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

10-16-2024 21:46 UTC+2

Saada Rivers a Full House to Bust Pavlov

Matt Warburton

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Action was on the flop on a board of 6♠2♥7♥ and Yafa Saada bet 6,000. Ivan Pavlov moved all in for 24,000 and Saada called.

Pavlov had J♥10♥ for a flush draw with overcards. Saada had 7♣5♣ for a pair of sevens.

The turn was the 5♥ to give Pavlov a flush and Saada two pair. The river came the 5♦ and Saada spiked another card to give her a full house. She won the pot and Pavlov was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yafa Saada	83,000 20,500	20,500
Ivan Pavlov	Busted

Tags: Ivan Pavlov Yafa Saada

10-16-2024 21:45 UTC+2

Oeye Keeps Going All In

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Ollie Garland

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Espen Oeye jammed from the cutoff for a sizeable wager of 70,000. Aleksandr Kirichenko, in the big blind, went deep into the tank, eventually announcing, "Crazy call!" as he committed the remainder of his stack.

Aleksandr Kirichenko: K♦Q♠ All in
Espen Oeye: A♠5♠

The flop landed A♥J♦7♥ giving Oeye top pair, but Kirichenko was drawing to Broadway. The 8♠ turn and Q♣ river changed nothing and Kirichenko was sent to the rail.

A neutral player at the table explained this wasn't the first time Oeye had gone all in with such a big stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Espen Oeye	150,000 60,000	60,000
Aleksandr Kirichenko	Busted

Tags: Aleksandr Kirichenko Espen Oeye

10-16-2024 21:32 UTC+2

Reixach Makes the Right Call

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Ollie Garland

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The pot stood at 10,500 with two players looking at a board of 9♣3♣K♥5♣.

Dmitry Yurasov, in the big blind, bet out 3,500. Sergi Reixach, in early position, raised to 12,000. Yurasov responded with a reraise to 27,000 and Reixach called.

The 4♠ river saw Yurasov move all in for 58,000. Reixach, pained by his decision, spent servral minutes in the tank, clearly on the edge of a fold. Ultimately, Reixach made the call.

Dmitry Yurasov: 6♦4♣ All in
Sergi Reixach: 5♠5♥

Yurasov got caught by Reixach's set, sending him to the rail. As Yurasov exited the tournament floor, Reixach discussed with Dario Sammartino, who was also at the table, that he liked Yursaov's line.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergi Reixach	200,000 200,000	200,000
Dmitry Yurasov	Busted

Tags: Dario Sammartino Dmitry Yurasov Sergi Reixach

10-16-2024 21:25 UTC+2

Recent Bust Outs

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Patrick Cole

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Milos Petakovic	Busted
Maciej Gut	Busted
Ramon Colillas	Busted
Saleh Assi	Busted
Gerard Rubiralta	Busted
Ibrahim Ghassan	Busted
Ivan Pavlov	Busted
Julien Sitbon	Busted
Dietrich Fast	Busted

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

10-16-2024 21:17 UTC+2

"No Bluff" From Savchenko

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Ollie Garland

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The action was picked up with around 20,000 in the middle and two players looking at a board of 2♦K♣10♦4♥

Fabio Peluso's button wager of 17,000 was facing a raise to 48,000 from Alexander Savchenko, who was in the big blind.

Peluso thought for so long that Nick Palma, a neutral player at the table, called the clock, eventually prompting him to fold. Palma pressured Savchenko to tell the table what he had.

"No bluff," was Savchenko's only reply.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabio Peluso	135,000 135,000	135,000
Nick Palma	110,000 10,000	10,000
Alexander Savchenko	80,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Alexander Savchenko Fabio Peluso Nick Palma

10-16-2024 21:16 UTC+2

Komarov Doubles With Kings Versus Kings

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Matt Warburton

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Aliaksandr Yarosh raised to 3,500 from middle position, Atanas Pavlov three-bet to 13,000 from the small blind. Georgy Komarov then four-bet to 32,500 from the big blind and Yarosh five-bet all in. Pavlov got out of the way and Komarov announced his call for 125,000.

Players flipped their cards, with Komarov at risk.

Georgy Komarov: K♥K♠ All in
Aliaksandr Yarosh: K♦K♣

Players at the table laughed as Komarov and Yarosh revealed the same hand, but the laughter quickly turned to tense gasps and then cheers as the board ran out 4♥3♠6♠J♠9♠ to give Komarov a flush draw on the turn and a flush on the river.

Komarov scored a huge double as his kings cracked Yarosh's kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgy Komarov	260,000 127,000	127,000
Aliaksandr Yarosh	105,000 127,000	127,000

Tags: Aliaksandr Yarosh Atanas Pavlov Georgy Komarov

10-16-2024 21:15 UTC+2

Danneker Puts Pustovoi All In

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Patrick Cole

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Action was picked up on the flop of 5♦8♠4♥. Aleksandr Pustovoi and Cedric Danneker checked from the small and big blind respectively. Bart Lybaert checked in middle position and Petar Kalev checked in the cutoff.

The 2♠ turn saw a barrel of 8,000 into around 10,000 from Pustovoi. Danneker called and Lybaert and Kalev folded. Pustovoi fired again for 11,000. Danneker went into the tank before asking Pustovoi for the rest. He tanked for two minutes before finding the fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cedric Danneker	76,000
Bart Lybaert	75,000
Petar Kalev	15,500
Aleksandr Pustovoi	11,500

Tags: Petar Kalev Cedric Danneker Bart Lybaert Aleksandr Pustovoi

10-16-2024 21:08 UTC+2

Life Outside Poker: Eugene Katchalov Returns to Both Ukraine and Poker

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Connor Richards

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 19th episode, Connor speaks with former poker pro Eugene Katchalov, one of Ukraine's all-time money leaders who fled the country in 2022 after Russia's invasion and has since returned to the war-torn region with his family.

Katchalov, a former PokerStars ambassador, talked about growing up in New York City, his poker glory days and 2007 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic victory for $2.5 million, returning to Ukraine and misconceptions about the longstanding conflict with Russia. He also discussed his venture into esports and new plans to get back into poker with a project aimed at leveling the playing field between pros and recreationals.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Eugene Katchalov by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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Tags: Connor Richards Eugene Katchalov

10-16-2024 21:05 UTC+2

Kyte Gets Put to a Decision

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Ollie Garland

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The pot stood around 20,000 with two players looking at a board of 9♥9♠2♠5♣.

Timur Kurbanov, who was under the gun, bet out for 7,000. Jon Kyte, in the cutoff, called.

The 10♥ river saw Kurbanov move all in for 15,000, sending Kyte deep into the tank. Kyte spent several minutes evaluating his options before finally tossing his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timur Kurbanov	49,000
Jon Kyte	48,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Timur Kurbanov Jon Kyte