$25,000 SHR Warm Up | 2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-12-2024 16:56 UTC+2

Maue Takes From Coelho

Tim Baker

Level 10 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Leonard Maue limped from the cutoff and Diogo Coelho raised to 28,000 from the button. After the blinds folded, Maue called.

Both players checked the J♠2♥8♥ flop to see the 5♦ come on the turn. Maue checked again, and Coelho bet 16,000. Maue called and they headed to a river.

The 8♠ fell on the river and Maue led out for 105,000. Coelho thought it over briefly before he elected to fold his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonard Maue	400,000 150,000	150,000
Diogo Coelho	360,000

Tags: Diogo Coelho Leonard Maue

10-12-2024 17:07 UTC+2

Ding Hits the Flop, Spencer Smacks the Turn to Double

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Biao Ding raised to 16,000 in early position and Lewis Spencer called in middle position. Roman Hrabec then three-bet to 50,000 in the hijack and Ding moved all in. Spencer called for 112,000, while Hrabec got out of the way.

Lewis Spencer: A♠A♥ All in
Biao Ding: 7♣7♠

Spencer had trapped Ding with his aces and was poised for a double up until the flop brought 8♠7♥3♣ to give Ding a set. The turn, though, was the A♦ and Spencer also spiked a set to take back the lead. The river was the 5♣ and Spencer doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Hrabec	500,000 145,000	145,000
Lewis Spencer	290,000 125,000	125,000
Biao Ding	30,000 220,000	220,000

Tags: Biao Ding Lewis Spencer Roman Hrabec

10-12-2024 17:07 UTC+2

Martirosian Chips Up

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Tim Baker

Level 10 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Diogo Coelho raised to 16,000 from the cutoff with Mikalai Vaskaboinikau calling on the button and Artur Martirosian defending out of the big blind.

The action checked to Vaskaboinikau on the A♦3♣Q♦ flop and he fired out a bet of 22,000. Martirosian called, but Coelho folded.

The action checked through on the J♥ turn for the 6♠ to appear on the river. Martirosian led out for 16,000 and Vaskaboinikau quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	580,000 330,000	330,000
Diogo Coelho	355,000 5,000	5,000
Artur Martirosian	290,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Diogo Coelho Mikalai Vaskaboinikau

10-12-2024 17:07 UTC+2

Mokri and Pardo Hit the Rail

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kayhan Mokri	Busted
Juan Pardo	Busted
Vladimir Korzinin	Busted

10-12-2024 17:14 UTC+2

Ponakovs Holds On to Jacks

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Heads up on a flop of 4♠3♠3♦, Milos Skrbic led out for 33,000 from the big blind, and Aleksejs Ponakovs called under the gun.

The turn was the 7♦ and Skrbic bet another 30,000. Ponakovs again called and Skrbic slowed down and checked the K♠ river. Ponakovs checked back and Skrbic showed 7♣5♣ for two pair. Ponakovs turned over J♥J♠ as he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs	980,000 80,000	80,000
Milos Skrbic	180,000 180,000	180,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Milos Skrbic

Level: 11

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

10-12-2024 17:18 UTC+2

Ladev Doubles Through Li

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Tim Baker

Level 11 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Zhendong Li raised to 22,000 from middle position and Markkos Ladev called from the big blind.

After Ladev checked the K♠10♦6♠ flop, Li shoved to put Ladev all in for his last 70,000. Ladev snap-called.

Markkos Ladev: K♣J♥ All in
Zhendong Li: A♣10♣

Ladev was ahead with top pair against the second pair of Li. The rest of the board ran out 2♠9♦ and Ladev doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zhendong Li	488,000 86,000	86,000
Markkos Ladev	205,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Markkos Ladev Zhendong Li

10-12-2024 17:23 UTC+2

Lin Picks Off Hrabec For a Massive Double Up; Fritz Doubles with Aces

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Ren Lin raised to 20,000 in the hijack and Roman Hrabec called in the big blind.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of 2♥6♦5♣9♦ when Hrabec bet 18,000. Lin called and the 4♦ fell on the river.

Hrabec then bet 30,000 and Lin raised to 100,000. Hrabec moved all in and Lin snap-called for 271,000.

"Queen-high," Hrabec said, showing Q♥10♣. Lin turned over K♦J♦ for a rivered flush as he took the pot to double up.

"This isn't GG, this is the EPT. My man, why you bluff so much? No respect," Lin said.

At the same time on another table, Aleksejs Ponakovs and Manuel Fritz went to the turn on a board of K♣5♥J♠4♠ with around 120,000 in the pot when Ponakovs moved all in from the small blind. Fritz snap-called for around 140,000 in the cutoff with A♦A♠, while Ponakovs had K♥Q♣. The 7♦ river was safe for Fritz and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs	850,000 130,000	130,000
Ren Lin	620,000 240,000	240,000
Manuel Fritz	450,000 298,000	298,000
Roman Hrabec	210,000 290,000	290,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Manuel Fritz Ren Lin Roman Hrabec

10-12-2024 17:30 UTC+2

Eychenne and Mahmoud Chop it Up

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Tim Baker

Level 11 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Thomas Eychenne raised to 20,000 from early position and Yassin Mahmoud three-bet to 52,000 from the hijack. When it folded back to him, Eychenne called.

Eychenne check-called a small bet of 15,000 from Mahmoud on the K♣4♠2♦ flop.

The turn came the J♥ and Eychenne check-called another bet from Mahmoud, this time for 23,000.

Both players checked when the A♥ hit the river and Eychenne turned over A♦Q♥ for a pair of aces. Mahmoud showed the same hand with A♣Q♠ and the pot was chopped.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yassin Mahmoud	550,000 284,000	284,000
Thomas Eychenne	270,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Yassin Mahmoud Thomas Eychenne

10-12-2024 17:30 UTC+2

Kudzmanas Flips Skrbic to the Rail

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Milos Skrbic moved all in for 140,000 from under the gun and Marius Kudzmanas put him at risk in the cutoff.

Milos Skrbic: J♦J♣ All in
Marius Kudzmanas: A♦Q♣

Skrbic remained ahead with his jacks through the turn on a board of 3♥3♣3♦9♠, but Kudzmanas hit the Q♦ on the river to make a bigger full house and send Skrbic to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Kudzmanas	650,000 439,000	439,000
Milos Skrbic	Busted

Tags: Marius Kudzmanas Milos Skrbic