$5,300 EPT Main Event | 2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-20-2024 16:36 UTC+2

Lyubovetskiy Doubles Off Shalamov in Classic Cooler

David Salituro

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Andriy Lyubovetskiy raised to 240,000 under the gun and Mikhail Shalamov three-bet to 700,000 in the cutoff. Lyubovetskiy then moved all in for 1,160,000 and Shalamov called.

Andriy Lyubovetskiy: A♠A♦ All in
Mikhail Shalamov: K♦K♣

Lyubovetskiy found himself on the right side of an aces-versus-kings cooler and was poised for a double up, but the J♣9♣2♣ flop meant he had to sweat Shalamov's flush draw. The 5♦ turn was safe, while the 5♠ on the river sealed his double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikhail Shalamov	8,600,000 1,160,000	1,160,000
Andriy Lyubovetskiy	2,620,000 1,460,000	1,460,000

Tags: Andriy Lyubovetskiy Mikhail Shalamov

10-20-2024 16:36 UTC+2

Weis Five-Bet Jams on James

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Calum Grant

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Bobby James K♦8♦ opened to 240,000 from the cutoff before Oliver Weis A♦K♠ three-bet to 680,000 from the button. The blinds folded and James responded with a four-bet to 1,600,000. Weis jammed as the bigger stack and James conceded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oliver Weis	7,460,000 1,840,000	1,840,000

Bobby James	2,780,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Tags: Bobby James Oliver Weis

Level: 31

Blinds: 100,000/150,000

Ante: 150,000

10-20-2024 16:45 UTC+2

Bobby James Eliminated in 5th Place ($271,400)

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David Salituro

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Bobby James raised to 1,700,000 in the cutoff, leaving 525,000 behind, and Georgios Tsouloftas moved all in from the small blind. James called for his remaining stack.

Bobby James: K♦Q♥ All in
Georgios Tsouloftas: A♥J♣

James needed help going to the flop, which came 9♣7♦5♣. The 3♠ turn left him one card away from elimination and James watched the 7♠ come on the river to spell the end of the tournament for the UK pro who more than doubled his previous career earnings with his fifth-place finish.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Tsouloftas	19,030,000 1,430,000	1,430,000

Bobby James	Busted

Tags: Bobby James Georgios Tsouloftas

10-20-2024 16:50 UTC+2

Tsouloftas Raises Shalamov on the River

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David Salituro

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Georgios Tsouloftas raised to 300,000 on the button with just the A♦ showing and Mikhail Shalamov defended K♥J♥.

Shalamov picked up a flush draw on the 10♥7♠5♥ flop and check-called a bet of 425,000. Both players then checked the 4♦ turn.

The river was the 3♠ and Shalamov led out for 1,100,000. Tsouloftas then raised to 2,300,000 and Shalamov folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Tsouloftas	21,100,000 2,070,000	2,070,000

Mikhail Shalamov	8,030,000 570,000	570,000

Tags: Georgios Tsouloftas Mikhail Shalamov

10-20-2024 16:51 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Tsouloftas	21,100,000

Mikhail Shalamov	8,025,000 5,000	5,000
Oliver Weis	7,450,000 10,000	10,000

Andriy Lyubovetskiy	1,925,000 695,000	695,000

10-20-2024 16:58 UTC+2

Two in a Row For Weis

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David Salituro

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Oliver Weis raised to 300,000 in the cutoff with K♣10♥ and Andriy Lyubovetskiy called in the big blind.

Both players checked the A♥7♥4♦ flop and the A♦ fell on the turn. Weis then bet 250,000 and Lyubovetskiy snap-folded 10♣9♦.

Weis opened to 300,000 again the next hand with A♠5♦ and the rest of the table folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oliver Weis	7,950,000 500,000	500,000

Andriy Lyubovetskiy	1,480,000 445,000	445,000

Tags: Andriy Lyubovetskiy Oliver Weis

10-20-2024 17:01 UTC+2

Lyubovetskiy Holds On to Double Off Tsouloftas

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David Salituro

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Action folded to Georgios Tsouloftas who moved all in from the small blind as Andriy Lyubovetskiy quickly called for his last 1,625,000 in the big blind.

Andriy Lyubovetskiy: A♠7♥ All in
Georgios Tsouloftas: J♦8♣

The 7♠6♣5♠ flop gave Lyubovetskiy top pair, but Tsouloftas picked up a straight draw to go with his two overcards. The 5♥ turn was safe for Lyubovetskiy and the river came the 5♦; Lyubovetskiy doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Tsouloftas	19,630,000 1,470,000	1,470,000

Andriy Lyubovetskiy	3,400,000 1,920,000	1,920,000

Tags: Andriy Lyubovetskiy Georgios Tsouloftas

10-20-2024 17:05 UTC+2

Shalamov Drops Lyubovetskiy Back Down

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David Salituro

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Andriy Lyubovetskiy raised to 450,000 in the small blind with 10♣4♣ and Mikhail Shalamov defended 7♦5♦.

The flop came A♦9♣5♣ and Lyubovetskiy bet 250,000 with his flush draw. Shalamov called with a pair of fives and the 8♦ turn also gave him a flush draw.

Lyubovetskiy continued for 800,000, but this time Shalamov raised to 2,700,000, enough to put Lyubovetskiy all in. Lyubovetskiy surrendered his hand.