$5,300 EPT Main Event Day 4 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-18-2024 14:15 UTC+2

Tabiyev Stays Aggressive

Kai Cocklin

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Boris Tabiyev opened from early position to 45,000 and got called by Artsiom Lasouski from middle position, Chakib Mhiri in the hijack, & Andrea Dato from the big blind.

The quarter went to a flop of A♦4♥Q♥ where Dato checked, and Tabiyev continued for 75,000. Lasouski folded, Mhiri called, and Dato folded.

When the 9♣ landed on the turn, Tabiyev kept up the aggression with a bet of 190,000, which eventually forced a fold out of Mhiri.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chakib Mhiri	1,650,000 250,000	250,000
Boris Tabiyev	1,600,000 200,000	200,000
Artsiom Lasouski	1,200,000 300,000	300,000
Andrea Dato	550,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Andrea Dato Artsiom Lasouski Boris Tabiyev Chakib Mhiri

10-18-2024 14:16 UTC+2

Chen Takes Lead on Feature Table

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Frank Visser

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Daniel Jackson raised to 40,000 from middle position. Yisha Chen called on the button, while Bobby James came along in the big blind.

The Q♠8♥7♣ flop then emerged from the deck. The action checked to Chen, who bet 50,000. James folded 3♣2♣ but Jackson stuck around and called. Jackson check-called Chen once more on the 5♥ turn, this time for 180,000.

Chen put in a final bet of 450,000 on the 4♦ river. Jackson spent some time in the tank before deciding to call his opponent down.

Chen tabled 7♥7♦ for a set of sevens, beating the J♣8♣ of Jackson and winning the sizable pot, vaulting her into the lead on the TV table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yisha Chen	2,590,000 790,000	790,000
Bobby James	1,990,000 60,000	60,000

Daniel Jackson	925,000 725,000	725,000

Tags: Bobby James Daniel Jackson Yisha Chen

10-18-2024 14:19 UTC+2

Kamphues Leads the River on Kashani

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Timo Kamphues raised to 40,000 in middle position, Arian Kashani three-bet to 105,000 in the hijack, and Kamphues called.

Both players checked to the river on a board of 10♣9♦8♣Q♦K♥. Kamphues then led out for 155,000 and Kashani quickly called.

Kamphues showed K♠Q♠ for two pair and Kashani mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timo Kamphues	2,300,000 450,000	450,000
Arian Kashani	1,020,000 545,000	545,000

Tags: Arian Kashani Timo Kamphues

10-18-2024 14:23 UTC+2

Trips for Lijo; Suvarna Three-Bets

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Calum Grant

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Lander Lijo made it 40,000 from under the gun. Boris Tabiyev and Chakib Mhiri called from the button and the big blind.

The action checked through to the river for the final board to show A♥6♣3♥Q♥A♦. Mhiri checked, and Lijo took a stab for 70,000. Tabiyev got out of the way ahead of Mhiri calling.

Lijo tabled A♣2♣ for trips aces and Mhiri conceded the pot.

On an adjacent table, Arian Kashani opened to 50,000 from middle position before folding to Santhosh Suvarna's three-bet to 150,000 from the cutoff.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lander Lijo	1,650,000 500,000	500,000
Chakib Mhiri	1,600,000 50,000	50,000
Boris Tabiyev	1,530,000 70,000	70,000
Arian Kashani	880,000 140,000	140,000
Santhosh Suvarna	475,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Arian Kashani Boris Tabiyev Chakib Mhiri Lander Lijo Santhosh Suvarna

10-18-2024 14:27 UTC+2

Wigg Traps, Makes Quads

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Frank Visser

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Samuel Dray raised to 40,000 on the button. Anton Wigg called in the small blindbefore Daniel Jackson came along in the big blind.

The K♦5♦A♥ flop was checked by all three before the same was done on the J♠ turn. The A♣ river completed the board, which Wigg still checked. Jackson then bet 40,000, which Dray called.

Wigg raised to 325,000. Jackson called before Dray folded his K♠9♣. Wigg tabled A♠A♦ for quad aces, prompting Jackson to toss his J♦10♠ into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Wigg	2,560,000 460,000	460,000
Daniel Jackson	540,000 385,000	385,000
Samuel Dray	155,000 230,000	230,000

Tags: Anton Wigg Daniel Jackson Samuel Dray

10-18-2024 14:36 UTC+2

Shalamov Gets There on the River in Massive Pot Against Shcherbakov

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Mikhail Shalamov raised to 40,000 on the button and Kirill Shcherbakov three-bet to 160,000 in the big blind. Shalamov then four-bet to 325,000 and Shcherbakov called.

The flop came 7♣4♦3♣ and Shalamov bet 175,000. Shcherbakov called to the 4♥ turn, where Shamalov bet another 300,000. Shcherbakov again called.

The J♠ river was checked down and Shcherbakov showed A♠Q♥. Shamalov turned over K♣J♦ for a rivered pair of jacks as Shcherbakov flashed him a smile and shook his head as he watched the massive pile of chips pushed over to Shamalov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikhail Shalamov	2,200,000 950,000	950,000
Kirill Shcherbakov	450,000 470,000	470,000

Tags: Kirill Shcherbakov Mikhail Shalamov

10-18-2024 14:37 UTC+2

New Versus Former Leader

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Frank Visser

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Anton Wigg raised K♣5♣ to 40,000 in early position. It folded to Bobby James in the big blind, who defended 10♥8♣.

James check-called Wigg's bet of 35,000 on the J♣5♥Q♠ flop before the Q♣ turn checked around. The 5♦ river made Wigg a full house, and he received an instant check-fold when he bet 240,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Wigg	2,800,000 240,000	240,000
Bobby James	1,940,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Anton Wigg Bobby James

10-18-2024 14:37 UTC+2

Break Time

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Kai Cocklin

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The remaining 32 players are on a 20-minute break. Here's some of the highlights from the last level.

Play will resume at Level 23 - 10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 big blind ante. The average stack sits at just over 1,200,000 - around 48 big blinds when play restarts.

10-18-2024 14:42 UTC+2

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

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Sandra Barbour

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

https://twitter.com/PokerStarsUSA/status/1834230741451858361?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

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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10-18-2024 14:49 UTC+2

Chip Counts at Break

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Wigg	2,790,000 10,000	10,000
Damir Zhugralin	2,575,000 135,000	135,000
Yisha Chen	2,495,000 95,000	95,000
Timo Kamphues	2,355,000 55,000	55,000
Mikhail Shalamov	2,075,000 125,000	125,000
Philip Joyce	2,000,000
Bobby James	1,925,000 15,000	15,000

Eleftherios Sinnos	1,680,000 330,000	330,000
Marta Miquel Munoz	1,620,000 10,000	10,000
Boris Tabiyev	1,610,000 80,000	80,000
Chakib Mhiri	1,575,000 25,000	25,000
Artsiom Lasouski	1,555,000 355,000	355,000
Anton Kraous	1,425,000 75,000	75,000
Ivan Zabiiakin	1,330,000 170,000	170,000
Lander Lijo	1,165,000 485,000	485,000
Adrien Quetelart	1,100,000 150,000	150,000
Oliver Weis	920,000 30,000	30,000

Georgios Skarparis	920,000 10,000	10,000
Andriy Lyubovetskiy	900,000 360,000	360,000
Roeland Peeks	850,000 35,000	35,000
Halil Tasyurek	785,000 150,000	150,000
Arian Kashani	780,000 100,000	100,000
Daniel Jackson	620,000 80,000	80,000
Andrea Dato	620,000 70,000	70,000
Santhosh Suvarna	575,000 100,000	100,000

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