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

10-14-2024 20:18 UTC+2

Korzinin Goes All In Blind

Matt Warburton

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

Artsiom Lasouski raised preflop from middle position and Vladimir Korzinin, who had been making friends and having fun at his table, moved all in without looking at his cards. Lasouski called to put him at risk.

Vladimir Korzinin: 8♠3♠ All in
Artsiom Lasouski: K♣K♥

The board ran out 5♠Q♠Q♣5♣4♥ and Korzinin did pick up a flush draw on the flop to give himself a chance to double up. In the end though, it was easy money for Lasouski, who held with his pocket kings to win the pot, eliminating Korzinin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artsiom Lasouski	130,000 50,000	50,000
Vladimir Korzinin	Busted

Tags: Artsiom Lasouski Vladimir Korzinin

10-14-2024 20:27 UTC+2

Lin Dodges a Ton of Outs to Stack Iakovlev

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Kai Cocklin

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

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ren Lin	220,000 182,000	182,000
Serhat Tok	40,000
Mikhail Iakovlev	Busted

Tags: Mikhail Iakovlev Ren Lin Serhat Tok

10-14-2024 20:30 UTC+2

Zoufri Shoves Short Stack and Busts

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Matt 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anze Smajd	33,000 33,000	33,000
Hakim Zoufri	Busted

Tags: Anze Smajd Hakim Zoufri

10-14-2024 20:36 UTC+2

Abdellatif Flips Out Bojovic, Adds to Mountain of Chips

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Kai Cocklin

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

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ahmed Abdellatif	240,000 40,000	40,000
Mykhailo Demydenko	70,000 20,000	20,000
Luke Marsh	50,000 43,000	43,000
Ali Zebarjad	45,000 1,000	1,000
Davor Bojovic	Busted

Tags: Ahmed Abdellatif Davor Bojovic Luke Marsh

10-14-2024 20:37 UTC+2

Tamm Takes the Pot

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Sava Krink

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

Aylar Lie opened the action with a raise to 2,000 from the hijack, drawing calls from Felix Schneiders in the cutoff and Taago Tamm in the big blind.

Tamm checked the A♣Q♣A♠ flop, giving Lie the chance to fire a 2,000 continuation bet. Schneiders quickly folded, but Tamm stuck around with a call.

The 7♥ turn saw another check from Tamm, and this time Lie upped the pressure, betting 9,100. Without hesitation, Tamm called again.

When the 7♣ landed on the river, Tamm checked once more. Lie took her time, mulling over her options, but ultimately decided to check back. Tamm turned over A♥4♣ for a full house, aces full of sevens. Lie quietly mucked her cards.

“I was scared you’d shove,” Tamm admitted. Lie, with a grin, replied, “I was thinking about it,” realizing she may have missed a big opportunity.

Player	Chips	Progress
Taago Tamm	146,000 26,000	26,000
Felix Schneiders	99,000 19,000	19,000
Aylar Lie	51,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Aylar Lie Felix Schneiders Taago Tamm

10-14-2024 20:38 UTC+2

Varnaev Vanquishes Vaka

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Richard Hayes

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

Sergei Varnaev opened to 2,000 from early position, and Monica Vaka defended her big blind.

On the 9♦9♣6♣ flop, Vaka check-called versus a bet of 1,700 from her opponent.

The 7♦ hit on the turn, and Vaka opted to lead with a bet of 3,500.

Varnaev wasn't perturbed by the unorthodox line, and produced a raise to 11,500, resulting in Vaka disposing of her hand relatively quickly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergei Varnaev	116,000 102,500	102,500
Monica Vaka	72,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Monica Vaka Sergei Varnaev

10-14-2024 20:43 UTC+2

Martino Doubles via Habib

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Richard Hayes

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

Mark Buckley opened to 2,000 from the hijack, only to be faced with a three-bet jam to 19,800 by Fiodor Martino on the button.

Walid Bou Habib was in the small blind, and he cold-called Martino's all in, with Buckley getting out of the way.

Fiodor Martino: K♥K♦ All in
Walid Bou Habib: 8♥8♣

Martino had the goods with the overpair cowboys, and his double-up was confirmed by the 9♦3♠4♦5♣Q♠ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fiodor Martino	44,000 44,000	44,000
Walid Bou Habib	32,000 1,000	1,000
Mark Buckley	19,800 19,800	19,800

Tags: Fiodor Martino Mark Buckley Walid Bou Habib

10-14-2024 20:44 UTC+2

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

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Matt Warburton

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

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yevhen Pavlenko	160,000 101,000	101,000
Guoliang Wei	Busted

Tags: Guoliang Wei Yevhen Pavlenko

10-14-2024 20:47 UTC+2

Wilf’s River Bet Leaves Schneiders in the Dust

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Sava Krink

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

Felix Schneiders started the action with a raise to 2,000 from the hijack and found three callers.

When the flop came J♦A♦4♥, two players checked, giving Schneiders the chance to make a continuation-bet of 2,000. Only Saar Wilf, sitting on the button, decided to stick around with a call.

On the J♥ turn, Schneiders bet again, but this time Wilf responded with a raise to 7,000. After a moment, Schneiders called.

The 3♦ river seemed to slow Schneiders down as he checked. Wilf capitalized with a bet of 12,500, which was enough to force Schneiders to send his cards into the muck.