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

10-17-2024 14:25 UTC+2

Chen Snaps Off State

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yisha Chen	560,000 300,000	300,000
Adrian State	Busted

Tags: Adrian State Yisha Chen

10-17-2024 14:20 UTC+2

Ding Gets Two Folds on the River

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Kai Cocklin

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

Leonidas Kostagiolas opened from middle position to 12,000 and both Ivan Banic & Biao Ding called from the blinds.

On the flop of K♣J♦K♠, the action checked to Kostagiolas, who fired 10,000. Both Banic and Ding called.

The 9♦ turn was checked around to the 5♠ river where Banic checked, and Ding fired 47,000. Kostagiolas thought for a while before he folded, and Banic's cards also found themselves in the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Banic	875,000 25,000	25,000

Biao Ding	340,000 7,000	7,000
Leonidas Kostagiolas	115,000 175,000	175,000

Tags: Biao Ding Ivan Banic Leonidas Kostagiolas

10-17-2024 14:20 UTC+2

Cabrera Gets Value From Nguyen

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David Salituro

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

Christopher Nguyen raised to 12,000 in early position and David Cabrera three-bet to 37,000 on the button. Nguyen called and the flop came J♣10♦7♦.

Both players checked to the 5♣ turn, where Nguyen led out for 25,000. Cabrera called and the 7♥ fell on the river.

Nguyen slowed down and checked, and Cabrera bet 67,000. Nguyen used a few time banks until calling as Cabrera showed A♣10♣ for two pair to win the pot.

"You had eights or nines, right? I could not resist. If you shove I probably have to call," Cabrera told Nguyen as he took the pot.

"Now we're even. We're playing best-of-five," Cabrera added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Nguyen	660,000 155,000	155,000
David Cabrera	300,000 76,000	76,000

Tags: Christopher Nguyen David Cabrera

10-17-2024 14:18 UTC+2

NFL Great Rob "Gronk" Gronkowski Playing PokerStars Big Game on Tour Season 2

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Sandra Barbour

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

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One of the most entertaining shows in poker is stepping it up a notch as PokerStars announced that the next season of Big Game on Tour will feature four-time Super Bowl champion and NFL star Rob "Gronk" Gronkowski.

Gronkowski, who spent 11 seasons as a tight end in the NFL and is now a sports analyst, will compete on the upcoming The Big Game on Tour season alongside the pros, Loose Cannons and sports media personality Nick Wright, whose appearance was also confirmed on Thursday.

“I’m always up for a challenge, and diving into the world of poker is going to be an amazing new adventure for me," Gronkowski said in a press release. “I’m beyond excited to play alongside some of the best in the game and tackle the high-stakes action. Just like on the football field, I’ll be bringing my competitive edge and giving it everything I’ve got at the tables.”

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10-17-2024 14:08 UTC+2

Ladies Good for Najchaus

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Richard Hayes

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

Alexane Najchaus was all-in for 112,000 and at risk versus Adrian State.

Alexane Najchaus: Q♦Q♠ All in
Adrian State: 10♠10♣

Najchaus was in great shape with the overpair of queens, and there was no sweat for her on the J♣5♦3♠J♠8♦ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian State	267,000 228,000	228,000
Alexane Najchaus	255,000 145,000	145,000

Tags: Adrian State Alexane Najchaus

10-17-2024 14:04 UTC+2

Eliminations After First Break ($12,020)

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Richard Hayes

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Kuziv	Busted
Mehmet Deniz	Busted
Lyudmil Ivanov	Busted
Archibald Seaton	Busted
Felix Schneiders	Busted
Niklas Astedt	Busted
[Removed:548]	Busted
Hugues Mazerolle	Busted
Artur Martirosian	Busted

George Tomescu	Busted
Rongshan Li	Busted

10-17-2024 14:04 UTC+2

Semaska's Aces Hold to Scoop a Solid Pot

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Sava Krink

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

With around 260,000 already in the pot and the flop reading 5♠5♥10♠, Vytautas Semaska, first to act in early position, checked. Kirill Shcherbakov followed up with a 55,000 bet, which Semaska called.

Both players checked the 8♠ turn.

On the 4♥ river, Semaska took the lead with a 35,000 bet, which Shcherbakov snap-called. At showdown, Shcherbakov revealed QxQx, but Semaska's A♠A♦ gave him the better two pair, earning him the sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vytautas Semaska	560,000 284,000	284,000
Kirill Shcherbakov	400,000 220,000	220,000

Tags: Kirill Shcherbakov Vytautas Semaska

10-17-2024 14:03 UTC+2

Tabiyev Spikes the River to Bust Kuziv

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David Salituro

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

Ivan Kuziv raised to 100,000 in the cutoff, leaving himself 35,000 behind, and Boris Tabiyev moved all in from the small blind. Kuziv stared at the tournament clock as he burned through a few time banks and eventually committed the rest of his chips.

Ivan Kuziv: 8♠8♦ All in
Boris Tabiyev: A♠K♥

Kuziv's two eights remained in the lead as the board came J♥5♥2♣5♠, but Tabiyev hit the A♥ on the river to make two pair as he let out a big fist bump while Kuziv was forced to head for the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Tabiyev	550,000 125,000	125,000
Ivan Kuziv	Busted

Tags: Boris Tabiyev Ivan Kuziv

10-17-2024 14:01 UTC+2

Dray's Pocket Kings Rule Over Taylor's Aces

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Kai Cocklin

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

Guy Taylor opened to 12,000 from under the gun and Samuel Dray three-bet from the cutoff to 35,000. Once the action got back to Taylor, he made a four-bet to 85,000. Dray then used a few time-bank cards before he piled in his stack of 327,000, and Taylor snap-called

Samuel Dray: K♠K♥ All in
Guy Taylor: A♠A♦

A dream spot for Taylor, but a disastrous one for Dray as his Cowboys were about to send him to the showers. However, there were still five cards to come.

The flop of 3♥4♣2♠ made Taylor an even bigger favorite as he picked up a gutshot straight draw to go along with his overpair. Dray was reduced to just two outs when the 9♦ hit the turn and hope was nearly gone. He even stood up, bracing himself for the walk to the rail. But poker is a game of drama—and just when the chips were ready to slide to Taylor, the dealer revealed the K♣ on the river, earning Dray the pot and snatching victory from the brink of elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Banic	900,000 150,000	150,000

Georgios Tsouloftas	780,000 20,000	20,000

Samuel Dray	660,000 275,000	275,000
Guy Taylor	140,000 530,000	530,000

Tags: Samuel Dray Guy Taylor

10-17-2024 14:00 UTC+2

Adi Rajkovic’s Pair of Sevens Tops Lucien Cohen’s Bluff to Scoop the Pot

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Sava Krink

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

Lucien Cohen opened the action with a raise to 13,000 from the hijack, and Adi Rajkovic, in the big blind, was the only one to call.

Both players checked the 7♣2♣Q♣ flop.

On the Q♦ turn, Cohen fired a 15,000 bet, and Rajkovic check-called.

Rajkovic checked again when the 5♥ landed on the river, only to face a 30,000 bet from Cohen. Rajkovic quickly called, and they went to showdown. Cohen revealed K♠J♦ for king-high, but Rajkovic showed A♦7♥ for a pair of sevens, scooping the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adi Rajkovic	495,000 107,000	107,000
Lucien Cohen	230,000 143,000	143,000

Tags: Adi Rajkovic Lucien Cohen