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

10-15-2024 20:44 UTC+2

Recent Eliminations

Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Parker Talbot	Busted

Andrei Sediakin	Busted
Vlado Banicevic	Busted
Stefan Nemetz	Busted
Guillermo Sanchez Otero	Busted
Karen Nazarian	Busted
Miroslav Alilovic	Busted
Luc van der Beek	Busted
Jessica Teusl	Busted
Roman Gadzhiev	Busted
Bogdan Simion	Busted
Nemanja Lukovic	Busted
Bruno Sanzoni	Busted
Uladzmir Zhyharau	Busted
Dawid Smolka	Busted
Robbie Bull	Busted
Denis Vlasov	Busted
Leonid Logunov	Busted
Joe Mouawad	Busted
Marius-Catalin Pertea	Busted
Eric Afriat	Busted
Nenad Dukic	Busted
Kostadin Kostadinov	Busted
Marcelo Manfredini	Busted
Thomas Eychenne	Busted

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10-15-2024 20:48 UTC+2

"Lucky Misclick" Pays Off for Krasilnikova

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Sava Krink

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

Nina Krasilnikova opened the action from middle position with an unintended raise to 6,400. Her neighbor looked confused, prompting her to clarify that she meant to raise to just 2,000, but with the larger amount already in the pot, it stood. Tamazi Skhirtladze in the hijack made the call.

On the 3♣J♦10♣ flop, Krasilnikova stuck with the aggression, firing a 6,000 bet, and Skhirtladze called again.

When the 8♣ turn hit, Krasilnikova wasted no time shoving her remaining 15,800 chips. That proved too much for Skhirtladze, who folded, giving her a solid pot.

Later, Krasilnikova joked, calling it a "lucky misclick."

Player	Chips	Progress
Nina Krasilnikova	42,700 16,700	16,700
Tamazi Skhirtladze	39,500 5,200	5,200

Tags: Nina Krasilnikova Tamazi Skhirtladze

10-15-2024 20:50 UTC+2

Break Time

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Richard Hayes

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

The players have been sent on their final 20-minute break of the day, with play set to conclude at the end of Level 10.

10-15-2024 21:00 UTC+2

Life Outside Poker: Maria Konnikova Says Ban Sunglasses & Electronics

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Kaelaine Minton

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

Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 18th episode, Connor speaks with author and psychologist Maria Konnikova about her family leaving Russia to come to the US, writing her first story in kindergarten, being mentored by Steven Pinker at Harvard, meeting Erik Seidel for the first time and her 2020 bestseller The Biggest Bluff that explored her poker journey.

Konnikova, a PokerStars ambassador, also talked about her research for an upcoming book into cheating in poker and other games, as well as game integrity rule changes implemented at EPT Barcelona that Konnikova said needed to go even further.

"I think what PokerStars has done is amazing. I think you need to go a step further and not have any electronics anywhere on the table," said Konnikova. "Like, I think phones need to be on the floor, in your bag."

"I would actually also ban sunglasses because ... there's so much technology that (that can enable cheating)."

Learn More About Life Outside Poker!

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

10-15-2024 21:12 UTC+2

Big Stacks and Other Counts

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Chakib Mhiri	245,000 147,900	147,900
Anton Wigg	223,000 98,000	98,000
Tudor Zapsa	210,600 43,600	43,600
Hubert Baran-Osinski	190,000 95,000	95,000
Vicente Delgado	174,000 90,000	90,000
Arian Kashani	160,000
Bobby James	160,000 110,000	110,000

Ali Al-Kubasi	160,000
Roeland Peeks	156,000 56,000	56,000
Chase Wilson	155,500 14,500	14,500
Darius Gadeikis	154,000 3,600	3,600
Dean Hutchison	152,000 46,200	46,200
Duco ten Haven	115,000 82,000	82,000
Santhosh Suvarna	110,200 46,900	46,900
Leo Worthington-Leese	109,900 8,900	8,900
Dietrich Fast	103,000 48,000	48,000
Michael Wang	100,000 10,800	10,800
Andrea Dato	95,000 6,500	6,500
Sergi Reixach	92,800 39,800	39,800
Dario Sammartino	80,000 10,000	10,000
Adrian State	80,000 37,700	37,700
[Removed:554]	75,000
Alexandre Reard	74,000 50,000	50,000
Tom Vogelsang	73,800
Nick Palma	73,000 31,000	31,000

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10-15-2024 21:23 UTC+2

Binder Busts Zakharov

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Richard Hayes

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Dmitry Zakharov was all in for 7,000 and at-risk versus Bernhard Binder.

Dmitry Zakharov: A♣8♠ All in
Bernhard Binder: A♥Q♠

Zakharov's ace was dominated and his departure was confirmed by the 6♠5♠6♥A♦7♦ runout, Binder's better kicker sending him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bernhard Binder	91,000 42,900	42,900
Dmitry Zakharov	Busted

Tags: Bernhard Binder Dmitry Zakharov

10-15-2024 21:23 UTC+2

Mazerolle Pays Wiciak Off

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Dan O'Hair

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Simon Wiciak and Hugues Mazerolle were heads up in a raised pot on a flop of K♦K♠7♦. Wiciak was in the big blind and check-called a 1,200 bet from Mazerolle, who was in early position.

Both players checked on the A♣ turn, but Wiciak took the initiative with a bet of 6,500 after the 4♠ came on the river.

Mazerolle decided to look Wiciak up and Wiciak tabled A♦Q♠. Mazerolle sent his hand into the muck and Wiciak added to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Wiciak	85,000 24,000	24,000

Hugues Mazerolle	30,000 16,300	16,300

Tags: Hugues Mazerolle Simon Wiciak

10-15-2024 21:23 UTC+2

Zazian Sees Paunescu Out, Gets Bonus from Leetz

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Sebestyen Csoti raised to 2,500 under the gun. Nicolae Paunescu then three-bet all in for 13,800 in the hijack. Brandon Leetz called in the small blind but big blind Alik Zazian had other plans and shoved.

Csoti got out of the way and Leetz folded as well, claiming to lay down ace-queen.

Nicolae Paunescu: A♦10♦ All in
Alik Zazian: A♥K♦

The 8♦9♥3♦ flop provided Paunescu with a flush draw, but the 3♠ turn and 3♥ river bricked to give the checkmark to Zazian.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alik Zazian	83,300 66,300	66,300
Benjamin Spragg	60,000 3,000	3,000

Sebestyen Csoti	55,000 5,000	5,000
Brandon Leetz	31,500 18,500	18,500
Nicolae Paunescu	Busted

Tags: Alik Zazian Brandon Leetz Nicolae Paunescu Sebestyen Csoti

10-15-2024 21:30 UTC+2

Ionescu's Shove Forces Sabau to Fold

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Sava Krink

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Ivan Bryksin started the action with a raise to 2,400 from the hijack, getting calls from Bogdan Ionescu on the button and Razvan Sabau in the big blind.

After a check from Sabau on the 3♦A♦10♥ flop, Bryksin continued with a bet of 3,200, and only Ionescu made the call.

When the 2♦ hit the turn, Sabau took the initiative again with a 6,300 bet. But Ionescu responded by shoving all in for about 73,300, prompting Sabau to quickly fold his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Razvan Sabau	122,000 20,000	20,000
Bogdan Ionescu	95,000 30,600	30,600
Ivan Bryksin	22,700 13,300	13,300

Tags: Bogdan Ionescu Ivan Bryksin Razvan Sabau