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

10-19-2024 12:07 UTC+2

Jain Dusts Danchev

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 12:04 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 12:04 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 12:01 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 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 11:55 UTC+2

Dubanov Doubles Courtesy of Nemeth

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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 11:51 UTC+2

Khudayberganov With Aces

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Tim Baker

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

With the board reading 6♠3♣J♠K♦, Alessandro Pichierri had bet 8,000 from the button and Khamid Khudayberganov raised to 22,000 from the big blind. Pichierri then shoved for Khudayberganov's remaining 23,000 and Khudayberganov called.

Khamid Khudayberganov: A♦A♠ All in
Alessandro Pichierri: K♣10♦

Khudayberganov was ahead with aces versus the top pair of Pichierri. A blank 5♥ came on the river and Khudayberganov doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Khamid Khudayberganov	95,000 45,500	45,500
Alessandro Pichierri	80,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Alessandro Pichierri Khamid Khudayberganov

10-19-2024 11:49 UTC+2

Worthington-Leese Four-Bets O'Dwyer, Ignatov

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Frank Visser

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

Steve O'Dwyer raised to 3,500 under the gun. Pavel Ignatov then three-bet to 10,000 in the seat next to him before the action folded to Eureka Main Event champion Leo Worthington-Leese on the button.

He reraised to 23,000, folding out both O'Dwyer and Ignatov. He took down the pot without the need for a flop and chipped up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve O'Dwyer	196,000 2,500	2,500

Leo Worthington-Leese	180,000 5,000	5,000
Pavel Ignatov	78,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Leo Worthington-Leese Pavel Ignatov Steve O'Dwyer

10-19-2024 11:45 UTC+2

Auzoux With an Early Double

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Tim Baker

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

Gregoire Auzoux got his last 16,000 into the middle from the small blind with Patrick Leonard making the call from the button to put him at risk.

Gregoire Auzoux: A♣10♥ All in
Patrick Leonard: A♦8♠

Leanord couldn't find an eight on the 4♦3♥Q♥K♥10♣ runout and Auzoux found the early much-needed double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Leonard	220,000 17,000	17,000

Gregoire Auzoux	35,000 7,500	7,500

Tags: Gregoire Auzoux Patrick Leonard

10-19-2024 11:43 UTC+2

Seire Puts Timoshenko All-In

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Kai Cocklin

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

There were already around 24,000 chips in the pot on a board of 5♦J♣8♠ when Casimir Seire fired 7,000 out of the small blind, and Aleksandr Timoshenko called on the button.

Both checked the Q♠ turn to the board-pairing J♦ river where Timoshenko checked, and Seire bet enough to put his opponent all-in. Timoshenko thought about it for a while but eventually tossed his cards away, which left him with around 32,000 in his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Casimir Seire	105,000 16,500	16,500
Aleksandr Timoshenko	32,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Aleksandr Timoshenko Casimir Seire