$5,300 EPT Main Event Day 3 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

Oct 17, 2024

Nguyen Puts in a Big Shove on Gadeikis; Gordo Busts Retiere on the River

David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 10♦9♦7♥, Darius Gadeikis bet 55,000 from the small blind and Christopher Nguyen raised to 145,000 in early position. Gadeikis called.

The turn was the 6♦ and Nguyen moved all in. Gadeikis, with around 350,000 remaining, quickly folded.

"Aces. It feels like aces," tablemate David Cabrera said after the hand.

At the same time at another table, Romain Retiere was all in for 110,000 from the hijack and Guillermo Gordo put him at risk in middle position.

Romain Retiere: Q♦Q♣ All in
Guillermo Gordo: A♦10♦

Retiere remained in the lead with his queens through the turn on a board of K♠J♠5♥9♦, but Gordo caught the A♣ on the river to win the pot and send Retiere to the rail.

Tags: Christopher Nguyen Darius Gadeikis Guillermo Gordo Romain Retiere

Oct 17, 2024

Dray Disposes of Demirkol

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Richard Hayes

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Mehmet Demirkol was all-in for 130,000 and at risk versus Samuel Dray.

Mehmet Demirkol: K♦Q♣ All in
Samuel Dray: A♠6♠

Demirkol needed some help from the board, but he whiffed the J♥7♥4♠7♠5♥ runout, Dray's pair of sevens with ace-high being good enough for the pot.

Tags: Mehmet Demirkol Samuel Dray

Oct 17, 2024

Postel Backdoors Diamonds to Scoop Three-Way All-In, Li Eliminated

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Kai Cocklin

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Shankui Li had moved all-in from the cutoff for around 80,000 over an open from Dick Postel, and Akin Tuna had called out of the small blind. When the action got back to Postel, he also called.

On a flop of 3♠K♠Q♦, Tuna led all-in, and Postel snap-called for his stack of just less than 200,000.

Shankui Li: A♠Q♥ All in
Dick Postel: A♦K♦ All in
Akin Tuna: A♥K♥

Both Postel and Tuna had the same hand, which left Li with a lot of work to do if he wanted to survive. However, it was Postel who loved the turn as the 5♦ gave him a backdoor flush draw.

"Diamond!" said Postel. "No," replied Tuna.

Postel punched the air in celebration when the 7♦ dropped on the river, which completed his flush and saw him scoop the main and side pots. After that hand, Postel was left with around 650,000, Li was eliminated, and Tuna still has a healthy stack with around 800,000.

Tags: Akin Tuna Dick Postel Shankui Li

Oct 17, 2024

Joyce Fills Up in Massive Pot Against Chauskin

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

A massive pile of chips was already in the middle as Natan Chauskin and Philip Joyce went to the turn with the board showing 2♠6♠6♥5♦.

According to Joyce, Chauskin had three-bet in the small blind and he called in the cutoff. Chauskin then continued for one-third pot on the flop and Joyce again called.

On the turn, Chauskin slid forward 110,000 and Joyce called once more. The river was the A♦ and Chauskin moved all in for 220,000.

Joyce snap-called and turned over 5♣5♥ for a full house. Chauskin tossed A♥J♠ into the muck and made his exit while Joyce climbed over 1,000,000.

"Nice turn, sir," tablemate Ivan Zabiiakin said.

"Nice river, more importantly," Joyce replied.

Tags: Natan Chauskin Philip Joyce

Oct 17, 2024

Weis Wakes Up With Aces to Bust Rosich

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

David Rosich moved all in for his last 80,000 from the big blind and Oliver Weis called in middle position.

David Rosich: A♠7♥ All in
Oliver Weis: A♦A♣

Rosich had run into Weis' aces and needed a miracle to keep his tournament hopes alive, but the 4♣K♠J♣Q♦2♥ board didn't give him any hope as he was sent to the rail.

Tags: David Rosich Oliver Weis

Oct 17, 2024

Tsouloftas Wins Three in a Row, Sending Kostagiolas to the Rail

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Sava Krink

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

With about 150,000 in the pot and the board showing 8♦J♠K♥Q♠8♣, Romain Retiere was facing a bet of 320,000 from Georgios Tsouloftas, putting him all in. After using two time bank cards, Retiere decided to fold, giving the pot to Tsouloftas.

On the very next hand, Tsouloftas opened the action with a raise to 17,000 from the middle position, and Leonidas Kostagiolas responded by going all in for 121,000. After a brief pause, Tsouloftas made the call, and they went to showdown.

Leonidas Kostagiolas: K♠10♠ All in
Georgios Tsouloftas: 5♦5♠

The board offered no help to Kostagiolas, running out 8♥2♠Q♦A♣6♥, and he was eliminated as Tsouloftas added to his stack again.

If that wasn’t enough, on the very next hand, Tsouloftas scooped the blinds and antes after opening once more, as no one wanted to challenge his hot streak.

Tags: Georgios Tsouloftas Leonidas Kostagiolas Romain Retiere

Oct 17, 2024

Mhiri Busts Ionescu

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Richard Hayes

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Petre Ionescu was getting up out of his seat and leaving the table, after his 7♦6♥ was bested by Chakib Mhiri's 9♦9♥ on J♥8♦7♥K♥10♦, Mhiri ending up with the jack-high straight and taking Ionescu's final 55,000.

Tags: Petre Ionescu Chakib Mhiri

Oct 17, 2024

Hu Fills Up to Bust Treccarichi

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Walter Treccarichi moved all in for 80,000 from under the gun and Zhewen Hu called in the cutoff.

Walter Treccarichi: A♠K♠ All in
Zhewen Hu: K♥Q♥

Treccarichi was ahead until the flop brought Q♣Q♦J♥ to give Hu trips. "Wow, very lucky," Hu said as the 6♦ fell on the turn.

Treccarichi needed to complete a straight draw on the river to stay alive, but the J♣ river only improved Hu to a full house and sent Treccarichi to the rail.

Tags: Walter Treccarichi Zhewen Hu

Oct 17, 2024

Eliminations Before the Second Break ($13,820)

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Richard Hayes

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Oct 17, 2024

Chen Snaps Off State

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Around 150,000 was already in the middle as Adrian State and Yisha Chen went to the turn on a board of A♠7♥Q♥8♣7♣. State then moved all in for 160,000 from the small blind and Chen snap-called in early position.

State showed A♥K♣ for top pair, but Chen turned over A♦Q♠ for two pair. The river was the 7♣ and Chen took the massive pot to send State to the rail.

Tags: Adrian State Yisha Chen