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

10-17-2024 19:25 UTC+2

Wigg Sends Rajkovic to the Rail

Richard Hayes

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Georgios Tsouloftas opened to 25,000 from early position and received a call from Anton Wigg on the button.

Adi Rajkovic was in the small blind, and he three-bet jammed for 201,000. Tsouloftas quickly folded but Wigg made the quick call with the covering stack.

Adi Rajkovic: A♣K♥ All in
Anton Wigg: 9♥9♠

Rajkovic was behind in a race, and no help arrived on the 10♠10♥6♣3♣4♠ runout, Wigg scooping the pot with two pair, tens and nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Tsouloftas	995,000 25,000	25,000

Anton Wigg	770,000 244,000	244,000
Adi Rajkovic	Busted

Tags: Adi Rajkovic Anton Wigg Georgios Tsouloftas

10-17-2024 18:04 UTC+2

Niste Hits the Flop, Lasouski Spikes the River

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Christopher Nguyen raised to 20,000 in the hijack and Artsiom Lasouski three-bet to 85,000 on the button. Mihai Niste then moved all in for 344,000 in the small blind, Nguyen folded, while Lasouski snap-called.

Mihai Niste: A♠Q♥ All in
Artsiom Lasouski: A♣K♣

Niste was dominated and at risk, but the Q♠J♥4♠ flop gave him the lead with top pair. The turn was the A♦, but the 10♥ river improved Lasouski to a straight and sent Niste crashing to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artsiom Lasouski	1,100,000 525,000	525,000
Christopher Nguyen	840,000 110,000	110,000
Mihai Niste	Busted

Tags: Artsiom Lasouski Christopher Nguyen Mihai Niste

10-17-2024 18:02 UTC+2

Malec Gets Caught by Jackson

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Heads up on a flop of A♥10♠4♠, Sebastian Malec bet 150,000 from the cutoff and Daniel Jackson called in the big blind.

The turn was the 2♦ and Malec used a time bank before betting 220,000. Jackson then moved all in and Malec snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Jackson	1,500,000 970,000	970,000
Sebastian Malec	460,000 360,000	360,000

Tags: Daniel Jackson Sebastian Malec

10-17-2024 17:51 UTC+2

Peeks Gets Paid

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Richard Hayes

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Andriy Lyubovetskiy opened to 20,000 in early position, and received calls from Roeland Peeks on the button and Nicolas Chouity in the big blind.

On the A♠A♥2♦ flop, action was checked to Peeks, who fired out a bet of 15,000. Only Chouity called.

The 7♦ rolled off on the turn, and Chouity check-called a bet of 120,000 from Peeks.

The 10♣ river completed the board, and Chouity checked once more. Peeks thought for a bit before sliding out a bet of 300,000, and Chouity immediately blew out his cheeks and leaned back in his chair, hand on his head.

He thought for a while, and ultimately made the call, but was given the bad news when Peeks revealed 2♦2♠ for the flopped full house, sending him a chunky pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roeland Peeks	1,450,000 200,000	200,000
Andriy Lyubovetskiy	855,000 350,000	350,000
Nicolas Chouity	425,000 355,000	355,000

Tags: Andriy Lyubovetskiy Nicolas Chouity Roeland Peeks

10-17-2024 17:45 UTC+2

Suvarna, Toth Double

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Arian Hassankashani bet 31,000 from under the gun on a board of 8♥Q♠Q♣3♣ and Santhosh Suvarna raised to 70,000 in the big blind.

Hassankashani called to the 8♣ river where Suvarna moved all in for 110,000. Hassankashani called and Suvarna showed Q♦8♦ for a full house. Hassankashani also flashed an eight before handing over the double up.

At the same time on another table, Sebastian Malec bet 43,000 from the cutoff on a board of 4♣K♠3♥10♦ and Istvan Toth moved all in for 110,000 in the big blind. Malec called with Q♣10♣ for a pair of tens, but Toth had K♦9♣ for kings.

The river was the A♠ and Toth doubled up off the EPT champion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arian Kashani	1,100,000 350,000	350,000
Sebastian Malec	820,000 215,000	215,000

Santhosh Suvarna	500,000 250,000	250,000
Istvan Toth	300,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Arian Hassankashani Istvan Toth Santhosh Suvarna Sebastian Malec

10-17-2024 17:40 UTC+2

Hassankashani Flops a Set to Send Saraniero Packing

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Kai Cocklin

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Santhosh Suvarna made it 25,000 to go from the hijack and Arian Hassankashani called from the cutoff before Riccardo Saraniero squeezed to 75,000 on the button. Suvarna folded, but Hassankashani called.

They went to a flop of 10♣5♣4♣ where Hassankashani checked, and Saraniero fired 65,000. Hassankashani then picked up a stack of chips in each palm and double-handedly slid them into the middle — a raise of 185,000. Saraniero then instantly shoved for around 350,000, and Hassankashani snap-called.

Riccardo Saraniero: Q♠Q♦ All in
Arian Hassankashani: 4♦4♠

Saraniero had the overpair, but Hassankashani had flopped a set and had control of the hand. The J♣ on the turn did put a flush draw on board and a club on the river would see the two chop the pot, but instead the J♥ completed the runout, which eliminated Saraniero.

Hassankashani has almost 1,500,000 in his stack and sits a few seats away from the current chip leader Bobby James.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arian Kashani	1,450,000 920,000	920,000
Santhosh Suvarna	250,000 215,000	215,000
Riccardo Saraniero	Busted

Tags: Arian Hassankashani Bobby James Riccardo Saraniero Santhosh Suvarna

10-17-2024 17:37 UTC+2

Matuszewski Pays Off Tasyurek's Aces

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Halil Tasyurek and Hubert Matuszewski built a pot of around 250,000 as they went to the river on a completed board of J♠4♣4♦5♥6♦.

Matuszewski then bet 50,000 from under the gun and Tasyurek raised to 200,000 in the cutoff. Matuszewski took a minute before calling as Tasyurek showed A♠A♦ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Halil Tasyurek	1,300,000 50,000	50,000
Hubert Matuszewski	350,000 186,000	186,000

Tags: Halil Tasyurek Hubert Matuszewski

10-17-2024 17:29 UTC+2

Akbarpoor Calls Off Against Chouity's Aces

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Around 200,000 was already in the middle as Abdullah Akbarpoor and Nicolas Chouity went to the turn on a board of 4♦J♠2♥9♦. Akbarpoor then bet 125,000 from the hijack and Chouity moved all in on the button.

Akbarpoor quickly called for his last 250,000 and turned over 8♦6♦ for a flush draw. Chouity had A♣A♦ and Akbarpoor missed the J♣ river on his way to the rail as the EPT champion raked in the big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Chouity	780,000 495,000	495,000

Abdullah Akbarpoor	Busted

Tags: Abdullah Akbarpoor Nicolas Chouity

10-17-2024 17:24 UTC+2

James’ Pocket Rockets Ground Rogov’s Kings for a Massive Pot

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Kai Cocklin

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Bobby James raised to 20,000 from under the gun and Maksim Rogov three-bet the cutoff to 65,000. Dick Postel cold-called from the small blind and James then four-bet to 150,000. Rogov shoved for around 600,000, and Postel quickly got out of the way. James snap-called.

Maksim Rogov: K♦K♥ All in
Bobby James: A♥A♠

Rogov couldn’t believe his misfortune, while James stood on the verge of a massive chip lead if his aces held. The 7♥2♠3♦ flop offered no assistance to Rogov, and neither the J♠ turn nor 2♦ river brought the king he desperately needed. With that, Rogov was eliminated, and James surged into the chip lead.

"What did you have, tens?" James asked Postel.

"No, fives," Postel replied.

"Fives?! Did you think you had tens at least?" said James.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bobby James	2,300,000 720,000	720,000

Dick Postel	500,000 141,000	141,000
Maksim Rogov	Busted

Tags: Bobby James Dick Postel Maksim Rogov

10-17-2024 17:23 UTC+2

Lijo Cans Cabrera

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Richard Hayes

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

David Cabrera opened to 20,000 in early position, and was faced with a three-bet to 55,000 by Lander Lijo in middle position. Action folded back to Cabrera, who moved all in for around 220,000, with Lijo making the quick call.

David Cabrera: A♣J♦ All in
Lander Lijo: Q♥Q♣

Cabrera was in trouble with only one overcard versus Lijo's pocket queens, and he was drawing to the straight after the K♦2♣Q♠ flop gave Lijo middle set.

The 8♥ turn and 9♥ river were bricks, and Cabrera said his goodbyes to the table and headed for the payout desk.