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

10-18-2024 17:23 UTC+2

Sinnos Eliminates Shcherbakov and Banic

Kai Cocklin

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Kirill Shcherbakov was all in for his last 135,000 out of the big blind, and Ivan Banic also had his stack of around 300,000 in the middle. Eleftherios Sinnos put them both at risk and was in prime position to score a double knockout.

Kirill Shcherbakov: 9♠4♦ All in
Ivan Banic: K♥K♣ All in
Eleftherios Sinnos: A♣A♦

Banic surely thought this was his moment to double up, but unfortunately for him, Sinnos had picked up aces. The board of 3♦2♥10♦J♣8♦ brought no surprises, and Sinnos secured the double elimination of Banic and Shcherbakov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eleftherios Sinnos	2,500,000 400,000	400,000
Kirill Shcherbakov	Busted

Ivan Banic	Busted

Tags: Eleftherios Sinnos Ivan Banic Kirill Shcherbakov

10-18-2024 17:20 UTC+2

Player Kicked Out of MUG; Find Out Who Won Our $10,000 NAPT Gold Pass | PokerNews Podcast #861

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Chad Holloway

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

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10-18-2024 17:19 UTC+2

Lyubovetskiy Leaves Shcherbakov on Fumes

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Kirill Shcherbakov raised to 60,000 in the hijack and Andriy Lyubovetskiy moved all in for 935,000 in the big blind. Shcherbakov called to put him at risk.

Andriy Lyubovetskiy: 10♥10♦ All in
Kirill Shcherbakov: A♠J♠

Lyubovetskiy was flipping for his tournament life as the board ran out 6♣5♦4♦5♠K♦, keeping his tens in the lead and earning him a double-up.

Shcherbakov was left with less than one big blind and was all in the next hand as Lyubovetskiy and Mikhail Shalamov came along from the blinds.

Lyubovetskiy and Shamalov checked down the A♠Q♣J♥7♦5♦ board and Shcherbakov showed J♦6♠ for a pair of jacks to win the pot and triple up, raising his arms in the air in celebration.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikhail Shalamov	3,000,000 165,000	165,000
Andriy Lyubovetskiy	1,850,000 870,000	870,000
Kirill Shcherbakov	60,000 940,000	940,000

Tags: Andriy Lyubovetskiy Kirill Shcherbakov Mikhail Shalamov

10-18-2024 17:15 UTC+2

Sinnos Wins at Showdown Without Revealing Cards

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Kai Cocklin

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Kirill Shcherbakov made a raise from the cutoff and Eleftherios Sinnos called in the big blind.

They went to a flop of 5♥A♦4♥ where Sinnos check-called a bet of 75,000 from Shcherbakov to the 9♥ turn, which went check-check.

Sinnos checked again on the 3♣ river and Shcherbakov fired 150,000. Sinnos snap-called.

Shcherbakov didn't want to expose his hand so tossed it into the muck, which meant Sinnos won the pot without showing his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eleftherios Sinnos	2,100,000 340,000	340,000
Kirill Shcherbakov	1,000,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Eleftherios Sinnos Kirill Shcherbakov

10-18-2024 17:13 UTC+2

Dato Faces Tsouloftas' Check-Raise

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Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Andrea Dato saw 3♠3♣ under the gun and raised to 60,000. Georgios Tsouloftas defended Q♦J♦ in the big blind. On the subsequent 4♠2♦6♥ flop, Tsouloftas checked and Dato bet 40,000.

Tsouloftas then put in a big check-raise to 175,000, which Dato called. Tsouloftas continued firing on the 8♣ turn, making a bet of 250,000.

This time, Tsouloftas got his bluff through as Dato tossed his treys into the muck after some thinking time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Tsouloftas	1,880,000 175,000	175,000

Andrea Dato	1,450,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Andrea Dato Georgios Tsouloftas

10-18-2024 17:10 UTC+2

Joyce Welcomed to His New Table

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Philip Joyce had just switched tables and taken the seat of the departed Roeland Peeks as Arian Kashani opened to 60,000 in the cutoff. Yisha Chen then three-bet to 180,000 on the button and Joyce, still unracking his chips, called in the small blind. Kashani got out of the way.

The flop came 5♥5♣4♠ and Joyce led out for 65,000. Chen raised to 200,000 and Joyce called.

Both players checked the Q♥ turn and the 6♦ fell on the river. Joyce checked again, Chen bet 800,000, and Joyce snap-called.

Chen showed K♦K♥, but Joyce turned over A♦A♣ to win the massive pot.

"Welcome to the table," Kashani told him.

"Aces versus kings in back-to-back hands. The odds of that have to be astronimcal, almost zero," Bobby James added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Joyce	3,700,000 1,870,000	1,870,000
Arian Kashani	1,400,000 65,000	65,000
Yisha Chen	1,250,000 1,220,000	1,220,000

Tags: Arian Kashani Philip Joyce Yisha Chen

10-18-2024 17:06 UTC+2

Dato Chips Up as Mhiri Calls Wrong

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Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Chakib Mhiri raised to 60,000 under the gun. Andrea Dato made the call on the button, leading to a flop of Q♥4♣7♦.

Mhiri tossed in a continuation-bet of 65,000, which Dato called. Mhiri did not let up on the 8♣ turn, firing an additional 150,000. Dato slid in a call again, after which Mhiri checked the 7♠ river.

Dato used a time bank before betting 240,000. Mhiri used one extension of his own but ultimately found a call. Dato tabled A♥Q♣ for queens and sevens, seeing Mhiri's 6♥6♣ disappear into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrea Dato	1,750,000 715,000	715,000
Chakib Mhiri	1,130,000 515,000	515,000

Tags: Andrea Dato Chakib Mhiri

10-18-2024 17:04 UTC+2

Munoz Continues to Accumulate, Stacks Peeks

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Kai Cocklin

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Marta Miquel Munoz opened the cutoff to 60,000 and Roeland Peeks shoved from the big blind for 330,000. Munoz thought for just a short time before she called.

Roeland Peeks: A♣8♥ All in
Marta Miquel Munoz: A♥9♦

Peeks was at risk, but did find some chop possibilities on the J♥3♦K♥ flop, and even more on the 10♣ turn. However, the 2♥ river meant Munoz's kicker played, which sent Peeks to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marta Miquel Munoz	3,500,000 380,000	380,000
Roeland Peeks	Busted

Tags: Marta Miquel Munoz Roeland Peeks

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

10-18-2024 16:47 UTC+2

Chip Counts at Break

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Wigg	3,815,000 85,000	85,000
Mikhail Shalamov	3,165,000 85,000	85,000
Marta Miquel Munoz	3,120,000 380,000	380,000
Yisha Chen	2,470,000 120,000	120,000
Damir Zhugralin	2,225,000 25,000	25,000
Timo Kamphues	2,070,000 130,000	130,000
Philip Joyce	1,830,000 30,000	30,000
Eleftherios Sinnos	1,760,000 490,000	490,000
Georgios Tsouloftas	1,705,000 5,000	5,000

Lander Lijo	1,665,000 115,000	115,000
Chakib Mhiri	1,645,000 65,000	65,000
Oliver Weis	1,580,000 660,000	660,000

Artsiom Lasouski	1,575,000 5,000	5,000
Arian Kashani	1,465,000 265,000	265,000
Kirill Shcherbakov	1,250,000 50,000	50,000

Bobby James	1,095,000 5,000	5,000

Andrea Dato	1,035,000 355,000	355,000
Andriy Lyubovetskiy	980,000 80,000	80,000
Santhosh Suvarna	965,000 265,000	265,000
Stefan Toderita	610,000 40,000	40,000
Anton Kraous	575,000 75,000	75,000
Boris Tabiyev	475,000 20,000	20,000
Halil Tasyurek	435,000 25,000	25,000
Roeland Peeks	360,000 515,000	515,000
Ivan Banic	335,000 80,000	80,000

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