$25,000 Second Chance Day 1 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-16-2024 21:12 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve O'Dwyer	250,000 250,000	250,000

Alexander Zubov	250,000 250,000	250,000
Albert Daher	250,000 250,000	250,000

Mustafa Biz	250,000
Sarkis Wael	250,000 250,000	250,000
Duco ten Haven	250,000 250,000	250,000
Simone Andrian	250,000 250,000	250,000
Enrico Camosci	250,000 250,000	250,000

Ponakovs Chips Up

Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 6,500 from the hijack with Kamal Gonzalez calling from the button and Mehdi Chaoui defended out of the big blind.

After Chaoui checked the 9♣7♦5♣ flop, Ponakovs bet 8,000 which only Gonzalez called.

Ponakovs fired a bet of 15,000 when the K♥ came on the turn. Gonzales called again.

The 6♦ river got checked through and Ponakovs took down the pot with 10♠9♠ for a pair of nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mehdi Chaoui	290,000 31,000	31,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	230,000 35,000	35,000
Kamal Gonzalez	200,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Kamal Gonzalez Mehdi Chaoui

10-16-2024 21:08 UTC+2

Gutierrez Doubles Through Nashar

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Dan O'Hair

Level 6 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action folded around to the blinds, where Elias Gutierrez shoved for his last 72,000. Hassan Nashar slammed in a call from the big blind to put Gutierrez at risk and a showdown was held.

Elias Gutierrez: J♠7♥ All in
Hassan Nashar: 5♣2♣

Nashar's cards were live despite the loose call, but the 2♠7♠3♣K♥9♣ runout kept Gutierrez best with a pair of sevens and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hassan Nashar	195,000 95,000	95,000
Elias Gutierrez	155,000 49,000	49,000

Tags: Elias Gutierrez Hassan Nashar

10-16-2024 20:57 UTC+2

Hassan Reenters, Immediately Starts Bluffing

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Dan O'Hair

Level 6 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Elias Gutierrez opened to 6,000 from the cutoff and was called by Hassan Nashar on the button and Jelle Moene in the big blind.

Moene checked to Gutierrez, who continued for 6,000 on the 4♦K♦10♥ flop. Nashar called and Moene folded.

Gutierrez then check-called a 26,000 bet from Nashar on the 4♥ turn, but check-folded facing a 175,000 bet from Nashar on the 9♣ river.

"Why? Why?" Nashar asked as he tabled 3♥2♦ for a stone bluff. "You should have called!"

Player	Chips	Progress
Jelle Moene	730,000 55,000	55,000
Hassan Nashar	290,000 290,000	290,000
Elias Gutierrez	106,000 144,000	144,000

Tags: Elias Gutierrez Hassan Nashar Jelle Moene

Level: 6

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

10-16-2024 20:55 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Vicente Delgado	250,000 250,000	250,000
Hassan Nashar	Busted
Jérémie Zouari	Busted

Nashar Blind-Raises

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Hassan Nashar raised blind under the gun to 20,000. When it folded to Kayhan Mokri, he shoved for 96,000 from the cutoff. Vicente Delgado moved all in himself for around 140,000 and the action was back on Nashar. Nashar didn't take long to make the call to put both players at risk.

Kayhan Mokri: 8♦8♥ All in
Vicente Delgado: K♦J♣ All in
Hassan Nashar : 3♥3♣

Mokri had a chance to triple up if his eights held up. The board ran out 7♣2♣6♠A♦9♦ to give Mokri the winner. He tripled up, while Delgado busted to the treys of Nashar.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kayhan Mokri	300,000 210,000	210,000
Hassan Nashar	140,000 22,000	22,000
Vicente Delgado	Busted

Tags: Hassan Nashar Kayhan Mokri Vicente Delgado

10-16-2024 20:47 UTC+2

Gonzalez Shows a Semi-Bluff

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Dan O'Hair

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Kamal Gonzalez opened to 6,000 from under the gun and was called by Markkos Ladev on the button. Aleksejs Ponakovs then squeezed to 26,000 from the small blind, which got a call from Gonzalez and a fold from Ladev.

Ponakovs continued for 20,000 on the Q♣9♦7♠ flop and Gonzalez immediately shoved for 188,000 total.

Ponakovs went deep into the tank, using up five time extensions before deciding to lay his hand down.

Gonzalez was asked to show one card by a tablemate and he turned over J♥10♦ before collecting the pot.

At another table, Jeremie Zouari was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kamal Gonzalez	280,000 170,000	170,000
Markkos Ladev	270,000 20,000	20,000
Leonard Maue	240,000 100,000	100,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	195,000 45,000	45,000
Jérémie Zouari	Busted

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Kamal Gonzalez Markkos Ladev

10-16-2024 20:45 UTC+2

[Removed:555] Sniffs Out Nashar's Bluff

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Hassan Nashar raised to 10,000 from early position with Atanas Malinov calling from middle position and [Removed:554] calling out of the small blind,

After [Removed:555] checked the Q♥10♠7♥ flop, Nashar fired out a bet of 15,000. Malinov folded, but [Removed:555] called.

Both players checked the 4♠ turn for the 6♦ to come on the river. [Removed:555] bet 32,000 and was met by a raise to 75,000 from Nashar. [Removed:555] thought for a few moments before making the call.

Nashar said to [Removed:555], "You probably win." [Removed:555] turned over A♣10♣ for second pair and Nashar mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:554]	440,000 95,000	95,000
Atanas Malinov	310,000 20,000	20,000
Hassan Nashar	162,000 88,000	88,000

Tags: Atanas Malinov Hassan Nashar

10-16-2024 20:30 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jelle Moene	675,000 5,000	5,000
Teun Mulder	520,000 75,000	75,000
Masashi Oya	475,000 50,000	50,000
Danilo Velasevic	355,000
[Removed:554]	345,000 80,000	80,000
Leonard Maue	340,000 20,000	20,000
Atanas Malinov	330,000 25,000	25,000
Mehdi Chaoui	259,000 9,000	9,000
Hassan Nashar	250,000
Roman Hrabec	250,000 250,000	250,000
Vladimir Korzinin	250,000 50,000	50,000
Markkos Ladev	250,000 10,000	10,000
Emilien Pitavy	240,000 10,000	10,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	240,000 20,000	20,000
Jamil Wakil	220,000 95,000	95,000
Juan Pardo	130,000 5,000	5,000
Kamal Gonzalez	110,000 115,000	115,000
Kayhan Mokri	90,000 130,000	130,000
Vicente Delgado	85,000 5,000	5,000
Jérémie Zouari	70,000 30,000	30,000