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

10-15-2024 15:21 UTC+2

Sanioglu Doubles Through Ustinovich with Top Pair

Sava Krink

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Oleg Ustinovich opened the action from middle position with a raise to 800, drawing in three callers.

On the 3♠10♠9♣ flop, both blinds checked, leaving Ustinovich to fire out another bet of 1,100. Only Sanioglu, seated in the cutoff, stuck around with a call.

When the A♣ hit the turn, Ustinovich kept the pressure on with a bet of 5,000, but Sanioglu responded by shoving all in for 17,800. After taking a moment to check his cards, Ustinovich called.

Sanioglu revealed A♠K♣ for top pair, while Ustinovich showed J♣8♣, holding a straight and flush draw. However, the river 2♠ didn’t connect for Ustinovich, allowing Sanioglu to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ekrem Sanioglu	41,400
Soraya Estrada	35,800
Oleg Ustinovich	27,000
Antoine Saout	5,600 5,600	5,600

Tags: Oleg Ustinovich Ekrem Sanioglu

10-15-2024 15:25 UTC+2

Break Time

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Richard Hayes

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The players have been sent on a 20-minute break.

10-15-2024 15:29 UTC+2

NFL Great Rob "Gronk" Gronkowski Playing PokerStars Big Game on Tour Season 2

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Sandra Barbour

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

https://twitter.com/PokerStarsUSA/status/1834230741451858361?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

One of the most entertaining shows in poker is stepping it up a notch as PokerStars announced that the next season of Big Game on Tour will feature four-time Super Bowl champion and NFL star Rob "Gronk" Gronkowski.

Gronkowski, who spent 11 seasons as a tight end in the NFL and is now a sports analyst, will compete on the upcoming The Big Game on Tour season alongside the pros, Loose Cannons and sports media personality Nick Wright, whose appearance was also confirmed on Thursday.

“I’m always up for a challenge, and diving into the world of poker is going to be an amazing new adventure for me," Gronkowski said in a press release. “I’m beyond excited to play alongside some of the best in the game and tackle the high-stakes action. Just like on the football field, I’ll be bringing my competitive edge and giving it everything I’ve got at the tables.”

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10-15-2024 15:43 UTC+2

Top Ten Stacks at Second Break

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Richard Hayes

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Darius Gadeikis	153,000 61,600	61,600
Lily Kiletto	108,200 55,700	55,700
Julien Arethuse	105,000
Razvan Sabau	102,300 102,300	102,300
Shankui Li	99,000 11,600	11,600
Bogdan Ionescu	97,000 90,000	90,000
Daniil Shalaev	95,000 36,100	36,100
Tudor Zapsa	92,000
Dean Hutchison	90,000 60,000	60,000
Angelos Michael	90,000

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

10-15-2024 15:56 UTC+2

Ju Adds to Clarke's Stack

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Arriving on a completed board of 8♦7♣3♥K♥10♣, Samuel Ju checked from the big blind to Patrick Clarke in the cutoff.

Clarke fired a sizable bet of 13,000, sending Ju in the tank. Eventually, he tossed in a calling chip for Clarke to show K♦3♦ for two pair.

Ju added his cards to the muck and was still left with more than a starting stack. Santhosh Suvarna was also spotted at this table, playing 21,500.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Clarke	79,000
Samuel Ju	39,000
Santhosh Suvarna	21,500

Tags: Patrick Clarke Samuel Ju Santhosh Suvarna

10-15-2024 16:01 UTC+2

Souki Triple Barrels

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Richard Hayes

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Philippe Souki opened to 1,000 under the gun, and received calls from Paul Lagan in middle position, and Dmitry Koleznev and Ivan Stankov in the blinds.

On the A♥K♠5♠ flop, action was checked to Souki, who fired out a bet of 2,200. Only Koleznev folded.

The 4♥ hit on the turn, and Souki put out a bet of 7,600 when action was checked to him. Lagan folded but Stankov stuck around.

The 8♦ river completed the board, and Stankov checked once more. Souki fired out a bet of around 28,000, leaving himself not much behind, and Stankov swiftly sent his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Stankov	84,000
Philippe Souki	53,000 21,000	21,000
Paul Lagan	50,000

Dmitry Koleznev	9,000 21,000	21,000

Tags: Dmitry Koleznev Ivan Stankov Paul Lagan Philippe Souki

10-15-2024 16:02 UTC+2

Bryksin’s Kings Hold for the Perfect Double-Up

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Sava Krink

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Petre Ionescu started the action from under the gun with a raise to 1,100. The table folded around to Ivan Bryksin on the button, who decided to push all in for his remaining 11,600. Ionescu gave it some thought before ultimately calling.

Ivan Bryksin: K♥K♠ All in
Petre Ionescu: A♠10♠

The flop came down Q♠6♣Q♥, and Bryksin stood up, calling out, "One time!"

When the K♣ landed on the turn, he exclaimed "Perfect," knowing he had secured the double-up as Ionescu was drawing dead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Petre Ionescu	80,000
Ivan Bryksin	23,600 8,400	8,400

Tags: Ivan Bryksin Petre Ionescu

10-15-2024 16:07 UTC+2

Rezaei Shows a Deuce

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Dan O'Hair

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Daniel Rezaei opened to 1,100 from early position and was three-bet to 4,100 by Adrien Quetelart in the big blind. Rezaei called.

Rezaei called an 1,800 bet from Quetelart on the 10♦K♦3♠ flop and then bet 3,300 after Quetelart checked on the A♦ turn.

Quetelart quickly laid his hand down and Rezaei showed the 2♠ before collecting the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrien Quetelart	57,000 57,000	57,000
Daniel Rezaei	38,000 38,000	38,000

Tags: Adrien Quetelart Daniel Rezaei Rezaei Shows

10-15-2024 16:08 UTC+2

Shylko Out After Hitting Two Pair

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

On a completed board of J♦4♠6♣K♥A♦, Sergey Fedyaev bet 7,500 into a pot of 13,500 from the big blind.

His opponent was Aliaksandr Shylko, who sat next to him, under the gun. He tanked for a while before deciding to call the bet. Fedyaev tabled A♥K♦ for top two pair.

Shylko tabled A♣4♣ for a lower two pair, losing the pot and being left with 2,000. Not much later, Shylko was seen standing up and departing the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergey Fedyaev	41,100 41,100	41,100
Aliaksandr Shylko	Busted

Tags: Aliaksandr Shylko Sergey Fedyaev