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

10-15-2024 18:58 UTC+2

Spragg Wins Race to Double Through Machado

Dan O'Hair

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Hugo Machado raised to 1,600 from the hijack and Benjamin Spragg three-bet to 6,500 from the small blind. It was folded back to Machado, who announced he was all in. Spragg snap-called all in for 30,700 total and hands were revealed.

Benjamin Spragg: A♥K♠ All in
Hugo Machado: J♥J♦

The 2♠2♥K♦5♦6♣ runout paired Spragg's king and he was awarded the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Spragg	63,000 30,000	30,000

Hugo Machado	22,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Benjamin Spragg Hugo Machado

10-15-2024 18:58 UTC+2

Duta Dusts First Bullet

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Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Felipe Ketzer open-raised to 1,600 from the hijack. Salvatore Camarda then three-bet to 4,500 from the button before Florian Duta committed his stack of 25,700 from the big blind.

Ketzer quickly folded but Camarda asked for a count. He thought some more after he had received it, collected calling chips from his stack, and put them in the middle.

Florian Duta: 8♥8♣ All in
Salvatore Camarda: 9♦9♣

Camarda's better pair easily held on the 7♥5♦4♦4♠7♦ runout, sending Duta to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Salvatore Camarda	85,300 28,500	28,500
Felipe Ketzer	38,400 1,600	1,600
Florian Duta	Busted

Tags: Felipe Ketzer Florian Duta Salvatore Camarda

10-15-2024 17:42 UTC+2

Spragg Doubles Through Bitar

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Dan O'Hair

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Ghassan Bitar opened to 1,300 from the cutoff and was called by Marle Spragg on the button for a heads-up pot.

Spragg called a 1,000 bet from Bitar on the 7♥2♦8♣ flop and then raised a 3,000 bet from Bitar to 6,000 on the 9♦ turn. Bitar called.

The Q♣ completed the board and Bitar shoved, which was met with a snap-call from Spragg for her last 7,400.

Spragg held J♣10♣ for the nuts and Bitar showed he held Q♥9♠ for top two pair before sending his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marle Spragg	35,000

Ghassan Bitar	3,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Ghassan Bitar Marle Spragg

10-15-2024 17:26 UTC+2

Sitbon Triples Up in Heads-Up Showdown

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Sava Krink

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Julien Sitbon moved all in from the cutoff for his last 6,400, and Mariusz Mikoda, seated on the button, called. But Majid Ejlal Noubarian, in the small blind, had other plans and raised it up to 18,400, which was enough to make Mikoda fold and send it to a heads-up showdown.

Sitbon asked, "Ace-king one time?"—and he was spot on, as Noubarian revealed A♣K♥. Sitbon showed 7♠7♥, setting up the classic flip.

The flop came down 9♥J♥9♦, keeping Sitbon ahead, and the 7♦ on the turn locked up his double-up.

The 6♥ river changed nothing, leaving Noubarian without any improvement, while Sitbon breathed new life into his tournament run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mariusz Mikoda	23,500 6,500	6,500
Majid Ejlal Noubarian	22,000 22,000	22,000
Julien Sitbon	20,100 400	400

Tags: Julien Sitbon Majid Ejlal Noubarian Mariusz Mikoda

10-15-2024 16:58 UTC+2

Cazacu Hero Calls Over-Bet Shove

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Frank Visser

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Arriving on a completed board of J♠7♥6♠9♦J♥, Karen Nazarian had jammed all in covering the 30,800 of Adrian Cazacu.

With there only being 19,000 in the middle, Nazarian's shove was a huge bet. Cazacu clarified the reentry rules before slamming in a stack of chips for the call.

Nazarian tossed K♠Q♦ in the middle. King-high was no good as Cazacu had called with A♥6♥ for bottom pair, taking down the pot and doubling up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Cazacu	80,600 41,600	41,600
Karen Nazarian	8,200 8,200	8,200

Tags: Adrian Cazacu Karen Nazarian

10-15-2024 16:55 UTC+2

Auzoux Spikes Two-Outer

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Richard Hayes

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

A preflop raising war culminated in Darius Gadeikis jamming with the covering stack and Gregoire Auzoux calling off for his 36,400 stack.

Gregoire Auzoux: J♦J♥ All in
Darius Gadeikis: Q♠Q♦

Auzoux had walked into an overpair, but the J♠10♠4♣ flop put him front with top set jacks, a position that was not altered by the 8♣8♠ turn and river, Auzoux ending up with a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darius Gadeikis	100,000 53,000	53,000
Gregoire Auzoux	77,000 77,000	77,000

Tags: Darius Gadeikis Gregoire Auzoux

10-15-2024 16:38 UTC+2

Hand Busts Weber

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Richard Hayes

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Around 30,000 was in the middle already in a hand between Fintan Hand and Helma Weber, in early and middle position respectively.

The board read A♥5♣9♦5♠, and Hand fired out a bet of 12,500. After some thought, Weber called.

The 7♠ river completed the board. Hand moved all in with the covering stack and Weber quickly got her remaining 13,000 into the middle.

Hand turned over A♣K♠ for two pair aces and fives, while Weber had A♦Q♥ for the same hand, but Hand's better kicker sent him the pot, and sent the unfortunate Weber to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fintan Hand	101,000 46,000	46,000
Helma Weber	Busted

Tags: Fintan Hand Helma Weber

10-15-2024 16:25 UTC+2

Cowboys for Mullur

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Richard Hayes

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Nina Krasilnikova opened to 1,200 under the gun, and was called by Tahsin Cankurtaranli, before Samuel Mullur produced a three-bet to 5,000. Krasilnikova got out of the way, but Cankurtaranli called.

On the 9♥4♠2♣ flop, Cankurtaranli check-called a bet of 4,500 from Mullur.

The 6♣ rolled off on the turn, and action was checked to Mullur once more. He fired out a bet of 7,200, and after some thought, Cankurtaranli check-jammed with the covering stack. Mullur got the rest of his stack, totaling 23,300 into the middle.

Samuel Mullur: K♦K♣ All in
Tahsin Cankurtaranli: 10♥10♦

In a cooler Muller had the better overpair, and his double-up was confirmed by the 8♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Mullur	67,000 67,000	67,000
Nina Krasilnikova	28,000 28,000	28,000
Tahsin Cankurtaranli	22,100 22,100	22,100

Tags: Nina Krasilnikova Samuel Mullur Tahsin Cankurtaranli

10-15-2024 16:07 UTC+2

Rezaei Shows a Deuce

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Dan O'Hair

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Daniel Rezaei opened to 1,100 from early position and was three-bet to 4,100 by Adrien Quetelart in the big blind. Rezaei called.

Rezaei called an 1,800 bet from Quetelart on the 10♦K♦3♠ flop and then bet 3,300 after Quetelart checked on the A♦ turn.

Quetelart quickly laid his hand down and Rezaei showed the 2♠ before collecting the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrien Quetelart	57,000 57,000	57,000
Daniel Rezaei	38,000 38,000	38,000

Tags: Adrien Quetelart Daniel Rezaei Rezaei Shows

10-15-2024 15:16 UTC+2

Backjam Backfires for Dowling

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Richard Hayes

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Adrian Cazacu opened to 800 from early position and Chris Dowling called on the button.

John Kelly was in the big blind, and he produced a three-bet to 3,500. Cazacu quickly got out of the way, but after asking to see his opponent's remaining stack, Dowling moved all in with the covering stack, receiving a snap-call from Kelly.

John Kelly: A♦A♥ All in
Chris Dowling: A♠K♦

In a cooler, Dowling had run his big slick into Kelly's rockets, and no unlikely escape was provided by the J♦7♥8♦2♣Q♥ runout.