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

2023-10-15 18:21 UTC+3

Mateos Gets Paid with Rockets

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Nível 6 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

With two players seeing a board of K♦10♣7♣ and about 85,000 already in the middle, Adrian Mateos checked from the small blind and called a 28,000 bet from Kayhan Mokri in the big blind.

Mateos check-called another bet from Mokri on the 3♥ turn, this time for 54,000.

Both players checked the 6♣ river.

Mateos tabled A♠A♥ for the winner to take down another sizable pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Adrian Mateos	435,000 125,000	125,000

Kayhan Mokri	176,000 -184,000	-184,000

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2023-10-15 18:06 UTC+3

Mokri Knocks Out Grafton

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Nível 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Sam Grafton was all in for his last 21,000 and was called by Adrian Mateos in middle position and Kayhan Mokri in the hijack.

Both Mokri and Mateos checked the flop and turn leading to a final board of 4♠3♦4♣J♠K♥. Mateos checked, Mokri bet 25,000 and Mateos folded.

Grafton had Q♠Q♣ but Mokri revealed K♣8♣ for a rivered top pair to score the knockout and take down a decent pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Kayhan Mokri	360,000 79,000	79,000
Adrian Mateos	310,000 -25,000	-25,000

Sam Grafton	Eliminado

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2023-10-15 17:54 UTC+3

Ponakovs Bluffs Off His Second Stack

Nível 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs and Juan Pardo had put 49,000 chips in the middle when they saw a flop of 5♥8♥J♠. Ponakovs bet out for 19,000 from the small blind and Pardo called from the cutoff.

Ponakovs spent a few time banks before putting in another 65,000 chips on the 8♠ turn and Pardo once again made the call. The 10♦ river then completed the board and Ponakovs used the rest of his time bank extensions before moving all in for 130,000, receiving an instant call from his opponent.

Ponakovs sighed as he could only table K♠Q♠ for a bluff, while Pardo rivered a straight with 9♣7♣ and sent his opponent out of the tournament room again.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Joao Vieira	655,000 135,000	135,000

Juan Pardo	537,000 219,000	219,000
Alexandre Vuilleumier	335,000 -25,000	-25,000
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	250,000 250,000	250,000
Artur Martirosian	200,000 12,500	12,500

Aleksejs Ponakovs	Eliminado

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Juan Pardo

2023-10-15 17:38 UTC+3

Vieira Claims Greenwood's Second Bullet

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Nível 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

With two players seeing a board of 5♣J♠3♠4♥, Sam Greenwood found himself all in and at risk against Joao Vieira, who slightly covered Greenwood.

Sam Greenwood: 5♥5♠
Joao Vieira: 6♦7♥

Greenwood had flopped a set only for Vieira to turn the nut-straight. The board failed to pair on the 6♣ river resulting in Greenwood's second elimination of the day, while Vieira picked up nearly a full double up.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Joao Vieira	520,000 286,000	286,000

Sam Greenwood	Eliminado

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2023-10-15 17:35 UTC+3

Sturm Doubles in Huge Pot

Nível 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Multiple raises went in preflop between Sam Grafton on the cutoff and Leon Sturm on the button, resulting in a pot of 95,000 chips sitting in the middle of the table when the 2♣5♠3♣ flop was dealt.

Grafton then bet out 24,000 and Sturm made the call. Grafton upped the ante to 65,000 on the 9♦ turn and Sturm still called. The 10♦ river then completed the board and Grafton spent some time in the tank before going all in, covering Sturm by a little bit. Sturm snap-called for his 87,000 stack and saw Grafton table K♠6♠ for a stone-cold bluff.

Sturm was sitting comfortably on top set with 10♠10♥ and he raked in the double-up while Grafton was left with just a few big blinds.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Leon Sturm	447,000 197,000	197,000
Sam Grafton	11,000 -199,000	-199,000

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2023-10-15 16:51 UTC+3

Ponakovs and Cheong Bow Out Before Second Break

Nível 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs jammed his final 27,000 all in from the cutoff and the action folded to Maher Nouira, who quickly called.

Aleksejs Ponakovs: A♥2♥
Maher Nouira: 8♠8♦.

Ponakovs paired his deuce on the 2♦Q♣3♠ flop, but no further help arrived on the 10♣Q♦ runout, and he was thus forced to take his leave.

On an adjacent table, Kyle Cheong was also seen collecting his belongings and heading towards the exit of the tournament room after losing the last of his remaining chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Maher Nouira	360,000 25,000	25,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	Eliminado
Kyle Cheong	Eliminado

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Kyle Cheong Maher Nouira

2023-10-15 16:30 UTC+3

Zhou Sends Mulder Out

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Nível 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Teun Mulder found himself all in and at risk for approximately 50,000 versus Quan Zhou who had a covering stack.

Teun Mulder: 10♥10♠
Quan Zhou: 3♥3♠

Mulder was in great shape to double up with the higher pocket pair but the Q♥7♦3♦ flop gave Zhou a set leaving Mulder drawing to just two outs. Those outs never materialized on the 7♠ turn or Q♠ river resulting in Mulder's elimination while Zhou scooped the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Quan Zhou	531,000 57,000	57,000
Teun Mulder	Eliminado

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2023-10-15 16:25 UTC+3

Vieira Victorious in Three-Way Clash

Nível 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

With 18,000 in the middle, Juan Pardo checked from the big blind on a board of 9♦6♣J♣. Artur Martirosian, on his second bullet, then made a bet of 12,000 from under the gun and Joao Vieira made the call from the button. Pardo followed suit and a 5♦ turn was dealt.

Pardo checked once more and this time Martirosian opted for a pot-sized bet of 55,000. It did not deter Vieira from calling, but Pardo elected to fold.

Martirosian slowed down on the K♦ river with a check, after which Vieira put forth 122,000 chips, only leaving himself 1,000 behind. Martirosian asked for a count, sighed, and forfeited the pot to Vieira when he tossed his cards to the muck pile.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Juan Pardo	410,000 195,000	195,000
Joao Vieira	286,000 59,000	59,000

Artur Martirosian	161,000 161,000	161,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Joao Vieira Juan Pardo

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 15:15 UTC+3

Iakobishvili Loses Big by Going Small

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

The very active Gha Iakobishvili got involved in the action once again when he raised to 3,500 from the hijack before Jules Dickerson put in the reraise to 13,000 from the button. The action folded back to Iakobishvili, who made the call.

The flop of 10♠9♥5♠ saw Iakobishvili check-call a 14,000 bet from Dickerson before he took the lead on the 9♠ turn by firing a small bet of 6,500. Dickerson pondered his option but ended up making the call and the pair saw the 3♣ river roll off.

Iakobishvili now put in an even smaller bet of 5,000 and Dickerson went into the tank again. This time, he came out with a raise to 55,000, and now it was Iakobishvili's time to think the hand over.

Eventually, he made the call but swiftly mucked his hands when Dickerson showed A♠Q♠ for the ace-high flush.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Gha Iakobishvili	500,000 -100,000	-100,000
Jules Dickerson	355,000 61,000	61,000

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