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

10-15-2024 12:43 UTC+3

Tulepbergenov Bluff Catches

Richard Hayes

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Around 10,000 was in the middle already on a completed board of Q♣9♣4♥9♥8♥ in a hand between Azamat Tulepbergenov and Gonzalo Arias.

Tulepbergenov checked, and Arias fired out a bet of 7,500. After some thought, his opponent made the call.

Arias showed K♣7♣ for a pair of nines with king-high, having missed his flopped flush draw, and Tulepbergenov took the pot with A♥Q♠ for two pair, queens and nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Azamat Tulepbergenov	43,000 43,000	43,000
Gonzalo Arias	16,500 16,500	16,500

Tags: Azamat Tulepbergenov Gonzalo Arias

10-15-2024 12:42 UTC+3

Favia's Nines are Good

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Dan O'Hair

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Dumitru Pora opened to 300 on the button and was called by Abdelhakim Zoufri in the small blind and Francesco Favia in the big blind for a three-way pot.

Zoufri checked to Favia, who bet 300 on the 8♥7♣3♠ flop. Both Pora and Zoufri called.

It was again checked to Favia on the Q♥ turn and he continued for a bet of 1,000. Both his opponents again called.

The 5♣ completed the board and everyone checked. Favia showed 9♥9♠ and both Zoufri and Pora mucked to award Favia the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francesco Favia	34,000 34,000	34,000
Dumitru Pora	29,000 29,000	29,000
Abdelhakim Zoufri	28,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Abdelhakim Zoufri Dumitru Pora Francesco Favia

10-15-2024 12:27 UTC+3

Quads for Oikonomidis

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Richard Hayes

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Rikiya Jinbo opened to 300 from the cutoff, and was faced with a three-bet to 900 by Panagiotis Oikonomidis on the button. Action folded back to Jinbo, who called.

On the K♦10♠4♥ flop, Jinbo check-called a bet of 700 from Oikonomidis.

The 5♥ rolled off on the turn, and Jinbo again check-called, this time in respect of a 2,300 bet from his opponent.

The 10♦ completed the board, and Jinbo checked for a third time. Oikonomidis took some time to think before firing out a bet of 11,000, and Jinbo made the relatively quick call.

Jinbo was shown the bad news when Oikonomidis turned over 10♥10♣ for quad tens, sending him a chunky early pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Panagiotis Oikonomidis	49,000 49,000	49,000
Rikiya Jinbo	14,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: Panagiotis Oikonomidis Rikiya Jinbo

10-15-2024 12:25 UTC+3

Dato Catches the River

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Dan O'Hair

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 2♥7♣3♥ with a couple thousand already in the middle, Andrea Dato checked from the small blind to Satish Sanan, who bet 2,400 from the big blind. Dato called.

Dato then check-called a 2,100 bet from Sanan on the 7♠ turn and a 2,000 bet from Sanan on the 9♠ river and Sanan shrugged and tabled A♥10♥ for a busted flush draw.

Dato showed Q♥9♥ for a busted flush draw that rivered a pair of nines and collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrea Dato	35,000 5,000	5,000
Satish Sanan	17,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Andrea Dato Satish Sanan

10-15-2024 12:24 UTC+3

Volkhonsskiy Outduels Middleton with Top Pair

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Sava Krink

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Leonid Sidelkovskiy opened the action from the button with a raise to 200, but Vadim Volkhonskiy in the small blind had other ideas, responding with a three-bet to 600. Thomas Middleton in the big blind wasn’t backing down either and four-bet to 1,800, which only Volkhonskiy called.

On the 2♠7♦5♦ flop, Volkhonskiy checked, and Middleton fired a 2,000 continuation bet, which was met with a quick call.

Both players slowed down and checked on the Q♥ turn.

When the 8♠ river hit, Volkhonskiy took control, leading out with a 3,600 bet. Middleton, clearly not thrilled, tanked for a moment before making the call. Volkhonskiy revealed A♣Q♠ for top pair, leaving Middleton to toss his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vadim Volkhonskiy	37,600
Leonid Sidelkovskiy	29,800
Thomas Middleton	22,600

Tags: Leonid Sidelkovskiy Thomas Middleton Vadim Volkhonskiy

10-15-2024 12:15 UTC+3

Straight Flush for Souki

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Richard Hayes

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Michael Wang opened to 300 from the cutoff, and Philippe Souki defended in the big blind.

On the J♥9♥7♠ flop, Souki check-called a bet of 500 from Wang.

The Q♦ turn followed the same pattern, this time in respect of a bet of 1,200 from Wang.

The 10♥ river was checked through, no doubt much to Souki's disappointment, as he tabled K♥Q♥ for the rivered king-high straight flush. Needless to say Wang could not beat that and mucked his hand.

Souki quipped "Feels a bit wasted in Level 1, but I'll take it."

Player	Chips	Progress
Philippe Souki	32,000 32,000	32,000
Michael Wang	31,400 2,600	2,600

Tags: Michael Wang Philippe Souki

10-15-2024 12:10 UTC+3

Wang up Early

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Dan O'Hair

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Three ways on a flop of Q♦4♠5♠, Michael Wang and Jessica Teusl checked from the blinds and Maciej Gut bet 400 on the button. Wang then check-raised to 1,100 from the small blind, which got a fold from Teusl in the big blind and a call from Gut.

Gut called a 1,800 barrel from Wang on the 4♦ turn and then both players checked on the 2♦ river.

Wang tabled Q♠10♥ for queens-up and Gut mucked — awarding the pot to Wang.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Wang	34,000 34,000	34,000
Jessica Teusl	29,500 29,500	29,500
Maciej Gut	26,500 26,500	26,500

Tags: Jessica Teusl Maciej Gut Michael Wang

10-15-2024 12:00 UTC+3

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Richard Hayes

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Cards are in the air here on Day 1b of the $5,300 EPT Cyprus Main Event. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all your coverage.

Level: 1

Blinds: 100/100

Ante: 100

10-15-2024 11:44 UTC+3

Early Runners

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Richard Hayes

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Abelmasov	30,000 30,000	30,000
Eric Afriat	30,000 30,000	30,000
Ankit Ahuja	30,000 30,000	30,000
Yesset Aimukhanov	30,000 30,000	30,000
Osman Aksu	30,000 30,000	30,000
Nicola Benedetto	30,000 30,000	30,000
Daniel Berkane	30,000 30,000	30,000
Oleg Bessaev	30,000 30,000	30,000
Bernhard Binder	30,000 30,000	30,000
Ghassan Bitar	30,000 30,000	30,000
Dominik Bohm	30,000 30,000	30,000
Andrei Boitsov	30,000 30,000	30,000
Sergei Bortsov	30,000 30,000	30,000
Ian Bosley	30,000 30,000	30,000
Szymon Bujok	30,000 30,000	30,000
Bernat Capdevila Montes	30,000 30,000	30,000
Manuel Carvalho	30,000 30,000	30,000
Siarhei Chudapal	30,000 30,000	30,000
Baris Cinitas	30,000 30,000	30,000
Lucien Cohen	30,000 30,000	30,000

Omer Cubukcu	30,000 30,000	30,000
Ladislao Dalfo	30,000 30,000	30,000
Andrea Dato	30,000 30,000	30,000
Jacques Der Megreditchian	30,000 30,000	30,000
Kamil Dobosz	30,000 30,000	30,000

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