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

10-15-2024 22:49 UTC+2

Michalak Takes It on the River

Frank Visser

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

Nikita Kuznetsov raised to 2,400 under the gun. Jakub Michalak made it 7,300 to go on the button, which Kuznetsov called.

The 10♣3♥5♦ flop was checked by Kuznetsov, after which Michalak bet 4,400. Kuznetsov raised to 11,000, and Michalak called. Kuznetsov sized down to 9,500 on the K♣ turn, seeing another call from his opponent.

The A♠ river halted Kuznetsov's betting as he checked to Michalak. Michalak jammed all in for 19,900, which was enough to let Kuznetsov sigh and fold his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Lindqwist	140,000 97,000	97,000
Malcolm Franchi	104,000 45,500	45,500
Jakub Michalak	78,500 40,500	40,500
Assyl Tleuzhanov	75,000 47,000	47,000
Nikita Kuznetsov	65,000 15,000	15,000
Dmitry Vitkind	62,000 26,000	26,000
Artur Martirosian	60,500 30,500	30,500

Anton Arkhipenkov	54,000 31,000	31,000

Tags: Jakub Michalak Nikita Kuznetsov

10-15-2024 22:50 UTC+2

Kings Dominate Queens in All-In Battle

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Sava Krink

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

Endrit Geci opened the action from early position with a raise to 2,600. Sitting next to him, Javier Zarco responded with a three-bet to 7,000. After sizing up Zarco’s stack, Geci moved all his 5,000 chips into the middle, effectively putting Zarco all in. Zarco made the call, and the cards were on their backs.

Javier Zarco: Q♦Q♠ All in
Endrit Geci: K♦K♠

Zarco was looking for some help to stay alive, but the board ran out 10♠6♣9♠7♥A♦, providing no relief. Geci's kings held, and Zarco was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Endrit Geci	105,000
Javier Zarco	Busted

Tags: Endrit Geci Javier Zarco

10-15-2024 22:57 UTC+2

Gramatikov Doubles via Carbo

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Richard Hayes

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

Action folded to Gerard Carbo in the small blind, who raised to 2,500. Emil Gramatikov produced a three-bet to around 23,000 from the big blind, leaving only around 2,000 behind, and Carbo moved all in, with Emil Gramatikov quickly getting the rest of his chips into the middle.

Emil Gramatikov: A♠3♣ All in
Gerard Carbo: K♥J♦

Emil Gramatikov was ahead and his double-up was confirmed by the Q♦7♦7♠4♥6♠ runout, Gramatikov's ace-high with a pair of sevens sending him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Emil Gramatikov	52,000
Gerard Carbo	31,000 1,000	1,000

Tags: Emil Gramatikov Gerard Carbo

10-15-2024 22:59 UTC+2

Three More Hands in Day 1b

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Richard Hayes

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

The clock has been paused and it has been announced three more hands will be played before Day 1b concludes.

10-15-2024 23:03 UTC+2

Wilf Meets Late End as Gadeikis Gathers Monster Stack

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Frank Visser

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

Darius Gadeikis had raised under the gun and Saar Wilf had called in middle position. Tudor Zapsa then three-bet to 12,500 in the cutoff. Gadeikis called but Wilf jammed all in for 27,200.

Zapsa put in a four-bet to 55,000 to isolate but Gadeikis called undeterredly. The pair went on to check through the J♦8♦3♦ flop and 5♦ turn before Gadeikis bet 35,000 on the 4♦ river.

Zapsa spent some minutes in the tank but ultimately opted to fold. Gadeikis showed down K♦K♣ for the nut flush, besting the 9♥9♦ of Wilf and sending him to the rail with just a few hands left in the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darius Gadeikis	270,200 116,200	116,200
Tudor Zapsa	130,000 80,600	80,600
Saar Wilf	Busted

Tags: Darius Gadeikis Saar Wilf Tudor Zapsa

10-15-2024 23:06 UTC+2

Zubov Gets "Death by Quads"

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Dan O'Hair

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

Alexander Zubov was already all in for his remaining stack from the big blind against Mihai Niste, who had Zubov covered from early position.

Alexander Zubov: Q♣J♣ All in
Mihai Niste: K♣K♠

The 10♥8♦K♥ flop kept Zubov drawing live with an open-ended straight draw, but the K♦ turn upgraded Niste to quad kings to leave Zubov drawing dead.

An irrelevant 10♣ completed the board and Niste collected the rest of Zubov's chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mihai Niste	128,000 59,000	59,000
Alexander Zubov	Busted

Tags: Alexander Zubov Mihai Niste

10-15-2024 23:07 UTC+2

Nemeth's All-In Forces the Fold

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Sava Krink

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

PokerNews caught up with the action as the pot stood at around 100,000 with the board reading 3♣J♥6♥5♥. Andras Nemeth was all in for about 67,000, leaving Georgios Tsouloftas with a tough decision to make.

Tsouloftas took his time, visibly weighing his options. After about five minutes, another player called the clock, and the floor staff arrived, giving Tsouloftas 30 seconds to act. As the countdown hit zero, he reluctantly folded, conceding the massive pot.

After the hand, Nemeth claimed he had pocket queens, confident they were good enough, and Tsouloftas gave a slight nod in agreement.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andras Nemeth	167,000 131,000	131,000
Georgios Tsouloftas	44,000 21,000	21,000

Tags: Andras Nemeth Georgios Tsouloftas

10-15-2024 23:08 UTC+2

Geci Gets Job Done on River

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Richard Hayes

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

Action folded to Endrit Geci on the button, who opened to 1,200, and received calls from Mohamed Hammi and Hannes Jeschka in the blinds.

The A♠7♦2♠ flop was checked through. On the 5♠ turn, Jeschka led out with a bet of 1,200, which only Geci called.

The 5♥ river completed the board, and Jeschka check-folded versus a bet of 2,600 from Geci.

Player	Chips	Progress
Endrit Geci	98,000 7,000	7,000
Hannes Jeschka	69,000 14,000	14,000
Mohamed Hammi	30,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Endrit Geci Hannes Jeschka Mohamed Hammi

10-15-2024 23:09 UTC+2

Play Concludes in Day 1b

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Richard Hayes

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

Play has now concluded in Day 1b, stay tuned for updated chip counts and a recap of the day.

10-16-2024 00:27 UTC+2

End of Day Chip Counts (full)

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Dan O'Hair

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Ustimov	379,000 59,000	59,000

Salvatore Camarda	325,000 239,700	239,700
Ali Al-Kubasi	301,000 141,000	141,000
Darius Gadeikis	266,000 4,200	4,200
James Crawley	261,000 201,000	201,000
Radoslav Stoyanov	250,000 98,400	98,400
Anton Wigg	235,000 12,000	12,000
Aliaksei Boika	220,000 177,000	177,000

Yassin Mahmoud	220,000 80,000	80,000
Chakib Mhiri	208,000 37,000	37,000
Samuel Dray	205,500 143,000	143,000
Ivan Zhechev	200,000 128,000	128,000
Panagiotis Oikonomidis	191,000 115,300	115,300
Andrea Dato	190,000 95,000	95,000
Tomas Vaskunas	189,000 5,600	5,600
Raimonds Ozolins	188,000 188,000	188,000
Georgios Skarparis	187,000 106,000	106,000
Nichan Khorchidian	186,500 154,000	154,000
Chase Wilson	183,000 43,000	43,000
Duco ten Haven	176,000 61,000	61,000
Shankui Li	173,000 60,500	60,500
Stefano Pizzuti	170,500 170,500	170,500
Antoine Hasbani	165,000 88,000	88,000
Andras Nemeth	163,500 3,500	3,500
Ryhor Karapanau	163,000 3,000	3,000

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