2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

$5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q7
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
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[Removed:549] Makes the Right Call

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

There were already around 45,000 chips in the pot on a board of 6999 when both Leonidas Kostagiolas and [Removed:548] checked.

When the A completed the board, Kostagiolas fired a bet of 15,000, and [Removed:549], who only had around 25,000 behind, thought for around twenty seconds before he called.

Kostagiolas showed KQ for king-high, and [Removed:549] scooped the pot with a full house holding 77.

Tags: Leonidas Kostagiolas

Powalka Powers to a Double-Up in Closing Level

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Andrzej Powalka
Andrzej Powalka

Andrzej Powalka raised to 2,500 from under the gun and Elie Farah three-bet from the middle position to 8,000. When the action got back to Powalka, he four-bet to 20,000, and Farah shoved. Powalka snap-called for his stack of 72,700.

Andrzej Powalka: AA All in
Elie Farah: AK

It was a great spot for Powalka in the closing level of the night and he took full advantage of the situation as the 4579K runout kept his pocket aces in the lead, and earned him a double-up.

Tags: Andrzej PowalkaElie Farah

Solovev's Aces No Good as Jozonis Makes Set

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Tomas Jozonis
Tomas Jozonis

Action was on the flop on a board of QK6 and Kirill Solovev fired out a bet of 20,000 into the pot. Tomas Jozonis responded by moving all in for 36,800 and Solovev didn't have to put too much more in the middle to match the bet.

Solovev made the call and turned over AA, but Jozonis had QQ for a set of queens to leave his opponent drawing very thin.

Jozonis held as the turn came the 10 and river the 3. He doubled his stack and Solovev was left looking dismayed, chewing the tassels of his hoody as he mulled over the loss.

Tags: Kirill SolovevTomas Jozonis

Konopelko Good at Showdown

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

Andrei Konopelko opened to 2,500 from the cutoff and Nichita Verbitchii defended his big blind.

The K85 flop was checked through. On the J turn, Verbitchii check-raised to 11,000 versus a bet of 3,000 from his opponent. Konopelko made the quick call.

The 6 river was checked through. Verbitchii turned over Q9 for queen-high, having missed his turned gutshot, and Konopelko took the pot with QQ.

Tags: Andrei KonopelkoNichita Verbitchii

Akbarpoor Shows the Bluff

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Abdullah Akbarpoor
Abdullah Akbarpoor

There were around 50,000 chips in the pot on a flop of J46 when Daniel Lakerveld bet 8,000, and Abdullah Akbarpoor called.

A 2 dropped on the turn and Lakerveld elected to check, and Abbarpoor shoved for around 35,000. Lakerveld quickly folded.

Akbarpoor then showed A10 for a bluff with just ace-high as he raked in the pot, which brought his stack up to around 100,000.

Tags: Abdullah AkbarpoorDaniel Lakerveld

Farah Calls River Bluff for Huge Double

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

Action was on the turn on a board of 81022 and Elie Farah led out for 15,000, which Artem Bocharov called.

The river was the 4 and Farah checked. Boacharov sensed an opportunity and pushed his stack into the middle, eyeing up what had become a bloated pot well worth fighting for.

Farah was left with a difficult call, but he wasn't ready to give up. He pushed his chips into the middle in a dramatic moment that resulted in Boacharov turning over J9 for a missed straight draw that he'd turned into a bluff.

Farah shouted out in triumph as he flipped over K10 for a pair of tens, two pair with the deuces on board, to win the pot and gain a huge double up late in the day.

Tags: Artem BocharovElie Farah

Rosich Stacks Isaia

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 733 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: AK All in
David Rosich: QQ

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

Schottes' King is Good

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

Mahmut Sanli made it 3,000 to go from early position and Markus Schottes three-bet from the small blind to 11,000. Sanli called.

On the 3KJ flop, Schottes made a continuation-bet of 6,000, which Sanli quickly called.

Both then checked the 6 turn and 7 river with Schottes showing KQ for a pair of kings, which was good for the pot as Sanli mucked.

Tags: Mahmut SanliMarkus Schottes

Rajkovic Scoops After Schottes Backs Down

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

With around 8,700 in the pot and the flop showing 3Q9, both Adi Rajkovic in the small blind and Stephen Song in the big blind checked it over to Markus Schottes, who followed up with a bet of 3,600. Rajkovic made the call, while Song decided to fold.

The action slowed down on the 6 turn as both players checked.

On the A river, Rajkovic shifted gears, firing out a sizable bet of 13,400. Schottes took his time, carefully considering his next move, but ultimately decided to fold, allowing Rajkovic to scoop up the pot.

Tags: Adi RajkovicMarkus SchottesStephen Song

Some Eliminations Throughout the Day

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

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