$25,000 NL Hold'em V | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

2023-10-20 01:12 UTC+3

Daniel Smiljkovic Eliminated in 2nd Place ($136,100)

Nível 18 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs jammed all in from the button and Daniel Smiljkovic called from the big blind for his remaining 300,000 or so chips.

Daniel Smiljkovic: 10♠8♣
Aleksejs Ponakovs: A♣3♦

"Impossible," sighed Smiljkovic after the Q♥6♠J♠ flop. His gut feeling was correct, as the 4♦7♣ runout saw Ponakovs' ace-high hold on. Smiljkovic lost the heads up and took home $136,100 as a consolation prize.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Aleksejs Ponakovs	2,100,000 350,000	350,000
Daniel Smiljkovic	Eliminado

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2023-10-20 00:57 UTC+3

Leon Sturm Eliminated in 3rd Place ($90,800)

Nível 17 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Chipleader Daniel Smiljkovic open-jammed the button and the short-stacked Leon Sturm made the call from the small blind.

Leon Sturm: A♠5♥
Daniel Smiljkovic: J♥4♥

"Uh-oh," said Sturm when he saw the flop of 9♥10♠8♥. Smiljkovic hit one of his many outs on the 4♦ turn, and the J♠ river upgraded him to two pair. He eliminated Sturm and is now heads up with Aleksejs Ponakovs.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Daniel Smiljkovic	1,600,000 170,000	170,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	500,000 -15,000	-15,000
Leon Sturm	Eliminado

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Daniel Smiljkovic Leon Sturm

2023-10-20 00:43 UTC+3

Three-Way All-In Bursts the Bubble; Juan Pardo Eliminated in 4th Place ($60,500)

Nível 17 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

It folded to Leon Sturm on the button, and he covered both Juan Pardo in the small blind and Artur Martirosian in the big blind. He then jammed all in and Pardo made the call for 215,000.

This sent Martirosian deep into the tank.

"I have thirteen timebanks!" he joked, but he only used a few before calling off his last 120,000 as well.

Leon Sturm: A♦5♠
Artur Martirosian: A♥J♣
Juan Pardo: A♠J♠

"Oh good, I min-cash," Pardo noticed.

It was as if he could predict the future because Sturm would win the hand when he made trips on the 9♦10♥5♣Q♥5♦ runout, busting both players in the process. Pardo went to the cashier to pick up his cash, and Martrosian was the last to leave the tournament area without any money as the bubble boy.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Leon Sturm	870,000 290,000	290,000
Juan Pardo	Eliminado
Artur Martirosian	Eliminado

Tags: Artur Martirosian Juan Pardo Leon Sturm

2023-10-19 23:30 UTC+3

Bubble Time Arrives As Iakobishvili Exits

Nível 15 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 32,000 from under the gun before Leon Sturm put out a three-bet of 95,000 from the cutoff. The action then folded to Gha Iakobishvili, who slammed in his 74,000 chips to call all-in.

Ponakovs deliberated for a while before deciding to muck his cards, leaving the other two players to show down.

Gha Iakobishvili: A♥Q♣
Leon Sturm: A♣K♣

Iakobishvili was in bad shape, and the 10♥7♣9♦3♦3♥ board could not save him. He exited in sixth place, leaving the remaining five competitors on the bubble of the tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Leon Sturm	730,000 115,000	115,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	385,000 175,000	175,000
Gha Iakobishvili	Eliminado

Tags: Leon Sturm Gha Iakobishvili Aleksejs Ponakovs

2023-10-19 22:35 UTC+3

Vaskaboinikau Runs Into Sturm's Queens

MaximeTaldir

Nível 13 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Leon Sturm opened to 20,000 from under the gun, and Mikalai Vaskaboinikau, in the cutoff, three-bet to 60,000.

Sturm responded by moving all in, and Vaskaboinikau called with approximately 200,000 chips.

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: A♦5♦
Leon Sturm: Q♥Q♣

On 6♦8♥K♠J♣J♥, Sturm's queens dodged bullets to keep the lead and eliminate Vaskaboinikau.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Leon Sturm	520,000 290,000	290,000
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	Eliminado

Tags: Leon Sturm Mikalai Vaskaboinikau

2023-10-19 22:26 UTC+3

Silva Sent To the Rail

MaximeTaldir

Nível 13 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Down to 78,000 chips, Pablo Silva shoved from middle position. Mikalai Vaskaboinikau on the button raised all in with a bigger stack and the blinds folded.

Pablo Silva: K♦J♠
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: A♥10♠

Already on the edge of elimination, Silva saw a ten on the flop and an ace on the river on 6♥10♣3♦8♥A♣, giving two pair to Vaskaboinikau and leading to his elimination.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	285,000 60,000	60,000
Pablo Silva	Eliminado

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2023-10-19 21:32 UTC+3

Greenwood Misses the Final Table

Nível 11 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Leon Sturm opened for 12,000 from the cutoff before Sam Greenwood jammed all in from the button for 58,000 chips. The action folded to Juan Pardo in the big blind, who asked for a count before going all in himself, covering both opponents.

Sturm quickly folded and the other two players showed down.

Sam Greenwood: 4♥4♣
Juan Pardo: 7♠7♣

The flop came down J♦9♠9♦.

"Chop it up," Greenwood joked, and the 9♣ turn made that possibility a little bit likelier. However, the 6♦ river saw Pardo remain with the better full house and Greenwood picked up his stuff while the eight remaining players went to the final table.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Juan Pardo	410,000 31,000	31,000
Sam Greenwood	Eliminado

Tags: Juan Pardo Leon Sturm Sam Greenwood

2023-10-19 21:28 UTC+3

Bad River For Badziakouski

MaximeTaldir

Nível 11 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Mikita Badziakouski opened to 12,000 from the cutoff and Daniel Smiljkovic three-bet to 30,000 on the button. Badziakouski looked at his opponents' stacks and after 30 seconds, he called.

On the flop 10♠6♦9♠, Badziakouski moved all in for 86,000 chips. Smiljkovic quickly called.

Mikita Badziakouski: 7♣7♠
Daniel Smiljkovic: K♠J♦

Badziakouski was on his way to double up after the turn 5♥, but the J♣ on the river gave a better pair to Smiljkovic and eliminated Badziakouski.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Daniel Smiljkovic	425,000 155,000	155,000
Mikita Badziakouski	Eliminado

Tags: Daniel Smiljkovic Mikita Badziakouski

2023-10-19 21:05 UTC+3

Mateos Eliminated

MaximeTaldir

Nível 11 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Daniel Smiljkovic opened to 10,000 in the cutoff, then Adrian Mateos on the button moved all in. The blinds folded, and Smiljkovic called with his last 125,000 chips.

Daniel Smiljkovic: Q♠Q♥
Adrian Mateos: 5♣5♥

On the board 4♠6♥A♦A♣8♥, Smiljkovic's queens kept the lead and he doubled up.

Down to 9,000, Mateos moved all in from under the gun a few hands later. Mikalai Vaskaboinikau in the cutoff three-bet to 25,000, and all the other players folded.

Adrian Mateos: 10♣3♥
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: A♥2♥

Mateos was lucky enough to hit a pair of tens on 5♦6♣10♠J♠K♥ to stay in the tournament.

On the next hand, Smiljkovic shoved from the small blind, and Mateos had no choice but to call.

Daniel Smiljkovic: A♥3♠
Adrian Mateos: 8♠7♠

Mateos had a straight draw thanks to the flop 5♣6♦5♠. But he was eliminated after the turn K♠ and the river Q♥.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Daniel Smiljkovic	270,000 170,000	170,000
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	150,000 -6,000	-6,000
Adrian Mateos	Eliminado

Tags: Adrian Mateos Daniel Smiljkovic Mikalai Vaskaboinikau

2023-10-19 20:49 UTC+3

Short Day for O'Dwyer

Nível 10 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Artur Martirosian made the minimum raise of 10,000 from under the gun before Steve O'Dwyer shoved in his 83,000 chips from the next seat over. The rest of the table folded before Martitosian asked for a count and made the call.

Steve O'Dwyer: Q♥Q♦
Artur Martirosian: A♥J♥

O'Dwyer had the best hand but that all changed when the 3♥A♦9♣ flop came out. The K♣ turn did not give him any new outs, and the A♠ river sealed his fate.

He was the first person to bust after the dinner break, having enjoyed the tournament for a total of 15 minutes.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Artur Martirosian	340,000 74,000	74,000

Steve O'Dwyer	Eliminado

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