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

10-16-2024 17:54 UTC+2

Mateos Faces Overbet

Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

On a completed board of Q♣8♦2♣K♥10♣, Adrian Mateos checked from the cutoff to Timo Kamphues on the button. Kamphues piled in a bet of 48,000, more than the pot of 35,000.

Mateos spent some time in the tank and then flicked in a calling chip. He was shown 9♣8♣ by Kamphues for a flush, prompting him to muck his cards and surrender the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timo Kamphues	310,000 113,000	113,000
Adrian Mateos	76,500 20,500	20,500

Tags: Adrian Mateos Timo Kamphues

10-16-2024 17:56 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Suhan Guler	Busted
Dori Yacoub	Busted
Antoine Labat	Busted
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	Busted
Andrzej Powalka	Busted
Andrei Konopelko	Busted
Francesco Favia	Busted
Gregoire Auzoux	Busted

Konopelko Runs Kings into Aces

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Calum Grant

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Eleftherios Sinnos raised to 6,000 from the hijack before Andrei Konopelko made it 19,500 from the button. Paul Lagan cold-called from the big blind, prompting Sinnos to make it 70,000. Konopelko five-bet jammed for around 160,000. Lagan folded, but Sinnos snap-called.

Andrei Konopelko: K♦K♣ All in
Eleftherios Sinnos: A♦A♥

Konopelko's 50 plus big blind stack headed over to SInnos after the aces remained best following the Q♥7♥7♦6♣Q♣ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eleftherios Sinnos	430,000 255,000	255,000
Andrei Konopelko	Busted

Tags: Andrei Konopelko Eleftherios Sinnos Paul Lagan

10-16-2024 17:58 UTC+2

Rogov Finds Big River Call Near Bubble

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Richard Hayes

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Maksim Rogov opened to 6,000 from early position, and was called by Christopher Nguyen in the small blind.

The K♠8♦7♥ flop was checked through. On the 3♣ turn, Nguyen check-called a bet of 8,000 from Rogov.

The 7♦ river completed the board, and Nguyen checked once more. Rogov fired out a bet of 11,000, and looked surprised when he was met with a check-jam from Nguyen with the covering stack.

Rogov had about 105,000 behind, and went deep into the tank. The clock was called, and with the countdown on, Rogov stuck in calling chips.

Nguyen tapped the table and showed 10♠8♠ for two pair, eights and sevens, but Rogov had K♥Q♥ for kings-up, and he jumped from the table and pumped his fist in celebration when he saw his opponent's holding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Nguyen	430,000 105,000	105,000
Maksim Rogov	275,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Christopher Nguyen Maksim Rogov

10-16-2024 18:03 UTC+2

Mazerolle Check-Jams Turn

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Richard Hayes

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Around 43,000 was in the middle, in a hand between Mihai Trofim in the cutoff and Hugues Mazerolle in the big blind, with the board reading 9♦5♠4♠Q♦.

Mazerolle checked, and Trofim fired out an overbet of 58,000.

After some thought, Mazerolle check-jammed with the covering stack, and Trofim's cards were in the muck almost before Mazerolle's chips hit the middle.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hugues Mazerolle	417,000 154,500	154,500
Mihai Trofim	195,000 3,500	3,500

Tags: Hugues Mazerolle Mihai Trofim

10-16-2024 18:06 UTC+2

Lin Tries to Bully Hassankashani, Plan Backfires

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Kai Cocklin

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

There were already around 130,000 chips in the pot on a board of 4♦2♣3♣J♠ when the action was picked up with Arian Hassankashani checking it over to Ren Lin, who fired 32,000. Hassankashani called.

A 9♣ on the river brought in the flush draw and Hassankashani checked again, then Lin shoved. Hassankashani had 83,000 behind and made a quick call, which left him at risk.

Lin then flipped 7♠6♣ for seven-high, and Hassankashani tabled A♦A♠ for a pair of aces.

"I thought that was six-seven of clubs for a second," said Hassankashani when he saw Lin's hand. Luckily for Hassankashani, his eyes deceived him for a second and he earned himself a double-up, which sent Lin tumbling down the counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arian Kashani	360,000 250,000	250,000
Ren Lin	65,000 180,000	180,000

Tags: Arian Hassankashani Ren Lin

10-16-2024 18:09 UTC+2

Vrakas Fires at Three-Bettor; Kostagiolas Jams on Yosifov

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Calum Grant

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Georgios Vrakas opened to 7,000 from the button and Fahredin Mustafov called in the small blind before Yisha Chen made it 25,000 from the big blind. Vrakas was the only caller.

Chen check-called for 16,000 after some thought on the 7♠4♦3♥ flop and then check-folded to Vrakas' second barrel of 27,500 on the 6♠ turn.

As the above hand was playing out, Leonidas Kostagiolas was putting Nikolay Yosifov to the test on the table behind.

With just over 100,000 in the middle on the 8♥5♥3♦3♥4♠ completed board, Kostagiolas jammed as the bigger stack from the big blind. Yosifov was in the cutoff, and was deep in the blender. The clock was called and as the countdown began, Yosifov conceded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fahredin Mustafov	460,000 116,000	116,000

Georgios Vrakas	335,000 25,000	25,000
Leonidas Kostagiolas	215,000 65,000	65,000
Yisha Chen	172,000 22,000	22,000
Nikolay Yosifov	58,000 117,000	117,000

Tags: Fahredin Mustafov Georgios Vrakas Leonidas Kostagiolas Nikolay Yosifov Yisha Chen

10-16-2024 18:15 UTC+2

Zapsa Tackles Big-Stacked Weis

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Kai Cocklin

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Tudor Zapsa raised the cutoff to 6,000 and Oliver Weis three-bet the small blind to 23,000. Zapsa called.

They went to a flop of 10♦A♥4♠ where Weis led out for 11,000 and Zapsa called.

The action then slowed down as both checked to showdown on the 9♥6♦ runout, where Weis showed K♠J♠. Zapsa had the winner with a pair of tens holding J♦10♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oliver Weis	750,000 170,000	170,000

Tudor Zapsa	170,000 111,500	111,500

Tags: Oliver Weis Tudor Zapsa

10-16-2024 18:15 UTC+2

Seaton Puts Saraniero in Blender

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Richard Hayes

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Around 28,000 was in the middle on a completed board of J♠7♣5♥9♦7♠, in a hand between Archie Seaton in late position and Riccardo Saraniero in the small blind.

Saraniero led out with a bet of 35,000, and Seaton raised to 110,000. Saraniero, who had about 185,000 behind, went deep into the tank.

The clock was called, and it ran down. Saraniero's hand was declared dead — he turned over 7♦6♦ for the rivered trip sevens, and implored Seaton to show his cards.

Seaton let him choose one, which was the 9♠, as he raked in a big pot.