$3,000 Mystery Bounty | 2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-18-2024 16:14 UTC+2

Nicolae Paunescu Eliminated in 5th Place ($70,310)

Matt Warburton

Level 33 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Action folded around to Boris Kolev, who pushed all in from the small blind. Nicolae Paunescu called in the big blind for around 900,000 and was at risk as players flipped their cards.

Nicolae Paunescu: A♣6♥ All in
Boris Kolev: Q♠3♦

The board ran out 7♥Q♦Q♣2♦K♦ and Kolev made trip queens on the flop to win the pot. Paunescu was eliminated from the tournament in fifth place for $70,310.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Kolev	5,600,000 1,450,000	1,450,000
Nicolae Paunescu	Busted

Tags: Nicolae Paunescu Boris Kolev

10-18-2024 16:44 UTC+2

Valeriu Rosca Eliminated in 4th Place ($91,390)

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Matt Warburton

Level 34 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Valeriu Rosca was all-in from the button for 1,850,000 and Matthias Lipp called in the small blind with slightly less chips. Players flipped their cards.

Matthias Lipp: A♣10♣ All in
Valeriu Rosca: 7♥4♥

The board ran out 3♣J♠A♦K♠K♣ and Lipp paired his ace on the flop, making two pair with the kings on board to win the pot. He doubled his stack, leaving Rosca short with just 75,000 chips.

The next hand, Rosca was all-in for his remaining 75,000, Lipp raised to 250,000 from the button, then Boris Kolev moved all in from the small blind. Lipp folded, leaving Rosca and Kolev to showdown.

Valeriu Rosca: 6♣5♠ All in
Boris Kolev: A♦9♦

The board ran out 10♣A♣A♠6♥J♣ and Kolev made trip aces to win the pot. Rosca was eliminated in fourth place for $91,390.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Kolev	5,100,000 500,000	500,000
Matthias Lipp	4,000,000
Valeriu Rosca	Busted

Tags: Boris Kolev Matthias Lipp Valeriu Rosca

10-18-2024 16:49 UTC+2

Matthias Lipp Eliminated in 3rd Place ($118,810)

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Ollie Garland

Level 34 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Matthias Lipp moved all in for 3,800,000 from the button. Guo Liang Wei, in the big blind, had an easy call.

Matthias Lipp: K♣10♠ All in
Guo Liang Wei: K♠K♦

The board ran out J♣10♥Q♣8♦J♠; Lipp ran into Wei's premium holding, ending his incredible Mystery Bounty run in third place. Lipp has not one, but two $75,000 bounty pulls under his belt to add to his score of $118,810.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guo Liang Wei	21,400,000 7,200,000	7,200,000
Boris Kolev	5,400,000 300,000	300,000
Matthias Lipp	Busted

Tags: Guo Liang Wei Matthias Lipp

10-18-2024 18:10 UTC+2

Boris Kolev Eliminated in 2nd Place ($166,330)

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Matt Warburton

Level 36 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Boris Kolev shoved all in from the button for 4,900,000, around 12 big blinds. He was called by Guo Liang Wei in the big blind, who had the covering stack as the cards were turned.

Boris Kolev: K♦4♥ All in
Guo Liang Wei: K♥Q♥

The board ran out K♣J♦J♥7♠5♥ and both players paired their king on the flop, making two pair with the jacks on board. Kolev shouted for a chop but Wei's queen kicker played and he won the pot.

Kolev was eliminated from the tournament in second place for $166,330.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guo Liang Wei	26,800,000 4,875,000	4,875,000
Boris Kolev	Busted

Tags: Boris Kolev Guo Liang Wei