$5,300 EPT Main Event Dia 3 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

$5,300 EPT Main Event

Dia 3 Iniciado

2023-10-19 10:54 UTC+3

Day 3 Seat Draw

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Paul Newey	United Kingdom	91000	18
1	2	Lucien Cohen	France	78000	16
1	3	Joao Tomas	Portugal	165000	33
1	4	Alex Kulev	Bulgaria	354000	71
1	5	Fabio Peluso	Italy	483000	97
1	6	Mekan Yusupov	Turkmenistan	232000	46
1	7	Julien Montois	France	257000	51
1	8	Claas Segebrecht	Germany	97000	19

2	1	Timur Vardanian	Russia	504000	101
2	2	Aren Bezhanyan	Armenia	173000	35
2	3	Toru Ida	Japan	194000	39
2	4	Klemens Roiter	Austria	76000	15
2	5	Anton Wigg	Sweden	614000	123
2	6	Volodymyr Kotlyk	Poland	175000	35
2	7	Aleksei Istomin	Russia	44000	9
2	8	Lucas Seire	Finland	206000	41

3	1	Francisco Benitez	Uruguay	690000	138
3	2	Ivan Deyra	France	265000	53
3	3	Raoul Refos	Netherlands	470000	94
3	4	David Kaufmann	Germany	323000	65
3	5	Mario Trattou	United Kingdom	97000	19
3	6	Milos Skrbic	Serbia	174000	35
3	7	Artur Vyborov	Russia	320000	64
3	8	Marc Foggin	United Kingdom	278000	56

4	1	Marcin Dziubdziela	Poland	179000	36
4	2	Pete Chen	Taiwan	193000	39
4	3	Jovan Kenjic	Serbia	162000	32
4	4	Paul Hoefer	Germany	77000	15
4	5	Steve O'Dwyer	Ireland	304000	61
4	6	Eugenio Peralta	Ireland	508000	102
4	7	Ege Guven	Turkey	349000	70
4	8	Grzegorz Kozieja	Poland	173000	35

5	1	Timothy Friese	USA	153000	31
5	2	Marian Virlanuta	Romania	464000	93
5	3	Sergei Bagirov	Russia	18000	4
5	4	Antoine Saout	France	55000	11
5	5	Gilles Simon	Netherlands	388000	78
5	6	Alexandre Pruneau	Canada	96000	19
5	7	Diogo Coelho	Portugal	316000	63
5	8	Kayhan Mokri	Norway	403000	81

6	1	Johan Schultz-Pedersen	Denmark	275000	55
6	2	Ignas Jasinevicius	Lithuania	65000	13
6	3	Andreas Tomazou	Cyprus	648000	130
6	4	Maduka Meragal	Canada	393000	79
6	5	Frederik Thiemer	Germany	40000	8
6	6	Alessandro Minasi	Italy	415000	83
6	7	Aleksandr Faterin	Russia	217000	43
6	8	Suat Uyanik	France	288000	58

7	1	Michele D'Angelo	Italy	143000	29
7	2	Bjorn Kozenkai	Hungary	138000	28
7	3	Yauheni Tsiareshchanka	Belarus	416000	83
7	4	Michele Guerrini	Italy	206000	41
7	5	Priit Parmasto	Estonia	357000	71
7	6	Yassin Mahmoud	Jordan	382000	76
7	7	Alexane Najchaus	France	138000	28
7	8	Vadym Koriagin	Ukraine	193000	39

8	1	Maan El Hachem	Lebanon	60000	12
8	2	Daniel Koloszar	Hungary	91000	18
8	3	Jose Gonzalez Sanchez	Spain	409000	82
8	4	Teun Mulder	Netherlands	376000	75
8	5	Markus Schottes	Germany	336000	67
8	6	Benjamin Tessier	France	291000	58
8	7	Joe Mouawad	Lebanon	115000	23
8	8	Leantzis Christos	Cyprus	225000	45

9	1	Vasileios Panagiotidis	Greece	206000	41
9	2	Nathan Tetart	France	296000	59
9	3	Apoorva Goel	India	172000	34
9	4	Simon Wiciak	France	191000	38
9	5	Alexander Tkatschew	Germany	28000	6
9	6	Kubanychbek Abakirov	Kyrgyzstan	423000	85
9	7	Halil Tasyurek	Turkey	397000	79
9	8	Ricardo Tannoury	USA	186000	37

10	1	Simon Langer	Germany	239000	48
10	2	Fiodor Martino	Italy	106000	21
10	3	Kenny Hallaert	Belgium	509000	102
10	4	Angelos Michael	Cyprus	549000	110
10	5	Giovani Tore	Portugal	335000	67
10	6	Nikolaos Iliakis	Greece	349000	70
10	7	Gary Miller	United Kingdom	718000	144
10	8	Ilia Drobin	Russia	192000	38

11	1	Serghei Lisii	Russia	113000	23
11	2	Jose Jimenez	Spain	329000	66
11	3	Sofianos Vergitsis	Greece	74000	15
11	4	Mihai Tusnea	Romania	36000	7
11	5	Bart Lybaert	Belgium	420000	84
11	6	Alain El-Hajj	Lebanon	79000	16
11	7	Andrea Dato	Italy	418000	84
11	8	Nikita Kuznetsov	Russia	214000	43

12	1	Andrei Kaigorodtsev	Russia	79000	16
12	2	Atanas Malinov	Bulgaria	244000	49
12	3	Liviu Bartha	United Kingdom	322000	64
12	4	Stefan Dimitrov	Bulgaria	404000	81
12	5	Martin Diaz	Argentina	136000	27
12	6	Siarhei Chudapal	Belarus	83000	17
12	7	Fabrice Bigot	France	463000	93
12	8	Vadzim Ivanou	Belarus	39000	8

13	1	Juan Pardo	Spain	360000	72
13	2	Dmitrii Astratov	Russia	91000	18
13	3	Viacheslav Goryachev	Russia	280000	56
13	4	Renat Bohdanov	Ukraine	424000	85
13	5	Kim Wittendorff	Denmark	218000	44
13	6	Viliyan Petleshkov	Bulgaria	534000	107
13	7	Amir Hatefi	Turkey	130000	26
13	8	Svetlin Sabev	Bulgaria	302000	60

14	1	Aleksandr Pak	Uzbekistan	131000	26
14	2	Dario Sammartino	Italy	320000	64
14	3	Enrico Camosci	Italy	280000	56
14	4	Chady Ojeil	Lebanon	32000	6
14	5	Marius Irimia	Romania	383000	77
14	6	Cristinel Dumitru	Romania	177000	35
14	7	Alexandre Reard	France	144000	29
14	8	Aksel Aygun	Belgium	263000	53

15	1	Ali Fkih	Tunisia	283000	57
15	2	Victor Yugay	Uzbekistan	249000	50
15	3	Ivan Tukmachev	Russia	498000	100
15	4	Metin Yalciner	Germany	387000	77
15	5	Joao Vieira	Portugal	200000	40
15	6	Nicolas Chouity	Lebanon	200000	40
15	7	Mustafa Biz	Turkey	398000	80
15	8	Lars Kamphues	Austria	124000	25

16	1	Gerard Carbo	Spain	568000	114
16	2	Omar Lakhdari	Algeria	435000	87
16	4	Pascal Vos	Netherlands	78000	16
16	5	Carl Shaw	United Kingdom	628000	126
16	6	Cornelis van Gent	Netherlands	200000	40
16	7	Thomas Santerne	France	327000	65
16	8	Nemanja Lukovic	Serbia	271000	54

17	1	Toby Joyce	Ireland	191000	38
17	2	Bogdan Berinde	Romania	237000	47
17	3	Floyd Rosner	Netherlands	195000	39
17	4	Shuang Luo	China	370000	74
17	6	Karolis Sereika	Lithuania	400000	80
17	7	Jan Zeuschner	Germany	81000	16
17	8	Dimitar Danchev	Bulgaria	111000	22

18	1	Ilia Pavlov	Russia	316000	63
18	2	Sergei Bortsov	Russia	142000	28
18	4	Luis Rayon Perez	Spain	239000	48
18	5	Nichan Khorchidian	Lebanon	502000	100
18	6	Parker Talbot	Canada	532000	106
18	7	Yannick Schumacher	Germany	301000	60
18	8	Natan Chauskin	Belarus	212000	42

19	1	Simone Andrian	Italy	161000	32
19	2	Andre Marques	Portugal	94000	19
19	3	Oleg Ustinovich	Russia	203000	41
19	4	Eduard Norel	Romania	498000	100
19	5	Julien Sitbon	France	40000	8
19	6	Andrei Vavilonskii	Russia	365000	73
19	8	Seyedali Hosseinirami	Iran	200000	40

20	1	Simeon Spasov	Bulgaria	285000	57
20	2	Hubert Baran-Osinski	Poland	228000	46
20	3	Harald Sammer	Germany	74000	15
20	4	Mark Buckley	Ireland	268000	54
20	6	Michel Molenaar	Netherlands	103000	21
20	7	Tom Kunze	Germany	58000	12
20	8	Majid Ejlal	Iran	51000	10

2023-10-19 11:01 UTC+3

155 Players Return For Shot at Career-Defining Moment on Day 3 of the Inaugural EPT Cyprus Main Event

Most serious players lay up at night thinking about their shot at a score that can not only set up their year but rather the remainder of their career. The opportunity at the experience, a seven-figure score, and the outright glory of the title of EPT champion are what dreams are made of.

Today, 155 players return to the PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus for the third day of the $5300 EPT Main Event at Merit Royal Diamond Hotel and Spa. Although the winner will not be crowned today, the third day of most EPTs is often when players "move up or move out." The top ten players all still sit with 100+ big blinds but by days-end the top of the leaderboard will likely distance itself from the bottom and players will need to be making their move for a title or a seat on the rail.

After the completion of Day 2, Gary Miller leads the way as the only player over 700,000 chips (718,000). It's still anyone's game, but among the remaining players, there are a few with championship experience. Some notable big stacks include Anton Wigg, the 2010 EPT Copenhagen champion, with 614,000, Parker Talbot, a Team PokerStars Pro with 532,000 chips, Fabrice Bigot with 463,000 chips, Kayhan Mokri with 403,000 chips, Teun Mulder with 376,000 chips, Juan Pardo, the $50,000 Super High Roller champion with 360,000 chips, and Steve O'Dwyer, the 2013 EPT Monte Carlo champion with 304,000 chips.

Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Gary Miller	United Kingdom	718,000	144
2	Francisco Benitez	Uruguay	690,000	138
3	Andreas Tomazou	Cyprus	648,000	130
4	Carl Shaw	United Kingdom	628,000	126
5	Anton Wigg	Sweden	614,000	123
6	Gerard Carbo	Spain	568,000	114
7	Angelos Michael	Cyprus	549,000	110
8	Viliyan Petleshkov	Bulgaria	534,000	107
9	Parker Talbot	Canada	532,000	106
10	Kenny Hallaert	Belgium	509,000	102

Milos Skrbic, the Day 2 chip leader, fell back to the pack and ended up with 174,000 chips before the day’s end, while multiple-time WSOP bracelet winner, Joao Vieira landed with 200,000 chips. EPT Barcelona champion Simon Wiciak with 191,000 chips, and Paul Newey with 91,000 chips are also returning today on short stacks.

The action on Day 3 kicks off at noon local time on Level 16 with blinds of 2,500-5,000 and a 5,000 big blind ante. The plan is to play an additional five levels as the field continues to whittle down towards the final table.

A total of 1,320 runners participated in the event, and the remaining portion of the massive prize pool worth$6,402,000 will be divided among the155 players that still hold chips. The winner will receive $1,042,000, along with the PokerStars trophy and the EPT champion title. Additionally, each of the remaining players has secured a minimum of $9,275.

This is the inaugural EPT festival on the island of Cyprus and it has already been a huge success. One player will be able to return to future events with the bragging rights of being the first-ever champion named at this already historic stop. Who will it be?

As always, stay tuned intoPokerNews so you don’t miss any of the action as the first EPT Cyprus main event champion is crowned.

Tags: Andreas Tomazou Angelos Michael Anton Wigg Carl Shaw Fabrice Bigot Francisco Benitez Gary Miller Gerard Carbo Joao Vieira Juan Pardo Kayhan Mokri Milos Skrbic Nicolas Chouity Parker Talbot Paul Newey Simon Wiciak Steve O'Dwyer Teun Mulder Viliyan Petleshkov

Nível: 16

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

2023-10-19 12:01 UTC+3

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Nível 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The remaining 155 players are now in their seats and Day 3 is now underway.

A 30-second time clock is being introduced for the remainder of the tournament.

2023-10-19 12:13 UTC+3

Panagiotidis Begins the Day With a Flip

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Nível 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

On one of the first hands of the day, Alexander Tkatschew moved all in for his last 30,000 from middle position and Vasileios Panagiotidis called in the small blind.

Alexander Tkatschew: A♠K♦
Vasileios Panagiotidis: 9♦9♣

Tkatschew had found a good hand to get his chips in but needed to win the flip to prolong his tournament. The board ran out J♣8♣5♦3♦7♦ and Tkatschew couldn't overcome Panagiotidis' nines and was sent on an early walk to the exit.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Vasileios Panagiotidis	250,000 44,000	44,000
Alexander Tkatschew	Eliminado

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2023-10-19 12:15 UTC+3

Irimia Scores Early Knockout

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Nível 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Chady Ojeil moved all in from early position for 32,000 and Marius Irimia made the call in middle position with a covering stack.

Chady Ojeil: 4♠4♥
Marius Irimia: J♠J♥

Ojeil was in rough shape with the lower pocket pair and failed to improve on the 10♠10♣A♦Q♥8♥ runout, resulting in his early elimination while Irimia took down a decent pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Marius Irimia	445,000 62,000	62,000
Chady Ojeil	Eliminado

Tags: Chady Ojeil Marius Irimia

2023-10-19 12:19 UTC+3

Zeuschner Turns a Set to Survive

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Nível 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jan Zeuschner moved all in for 77,000 from under the gun and Bogdan Berinde called in middle position.

Jan Zeuschner: J♠J♣
Bogdan Berinde: A♥Q♥

It was Zeuschner's turn to find himself flipping for his tournament life as the flop came 7♣8♠10♠, keeping his jacks in the lead.

The turn was the J♥ and Zeuschner made a set, but Berinde picked up a straight draw. Zeuschner faded the 4♦ river and he secured an early double up.

Nicolas Chouity's stack was reported wrong in the official chip counts released last night by the EPT. He began the day with around 200,000, not a chip-leading stack of 906,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Nicolas Chouity	200,000

Jan Zeuschner	150,000 69,000	69,000
Bogdan Berinde	120,000 -117,000	-117,000

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2023-10-19 12:23 UTC+3

Sitbon Off The Clock; Doubles Through Norel

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Nível 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Julien Sitbon was all in for around 60,000 from the small blind against Eureka Main Event runner-up Eduard Norel on the button.

Julien Sitbon: A♥7♣
Eduard Norel: 8♦8♥

Sitbon took the lead on the A♦10♥2♣ flop and the J♣K♥ runout didn't change anything to earn the Frenchman a double.

The next hand, Sitbon took his time before acting, indicating he may not be on the 5-second shot clock he was promised on Day 2.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Eduard Norel	450,000 -48,000	-48,000
Julien Sitbon	120,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Eduard Norel Julien Sitbon

2023-10-19 12:26 UTC+3

Deyra Puts in the Squeeze

Nível 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Artur Vyborov opened the cutoff to 11,000 before getting a call on the button from Marc Foggin. The small blind folded and action was on Ivan Deyra in the big blind who used a full time bank before putting in a large three-bet to 49,000.

The original raiser, Vyborov, folded but Foggin continued in-position on their way to a 4♣5♦10♦ flop.

Deyra continued with a bet of 40,000 and Foggin called before the dealer put the 4♦ on the turn. Deyra then slowed down and checked before Foggin put out a bet of 45,000. Deyra called and the 6♣ landed on the river. Action checked through and Deyra tabled 9♦9♠. Foggin mucked and Deyra dragged the pot to start the day.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Ivan Deyra	395,000 130,000	130,000
Artur Vyborov	305,000 -15,000	-15,000
Marc Foggin	125,000 -153,000	-153,000

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