$3,000 Mystery Bounty Day 1 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-16-2024 18:59 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrey Andreev	Busted
Ihar Soika	Busted
Denis Stoma	Busted
Mustapha Kanit	Busted
Shakhabiddin Muradov	Busted
Mekan Yusupov	Busted
Matthias Lipp	Busted
Gediminas Uselis	Busted
Viktor Utrobin	Busted
Fintan Hand	Busted
Espen Sandvik	Busted
Daniel Rezaei	Busted

Soika Flips for His Tournament Life

Ollie Garland

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Alessandro Pichierri raised to 2,500 from the cutoff, Ihar Soika three-bet to 8,300 from the big blind, and Pichierri four-bet jammed for Soika's effective stack of 31,300. Soika snap-called.

Ihar Soika: 10♥10♦ All in
Alessandro Pichierri: A♦Q♣ All in

This flip fell in the favor of Pichierri on the 4♠2♦Q♥ flop. The J♥ turn and A♣ river improved Pichierri to two pair, sending Soika to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessandro Pichierri	63,100 63,100	63,100
Ihar Soika	Busted

Tags: Alessandro Pichierri Ihar Soika

10-16-2024 19:14 UTC+2

Simon Busts After Missing His Draw

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Patrick Cole

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was picked up on the flop of 8♥2♥Q♠ with [Removed:553] all in and at risk for around 20,000 versus the covering stack of Michele Guerrini.

[Removed:553]: A♥3♥ All in
Michele Guerrini: Q♣8♣

Simon couldn't find a heart across the 3♣ turn or J♣ river and was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michele Guerrini	125,000 39,000	39,000
[Removed:553]	Busted

Tags: Michele Guerrini

10-16-2024 19:16 UTC+2

Komarov Busts El With Set of Tens

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Matt Warburton

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Following a late position open-raise to 2,500, Yakov Bar El three-bet to 5,500 from the button, then Georgy Komarov four-bet for 11,500 from the small blind. The original raiser folded and El called.

The flop came 10♦9♥4♥ and Komarov made a continuation bet of 5,000, which El called.

The turn was the 7♠ and Komarov bet 10,000. El had less than 10,000 and called all in. He showed K♦Q♥ for two overcards with a gutshot straight draw and Komarov turned over 9♦9♠ for a set of nines.

The river was the A♠ and Komarov held to win the pot, sending El to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgy Komarov	133,000 133,000	133,000
Yakov Bar El	Busted

Tags: Georgy Komarov Yakov Bar El

10-16-2024 19:17 UTC+2

Maltez Runs Into Cowboys

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Patrick Cole

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Fabrice Maltez opened to 3,000 on the button. Valeriu Rosca moved all in from the small blind for 51,200. Maltez called.

Fabrice Maltez: J♣J♥ All in
Valeriu Rosca: K♣K♥

Rosca's kings made two pair across the Q♥4♦10♣4♣2♦ runout to take a chunk of Maltez's chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Valeriu Rosca	110,000 110,000	110,000
Fabrice Maltez	55,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Valeriu Rosca Fabrice Maltez

10-16-2024 19:18 UTC+2

Liu and Oeye Look to Gamble

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Ollie Garland

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Xiaohu Liu raised to 2,500 from the hijack and Espen Oeye called on the button.

The 7♥A♦2♦ flop saw Liu continue for 5,000. Oeye went into a lengthy tank before making the call.

The 8♥ turn saw Liu size up to 11,000. Oeye elected to move all in for 48,100 and Liu had a decision.

"Gamble!" Liu exclaimed as he chose to make the call.

Espen Oeye: J♦7♦ All in
Xiaohu Liu: J♥9♥

Oeye seemed surprised his pair of sevens were best. The J♠ failed to complete Liu's flush or straight draw and Oeye doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Espen Oeye	111,200 43,500	43,500
Xiaohu Liu	15,100 15,100	15,100

Tags: Espen Oye Xiaohu Liu

10-16-2024 19:22 UTC+2

Dukic Makes Aces-Up, Lukovic Busts

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Matt Warburton

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Samir Moukawem open-raised from late position and Nenad Dukic three-bet to 9,500 from the button. Nemanja Lukovic called in the small blind and was all in for less than the raise, then Moukawem made the call.

The flop came 9♣2♥10♠, prompting both Moukawem and Dukic to check back. The turn was the 9♦ and Moukawem bet 10,000, which Dukic called.

The river was the Q♥ and Moukawem checked. Dukic bet 15,000 and Moukawem folded.

Dukic turned over A♠A♦ for a pair of aces, two pair with the nines on board. Lukovic's hand was quickly scooped into the muck by the dealer, but in any case he was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nenad Dukic	62,000 22,900	22,900
Samir Moukawem	32,000 32,000	32,000
Nemanja Lukovic	Busted

Tags: Nemanja Lukovic Nenad Dukic Samir Moukawem

10-16-2024 19:25 UTC+2

Ignatov Doubles His Short Stack

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Patrick Cole

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Pavel Ignatov moved all in for 3,400 from early position. Marcelo Manfredini called in the big blind for 2,400 more.

Pavel Ignatov: J♠J♥ All in
Marcelo Manfredini: 10♦7♣

Ignatov held across the 2♥6♦6♥9♠4♣ runout to secure the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcelo Manfredini	65,000
Pavel Ignatov	8,500 86,500	86,500

Tags: Pavel Ignatov Marcelo Manfredini

10-16-2024 19:29 UTC+2

Yarosh Is on the Right Side of a House Over House Confrontation

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Ollie Garland

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The action was caught with around 70,000 in the middle with two players navigating a full board of 10♣8♦10♦5♥8♣.

Aliaksandr Yarosh, who was under the gun, moved all in for his effective stack of 86,300. Razvan Nicolae Sabau, in early position, snap-called.

Aliaksandr Yarosh: 10♥9♣ All in
Razvan Nicolae Sabau: A♣8♥

The river had given both players a full house; Yarosh was best with tens-full, securing himself a huge double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksandr Yarosh	242,600 152,600	152,600
Razvan Nicolae Sabau	2,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Aliaksandr Yarosh Razvan Nicolae Sabau

10-16-2024 19:31 UTC+2

Players Heading for 65-Minute Dinner Break

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Matt Warburton

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Players in the $3,000 Mystery Bounty are heading for a 65-minute dinner break.

Action is set to resume at approximately 9:35 p.m. local time and will continue with three more levels before the end of the day. Late registration remains open until the start of Day 2.