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

10-17-2024 15:11 UTC+2

Camarda Damages Weis

Richard Hayes

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

Cards were on their backs and stacks were in the middle, with Salvatore Camarda all-in for 120,000 on the turn on 7♣6♠4♦10♦ and at risk versus Oliver Weis, with around 120,000 already in the pot.

Salvatore Camarda: 10♥9♥ All in
Oliver Weis: 8♦7♦

Camarda was ahead with top pair tens, but still had plenty of outs to fade versus Weis' flush draw and up and down straight draw.

The K♥ river was a brick and Camarda secured the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oliver Weis	520,000 80,000	80,000

Salvatore Camarda	240,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Oliver Weis Salvatore Camarda

10-17-2024 15:15 UTC+2

Khorchidian's Ducks Earn a Double-Up

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Kai Cocklin

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

Anton Kraous opened the hijack to 16,000 and Nichan Khorchidian shoved the button for 132,000. Once the blinds folded, Kraous called.

Nichan Khorchidian: 2♦2♠ All in
Anton Kraous: A♦Q♠

Khorchidian's duckies managed to waddle themselves to a double-up as the 4♣5♣9♣J♠4♥ runout didn't offer any help to Kraous.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Kraous	300,000 45,000	45,000
Nichan Khorchidian	285,000 129,000	129,000

Tags: Anton Kraous Nichan Khorchidian

10-17-2024 15:18 UTC+2

Fokin Wins a Flip to Survive

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Kai Cocklin

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

Valeriy Fokin was all-in and at risk for his stack of 69,000, with Artsiom Lasouski looking to thin down the field.

Valeriy Fokin: K♠Q♣ All in
Artsiom Lasouski: 10♣10♠

Fokin paired his queen on the 2♣Q♦4♥ flop to take the lead, and maintained it as neither the 5♠ turn nor 8♥ river changed anything.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artsiom Lasouski	480,000 35,000	35,000
Valeriy Fokin	180,000 93,000	93,000

Tags: Artsiom Lasouski Valeriy Fokin

10-17-2024 15:22 UTC+2

Tasyurek Takes Three-Bet Pot

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Richard Hayes

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

Kirill Shcherbakov opened to 16,000 from the hijack, and was faced with a three-bet to 45,000 by Halil Tasyurek on the button. Action folded back to Shcherbakov, who called.

On the 9♦6♦3♥ flop, Shcherbakov check-raised to 105,000 over a bet of 32,000 from Tasyurek. After some thought, Tasyurek called.

The Q♣ turn and 4♥ river were then checked through. Shcherbakov tabled A♠2♠ for ace-high, and Tasyurek revealed A♣K♠ for ace-king high, which was good enough for the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Halil Tasyurek	700,000 450,000	450,000
Kirill Shcherbakov	380,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Halil Tasyurek Kirill Shcherbakov

10-17-2024 15:25 UTC+2

Kraous Shoves on Chouity

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David Salituro

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

Abdullah Akbarpoor raised to 16,000 on the button and Anton Kraous called in the small blind. Nicolas Chouity then three-bet to 80,000 in the big blind and only Kraous called.

The flop came A♦8♦7♠ and Chouity bet 32,000. Kraous called and both players checked the 2♠ turn.

The river was the 6♠ and Kraous moved all in. Chouity had around 140,000 remaining but quickly folded as Kraous took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abdullah Akbarpoor	680,000 74,000	74,000
Anton Kraous	500,000 200,000	200,000
Nicolas Chouity	140,000 245,000	245,000

Tags: Abdullah Akbarpoor Anton Kraous Nicolas Chouity

10-17-2024 15:30 UTC+2

Savior Jack on the River Keeps Liperis Alive

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Sava Krink

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

Georgios Skarparis started the action with a raise to 16,000 from early position, and Yiannis Liperis, sitting on the button, responded by going all in. Skarparis quickly called, and the cards were revealed.

Yiannis Liperis: A♠Q♥ All in
Georgios Skarparis: A♦K♥

Liperis was slightly behind, and the flop Q♣7♥K♣ gave both players a pair, but Skarparis had the better one with kings.

Liperis stood up as the 10♥ hit the turn, but Skarparis, still in his seat, remarked, "Maybe there's a jack." He was right—the river revealed the J♣, saving Liperis and resulting in a split pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Skarparis	435,000 55,000	55,000
Yiannis Liperis	96,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Georgios Skarparis Yiannis Liperis

10-17-2024 15:31 UTC+2

Peeks Has Better House

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Richard Hayes

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

Boris Kuzmanovic opened to 16,000 from early position, and received a call from Roeland Peeks in middle position, and Iurii Okolovich and Istvan Toth in the blinds.

The J♦3♣3♠ flop was checked to Peeks, who fired out a bet of 16,000, which only Toth called.

The 7♠ river was checked through. On the 3♥ river, Toth led out with a bet of 30,000.

Peeks made the call and tabled 8♠8♦ for the full house, which took the pot versus Toth's 2♦2♠ for a lower full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roeland Peeks	1,070,000 106,000	106,000
Boris Kuzmanovic	327,000 288,000	288,000
Iurii Okolovich	240,000 98,000	98,000
Istvan Toth	170,000 1,000	1,000

Tags: Boris Kuzmanovic Istvan Toth Iurii Okolovich Roeland Peeks

10-17-2024 15:33 UTC+2

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Joyce	1,000,000 780,000	780,000
Natan Chauskin	Busted

Tags: Natan Chauskin Philip Joyce

10-17-2024 15:37 UTC+2

Adi Rajkovic Doubles Up

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Sava Krink

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

With about 24,000 in the pot and the flop showing 9♦7♠7♣, there were just two players involved: Vytautas Semaska in the small blind and Adi Rajkovic in the big blind. Semaska led out with a bet of 8,000, but Rajkovic responded by raising it to 20,000, and Semaska called.

When the 4♥ hit the turn, Semaska checked, and Rajkovic seized the moment to bet 32,000. Back to Semaska, he took a moment to think, burning through a time bank card before deciding to shove all in. Rajkovic quickly called, leading to a showdown.

Semaska revealed K♦9♠ for two pair, while Rajkovic showed A♠7♥ for trips with sevens. The Q♥ on the river didn’t change anything, allowing Rajkovic to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adi Rajkovic	308,000 148,000	148,000
Vytautas Semaska	175,000 385,000	385,000

Tags: Adi Rajkovic Vytautas Semaska

10-17-2024 15:41 UTC+2

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Akin Tuna	800,000 250,000	250,000
Dick Postel	650,000 291,000	291,000
Shankui Li	Busted

Tags: Akin Tuna Dick Postel Shankui Li