$20,000 NL Hold'em | 2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-11-2024 22:15 UTC+2

No Flops to Be Seen

David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The first orbit of this new level passed by without any flops being seen, every pot being taken down by a single preflop raise.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	980,000 150,000	150,000
Markkos Ladev	730,000 90,000	90,000
Ognyan Dimov	700,000 160,000	160,000

Aleksejs Ponakovs	570,000 50,000	50,000
Ren Lin	550,000 50,000	50,000
Kayhan Mokri	450,000 50,000	50,000
Konstantin Voronin	370,000 110,000	110,000
Teun Mulder	155,000 5,000	5,000

Level: 18

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

10-11-2024 22:05 UTC+2

Ponakovs Picks Up Aces to Double Off Pardo

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 40,000 under the gun before Juan Pardo three-bet to 85,000 on the button. Ponakovs four-bet to 136,000, Pardo moved all in, and Ponakovs snap-called for 244,000.

Aleksejs Ponakovs: A♣A♠ All in
Juan Pardo: J♦J♣

Ponakovs had Pardo crushed with his aces and was poised for a double up as the board ran out K♠7♠2♣3♣Q♣, forcing Pardo to hand over the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	830,000 170,000	170,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	520,000 280,000	280,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Juan Pardo

10-11-2024 21:59 UTC+2

Mulder Drops More as Pardo Crosses a Million

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Action folded to Teun Mulder who raised to 55,000 in the small blind. Juan Pardo called in the big blind and they went heads-up to the 8♦6♥5♦ flop.

Mulder checked and Pardo bet 32,000. Mulder called and checked again on the 9♠ turn, where Pardo bet 38,000. Mulder folded this time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	1,000,000 80,000	80,000
Teun Mulder	160,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Juan Pardo Teun Mulder

10-11-2024 21:56 UTC+2

Mokri Picks Off Mulder

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Kayhan Mokri raised to 40,000 in middle position and Ognyan Dimov in the cutoff and Teun Mulder in the big blind both called.

All three players checked to the river on a board of Q♣7♠2♣6♠Q♦. Mulder then bet 37,000 and only Mokri called.

Mulder showed 5♠5♦, but Mokri had J♣J♠ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ognyan Dimov	860,000 10,000	10,000

Kayhan Mokri	500,000 100,000	100,000
Teun Mulder	230,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Kayhan Mokri Ognyan Dimov Teun Mulder

10-11-2024 21:50 UTC+2

Ladev Limps to Victory Against Lin

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Markkos Ladev limped in from the small blind, then called when Ren Lin raised to 65,000 in the big blind.

Lin bet another 30,000 on the Q♣7♣9♥ flop and Ladev called. Both players then checked the 10♦ turn.

The river was the Q♦ and Ladev led out for 55,000. Lin burned a time bank before he folded as Ladev took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Markkos Ladev	820,000 140,000	140,000
Ren Lin	600,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Markkos Ladev Ren Lin

10-11-2024 21:43 UTC+2

Pardo Fills Up to Bust Moene

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Juan Pardo raised to 45,000 in the hijack and Jelle Moene three-bet to 115,000 on the button. Pardo then moved all in and Moene snap-called for 412,000.

Jelle Moene: A♦Q♦ All in
Juan Pardo: 7♠7♦

Moene fell far behind Pardo on the K♣8♥7♥ flop as Pardo hit a set. The K♦ turn improved him to a full house and Moene was already drawing dead by the 10♣ river. Pardo barely had him covered and Moene was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	920,000 610,000	610,000
Jelle Moene	Busted

Tags: Jelle Moene Juan Pardo

Level: 17

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

10-11-2024 21:38 UTC+2

Lin's Continuation-Bet Wins Him the Pot

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Ren Lin raised to 30,000 from the cutoff with Konstantin Voronin calling out of the small blind and Jelle Moene defending his big blind.

Voronin and Moene checked the A♦6♦3♦ flop and Lin fired out a bet of 50,000. This was enough to get two quick folds from Voronin and Moene and Lin dragged in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ren Lin	520,000 110,000	110,000
Konstantin Voronin	480,000 30,000	30,000
Jelle Moene	400,000 180,000	180,000

Tags: Jelle Moene Konstantin Voronin Ren Lin

10-11-2024 21:36 UTC+2

Dimov Raises Voronin Big on the River

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Ognyan Dimov raised to 30,000 in middle position and picked up calls from Ren Lin in the cutoff and big blind Konstantin Voronin.

Action checked to Lin on the J♥8♥2♦ flop and he bet 35,000. Voronin called, while Dimov raised to 125,000. Lin folded and Voronin called to see the J♦ turn.

Both players checked to the 4♦ river where Voronin led out for 77,000. Dimov then raised to 200,000. Voronin spent several minutes in the tank, burning through multiple time banks, until sliding his cards into the muck as Dimov showed the 6♦ as he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ognyan Dimov	850,000 180,000	180,000

Ren Lin	630,000 20,000	20,000
Konstantin Voronin	450,000 210,000	210,000

Tags: Konstantin Voronin Ognyan Dimov Ren Lin