$5,300 EPT Main Event Dia 2 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

Out 18, 2023

Skrbic Takes a Hit as Tomas Picks Off a Bluff

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David Salituro

Nível 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

A pot of around 45,000 was already in the middle as chip leader Milos Skrbic and fellow big stack Joao Tomas went to the river on a board of 9♥10♣4♠7♦A♦.

Skrbic, in the cutoff, then bet 40,000. Tomas tanked for nearly two minutes in the small blind before tossing a chip in the middle to signify a call.

Skrbic instantly mucked his hand and Tomas took the pot without a showdown. Despite losing that pot, Skrbic was still left with nearly 500,000, while Tomas climbed over 300,000.

Tags: Joao Tomas Milos Skrbic

Out 18, 2023

Buckley Gets a Boost

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Calum Grant

Nível 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Ran Shahar opened to 4,000 from under the gun before Boris Angelov three-bet to 12,000 from middle position. Mark Buckley called from the hijack and Shahar also matched the raise.

Angelov checked and Shahar continued for 14,000 on the 9♦7♥3♠ flop. Buckley then shipped in his stack for 31,000. Shahar went into the tank but opted to fold. Angelov hesitated and put Buckley on "kings or aces" and decided to fold.

Tags: Boris Angelov Mark Buckley Ran Shahar

Out 18, 2023

Van Brugge Back to Start

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Nível 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Kees van Brugge raised to 4,000 from early position and the action folded all the way to Lars Kamphues in the big blind, who defended. Van Brugge then made a 3,500 continuation-bet on K♣9♦6♠ and Kamphues check-called. Van Brugge then upped the ante to 15,500 on the 4♥ turn and another check-call followed from Kamphues.

Both players decided to check on the subsequent 9♠ river, leading Kamphues to show his K♥J♣ for flopped top pair. Van Brugge mucked his cards and is back to where he started the day from.

Tags: Kees van Brugge Lars Kamphues

Out 18, 2023

Machado Misses a Big Draw

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David Salituro

Nível 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Aleksei Istomin bet 4,000 on a flop of 10♥9♥9♦ from under the gun and Hugo Machado called in the small blind. Xuming Qi then raised to 16,500 in the big blind and Istomin called.

Machado responded by moving all in for around 50,000 and Qi got out of the way. Istomin, though, snap-called to put Machado at risk.

Hugo Machado: K♥Q♥
Aleksei Istomin: A♠9♠

Istomin had flopped trip nines, while Machado had both straight and flush draws and needed to hit to stay alive. Istomin took out his phone and began filming the action as the 5♠ fell on the turn, followed by the 8♠ river as Machado missed everything to hit the rail.

"I was thinking a worse nine. Jack-nine, queen-nine, something like that," Istomin explained to a tablemate after Machado had made his exit.

Patrick Tardif and Christopher Frank also recently busted on other tables.

Out 18, 2023

Middleton Hits, Still Loses

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Nível 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Mohamad El Sayed jammed all in for 19,500 once the action had folded to him in the cutoff. Tom Middleton sat in the small blind and asked for a count before making the call.

Mohamad El Sayed: A♥8♥
Tom Middleton: K♠J♠

Middleton paired his jack on the J♠2♥9♣ flop and the 6♣ turn saw him maintain his lead. However, the A♣ river saw El Sayed hit his three-outer, leading to an audible "oh my god" from the Lebanese player. He doubled up and overtook Middleton in the chip counts.

Tags: Mohamad El Sayed Tom Middleton

Out 18, 2023

Joyce Flipped to the Rail

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David Salituro

Nível 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Philip Joyce moved all in for around 50,000 from the hijack and Piotr Wiecek called on the button.

Philip Joyce: A♥Q♦
Piotr Wiecek: J♦J♣

Wiecek's jacks stayed in front on the 5♣2♦3♠ flop, while Joyce failed to connect with either the 8♠ turn or 5♦ river and tapped the felt before wishing the table luck and heading for the exit.

Tags: Philip Joyce Piotr Wiecek

Out 18, 2023

EPT Cyprus Main Event Draws Players from 70 Different Countries

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Calum Grant

Nível 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

A total of 896 unique players tossed in 1,320 entries for the €5,300 Main Event at the inaugural EPT Cyprus. The debut marks a huge success as there has been a larger turnout than the biggest-ever EPT Prague Main Event (1,267 entries in December 2022).

The field represented 70 countries, with the top five nations being Russia (122), Turkey (58), France (57), Germany (54), and the United Kingdom (48). The 122 runners from Russia accounted for 13.6% of the field.

Country	Players	%	Country	Players	%
Russia	122	13.62%	South Korea	6	0.67%
Turkey	58	6.47%	Sweden	6	0.67%
France	57	6.36%	Belgium	5	0.56%
Germany	54	6.03%	Colombia	5	0.56%
United Kingdom	48	5.36%	Montenegro	5	0.56%
Lebanon	45	5.02%	Israel	4	0.45%
Romania	37	4.13%	Algeria	3	0.33%
Bulgaria	30	3.35%	Armenia	3	0.33%
Spain	28	3.13%	Croatia	3	0.33%
Italy	26	2.90%	Iraq	3	0.33%
Netherlands	23	2.57%	Moldova	3	0.33%
Belarus	22	2.46%	Morocco	3	0.33%
Poland	21	2.34%	Thailand	3	0.33%
Cyprus	16	1.79%	Tunisia	3	0.33%
Norway	15	1.67%	United Arab Emirates	3	0.33%
Kazakhstan	14	1.56%	Uruguay	3	0.33%
Portugal	14	1.56%	Argentina	2	0.22%
Serbia	14	1.56%	Azerbaijan	2	0.22%
USA	14	1.56%	Czech Republic	2	0.22%
Canada	13	1.45%	Denmark	2	0.22%
Lithuania	13	1.45%	Finland	2	0.22%
Ukraine	13	1.45%	India	2	0.22%
Austria	11	1.23%	Jordan	2	0.22%
Greece	10	1.12%	Latvia	2	0.22%
Hong Kong	10	1.12%	Mongolia	2	0.22%
Iran	10	1.12%	Slovenia	2	0.22%
Australia	8	0.89%	South Africa	2	0.22%
Hungary	8	0.89%	Taiwan	2	0.22%
Switzerland	8	0.89%	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	0.11%
Uzbekistan	8	0.89%	Indonesia	1	0.11%
China	7	0.78%	Kyrgyzstan	1	0.11%
Estonia	7	0.78%	Malta	1	0.11%
Ireland	7	0.78%	North Macedonia	1	0.11%
Japan	7	0.78%	Senegal	1	0.11%
Brazil	6	0.67%	Turkmenistan	1	0.11%

Out 18, 2023

Update on the Current and Former Chipleaders of the Main Event

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Nível 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Nível: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Out 18, 2023

First Break of the Day

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Calum Grant

Nível 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The 343 remaining players have been sent on their first 20-minute break of the day. Check out the highlights from Level 11 of the EPT Cyprus Main Event