$5,300 EPT Main Event Day 2 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-16-2024 13:54 UTC+2

Liu Finishes Fuchs

Richard Hayes

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Tom Fuchs had lost most of his stack with kings against aces, and was all-in for his last 10,000 and at risk versus Xiaohu Liu.

Tom Fuchs: 8♥8♣ All in
Xiaohu Liu: J♥J♣

The bad luck for Fuchs continued as he ran into yet another overpair, and the 9♥9♣10♦A♦10♣ runout left him counterfeited and playing the board, while Liu scooped the pot with two pair, jacks and tens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xiaohu Liu	175,000 5,000	5,000
Tom Fuchs	Busted

Tags: Tom Fuchs Xiaohu Liu

10-16-2024 13:50 UTC+2

Astedt Gets Raised; Lakerveld Calls Off His Stack

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Calum Grant

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Niklas Astedt opened to 4,000 from the hijack. Aleksandr Burov and Eero Rantala called from the button and blinds.

Rantala checked on the 8♥3♠2♣ flop before Astedt continued for 6,000. Burov made it 17,500 and folded out both opponents.

As that hand played out, Nicola Cappellesso was in the middle of putting Daniel Lakerveld to the test for his tournament life on another table.

With around 25,000 on the 3♦4♣6♥5♦A♦ completed board, Lakerveld bet 3,000 from the hijack, leaving around 26,500 behind. Cappellesso raised to his opponent all-in and Lakerveld went deep into the tank.

Several minutes passed and then Lakerveld called to put himself at risk.

Cappellesso tabled 7♦7♣ for a seven-high straight, and secured the bust out after Lakerveld could only show A♠K♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niklas Astedt	280,000 42,000	42,000
Samuel Dray	210,000 19,000	19,000
Tom Kunze	170,000 36,000	36,000
Nicola Cappellesso	160,000 22,000	22,000
[Removed:544]	130,000 75,000	75,000
Adrien Quetelart	95,000 12,500	12,500
Eero Rantala	75,000 32,000	32,000
Antoine Labat	68,000 26,000	26,000
Aleksandr Burov	65,000 43,000	43,000
Daniel Lakerveld	Busted

Tags: Aleksandr Burov Daniel Lakerveld Eero Rantala Nicola Cappellesso Niklas Astedt

10-16-2024 13:48 UTC+2

Lakhov Doubles Through Yahgmai, O'Dwyer Done

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Frank Visser

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Nariman Yaghmai raised to 4,000 under the gun. Tom Vogelsang called in the hijack before Aleksandr Lakhov went all in for 19,500 from the small blind.

Yaghmai made the call while Vogelsang got out of the way.

Aleksandr Lakhov: 10♥10♣ All in
Nariman Yaghmai: 8♠8♦

The higher pair held on the 9♥2♦3♦K♣K♦ board, seeing Lakhov double up. Meanwhile, Ivan Zabiiakin was spotted with a huge stack at this table, while Steve O'Dwyer had recently departed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Zabiiakin	560,000 241,000	241,000
Santhosh Suvarna	167,000 15,500	15,500
David Cabrera	125,000 80,000	80,000
Tom Vogelsang	100,000 48,000	48,000
Nariman Yaghmai	75,000 20,000	20,000
Aleksandr Lakhov	43,000 18,000	18,000
Steve O'Dwyer	Busted

Tags: Aleksandr Lakhov Ivan Zabiiakin Nariman Yaghmai Steve O'Dwyer Tom Vogelsang

10-16-2024 13:40 UTC+2

Del Pino Punishes Liklikadze

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Frank Visser

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Grigoli Liklikadze had made an open-raise from the cutoff when Omar Del Pino three-bet to 10,500 on the button. The action folded back to Liklikadze, who four-bet jammed for 35,000.

Del Pino instantly called, tabling the cards.

Grigoli Liklikadze: 9♠9♦ All in
Omar Del Pino: Q♠Q♦

Liklikadze did not improve on the 6♠8♦10♣J♣10♦ board, seeing Del Pino's queens eliminate him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Omar Del Pino	120,000 70,000	70,000
Grigoli Liklikadze	Busted

Tags: Grigoli Liklikadze Omar Del Pino

10-16-2024 13:39 UTC+2

Coelho Finds River Hero-Call

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Richard Hayes

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

In a battle of the blinds between players who have already picked up trophies this week, Diogo Coelho and Leo Worthington-Leese, the pot had swollen to 80,000 with a completed board reading 4♠5♥3♠10♠J♣.

Coelho checked to his opponent, who moved all in for around 41,000 with the covering stack. Coelho, who had about 35,000 left behind, looked pained and went into the tank.

After about two minutes, he peered across the dealer trying to get a look at his opponent, who remained stoic throughout. Coelho lent back in his chair, clasped his hands behind his head, and suddenly made the call.

Worthington-Leese tabled A♠8♥ for ace-high, having missed his flopped straight draw and turned nut flush draw, while Coelho had 7♠7♣ for third pair sevens, sending him the double-up and leaving the Brit with crumbs, which was reduced to nothing not much later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diogo Coelho	150,000 57,000	57,000
Leo Worthington-Leese	Busted

Tags: Diogo Coelho Leo Worthington-Leese

10-16-2024 13:35 UTC+2

Back From Break, Back to Break

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Frank Visser

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Maier	Busted
Lars Kamphues	Busted
Farhad Mohajerani	Busted
Alexandru Boboc	Busted
Vicente Delgado	Busted
Martin Mulsow	Busted
Traian-Costin Stanciu	Busted
Florian Gaugusch	Busted
Masashi Oya	Busted
Assyl Tleuzhanov	Busted
Paul Newey	Busted
Omer Cubukcu	Busted
Abraham Van Huyssteen	Busted
Denis Gerasimov	Busted
Maximilian Lehmanski	Busted
Fadil Isufi	Busted
Jerry Odeen	Busted
Patrick Clarke	Busted
Yannick Schumacher	Busted
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	Busted
Jan-Eric Schwippert	Busted
Federico Macori	Busted
Georgi Sandev	Busted
Kemal Aslan	Busted
Jamie Dwan	Busted

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10-16-2024 13:25 UTC+2

Hero-Call Backfires for Zhao

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Richard Hayes

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

At least 40,000 was in the middle, with the board reading J♦9♥3♣5♣, in a hand between Jiaming Zhao and Ivan Banic.

Zhao, who had around a pot-sized bet left behind, checked to Banic, who moved all in with the covering stack. Zhao took some time to think, and eventually the clock was called.

With the countdown on, suddenly Zhao made the call.

Jiaming Zhao: 4♠4♣ All in
Ivan Banic: Q♠Q♦

Zhao had made the hero-call with fourth pair fours, but had found himself down to two outs versus Banic's overpair queens.

The J♣ river was not one of those outs, and he departed the tournament area. Banic meanwhile moves towards the 300,000 mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Banic	292,000 141,000	141,000

Jiaming Zhao	Busted

Tags: Ivan Banic Jiaming Zhao

10-16-2024 13:21 UTC+2

Rajkovic's Double Eliminates Poccia

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Frank Visser

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The action was caught on a turn of J♣7♦5♠7♥. Adi Rajkovic in middle position checked to Marco Poccia in the cutoff. Poccia bet 15,500 into a pot of 45,000, which Rajkovic raised to 36,000.

Poccia tossed in a call and also called when Rajkovic shoved all in for 70,000 on the 5♣ river. Poccia only had 65,000 chips and was eliminated as Rajkovic had a full house with 8♣7♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adi Rajkovic	247,000 122,500	122,500
Marco Poccia	Busted

Tags: Adi Rajkovic Marco Poccia

10-16-2024 13:06 UTC+2

Stankov Busts Compte

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Richard Hayes

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Short-stack Sebastien Compte got his last 6,000 into the middle, and was looked up by Ivan Stankov.

Sebastien Compte: A♦8♣ All in
Ivan Stankov: A♠10♣

Compte's ace was dominated, and although a chop seemed possible, he exited after the K♠5♠6♣K♥9♥ runout, Stankov's better kicker playing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Stankov	75,000 45,000	45,000
Sebastien Compte	Busted

Tags: Ivan Stankov Sebastien Compte

10-16-2024 12:36 UTC+2

Final Eliminations of Day 2's First Level

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Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Farid Jattin	Busted
Nikita Kalinin	Busted
William Gilbert	Busted
Ion-Silviu Scobai	Busted
Rory Jennings	Busted
Robert Kaggerud	Busted
Gediminas Uselis	Busted
Krasimir Yankov	Busted
Juan Baraza	Busted
Anton Gililov	Busted
Andrey Pateychuk	Busted

Petar Kalev	Busted
Nikita Voznesenskiy	Busted
Michele Guerrini	Busted
Francisco Perez	Busted
Lukas Zaskodny	Busted
Guoliang Wei	Busted
Sven McDermott	Busted
Aleksandar Tomovic	Busted
Angelos Michael	Busted
Juan Pardo	Busted
Ole Roed	Busted
Duco ten Haven	Busted
Kerem Turuskan	Busted