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

10-15-2024 19:32 UTC+2

Sammer Chips Up With Top Pair, Martirosian Sits Down

Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Harald Sammer raised to 1,600 in early position. His neighbor Ruslan Zainullin threw in a three-bet to 4,200, which Sammer called once it had folded around to him.

Sammer check-called a bet of 3,500 from Zainullin on the 4♠A♦K♣ flop before both checked the 4♣ turn.

Sammer took the initiative on the 8♦ river, betting 4,500. Zainullin called quickly but mucked his cards when Sammer tabled A♥10♥ for two pair, aces and fours.

At another table, Artur Martirosian sat down for his first bullet in the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicola Cappellesso	80,000 4,500	4,500
Ruslan Zainullin	65,000 300	300
Harald Sammer	47,000 500	500
Artur Martirosian	30,000

Dmitrii Astratov	27,200 2,300	2,300
Henadzi Deilik	25,200 25,100	25,100
Stoyan Madanzhiev	22,700 5,800	5,800
Ladislao Dalfo	20,000 1,400	1,400
Baris Kavuk	11,500 12,500	12,500

Tags: Artur Martirosian Harald Sammer Ruslan Zainullin

10-15-2024 19:37 UTC+2

Jasinevicius Folds to Wiecek's Pressure

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Dan O'Hair

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Piotr Wiecek opened to 1,600 from the cutoff and was three-bet to 6,200 by Ignas Jasinevicius in the big blind. Wiecek called.

Both players checked on the 2♦4♠10♠ flop and then Jasinevicius check-called a 1,900 bet from Wiecek on the 8♠ turn.

Jasinevicius checked a final time on the Q♦ river and Wiecek fired 11,800 into the middle. Jasinevicius laid his hand down and Wiecek collected the pot without showing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ignas Jasinevicius	66,000 36,000	36,000
Piotr Wiecek	40,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Ignas Jasinevicius Piotr Wiecek

10-15-2024 19:41 UTC+2

Epic Four-Way Showdown Ends in Double Knockout

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Sava Krink

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Tomas Vaskunas opened the action with a raise from middle position, and Yesset Aimukhanov, sitting in the hijack, responded by going all in. Mihai Niste followed suit from the button, pushing his entire stack forward as well. But the excitement didn’t stop there—Viktors Vorobjovs in the small blind took some time before also committing his chips. When the action circled back to Vaskunas, he made the call, setting up a massive four-way all-in showdown.

Yesset Aimukhanov: 10♦10♥ All in
Tomas Vaskunas: K♠K♣ All in
Viktors Vorobjovs: Q♥Q♦ All in
Mihai Niste: J♠J♦

The kings were in the lead, but that changed on the turn when the board ran out 6♥6♦7♦J♥, giving Niste a full house, jacks over sixes.

However, with one card to come, the dealer revealed the K♥ on the river, flipping the script once again as Vaskunas hit a full house, kings over sixes.

Vaskunas covered Aimukhanov and scooped 28,000 in chips from both Niste and Vorobjovs. Niste had more chips than Vorobjovs, so he took the side pot. Two eliminations resulted, while Vaskunas nearly quadrupled his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomas Vaskunas	99,000 99,000	99,000
Mihai Niste	59,600 400	400
Yesset Aimukhanov	Busted
Viktors Vorobjovs	Busted

Tags: Mihai Niste Tomas Vaskunas Viktors Vorobjovs Yesset Aimukhanov

10-15-2024 19:44 UTC+2

Esov Spikes Turn to Double

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Richard Hayes

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Ruslan Esov moved all in for 14,100 from middle position, and was looked up by Georgios Vrakas in the big blind.

Ruslan Esov: K♦Q♣ All in
Georgios Vrakas: 9♥9♦

Esov needed some help from the board, and got it on the turn on the A♦J♠4♥K♣A♣ runout, sending him a timely double-up with two pair, aces and kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ruslan Esov	30,200 15,800	15,800
Georgios Vrakas	21,500 11,100	11,100

Tags: Georgios Vrakas Ruslan Esov

10-15-2024 19:47 UTC+2

Baran-Osinski Takes Four-Way Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Four players went to a flop of 3♣4♣4♠. The action checked to Ana Marquez on the button, who tossed in a bet of 3,000. Hubert Baran-Osinski then raised to 7,200 in the big blind, which Diogo Coelho called in middle position.

Nick Palma, in the hijack, and Marquez folded and the 6♥ hit the turn. Baran-Osinski quickly jammed all in, covering Coelho's stack of 24,000.

Coelho folded his cards, leaving him with just over 30 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hubert Baran-Osinski	95,000 2,700	2,700
Ana Marquez	43,000 7,000	7,000
Nick Palma	42,000 8,000	8,000
Diogo Coelho	24,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Ana Marquez Diogo Coelho Hubert Baran-Osinski Nick Palma

10-15-2024 19:51 UTC+2

Simion Bluffs Defending Champ

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Dan O'Hair

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Bogdan Simion opened to 2,200 from under the gun and was called by [Removed:553] on the button for a head-up pot.

Both players checked on the 3♥5♣K♥ flop and Simion checked again on the 5♥ turn. Simon bet 2,000 and Simion responded by check-raising to 5,500.

Simon, who won the main event in Cyprus last year, let his hand go and Simion tabled A♠J♦ before collecting the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bogdan Simion	67,000 67,000	67,000
[Removed:553]	17,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Bogdan Simion

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

10-15-2024 19:52 UTC+2

Assorted Non-Champions

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Grzegorz Kozieja	Busted
Darius Neagoe	Busted
Leonard Maue	Busted
Dimitar Kukushkov	Busted
Leonid Orman	Busted
Alexandru Lupuleac	Busted
Vladimir Litasov	Busted
Ali Zebarjad	Busted
Ruslan Volkov	Busted
Tarmo Tammel	Busted

10-15-2024 19:58 UTC+2

Lyubovetskiy Raises River

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Richard Hayes

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

Around 32,000 was in the middle already on a completed board of K♣7♣2♣K♥5♥, in a hand between Karen Nazarian and Andriy Lyubovetskiy.

Nazarian slid out a bet of 12,000, but was faced with a raise to 50,000 by Lyubovetskiy. Nazarian took some time to think it through, but eventually sent his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andriy Lyubovetskiy	99,000 58,000	58,000
Karen Nazarian	35,000 26,800	26,800

Tags: Andriy Lyubovetskiy Karen Nazarian

10-15-2024 20:05 UTC+2

Oikonomou Takes from Kiletto

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Sava Krink

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

Lily Kiletto opened the action from under the gun with a raise to 2,000 and picked up three callers. When the action reached Nikolaos Oikonomou in the small blind, he shoved all in for his remaining 29,300. Kiletto responded by going all in herself, prompting the other players to fold, setting up a heads-up showdown.

Nikolaos Oikonomou: K♠J♠ All in
Lily Kiletto: 8♠8♦

Kiletto was ahead after the flop and turn, with the board showing 4♥10♣7♦Q♦. But the river brought the K♣, giving Oikonomou the win and doubling his stack to stay in the game.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lily Kiletto	88,000 33,600	33,600
Nikolaos Oikonomou	66,100 66,100	66,100

Tags: Nikolaos Oikonomou Lily Kiletto