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2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
Oleg Ustinovich opened the action from middle position with a raise to 800, drawing in three callers.
On the 3♠10♠9♣ flop, both blinds checked, leaving Ustinovich to fire out another bet of 1,100. Only Sanioglu, seated in the cutoff, stuck around with a call.
When the A♣ hit the turn, Ustinovich kept the pressure on with a bet of 5,000, but Sanioglu responded by shoving all in for 17,800. After taking a moment to check his cards, Ustinovich called.
Sanioglu revealed A♠K♣ for top pair, while Ustinovich showed J♣8♣, holding a straight and flush draw. However, the river 2♠ didn’t connect for Ustinovich, allowing Sanioglu to double up.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
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41,400 | |
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35,800 | |
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27,000 | |
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5,600
5,600
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5,600 |
Adrian Cazacu opened to 800 from early position and Chris Dowling called on the button.
John Kelly was in the big blind, and he produced a three-bet to 3,500. Cazacu quickly got out of the way, but after asking to see his opponent's remaining stack, Dowling moved all in with the covering stack, receiving a snap-call from Kelly.
John Kelly: A♦A♥
Chris Dowling: A♠K♦
In a cooler, Dowling had run his big slick into Kelly's rockets, and no unlikely escape was provided by the J♦7♥8♦2♣Q♥ runout.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
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53,100
53,100
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53,100 |
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39,000
39,000
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39,000 |
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5,500
5,500
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5,500 |
Mark Helou opened to 1,000 on the button and Georgios Tsouloftas defended his big blind.
Tsouloftas check-called a 1,500 bet from Helou on the 5♥9♣9♦ flop and then both players checked on the 4♥ turn.
The 6♣ completed the board and Tsouloftas led out for 2,300. Helou responded with a raise to 5,000 and Tsouloftas made the call after a bit of thought.
"You win," Helou said as he tabled K♣J♠.
Tsouloftas turned over 8♥5♦ for nines and fives and collected the pot.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
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45,000
18,000
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18,000 |
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15,000 | |
The pot stood at around 3,000 with the board showing 9♦8♦6♦. Siarhei Chudapal, first to act, checked, prompting Pavel Popov to bet 1,000. Sven McDermott responded with a raise to 4,000, but Chudapal wasn’t done yet—he three-bet to 8,000, leaving McDermott as the only caller.
Both players checked when the A♣ hit on the turn.
As the J♠ appeared on the river, Chudapal led out with a bet of 8,200. After some thought, McDermott made the call. At showdown, Chudapal revealed A♦Q♦ for a flush, while McDermott’s cards found their way into the muck.
Curious, Chudapal asked, "Kings? You had kings?" to which McDermott simply nodded.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
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55,600
25,100
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25,100 |
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13,000 | |
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12,600 |
Ramon Colillas and Daan Mulders were heads-up on a board of Q♣6♦2♣9♠. Colillas checked from the small blind and Mulders bet 3,600.
Colillas then shoved for 19,300 — sending Mulders deep into the tank.
"I don't know what to do," Mulders said.
After several minutes, Mulders stuck in a single chip to indicate a call to put Colillas at risk.
Ramon Colillas: K♦Q♥
Daan Mulders: Q♦10♦
Colillas had Mulders' queen dominated, and the 9♥ river changed nothing to award Colillas the double up.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
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43,000
43,000
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43,000 |
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22,000
22,000
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22,000 |
Sergey Fedyaev was all-in for 10,300 and at risk versus Arian Hassankashani.
Sergey Fedyaev: A♠K♦
Arian Hassankashani: J♣J♠
Fedyaev was behind in a flip, and no help arrived on the Q♠8♠5♦7♥5♠ runout, Hassankashani taking the pot with two pair, jacks and fives.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
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55,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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Eliminado |
PokerNews jumped into the action with about 6,000 in the pot and the board showing 5♦Q♠3♥K♣9♦.
Darius Neagoe was in the big blind position, while Nemanja Lukovic sat on the button. Lukovic had already put in a bet of 3,000, and now it was Neagoe's turn to act. He went all in, putting the pressure on Lukovic, who had roughly 3,500 behind. After a moment of deliberation, Lukovic stood up, knowing this could be his last hand, and made the call.
He revealed K♥10♠ for a pair of kings. But Neagoe had K♦5♠, giving him two pair, kings and fives. With that, Neagoe scooped the pot, eliminating Lukovic from the tournament.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
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43,000
43,000
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43,000 |
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Eliminado |
Dmitry Zakharov opened to 700 under the gun, and was met with a three-bet to 2,100 by Ran Azor in the big blind.
Zakaharov took some time to think before four-betting to 9,300, but Azor wasn't done there, and produced a five-bet jam for 31,500 total.
Zakaharov went deep into the tank, but after a few minutes open-folded A♣K♥. Azor showed him K♦K♠, and Zakharov tapped the table as his opponent raked in the pot.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
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45,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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28,000
28,000
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28,000 |
Paolo Gualano was already all-in and at risk for 21,600 against Aren Bezhanyan, who had Gualano covered on a 3♠J♣5♠ flop with several thousands already in the middle.
Paolo Gualano: A♠3♦
Aren Bezhanyan: Q♥Q♠
The 2♦ turn gave Gualano additional outs to a wheel, which came in on the 4♠ river to award Gualano the double up.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
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57,000
57,000
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57,000 |
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40,000
40,000
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40,000 |