$50,000 EPT Super High Roller Dia 1 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

2023-10-15 15:51 UTC+3

Plausinaitis Knocks Out Martirosian

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Nível 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

With two players seeing a board of 9♣8♠K♥8♥J♣ and slightly over 300,000 in the middle, Paulius Plausinaitis checked in the small blind and Artur Martirosian used a single time extension before moving all in for 211,500, sending Plausinaitis into the tank.

Plausinaitis used two time extensions before making the call.

Martirosian could only show A♥5♥ for a bluff while Plausinaitis tabled K♦10♠ for two pair, kings and eights to take down another sizable pot while Martirosian made his exit from the tournament area.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Paulius Plausinaitis	741,000 224,000	224,000

Artur Martirosian	Eliminado

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2023-10-15 14:29 UTC+3

Destefano Bites the Dust

Nível 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

In the final hand before the break, Dylan DeStefano was down to roughly 60,000 chips, and, after unknown action, they all went in preflop from the hijack against Francisco Benitez from the cutoff.

Dylan DeStefano: 10♠10♥
Francisco Benitez: A♣A♥

Benitez's aces would make a full house on the K♦K♣7♦6♥A♠ runout and DeStefano's break would be extended by an indefinite amount of time.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Francisco Benitez	495,000 240,000	240,000
Dylan DeStefano	Eliminado

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2023-10-15 14:17 UTC+3

O'Dwyer Ousted by Iakobishvili

Nível 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Steve O'Dwyer opened to 2,500 from the hijack before Gha Iakobishvili three-bet to 7,500 from the button. The action folded back to O'Dwyer, who made the call.

The flop was then dealt 6♦9♣2♣ and O'Dwyer check-called a 10,000 bet from Iakobishvili. The 3♥ turn followed and Iakobishvilli significantly increased his sizing by betting 45,000 after another check from O'Dwyer. O'Dwyer again made the call and the 7♦ river rolled off.

O'Dwyer then checked one more time before Iakobishvili moved all in, barely covering his opponent. O'Dwyer tossed in all of his time bank chips and ultimately made the call.

Iakobishvili showed 8♦5♦ for the rivered straight and bested the top pair of O'Dwyer, who was playing K♦9♦. O'Dwyer's stack was left depleted and he left the tournament area.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Gha Iakobishvili	496,500 231,000	231,000
Steve O'Dwyer	Eliminado

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2023-10-15 14:14 UTC+3

Plausinaitis Coolers Greenwood

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Nível 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Sam Greenwood had opened from the button and was faced with a three-bet to 12,000 from Paulius Plausinaitis in the small blind. Greenwood four-bet to 30,000 and Plausinaitis made the call.

The flop came A♠2♠K♠ and Plausinaitis check-called a 13,000 continuation bet from Greenwood.

Plausinaitis checked again on the 5♥ turn and Greenwood sized up with a bet of 47,000. Plausinatis made the call.

On the 8♣ river Plausinaitis checked and Greenwood bet 117,500, leaving a single 1,000 chip behind. Plausinaitis made the call.

Greenwood tabled A♣K♣ for top two pair while Plausinaitis revealed K♦K♥ for a set to take down a massive early pot. Greenwood would be eliminated a few hands later.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Paulius Plausinaitis	527,000 527,000	527,000

Sam Greenwood	Eliminado

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2023-10-15 13:48 UTC+3

Iakobishvili First Casualty, Zhou Sits Down and Grabs Chip Lead

Nível 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

There were already a whopping 72,000 chips in the middle when the action was caught on a board of 2♣9♠4♦5♣. Gha Iakobishvili made the pot even bigger by betting a massive 80,000 from the small blind. Quan Zhou, who just sat down to play his first hand, called from the big blind while Kayhan Mokri folded from the cutoff.

The 3♠ river then completed the board and Iakobishvili downsized to a bet of 50,000. Zhou subsequentially shoved all in, covering the 131,000 chips Iakobishvili had in his total stack by just a bit.

Iakobishvili put forth all of his time banks, and after using a few of them he asked the dealer if he must show if he made the call. After an affirmative answer, Iakobishvhili responded with "then I will think."

"Oh well, I will just reenter", he ultimately concluded while putting in the rest of his stack. Zhou showed A♣Q♣ for a rivered wheel, while Iakobishvili quickly tabled 3x3x for a set. He quickly left the tournament area, looking for the nearest available reentry desk.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Quan Zhou	508,000
Kayhan Mokri	270,000 -68,000	-68,000
Gha Iakobishvili	Eliminado

Tags: Gha Iakobishvili Kayhan Mokri Quan Zhou