$5,300 EPT Main Event | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

2023-10-22 21:28 UTC+3

Andrea Dato Eliminated in 2nd Place ($652,200)

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Nível 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Andrea Dato raised to 1,000,000 from the button and and Gilles Simon called from the big blind.

On the 8♥7♣2♦ flop, Dato led out for 500,000. Simon raised to 1,500,000 and snap-called when Dato shoved for 5,350,000.

Andrea Dato: A♥J♣
Gilles Simon: K♥8♠

Simon had flopped a pair of eights and had one hand on the title and seven-figure winner's prize as he inched closer to securing his first major live poker title after the 3♣ turn.

The 6♣ river wrapped up the Main Event and Simon celebrated wildly with a Dutch-heavy rail!

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Gilles Simon	39,600,000	7,020,000
Andrea Dato	Eliminado

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2023-10-22 19:53 UTC+3

Jose Gonzalez Sanchez Eliminated in 3rd Place ($465,425)

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Nível 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Jose Gonzalez Sanchez open-jammed for 5,250,000 from the small blind. Andrea Dato asked for a count in the big blind and made the call.

Jose Gonzalez Sanchez: Q♦6♣
Andrea Dato: K♣J♦

The Q♠ was in the window but was followed by the K♥8♦ for Dato to remain ahead. The A♣ turn and J♣ river saw Sanchez's deep run come to an end.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Andrea Dato	26,650,000	6,050,000
Gilles Simon	12,000,000	-880,000
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez	Eliminado

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2023-10-22 19:18 UTC+3

Halil Tasyurek Eliminated in 4th Place ($358,075)

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Nível 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Andrea Dato moved all in for 8,600,000 from the small blind and Halil Tasyurek called off his stack of 6,850,000 from the big blind.

Halil Tasyurek: A♦Q♠
Andrea Dato: K♣J♦

The 14,100,000 pot would give the winner the chip lead and Tasyurek was the favorite until Dato paired up on the K♠7♦4♥ flop. The 8♠ turn left Tasyurek drawing to an ace but the 9♦ river was not what he needed and he departed in fourth place.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Andrea Dato	15,850,000	6,050,000
Halil Tasyurek	Eliminado

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2023-10-22 17:14 UTC+3

Yannick Schumacher Eliminated in 5th Place ($275,425)

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Nível 34 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Halil Tasyurek opened to 600,000 and called when Yannick Schumacher jammed for 3,950,000 from the small blind.

Yannick Schumacher: A♥Q♦
Halil Tasyurek: J♠J♣

Schumacher could not leapfrog the pocket pair and was ejected in fifth place after the J♥8♣9♥8♦Q♠ runout.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Halil Tasyurek	13,400,000	4,400,000
Yannick Schumacher	Eliminado

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2023-10-22 15:39 UTC+3

Nikita Kuznetsov Eliminated in 6th Place ($211,850)

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Nível 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Nikita Kuznetsov opened to 625,000 from under the gun with 8♠8♦ before Halil Tasyurek jammed for 3,300,000 from the small blind with K♦K♥. Kuznetsov opted to fold, which put him as the shortest stack.

The following hand, Gilles Simon made it 500,000 from under the gun. He then called Kuznetsov 4,000,000 jam.

Nikita Kuznetsov: 4♦4♣
Gilles Simon: K♠K♦

Kuznetsov could not find a four on the 9♠8♦3♦10♥7♠ runout and was eliminated

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Gilles Simon	12,500,000	3,000,000
Halil Tasyurek	4,425,000	1,745,000
Nikita Kuznetsov	Eliminado

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2023-10-22 13:13 UTC+3

Bjorn Kozenkai Eliminated in 7th Place ($162,925)

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Nível 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Bjorn Kozenkai jammed for 2,475,000 from the cutoff and was called by Jose Gonzalez Sanchez called from the big blind.

Bjorn Kozenkai: K♦10♥
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez: A♠10♣

Kozenkai was dominated, and it remained that way following the 9♣7♥2♠ flop. The J♣ turn gave him a straight draw but the 3♥ river confirmed Kozenkai as the first bust out of the day.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez	7,200,000	2,500,000
Bjorn Kozenkai	Eliminado