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

10-15-2024 11:42 UTC+2

Favia's Nines are Good

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 11:43 UTC+2

Tulepbergenov Bluff Catches

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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 11:44 UTC+2

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Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

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10-15-2024 11:46 UTC+2

Fast Trips Up Helou in Blind Battle

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Sava Krink

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

In a classic blind vs. blind battle, Dietrich Fast raised 400 from the small blind, and Mark Helou called in the big blind.

The flop came down 2♦2♣Q♠, and Fast continued with a small bet of 300, which Helou called.

On the 6♦ turn, Fast kept the pressure on with a larger bet of 1,500, and Helou stuck around with another call.

When the K♠ hit the river, Fast went big, firing 6,500. Helou called quickly, but Fast revealed 5♥2♥ for trips, while Helou's AxKx two pair wasn’t enough. Fast scooped a solid pot, leaving Helou shaking his head in frustration.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dietrich Fast	38,000 8,000	8,000
Mark Helou	16,500

Tags: Dietrich Fast Mark Helou

10-15-2024 11:54 UTC+2

Bacon Binks River

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Richard Hayes

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Andrew Bacon opened to 300 under the gun, and received calls from two players, before Ruslan Zainullin produced a three-bet to 1,600 from the small blind. All of his opponents called.

On the 8♦8♠6♣ flop, Zainullin continued with a bet of 2,500, and only Bacon stuck around.

The A♣ hit on the turn, and was checked through.

The river brought the 7♣, and Zainullin check-called versus a bet of 3,000 from Bacon, but was shown the bad news when Bacon tabled 10♦9♦ for the rivered ten-high straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Bacon	42,000 42,000	42,000
Ruslan Zainullin	21,700 21,700	21,700

Tags: Andrew Bacon Ruslan Zainullin

10-15-2024 11:59 UTC+2

Andrianopoulos Takes From Wang

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Dan O'Hair

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Michael Wang opened to 300 from middle position and was called by Athanasios Andrianopoulos in the cutoff and Philippe Souki in the big blind.

It was checked to Wang, who bet 500 on the Q♠Q♥9♣ flop. Andrianopoulos called and Souki folded.

Souki called an 800 bet from Wang on the 5♦ turn and then both players checked on the A♦ river.

Wang showed J♣10♣ for a busted straight draw and Andrianopoulos revealed 10♥9♠ for queens and nines to claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Wang	48,000 16,600	16,600
Philippe Souki	32,000
Athanasios Andrianopoulos	29,000

Tags: Athanasios Andrianopoulos Michael Wang Philippe Souki

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

10-15-2024 12:13 UTC+2

Tasyurek Sends Wenzelburger Packing

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Sava Krink

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With 6,300 in the pot and the flop reading Q♣5♠7♠, three players remained in the hand. Halil Tasyurek led out with a 2,000 bet as the first to act, prompting Philipp Wenzelburger to raise it to 7,000. Bernat Capdevila Montes stepped aside, but after some thought, Tasyurek moved all in. Wenzelburger took a quick second to double-check his cards, said "call," and the cards were revealed.

Wenzelburger had K♠10♠ for a flush draw, while Tasyurek held A♥Q♥ for top pair. With his tournament life on the line, Wenzelburger needed help from the board, but the 6♥ turn and 6♣ river sealed his fate, sending him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Halil Tasyurek	46,000 46,000	46,000
Bernat Capdevila Montes	27,000 3,000	3,000
Philipp Wenzelburger	Busted

Tags: Bernat Capdevila Montes Halil Tasyurek Philipp Wenzelburger

10-15-2024 12:14 UTC+2

Kaggerud Gets Caught

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Dan O'Hair

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Jianwei Lin opened to 500 from the hijack and was three-bet to 1,500 by Robert Kaggerud in the cutoff. Action folded back around to Lin, who called.

Lin check-called a 1,000 bet from Kaggerud on the A♣8♦Q♠ flop and then both players checked on the 4♣ turn.

The K♣ filled the river and Lin check-called a 5,100 bet from Kaggerud, who could only show 6♠5♠ for a bluff.

Lin tabled A♦10♦ for a pair of aces and was sent the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jianwei Lin	42,000 42,000	42,000
Robert Kaggerud	18,500 11,500	11,500

Tags: Jianwei Lin Robert Kaggerud

10-15-2024 12:20 UTC+2

Skhulukhiya Folds Flush

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Richard Hayes

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Around 6,200 was in the middle on a completed board of K♦4♠5♦6♣10♦, in a hand between Giorgiy Skhulukhiya on the button and [Removed:499] in the big blind.

Slobodskoy checked and Skhulukhiya fired out a bet of 7,000. Slobodskoy responded with a check-jam to 25,900, and after a significant period of time thinking, Skhulukhiya open-folded 7♦4♦ for the rivered seven-high flush.

Slobodskoy smiled and flashed the A♦ as he raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:499]	38,500 8,500	8,500
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	25,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Giorgiy Skhulukhiya