Main Event Day 1a | 2019 PokerNews Cup Casino Finix

05-15-2019 23:59 UTC+3

Player	Chips	Progress
Christina Orfanidou	198,000 18,000	18,000
Hristo Bogdanov	145,000 8,200	8,200
Symeon Marvakis	120,000 33,000	33,000
Vadood Namvar	80,000 44,800	44,800
Georgios Kamas	70,000 27,900	27,900
Georgios Efthymiadis	61,000 -38,600	-38,600

Player	Chips	Progress
Savvas Baltiras	220,000 -11,100	-11,100
Georgios Farmakis	95,000 5,000	5,000
Gkotsa Tseisvili	58,000 38,000	38,000
Pavel Pavlov	53,000 4,600	4,600
Georgi Ignatov	50,000 -5,000	-5,000
S.A.	32,000 -37,800	-37,800
Marian Ivanov	28,000 -22,900	-22,900

Mostly Preflop Poker

Jaxon

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The action has gotten considerably tighter since late-registration closed with most of the pots being taken down preflop.

05-16-2019 00:22 UTC+3

"I Will Play You"

Jaxon

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Pavel Pavlov opened to 3,500 under the gun. It folded around to Georgios Farmakis in the big blind.

"I will play you," Farmakis said before he called.

"You will pay me," said Pavlov. "Can I bet more?"

Both players checked the flop. Farmakis bet 6,300 after the came on the turn and Pavlov called. Farmakis led out for 7,000 after the paired the board on the river. Pavlov tanked for two minutes before he called.

Farmakis turned over , which was good enough with Pavlov tossing his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Farmakis	80,000 -15,000	-15,000
Pavel Pavlov	22,000 -31,000	-31,000

Tags: Georgios Farmakis Pavel Pavlov

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

05-16-2019 00:28 UTC+3

Pocket Rockets for the Double for Kamas

Jaxon

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Georgios Efthymiadis bet 11,000 into a pot of a little more with the on the flop. Christina Orfanidou called before Georgios Kamas jammed for 55,100.

Efthymiadis quickly called and Orfanidiu folded.

Georgios Kamas:
Georgios Efthymiadis:

Efthymiadis had a flush draw and also had a gutshot straight draw after the came on the turn. The paired the board on the river taking a dent out of Efthymiadis' stack and doubling up Kamas.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christina Orfanidou	170,000 -28,000	-28,000
Georgios Kamas	135,000 65,000	65,000
Georgios Efthymiadis	40,000 -21,000	-21,000

Tags: Georgios Efthymiadis Christina Orfanidou Georgios Kamas

05-16-2019 00:35 UTC+3

Efthymiadis Flushes a Double

Jaxon

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Christina Orfanidou bet 16,000 into a pot of a bit more after the came on the flop. Georgios Efthymiadis splashed all his chips in the middle and stood up.

Orfanidou made the quick call and turned over for trips while Efthymiadis turned over for a flush draw.

It wasn't looking good for Efthymiadis to survive after the came on the turn. However, the completed the board on the river to give him the flush and take a dent out of Orfanidou's stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christina Orfanidou	140,000 -30,000	-30,000
Georgios Efthymiadis	90,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Christina Orfanidou Georgios Efthymiadis

05-16-2019 00:44 UTC+3

"Now I'm Back"

Jaxon

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Gkotsa Tseisvili bet 15,500 into a pot of 17,000 after the came on the flop. Georgios Farmakis called and Pavel Pavlov, who had exactly the bet size in his stack, also called.

Farmakis then jammed all-in for about 27,000 after the came on the turn and Tseisvili folded. Farmakis turned over and Pavlov began celebrating with for an open-ended straight draw.

"One time," shouted Pavlov. "Let's run it once!"

The celebrations got louder after the spiked the river to give Pavlov a straight and a triple up.

"Now I'm back!" shouted Pavlov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavel Pavlov	64,000 42,000	42,000
Gkotsa Tseisvili	50,000 -8,000	-8,000
Georgios Farmakis	27,000 -53,000	-53,000

Tags: Georgios Farmakis Gkotsa Tseisvili Pavel Pavlov

05-16-2019 00:52 UTC+3

Break Time!

Jaxon

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Players are on a 15-minute break.

05-16-2019 01:05 UTC+3

Chip Count Update

Jaxon

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Savvas Baltiras	145,000 -75,000	-75,000
Christina Orfanidou	140,000
Georgios Kamas	110,000 -25,000	-25,000
Hristo Bogdanov	93,000 -52,000	-52,000
Georgi Ignatov	88,000 38,000	38,000
Gkotsa Tseisvili	85,000 35,000	35,000
Marian Ivanov	85,000 57,000	57,000

Symeon Marvakis	85,000 -35,000	-35,000
Pavel Pavlov	60,000 -4,000	-4,000
Georgios Farmakis	55,000 28,000	28,000
S.A.	40,000 8,000	8,000
Georgios Efthymiadis	30,000 -60,000	-60,000
Vadood Namvar	15,000 -65,000	-65,000