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

10-19-2024 11:55 UTC+2

Dubanov Doubles Courtesy of Nemeth

Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

After several preflop raises, Vladislav Dubanov's stack of 62,000 had been pushed in from the cutoff and he was at risk against Andras Nemeth in the small blind.

Vladislav Dubanov: 9♠9♥ All in
Andras Nemeth: A♠5♠

Dubanov needed to fade an ace, and he did just that on the 10♣4♠7♦K♥J♦ runout to double up early on Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladislav Dubanov	139,000 73,000	73,000
Andras Nemeth	107,500 65,000	65,000

Tags: Andras Nemeth Vladislav Dubanov

10-19-2024 11:56 UTC+2

Nemeth Shoves on Tomescu

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Kai Cocklin

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

There were already around 40,000 chips in the middle on a flop of 8♠10♦5♣ when George-Mircea Tomescu fired 17,000 out of the big blind. Andras Nemeth was in the cutoff and shoved around 90,000, and Tomescu snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
George-Mircea Tomescu	210,000 30,000	30,000
Andras Nemeth	140,000 32,500	32,500

Tags: Andras Nemeth George-Mircea Tomescu

10-19-2024 12:01 UTC+2

Stankov Doubles Through Winz

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Kai Cocklin

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

There were around 25,000 chips in the pot on a flop of 9♣4♠5♣ when Berthold Winz checked, and Ivan Stankov bet 11,000. Winz then shoved, and Stankov snap-called his stack of just under 50,000.

Ivan Stankov: Q♠Q♣ All in
Berthold Winz: A♥7♥

Winz had been caught bluffing, but did have outs as any ace would see him propel into the lead. However, no ace appeared as the runout of J♥9♥ kept Stankov's pocket queens in the lead, and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Berthold Winz	390,000 1,000	1,000
Ivan Stankov	125,000 7,500	7,500

Tags: Berthold Winz Ivan Stankov

10-19-2024 12:04 UTC+2

Astedt Takes From Sereika

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Tim Baker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Karolis Sereika raised to 3,000 from middle position with Tarmo Tammel calling from the cutoff and Niklas Astedt calling out of the small blind.

The J♠4♥2♥ flop was checked to Tammel and he fired out a bet of 16,000. Astedt check-raised to 16,000 which prompted a quick fold from Sereika. Tammel thought it over for a little longer before eventually electing to release his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niklas Astedt	180,000 30,000	30,000
Tarmo Tammel	81,000 66,000	66,000
Karolis Sereika	65,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Karolis Sereika Niklas Astedt

10-19-2024 12:04 UTC+2

Chaoui Calls Flop Three-Bet, Makes Quads

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Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Arriving on a flop of 7♣5♦10♠, Xiaosheng Zheng made a bet of 5,500 from early position. Mehdi Chaoui then raised to 18,000 in the cutoff before Umberto Ruggeri bumped it up to 30,500 on the button.

Zheng quickly got out of the way but Chaoui called after spending a time bank. The 5♠ fell on the turn and saw Ruggeri size down to 12,000. Chaoui tossed in a quick call, after which the A♦ river went check-check.

Chaoui was first to show and tabled 5♥5♣ for quad fives. Ruggeri could not beat the nuts and swiftly added his cards to the muck as he saw the pot being shipped to Chaoui.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksei Gortikov	310,000 500	500
Umberto Ruggeri	286,000 28,500	28,500
Xiaosheng Zheng	277,000 3,000	3,000
Mehdi Chaoui	180,000 64,500	64,500
Thomas Eychenne	131,500 1,500	1,500

Michael Dwyer	95,000 15,500	15,500

Ryan Mandara	95,000 19,500	19,500
Diogo Coelho	25,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Mehdi Chaoui Umberto Ruggeri Xiaosheng Zheng

10-19-2024 12:07 UTC+2

Jain Dusts Danchev

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Richard Hayes

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Shashank Jain opened to 3,500 from middle position, and action folded to Dimitar Danchev in the big blind, who produced a three-bet to 13,500. Jain thought for a moment before four-bet jamming for around 71,000 with the slightly covering stack, and Danchev quickly got his chips in the middle.

Dimitar Danchev: A♦K♦ All in
Shashank Jain: Q♣Q♠

It was the classic race, and Danchev missed the 10♥9♦4♠10♠2♠ runout, making it a quick Day 2 for the Bulgarian.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shashank Jain	145,500 113,000	113,000
Dimitar Danchev	Busted

Tags: Dimitar Danchev Shashank Jain

10-19-2024 12:10 UTC+2

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

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Sandra Barbour

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 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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10-19-2024 12:10 UTC+2

Qartomy Wins a Small Pot From Rezaei

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Kai Cocklin

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Daniel Rezaei had seen a flop of J♣2♣6♣ with around 20,000 in the pot and checked it over to big-stacked Ray Qartomy, who fired 5,000. Rezaei called.

When the A♠ dropped on the turn, Rezaei check-folded to Qartomy's bet of 11,500.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ray Qartomy	390,000 12,000	12,000
Daniel Rezaei	55,000 42,000	42,000

Tags: Ray Qartomy Daniel Rezaei

10-19-2024 12:11 UTC+2

Grafton Pots River

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Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The action was caught on a completed board of 6♦Q♣2♠2♣4♣. Alexander Zubov checked from the hijack to Sam Grafton on the button.

Grafton made a pot-sized bet of 30,000, to which Zubov folded after spending one time bank.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Zubov	75,000 5,000	5,000
Sam Grafton	70,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Alexander Zubov Sam Grafton

10-19-2024 12:11 UTC+2

Kaufmann Busts Jattin

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Richard Hayes

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

David Kaufmann opened to 3,000 from the cutoff, and was faced with a three-bet jam to 20,000 by Farid Jattin on the button. Action folded back to Kaufmann, who called.

Farid Jattin: A♦9♠ All in
David Kaufmann: A♠10♥

Jattin's ace was dominated, and although a chop seemed possible, Kaufmann sent him to the rail after the K♠Q♦4♣7♥10♣ runout gave Kaufmann a rivered pair of tens.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Kaufmann	65,000 19,500	19,500
Farid Jattin	Busted

Tags: David Kaufmann Farid Jattin