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

10-16-2024 17:57 UTC+2

Sibgatova Wins Pot With River Bet

Matt Warburton

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action was on the flop on a board of K♣2♦8♥ and Julien Arethuse fired out a bet of 2,500, which Alisa Sibgatova called. The turn was the K♦ and Arethuse switched to a check. Sibgatova bet 5,000 and Arethuse called.

The river came the 4♦ and Arethuse checked again. Sibgatova bet 7,500 and Arethuse folded to give her the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alisa Sibgatova	82,000 18,500	18,500
Julien Arethuse	45,000

Tags: Alisa Sibgatova Julien Arethuse

10-16-2024 17:58 UTC+2

Kicker Plays for Sanioglu

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Patrick Cole

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Ekrem Sanioglu opened from the button to 2,000. Christoforos Chrysochoidis called in the small blind and [Removed:497] defended the big blind.

Both blinds checked the J♣6♥4♦ flop to Sanioglu who bet 5,000. Chrysochoidis folded and Rachedi called. The 6♠ turn was checked around before Rachedi led the 3♣ river for 4,000. Sanioglu called and showed J♦8♠. His eight played against Rachedi's J♠4♠ to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ekrem Sanioglu	50,000
Christoforos Chrysochoidis	40,000
[Removed:497]	18,500

Tags: Ekrem Sanioglu Christoforos Chrysochoidis

10-16-2024 18:01 UTC+2

Oeye Sends Lebor on Tilt

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Ollie Garland

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Ekaterina Fediaeva raised to 2,200 from early position, Benjamin Lebor three-bet to 7,000 from middle position and Espen Oeye, on the button, cold called. Fediaeva also chose to call.

The 8♠3♠3♦ flop saw the action check to Lebor, who continued for 15,000. Oeye moved all in for 22,100 and Fediaeva folded. Lebor called.

Espen Oeye: K♠4♠ All in
Benjamin Lebor: J♥J♦

"I need a king or a spade," announced Lebor as the dealer produced the A♥ turn and the A♠ river. Oeye's flush draw was completed, doubling him up. Lebor erupted from the table in disappointment, voicing to the table that this happens to him in "every tournament" he plays.

Player	Chips	Progress
Espen Oeye	67,700 67,700	67,700
Benjamin Lebor	44,000 25,500	25,500
Ekaterina Fediaeva	43,000 43,000	43,000

Tags: Benjamin Lebor Ekaterina Fediaeva

10-16-2024 18:02 UTC+2

Goryachev Wins Race to Double Up

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Matt Warburton

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Viacheslav Goryachev raised from late position and picked up a call before Marius-Catalin Pertea three-bet from the big blind. Goryachev responded by moving all in for 22,500 and Pertea made the call to put him at risk as the cards were turned.

Viacheslav Goryachev: A♦K♦ All in
Marius-Catalin Pertea: 7♦7♥

The board ran out 4♥J♦A♥5♠8♦ and Goryachev paired his ace on the flop to get ahead. He held to win the race and doubled up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius-Catalin Pertea	57,000
Viacheslav Goryachev	48,000

Tags: Marius-Catalin Pertea Viacheslav Goryachev

10-16-2024 18:10 UTC+2

Bitar Sniffs Out Taki's Bluff

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Patrick Cole

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Hossien Taki opened to 2,500 from under the gun. Ghassan Bitar called in the cutoff.

Taki bet 2,000 on the flop of 6♦4♠2♥. Bitar called. Bitar called another bet on the 9♦ turn, this time for 9,500.

Taki then moved all in on the 9♠ river for 30,800. Bitar tanked for around a minute and a half before calling emphatically. He showed A♥6♥ for two pair and Taki had Q♠J♥ for a queen-high bluff.

Taki said, "Very good, well done," to his opponent before leaving the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ghassan Bitar	75,000 75,000	75,000
Hossien Taki	Busted

10-16-2024 18:12 UTC+2

Lightbourne Can't Get Lucky

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Ollie Garland

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Iaron Lightbourne, in early position, moved his short stack all in from early position. Vadzim Godzdanker, in the big blind, decided to make the call.

Iaron Lightbourne: J♥10♣ All in
Vadzim Godzdanker: Q♥5♥

Lightbourne's calls of "C'mon baby, one time!" failed to materialize any of his outs on the 5♠4♣K♥3♠7♣ runout; Godzdanker was ahead the whole way, pairing his five to send Lightbourne to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vadzim Godzdanker	30,000 30,000	30,000
Iaron Lightbourne	Busted

Tags: Iaron Lightbourne Vadzim Godzdanker

10-16-2024 18:12 UTC+2

Recent Bust Outs

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Patrick Cole

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Vedat Levi	Busted
Alessandro Pichierri	Busted
Jamie Walden	Busted
Yaser Sakarya	Busted
Maksim Iatsun	Busted
Leo Worthington-Leese	Busted
Benjamin Lebor	Busted
Martin Stausholm	Busted

10-16-2024 18:12 UTC+2

Voznesenskiy Stays Ahead to Bust Calderone

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Matt Warburton

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Following an open to 2,200, Nikita Voznesenskiy three-bet to 6,000 from late position, then Eros Calderone moved all in from the big blind for 24,800. The original raiser folded and Voznesenskiy went into the tank before making the call. Players flipped their cards, with Calderone at risk.

Eros Calderone: A♦J♣ All in
Nikita Voznesenskiy: A♥Q♥

Voznesenskiy was already ahead and the board ran out 7♠4♥9♦Q♦3♥ and to give him a pair of queens on the turn. He held to win the pot, while Calderone was eliminated.

"It's a bounty, we need lots of chips," said Voznesenskiy as another player inquired as to whether he would have called against two players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikita Voznesenskiy	65,000 35,000	35,000
Eros Calderone	Busted

Tags: Eros Calderone Nikita Voznesenskiy

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

10-16-2024 18:22 UTC+2

Saada Doubles With Jacks

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Matt Warburton

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Following a preflop raising war, Yafa Saada was all in from the small blind for 30,000 against Julien Arethuse, who had the covering stack as players flipped their cards.

Yafa Saada: J♥J♦ All in
Julien Arethuse: A♣Q♦

The board ran out 9♥K♦7♠3♦2♠ and Saada held with her pocket jacks to double up her stack.