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

10-16-2024 11:53 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandru Brumaru	Busted
Hamza Nasir	Busted
Stanislaw Grodek	Busted
Panagiotis Mavritsakis	Busted
Marle Spragg	Busted

Martin Zamani	Busted
Daniel Montagnolli	Busted
Ian Bosley	Busted
Kenny Hallaert	Busted

Orestis Kanakopoulos	Busted
Mykhailo Demydenko	Busted
David Karsenty	Busted
Mehdi Chaoui	Busted
Zoran Marich	Busted
Kamil Sokol	Busted
Shukhrat Fayziev	Busted
Umutcan Ipekoglu	Busted
Nichita Verbitchii	Busted
Ognyan Dimov	Busted

Fabian Schmidt	Busted
Dimitar Danchev	Busted

Jacques Der Megreditchian	Busted
Christian Rudolph	Busted
Vadim Kim	Busted
Andrey Andreev	Busted

Kuznetsov Applies Pressure

Richard Hayes

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

Nikita Kuznetsov opened to 3,000 from the cutoff, and was faced with a three-bet to 11,500 by Timur Muxamedaminov in the small blind. Kuznetsov called.

On the A♦Q♣3♠ flop, Muxamedaminov continued with a bet of 6,000, and Kuznetsov stuck around for the turn, which came the 9♠ and was checked through.

On the 8♥ river, Muxamedaminov checked once more. Kuznetsov fired out a bet of 37,000, almost pot, and his opponent, who had about 65,000 left behind, went deep into the tank.

After about two minutes, he tapped the table and mucked his cards, sending a decent pot to Kuznetsov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikita Kuznetsov	120,000 31,000	31,000
Timur Muxamedaminov	65,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Nikita Kuznetsov Timur Muxamedaminov

10-16-2024 11:55 UTC+2

NAPT, EPT and Women's Winter Festival Up for Grabs With Power Path in October

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Sandra Barbour

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

With the news that the Power Path is now a permanent addition to PokerStars, and that players can receive a $0.50 Step 1 Power Path ticket every single day as part of the new PokerStars Rewards program, there's never been a better time to have a look at how the Power Path can reward you and where it can take you.

Both live and online events have featured in the Power Path since its launch last summer, with Special Edition Gold Passes sending lucky players to the NAPT and Las Vegas Grand Prix last December.

This month, we look at the various Passes on offer, including both Gold and Silver Passes for the NAPT festival in Las Vegas, the Women's Winter Festival and the European Poker Tour stop in Prague.

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10-16-2024 11:59 UTC+2

Deuces Never Loses for Chouity

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Richard Hayes

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

At least 100,000 was in the middle on a completed board of 9♣5♠3♣A♥4♦, in a hand between Nicolas Betbese in the hijack and Nicolas Chouity in the big blind.

The river was checked through and Chouity showed 2♠2♣ for the rivered five-high straight, causing Betbese to muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Chouity	150,000 96,500	96,500

Nicolas Betbese	90,000 39,000	39,000

Tags: Nicolas Betbese Nicolas Chouity

10-16-2024 12:01 UTC+2

Can Grafton Reverse His Domination?

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Calum Grant

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

PokerStars Ambassador Sam Grafton moved all in for 18,000 from middle position and was called by Kazuomi Furuse from the button.

Sam Grafton: K♠J♠ All in
Kazuomi Furuse: A♥K♥

Grafton was dominated and had three immediate outs. The 9♣8♣8♥ flop was of no help to the Englishman, but the Q♠ turn gave him a straight draw to go along with his jack outs. The 2♦ completed the board and confirmed Grafton's departure, with Furuse taking in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kazuomi Furuse	150,000 60,500	60,500
Sam Grafton	Busted

Tags: Kazuomi Furuse Sam Grafton

10-16-2024 12:02 UTC+2

Zabiiakin Wins Huge Pot With Ace-High

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Frank Visser

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

The action was caught on a completed board of 6♣8♠7♠2♣7♥. Ivan Zabiiakin checked from the big blind before Tom Vogelsang added 34,000 into a pot of 70,000 with a bet from under the gun.

Zabiiakin only took a few moments before flicking in a calling chip. Vogelsang showed down Q♠9♠ for queen-high. Zabiiaking tabled A♣9♥ for the hero call with ace-high.

He raked in the pot and got some compliments from the table as he stacked up his massive pile of chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Zabiiakin	319,000 86,000	86,000
Tom Vogelsang	52,000 110,500	110,500

Tags: Ivan Zabiiakin Tom Vogelsang

10-16-2024 12:05 UTC+2

Dato Shows Down Nines

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Calum Grant

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

Elie Farah raised to 3,000 from early position and Andrea Dato called on his direct left. Alf Martinsson, on the button, three-bet to 11,000. The blinds got out of the way but Farah and Dato stuck around.

Martinsson continued for 12,000 on the Q♥6♥5♠ flop, with Dato being the only caller.

The J♣ turn and 6♠ river then lengthily checked through to showdown.

Dato turned over 9♣9♥, which was good enough to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Crawley	269,000 8,000	8,000
Andrea Dato	235,000 45,000	45,000
Elie Farah	173,000 500	500
Maksim Rogov	90,000 6,000	6,000
Abdel-Hakim Khelifa	64,000 9,500	9,500
Alf Martinsson	55,000 27,500	27,500
Francisco Caballo Pena	53,000 27,500	27,500
Andrey Koks	45,500 3,000	3,000

Tags: Alf Martinsson Elie Farah Andrea Dato

10-16-2024 12:05 UTC+2

Hitting the Rail

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremie Zouari	Busted
Malcolm Franchi	Busted
Robert Boon	Busted
Arsenii Karmatckii	Busted
Mekan Yusupov	Busted
Tamazi Skhirtladze	Busted
Hakan Tatli	Busted
Christos Leantzis	Busted
Aleksandr Kirichenko	Busted
Fintan Hand	Busted
Aleksei Gortikov	Busted
Milos Petakovic	Busted
Sebastian Schulze	Busted

10-16-2024 12:06 UTC+2

Nemeth Closes in on 200,000

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Kai Cocklin

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

Hakan Tatli was a Day 2 entry but didn't manage to last a full level as his stack was sent over to Andras Nemeth after the two got the chips in.

Hakan Tatli: K♠Q♦ All in
Andras Nemeth: A♥10♣

Tatli fell further behind on the 9♠A♦4♠ flop and was drawing dead by the time the 8♣ hit the turn. A meaningless 8♠ landed on the river, which meant Tatli was eliminated and Nemeth closed in on a stack of 200,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andras Nemeth	185,000 21,500	21,500
Hakan Tatli	Busted

Tags: Andras Nemeth Hakan Tatli

10-16-2024 12:18 UTC+2

Ten Haven Left With Crumbs After Doubling Bou Habib

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Frank Visser

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

Walid Bou Habib had raised his button when Duco ten Haven tossed in a three-bet from the small blind. Bou Habib four-bet to 35,500, which Ten Haven called.

Ten Haven check-called Bou Habib's bet of 17,500 on the 10♥8♠10♦ flop. Ten Haven checked again on the J♦ turn, after which Bou Habib shoved all in for 75,500.

Ten Haven spent minutes thinking about the situation. Eventually, time was asked for but the dealer did not deem Ten Haven had adequate time yet.

Eventually, Ten Haven called off before a tournament official was needed, leaving himself only 4,500 behind.

Walid Bou Habib: K♥K♣ All in
Duco ten Haven: 9♠9♦

Ten Haven needed a nine, seven, or queen to win the pot. However, the river was the 8♦ instead. The pot of nearly 175 big blinds was shipped to Bou Habib, leaving Ten Haven with just three of them.

Player	Chips	Progress
Walid Bou Habib	260,000 167,000	167,000
Chakib Mhiri	220,000 12,000	12,000
Alexandre Vuilleumier	150,000 20,500	20,500
Baris Cinitas	125,000 52,000	52,000
Dario Sammartino	95,000 7,000	7,000
Satish Sanan	90,000 34,500	34,500
Dick Postel	48,000 1,000	1,000
Duco ten Haven	4,500 171,500	171,500