$5,300 EPT Main Event Day 1a | 2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-14-2024 16:12 UTC+2

Talbot Binks River and Gets Paid

Richard Hayes

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Arsenii Karmatckii opened to 1,100 from the hijack and received calls from Parker Talbot on the button, and Dinesh Alt in the big blind.

On the 9♣3♣3♠ flop, action was checked to Talbot, who fired out a bet of 500. Only Alt called.

The turn brought the 2♣, and Alt again check-called versus a bet of 2,100 from Talbot.

The A♣ river completed the board, and Alt checked for a third time. Talbot fired out a bet of 13,700, and after a brief period of thought, Alt made the call.

Talbot tabled K♣10♠ for the rivered nut flush and he scooped a decent pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Parker Talbot	43,500 13,500	13,500

Dinesh Alt	30,000 30,000	30,000
Arsenii Karmatckii	28,900 28,900	28,900

Tags: Arsenii Karmatckii Dinesh Alt Parker Talbot

10-14-2024 16:07 UTC+2

Pudel Cracks Aces

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Kai Cocklin

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Nils Pudel and Ivan Kuziv had created a pot of over 30,000 chips on a board of J♥Q♣4♠5♥J♣. Pudel then shoved the river for almost 12,000, and Kuziv quickly called.

Pudel turned over a full house with Q♠Q♦, and Kuziv flashed his A♦A♣ before he coughed up the chips to pay his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nils Pudel	55,000
Ivan Kuziv	9,000

Tags: Ivan Kuziv Nils Pudel

10-14-2024 16:06 UTC+2

Wiechers Makes Set to Bust Shvarev

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Matt Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Action folded around to Vasilii Shvarev, who moved all in for 11,100, a shove worth nearly 20 big blinds. Erwin Wiechers made the call on the button to put Shvarev at risk.

Vasilii Shvarev: A♣J♦ All in
Erwin Wiechers: 10♥10♠

The board ran out 6♥10♣A♥2♠K♥ and Shvarev did find a pair of aces on the flop, but it wasn't enough given that Wiechers made a set of tens. Wiechers held and Shvarev was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erwin Wiechers	58,000 15,600	15,600
Vasilii Shvarev	Busted

Tags: Erwin Wiechers Vasilii Shvarev

10-14-2024 16:02 UTC+2

Women's Event at NAPT Las Vegas Will Feature $30,000 Guarantee

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Sandra Barbour

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

PokerStars listened to feedback from female poker players on how to draw women to the game, and now the poker site is responding.

The upcoming PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Las Vegas festival will feature a $330 buy-in Women's Event on Nov. 5. Notably, the event has a $30,000 guaranteed prize pool attached.

Last year's NAPT Women's Event had a $360 price tag and drew 94 entrants for a prize pool of $28,200. That means PokerStars is expecting this year's event to be an even greater success.

The Women's Event will get underway at 12:30 p.m. local time on Nov. 5 and allows for unlimited reentry. The event will feature 30-minute levels and will see players starting with stacks of 30,000.

Find Full Details Here

10-14-2024 16:01 UTC+2

Klenin Spikes River to Double via Litasov

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Richard Hayes

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Action folded to Georgii Klenin in the cutoff, who moved all in for 6,800, with Vladimir Litasov looking him up on the button.

Georgii Klenin: A♦10♠ All in
Vladimir Litasov: 8♠8♣

Klenin needed some help from the board, and looked to be heading for the exit after the Q♥J♦3♥ flop and 4♦ turn, but the 10♥ hit on the river to send Klenin the pot with a pair of tens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladimir Litasov	33,000
Georgii Klenin	14,800

Tags: Georgii Klenin Vladimir Litasov

10-14-2024 15:59 UTC+2

Schneiders Wins Pot With River Bet

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Matt Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Action was on the flop on a board of 2♠10♣Q♦ and Schneiders had put out a check-raise for 6,500, which Yevhen Pavlenko called. Both players checked it back on the 5♣ turn.

The river came the 7♣ and Schneiders bet 13,000. Pavlenko folded and Schneiders took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yevhen Pavlenko	64,000 64,000	64,000
Felix Schneiders	46,000 1,000	1,000

Tags: Yevhen Pavlenko

10-14-2024 15:56 UTC+2

Aces For Sabau

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Kai Cocklin

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Razvan Sabau raised to 1,100 from under the gun and got a call from Milos Petakovic in the cutoff & Vadzim Godzdanker from the small blind.

The flop came K♦9♥6♠ and after Godzdanker checked, Sabau fired 1,500. Petakovic called, and Godzdanker folded.

On the Q♣ turn, Sabau elected to check, and Petakovic bet 6,000. Sabau called.

A K♠ fell on the river that paired the board, and both players decided to check it down. Sabau flipped A♦A♠, and Petakovic tossed his hand in the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Razvan Sabau	75,000 75,000	75,000
Stanislaw Grodek	60,000 35,600	35,600
Milos Petakovic	32,000 18,000	18,000
Vadzim Godzdanker	23,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Milos Petakovic Razvan Sabau Vadzim Godzdanker

10-14-2024 15:54 UTC+2

Flush for Fast

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Richard Hayes

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Dietrich Fast opened to 1,100 under the gun, and was faced with a three-bet to 2,600 by Timur Margolin in the cutoff. Action folded back to Fast, who called.

On the A♣K♣9♦ flop, Fast check-called versus a bet of 1,600 from Margolin.

The 6♣ turn was checked through. On the 3♣ river, Fast led out with a bet of 2,000, and Margolin called. Fast tabled Q♣10♣ for the turned queen-high flush, and Margolin smiled and mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dietrich Fast	29,500 500	500
Timur Margolin	8,200 8,200	8,200

Tags: Dietrich Fast Timur Margolin

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

10-14-2024 15:44 UTC+2

NAPT Las Vegas Schedule Released, $3M GTD Main Event Headlines Series

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Sandra Barbour

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The fourth season of the North American Poker Tour (NAPT) run by PokerStars is well underway and the action only continues to heat up with the recent schedule release for its marquee stop in Las Vegas. Running from Friday November 1st through Sunday November 10th at Resorts World Las Vegas, the series is not one to miss as it features a whopping 36 tournaments in the span of a week and a half.

Buy-ins range from just $250 all the way up to $25,000 so there are plenty of options for those who want to enjoy some live tournament action without breaking the bank while also providing an opportunity for high stakes regulars to satisfy their desire to play for eye watering sums of money. The high volume means the series comes with a healthy $4,000,000 in total guarantees, including a sizable $3,000,000 set aside for the $5,300 Main Event.

See the Full Schedule Here