2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

$5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 1a
1a1b23456
Event Info
2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q♥7♥
Prize
$1,030,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$6,227,400
Total Entries
1,284
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
474
Players Left
144
Players Left 1 / 1,284
Filter (1)

Filter

Filter By
Sort By

Fuchs Delivers a Double Knockout

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Tom Fuchs
Tom Fuchs

On a flop of 2♦7♠2♠, both Madhi Lotfalizaadehmehrabadi and Morten Klein checked to Tom Fuchs, who fired a small bet of 2,200. Lotfalizaadehmehrabadi then raised to 6,000, and Klein shoved for 20,400. Fuchs called, and Lotfalizaadehmehrabadi called.

A K♣ dropped on the turn and Lotfalizaadehmehrabadi checked, then Fuchs bet 6,500. Lotfalizaadehmehrabadi called.

When the 3♦ landed on the river, Lotfalizaadehmehrabadi checked again and Fuchs shoved. Lotfalizaadehmehrabadi had around 26,500 remaining in his stack and after a short time, put them all into the pot.

Klein flipped Q♦7♣ for a pair of sevens, Lotfalizaadehmehrabadi held Q♥Q♣, but Fuchs had them both beat with a full house holding 7♥7♦, and scooped the pot, which eliminated two players.

Tags: Morten KleinTom FuchsMadhi Lotfalizaadehmehrabadi

Rosich Stacks Isaia

Richard Hayes
Richard Hayes
Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
David Rosich
David Rosich

Alessio Isaia opened to 2,500 from hijack, and received a call from Marius Kudzmanas in the small blind. David Rosich was in the big blind, and he produced a three-bet to 12,200.

Isaia took quite a bit of time thinking, before he pumped it up further to 35,000. Kudzmanas dumped his cards, but Rosich made the call.

On the 7♠3♠3♣ flop, Rosich checked to Isaia. He took some time counting out his chips, before moving all in for around 60,000, with Rosich's calling chip almost beating him into the middle.

Alessio Isaia: A♦K♥ All in
David Rosich: Q♦Q♥

Rosich had set the trap perfectly, and Isaia needed to spike the turn or river to survive. However the 9♦ turn and 7♥ river were bricks to send a massive pot to Rosich.

Tags: Alessio IsaiaDavid RosichMarius Kudzmanas

Some Eliminations Throughout the Day

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Read full

Reichenstein Spikes River to Bust Tepeh

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

Vytautas Semaska opened to 2,400 from the cutoff, and was called by Uri Reichenstein on the button. Tjan Tepeh was in the small blind, and he three-bet jammed for 13,700.

Semaska quickly got out of the way, but after asking for a count, Reichenstein made the call with the covering stack.

Tjan Tepeh: A♠K♥ All in
Uri Reichenstein: K♣Q♥

Tepeh had his opponent dominated, and seemed set for the double-up after the A♣9♥4♣ flop gave him top pair.

However the 7♣ turn spelled danger, giving Reichenstein a flush draw, and sure enough the 9♣ rolled off on the river to give Reichenstein the flush and send Tepeh packing.

Tepeh didn't seem too devastated to see his day of poker come to an end, saying "I'm off to the party," as he headed off to the PokerStars Players Party, which is taking place this evening.

Tags: Tjan TepehUri ReichensteinVytautas Semaska

Banic Banished to the Rail by Skrbic

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Milos Skrbic
Milos Skrbic

Milos Skrbic made it 2,400 from the hijack and Ivan Banic three-bet from the small blind to 12,000. When it got back to Skrbic, he shoved, and Banic snap-called for his stack of around 50,000.

Ivan Banic: A♣K♥ All in
Milos Skrbic: Q♠Q♦

It was an all-too-familiar flip which favored the pocket queens after the flop of 8♥9♣6♣ didn't offer much help to Banic. The J♦ dropped on the turn, and the 8♠ river sealed Banic's elimination in the penultimate level of the day.

Tags: Ivan BanicMilos Skrbic

Vaka Busts to Varnaev in Four-Bet Pot

Matthew Warburton
Matthew Warburton
Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Monica Vaka
Monica Vaka

Monica Vaka raised to 2,400 from late position and Sergei Varnaev three-bet to 8,500 from the button. Vaka then four-bet to 24,000 and Varnaev looked across at his opponent before carefully placing a call in the middle.

The flop came Q♥J♣A♣ and Vaka moved all in for a little less than 30,000, which Varnaev snap-called. Vaka showed A♥10♦ for a pair of aces, while Varnaev turned over A♠Q♠ for two pair, aces and queens.

The turn was the 8♠ and river the 8♦. Varnaev held to win the pot, sending Vaka to the rail.

Tags: Monica VakaSergei Varnaev

Wei Spikes Set of Queens, Pavlenko Brings it Back on River

Matthew Warburton
Matthew Warburton
Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Guoliang Wei
Guoliang Wei

Yevhen Pavlenko and Guoliang Wei were in the midst of a raising battle and Wei had a reraise of 17,000 out in the middle. Pavlenko responded by moving all in for around 80,000 and Wei called. Players had quite similar stacks, but Wei was covered as the cards were turned.

Guoliang Wei: Q♦Q♥ All in
Yevhen Pavlenko: A♠A♦

The flop came K♦Q♣7♦ and the table let out a collective groan as Wei spiked a set of queens. The turn was a blank, the 5♦, but the river was the A♣ to give Pavlenko a set of aces.

Wows and cheers came from tablemates as the situation reversed. Pavlenko won the pot and Wei was eliminated from the tournament as the final break of the day approached.

Tags: Guoliang WeiYevhen Pavlenko

Abdellatif Flips Out Bojovic, Adds to Mountain of Chips

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Davor Bojovic
Davor Bojovic

Ahmed Abdellatif raised the cutoff to 2,200 and Luke Marsh called on the button before Davor Bojovic three-bet from the small blind to 11,900, leaving himself around 1,000 behind. Abdellatif then four-bet to 32,000, which got Marsh to fold, and Bojovic called off his last 1,000.

Davor Bojovic: 6♠6♦ All in
Ahmed Abdellatif: A♠10♦

Abdellatif had a mountain of chips in front of him and managed to add more to his pile as he paired his ten on the 10♥2♠8♦2♦3♠ runout, which eliminated Bojovic.

Tags: Ahmed AbdellatifDavor BojovicLuke Marsh

Zoufri Shoves Short Stack and Busts

Matthew Warburton
Matthew Warburton
Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Anze Smajd raised to 2,000 from late position and Hakim Zoufri moved all in from the next seat across for 12,400. Smajd made the call to put Zoufri at risk as the cards were turned.

Hakim Zoufri: A♦J♣ All in
Anze Smajd: K♣Q♦

The board ran out 4♥2♦K♥6♠9♥ and Smajd paired his king on the flop to get ahead. He held to win the pot and Zoufri was eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: Anze SmajdHakim Zoufri

Lin Dodges a Ton of Outs to Stack Iakovlev

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Ren Lin
Ren Lin

There were already around 10,000 chips in the pot on a flop of 5♥7♠8♠ when both Ren Lin and Mikhail Iakovlev checked to Serhat Tok, who fired a bet of 3,000. Lin called, then Iakovlev put in a raise. Tok quickly folded, and Lin shoved, which gave Iakovlev a decision for his remaining stack of around 40,000. After thinking for just a few moments, Iakovlev put himself at risk.

Mikhail Iakovlev: A♠9♠ All in
Ren Lin: J♥8♦

Lin's pair was in the lead, but Iakovlev was the favorite to win the hand with his overcards, straight draw, and flush draw. Nonetheless, hitting those cards is part of the game and both the K♥ turn and 2♥ river were brick city for Iakovlev, who made his way to the exit.

"Never fold a pair. Gamble, gamble," said Lin.

"It's very hard to hit a pair," he added.

Tags: Mikhail IakovlevRen LinSerhat Tok

Prev 1234 Next