$3,000 Mystery Bounty Day 2 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-17-2024 13:16 UTC+3

Kirichenko Correctly Calls Against Ahuja

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Ollie Garland

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Ankit Ahuja raised to 5,000 from the cutoff and Aleksandr Kirichenko defended in the big blind.

The J♣5♠10♠ flop saw Kirichenko check-call a bet of 8,000 from Ahuja.

The 6♦ turn prompted a second check from Kirichenko. Ahuja moved all in for Kirichenko's effective stack of 26,500. Kirichenko thought for some time before finally making the call.

Aleksandr Kirichenko: J♥8♥ All in
Ankit Ahuja: 9♠8♠

Kirichenko was ahead with his top pair, but Ahuja had a monster draw. The K♦ river was a safe one for Kirichenko and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Kirichenko	80,000 205,000	205,000
Ankit Ahuja	48,400 48,400	48,400

Tags: Aleksandr Kirichenko Ankit Ahuja

10-17-2024 13:15 UTC+3

Over $1,500 Added Value in our PokerNews Home Games on PokerStars in October

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Sandra Barbour

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

PokerNews is excited to announce that our Home Games Leaderboard is continuing in October and readers can continue to pit themselves against one another in our private PokerNews Home Games group on the PokerStars platform.

PokerNews Home Games has already awarded over $8,000 worth of tickets and with games running daily, there is always time to jump and grab some of that juicy value.

Members can compete on the virtual felt on both mobile and desktop, and PokerNews will add incredible value to the heap of online poker tournaments running throughout the year. Don't worry if you are a new player as everyone is welcome, we have a variety of buy-ins and games that will be running so you too can enjoy battling for bragging rights and big blinds.

Throughout October, PokerNews will be running daily Added Value MTTs in which the winner shall receive a tournament ticket, of $11, for winning the MTT and this is on top of the prizepool itself. Buyins are an affordable $1.10 and there are also Leaderboard prizes for the top 10 finishers at the end of the month. Any MTT in which registration closes with over 30 players, PokerNews will double the 1st place ticket, so the incentive is there to get all of your poker playing buddies involved and get even more value.

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10-17-2024 13:14 UTC+3

Yosifov Runs Into Kings

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Matt Warburton

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Nikolay Yosifov was all-in preflop against Oleg Eltsov, who had him covered as players flipped their cards.

Nikolay Yosifov: A♠Q♠ All in
Oleg Eltsov: K♣K♠

The board ran out 7♦8♦4♣6♥2♥ and Elstov held with his pocket kings to win the pot, eliminating Yosifov from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleg Eltsov	150,000 150,000	150,000
Nikolay Yosifov	Busted

Tags: Nikolay Yosifov Oleg Eltsov

10-17-2024 13:06 UTC+3

Batlle Busts to Ilin

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Ollie Garland

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Aleksandr Ilin raised to 7,000 from under the gun, Ladislao Batlle three-bet jammed his effective stack from the cutoff and Ilin made the call.

Ladislao Batlle: A♦K♠ All in
Aleksandr Ilin: 10♦10♥

Batlle needed to find some overcards in the five-card runouts, but the 7♣6♣9♥5♥5♦ didn't oblige, sending him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Ilin	140,000 55,500	55,500
Ladislao Batlle	Busted

Tags: Aleksandr Ilin Ladislao Batlle

10-17-2024 13:02 UTC+3

Tammel Busts to Palma

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Matt Warburton

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Tarmo Tammel was all in against Nick Palma, who had the slightly bigger stack as players flipped their cards.

Tarmo Tammel: A♦Q♦ All in
Nick Palma: 10♠10♦

The board ran out 6♦9♠3♠J♥7♠ and Palma held with his tens to near-double his stack, while Tammel was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Palma	135,000 135,000	135,000
Tarmo Tammel	Busted

Tags: Nick Palma Tarmo Tammel

10-17-2024 13:00 UTC+3

NAPT, EPT and Women's Winter Festival Up for Grabs With Power Path in October

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Sandra Barbour

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

With the news that the Power Path is now a permanent addition to PokerStars, and that players can receive a $0.50 Step 1 Power Path ticket every single day as part of the new PokerStars Rewards program, there's never been a better time to have a look at how the Power Path can reward you and where it can take you.

Both live and online events have featured in the Power Path since its launch last summer, with Special Edition Gold Passes sending lucky players to the NAPT and Las Vegas Grand Prix last December.

This month, we look at the various Passes on offer, including both Gold and Silver Passes for the NAPT festival in Las Vegas, the Women's Winter Festival and the European Poker Tour stop in Prague.

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10-17-2024 12:56 UTC+3

Teusl Sends Sheils Packing

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Ollie Garland

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The action was caught as Brandon Sheils, in the big blind, was all-in and at risk for his stacking stack against Jessica Teusl, in middle position.

Brandon Sheils: 5♥5♠ All in
Jessica Teusl: A♣K♦

Sheils was ahead in this flip until the flop landed 4♣A♥A♠ to give Teusl trips. The 9♣ turn and 8♠ river had Sheils out of his seat as he exited the tournament floor.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jessica Teusl	106,000 32,000	32,000
Brandon Sheils	Busted

Tags: Brandon Sheils Jessica Teusl

10-17-2024 12:55 UTC+3

Gabdullin Doubles

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Patrick Cole

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Anze Smajd opened to 30,000 from the button. Damir Gabdullin called from the small blind meaning he was all-in for 14,000.

Damir Gabdullin: K♣K♦ All in
Anze Smajd: 8♠8♦

The runout of A♠4♦10♠10♣6♣ was clean for Gabdullin and he secured the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anze Smajd	115,000 19,500	19,500
Damir Gabdullin	28,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Anze Smajd Damir Gabdullin

10-17-2024 12:50 UTC+3

Pora Cracks Queens to Double Up

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Matt Warburton

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Dumitru Pora was all-in with a starting stack from middle position against Aleksandr Pustovoi, who had him covered as players flipped their cards.

Dumitru Pora: 10♣10♠ All in
Aleksandr Pustovoi: Q♥Q♠

The board ran out 10♦5♠6♣K♦8♦ and Pora made a set of tens on the flop. He held to crack Pustovoi's queens and doubled up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Pustovoi	195,000 26,000	26,000
Dumitru Pora	65,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: Aleksandr Pustovoi Dumitru Pora

10-17-2024 12:49 UTC+3

Middleton Exits Early Into Day 2

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Patrick Cole

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Tom Middleton was all in for around 6,000. Sebastien Compte moved all in from the small blind to isolate the chips.

Tom Middleton: 9♣8♣ All in
Sebastien Compte: A♣A♥

The Q♥4♦8♠ flop provided Middleton with a pair but he still needed to improve. The A♠ turn gave Compte top set and the river 8♥ gave him a full house and Middleton trips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastien Compte	85,000 18,000	18,000
Tom Middleton	Busted

Tags: Sebastien Compte Tom Middleton