8♥A♣9♦ runout gave Zheng trips to double up to a stack of just under 20 big blinds.
The action was missed but with around 40,000 in the middle on a board that read 6♠4♥10♣5♥9♦, Zhen Chen bet 14,000 from the big blind and [Removed:554] raised to 62,500 from under the gun. Chen burned through three of his time-bank cards before he reluctantly folded and forfeited the pot to [Removed:555].
Oleg Semionov shoved for 26,500 from under the gun and Dmitrii Astratov called from the hijack.
Oleg Semionov: A♠6♣
Dmitrii Astratov: 7♥7♠
Semionov didn't find any help on the runout of Q♠3♦8♦K♠10♠, which meant he hit the rail, and Astratov boosted his stack to around 130,000.
Aylar Lie had raised from the cutoff when Jinlong Hu three-bet his big blind to 25,000. Lie flat-called to the 3♣6♠6♥ flop, where she called Hu's continuation-bet of 15,000.
Hu slowed down on the J♦ turn and checked, after which he called Lie's bet of 45,000. The pair then checked through the 9♦ river. Hu revealed A♦K♠ for ace-high while Lie took the pot with her Q♥Q♣ for an overpair
Ray Qartomy opened to 7,500 from middle position, and Nemanja Lukovic defended in the big blind.
On the 10♣8♥4♥ flop, Lukovic check-called versus a bet of 7,500 from Qartomy.
The J♠ turn was checked through. On the 5♦ river, Lukovic led out with a bet of 35,000, and after a short period of deliberation, Qartomy made the call.
Lukovic tabled 7♥6♣ for the rivered eight-high straight, and Qartomy mucked. "What were you going to do if it wasn't the perfect river?", Qartomy asked his opponent, clearly a bit miffed with the outcome of the hand.
Satish Sanan opened from early position and Alexandre Reard three-bet the cutoff to 16,000. Simon Mattsson then shoved for just under 50,000 from the small blind. Sanan folded, and Reard called.
Simon Mattsson: K♥K♦
Alexandre Reard: K♣Q♥
Mattsson was a huge favorite to double up and it looked almost certain he would after the 8♠6♦4♣ flop. The 5♥ turn did bring around some chop outs, and the 7♥ river was one of them as there was a straight on board, which meant they chopped the pot.
Michael Dwyer was all-in for his last 40,000 with Leo Worthington-Leese being the player to make the call to try and bust him.
Michael Dwyer: A♠8♥
Leo Worthington-Leese: K♣Q♣
The dealer fanned out the flop of A♣J♦10♣ which gave Worthington-Leese the nuts and left Dwyer needing running cards to survive. The rest of the board ran out 9♣10♠ and Dwyer was out of the tournament.
Yulian Bogdanov had open-raised from middle position when Omar Del Pino put in a three-bet to 17,000 on the button. Bogdanov responded with a four-bet to 35,000.
Del Pino tossed all his time banks into the middle but only needed one before he decided to move all in.
Bogdanov snap-folded and left himself with around 27 big blinds.
Action folded to Ivan Stankov on the button, who moved all in for 28,000. Nazar Buhaiov was in the small blind, and he asked for a count before making the call.
Ivan Stankov: A♠5♠
Nazar Buhaiov: A♣9♠
Stankov's ace was dominated, but he went ahead after the K♥5♣3♦ flop gave him a pair of fives, a position that was not altered by the Q♥4♦ turn and river.