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12-08-2024 15:32 UTC+1

Tsiareshchanka Surrenders to Lebedev's Shove

Will Shillibier

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Steve O'Dwyer raised to 3,500 and Sergey Lebedev three-bet to 12,000 on the button. Yauheni Tsiareshchanka four-bet to 40,000 from the small blind and O'Dwyer folded.

Lebedev called and the flop was 10♥8♥6♠. Tsiareshchanka continued for 43,000, but folded when Lebedev moved all in.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergey Lebedev	485,000 106,500	106,500
Steve O'Dwyer	360,000 3,500	3,500

Yauheni Tsiareshchanka	180,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Sergey Lebedev Steve O'Dwyer Yauheni Tsiareshchanka

12-08-2024 15:30 UTC+1

Buldygin Surrenders to Grafton

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Viacheslav Buldygin opened to 3,500 from middle position and Sam Grafton three-bet to 10,500 from the hijack. When it folded back to Buldygin he put In the call.

Buldygin checked to Grafton on the J♣5♥9♣ flop and he fired a continuation-bet of 12,000. Buldygin called.

The two players checked the 10♥ turn for the 2♥ to come on the river. Buldygin fired out a bet of 12,000 and was met by a raise to 111,000 by Grafton. Buldygin burned through two of his time extensions before he reluctantly folded and surrendered the pot to Grafton.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viacheslav Buldygin	270,000 11,500	11,500
Sam Grafton	150,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Sam Grafton Viacheslav Buldygin

12-08-2024 15:19 UTC+1

Paris, Monte-Carlo and Barcelona Announced for 2025 EPT Season

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Sandra Barbour

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

PokerStars has announced the first three European Poker Tour (EPT) stops on its highly anticipated 2025 schedule, with the iconic tournaments returning to EPT Paris, EPT Monte-Carlo, and EPT Barcelona.

This announcement follows another successful year for the tour, including a memorable celebration of EPT’s 20th anniversary in 2024. As excitement builds, PokerStars has confirmed more events are yet to be revealed.

“We're excited to announce the first part of the calendar with the return of EPT Paris, Monte-Carlo, and Barcelona for 2025”, said Live Events Senior Business Development Manager, Julien Liarte. “These iconic stops have become cornerstones of the European Poker Tour, each offering unique experiences and unparalleled competition. We can’t wait to welcome players back for another incredible year of live poker.”

To secure a spot in EPT Paris, online satellites are already live. Players can win a €8,000 package that includes a €5,300 EPT Main Event buy-in, eight nights’ accommodation at the Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile, and expenses. Additionally, players can win a €3,300 package to the France Poker Series Main Event, which includes a €1,100 buy-in, seven nights’ accommodation, and expenses.

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12-08-2024 15:18 UTC+1

Kuznetsov Sniffs Out Jorstad's Bluff

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Nikita Kuznetsov raised to 3,000 on the button and Espen Jorstad defended out of the big blind.

Jorstad check-called a bet of 2,500 from Kuznetsov on the 10♣A♦2♠ flop.

Both players checked the 9♦ turn for the 2♦ to come on the river. Jorstad led out with an overbet of 26,500. Kuznetsov burned through a few of his time extensions before flicking in the call.

Jorstad flipped over Q♦J♥ for a missed straight draw with queen-high. Kuznetsov showed 10♦8♣ and took down the pot with two pair, tens and deuces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikita Kuznetsov	450,000 50,000	50,000
Espen Jorstad	175,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Espen Jorstad Nikita Kuznetsov

12-08-2024 15:17 UTC+1

Grafton Hands Chips to Tsiareshchanka

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Will Shillibier

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

On a Q♥5♠3♥ flop, Sam Grafton bet 20,000 into a pot of 39,000 and Yauheni Tsiareshchanka called.

The turn was the 2♥ and Grafton bet 25,000. Again, Tsiareshchanka called.

Grafton used a time bank before checking the 10♣ river and Tsiareshchanka quickly checked back. Grafton tabled A♦K♥ and Tsiareshchanka took down the pot with K♣Q♣ for top pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yauheni Tsiareshchanka	265,000 65,000	65,000
Sam Grafton	130,000 72,500	72,500

Tags: Sam Grafton Yauheni Tsiareshchanka

12-08-2024 15:08 UTC+1

Plausinaitis Shoves on Yaroshevskyy

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Will Shillibier

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Espen Jorstad opened to 4,000 and was called by Igor Yaroshevskyy. Paulius Plausinaitis then three-bet to 21,000 from the blinds and Jorstad folded.

Yaroshevskyy then four-bet to 50,000, but folded when Plausinaitis moved all in.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paulius Plausinaitis	250,000 10,000	10,000
Espen Jorstad	195,000 5,000	5,000

Igor Yaroshevskyy	180,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Espen Jorstad Igor Yaroshevskyy Paulius Plausinaitis

12-08-2024 15:07 UTC+1

Tsiareshchanka Chips Up

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

On a flop of 9♣9♥5♣, Markkos Ladev bet 3,000 from the cutoff and Yauheni Tsiareshchanka check-raised to 12,000 from the big blind. Maksim Vaskresenski folded from early position, but Ladev called.

Both players checked the Q♠ turn for the 8♥ to fall on the river. Tsiareshchanka led out for 50,000, which prompted an instant fold from Ladev.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksim Vaskresenski	290,000 5,500	5,500
Markkos Ladev	230,000 19,500	19,500
Yauheni Tsiareshchanka	200,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Maksim Vaskresenski Markkos Ladev Yauheni Tsiareshchanka

12-08-2024 14:57 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikita Kuznetsov	400,000 20,000	20,000
Sergey Lebedev	378,500 31,500	31,500
Steve O'Dwyer	356,500 23,500	23,500

Ilya Nikiforov	310,000 40,000	40,000
Maksim Vaskresenski	295,500 50,500	50,500
Viacheslav Buldygin	281,500 3,500	3,500
Paulius Plausinaitis	260,000 40,000	40,000
Teun Mulder	255,000 25,000	25,000
Markkos Ladev	249,500 9,500	9,500
Igor Yaroshevskyy	220,000 20,000	20,000
Niklas Astedt	210,000 30,000	30,000
Sam Grafton	202,500 17,500	17,500

Espen Jorstad	200,000 30,000	30,000

Yauheni Tsiareshchanka	177,000 23,000	23,000
Artsiom Lasouski	80,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

12-08-2024 14:44 UTC+1

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Level 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

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