$25,000 NL Hold'em I | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

2023-10-13 22:51 UTC+3

Ponakovs Busted By Mulder

OllieGarland

Niveau 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs open jammed for his last 85,000 from the hijack, Aliaksei Boika called in the cutoff and Teun Mulder, in the small blind, placed a commanding raise as he slid out a stack of green 25,000 chips into the middle. Boika folded.

Aleksejs Ponakovs: K♥J♠
Teun Mulder: A♥Q♣

The board ran out Q♠8♣5♦10♦6♥. Mulder's superior hand improved to top pair and sent Ponakovs to the rail.

Dylan DeStefano was seen exiting to the rail on the adjacent table at the same time. With ten players remaining, the bubble is quickly approaching.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Teun Mulder	600,000 100,000	100,000
Aliaksei Boika	200,000 -55,000	-55,000

Aleksejs Ponakovs	Eliminé
Dylan Destefano	Eliminé

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Aliaksei Boika Teun Mulder

2023-10-13 22:45 UTC+3

Boika Doubles With Set

Mwarburton

Niveau 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Action folded around to Aleksejs Ponakovs, who moved all in from the small blind. Aliaksei Boika called in the big blind with the shorter stack of 115,000. Players flipped over their cards.

Aliaksei Boika: 7♥7♦
Aleksejs Ponakovs: 9♠5♠

The board ran out K♥A♠7♠5♥8♥. Boika had pocket sevens. He improved to a set on the flop to win the hand and double up his stack.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Aliaksei Boika	255,000 -55,000	-55,000

Aleksejs Ponakovs	95,000 -107,000	-107,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Aliaksei Boika

2023-10-13 20:44 UTC+3

Ding Cracks Nines to Eliminate Bejjani

Mwarburton

Niveau 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Kamal Bejjani was all in preflop against Biao Ding, who had him covered as players flipped their cards.

Kamal Bejjani: 9♥9♠
Biao Ding: A♣9♣

Bejjani was in good shape with his pocket nines until the board ran out A♥J♦2♣4♦Q♠ to give Ding a pair of aces on the flop.

"Worst case scenario," said Bejjani.

Ding held to win the pot and Bejjani was eliminated from the tournament.

Moments before, Steve O'Dwyer was also sent to the rail.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Biao Ding	580,000 275,000	275,000
Kamal Bejjani	Eliminé
Steve O'Dwyer	Eliminé

Tags: Biao Ding Kamal Bejjani Steve O'Dwyer

2023-10-13 20:31 UTC+3

Grafton Sends Vieira to the Rail

OllieGarland

Niveau 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Sam Grafton raised to 22,000 from the cutoff. Joao Vieira moved all in for 140,000 from the small blind and Grafton called.

Joao Vieira: K♦J♣
Sam Grafton: 10♣10♥

The board ran out in dramatic fashion as it came 8♥Q♠J♦10♦5♣. Although Vieira pulled ahead on the flop, the ten on the turn gave Grafton a set and ultimately sent him to the rail.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Sam Grafton	540,000 140,000	140,000

Joao Vieira	Eliminé

Tags: Joao Vieira Sam Grafton

2023-10-13 19:37 UTC+3

The Difference Between Chess and Poker

Mwarburton

Niveau 12 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Kanan Taherkhani raised to 12,000 from under the gun, Aleksejs Ponakovs called, and Teun Mulder reraised to 56,000 from the big blind. Taherkhani then four-bet to 157,000, which was more than half of his stack.

Action folded back to Mulder, who moved all in for around 122,000 effective. Taherkhani realized he was pot commited and put his chips in the middle. Players flipped their cards.

Kanan Taherkhani: 10♠8♠
Teun Mulder: J♦J♠

The board ran out 7♠A♦9♠K♠Q♣. Taherkhani called out as he flopped a straight flush draw. The turn completed his flush to give him the pot and double up his stack.

"That's the difference between chess and poker," said Taherkhani. "Sometimes you play bad, you know."

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Kanan Taherkhani	580,000 388,000	388,000
Teun Mulder	530,000 335,000	335,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Kanan Taherkhani Teun Mulder

2023-10-13 19:22 UTC+3

$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Payouts

OllieGarland

Niveau 12 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

With a total of 59 entries, a prize pool of $1,416,590 was generated. Eight places will be paid, with a minimum cash of $56,700 and a grand prize of $432,090.

Place	Prize
1	$432,090
2	$283,300
3	$205,400
4	$155,800
5	$120,400
6	$92,100
7	$70,800
8	$56,700

2023-10-13 19:21 UTC+3

Adamszki Loses Flip and Busts to Grafton

Mwarburton

Niveau 12 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Tamas Adamszki raised to 12,000 from middle position and Sam Grafton reraised to 40,000 from the small blind. Adamszki then pushed all in and Grafton quickly called with the bigger stack. Players turned their cards.

Tamas Adamszki: 6♣6♠
Sam Grafton: A♦K♦

The board ran out 9♥2♠A♣9♦10♦. Grafton made a pair of aces on the flop to win the pot. Adamszki was eliminated from the tournament.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Sam Grafton	410,000 -12,000	-12,000

Tamas Adamszki	Eliminé

Tags: Sam Grafton Tamas Adamszki

2023-10-13 19:07 UTC+3

Vaskaboinikau Shoves and Busts to Daher

Mwarburton

Niveau 11 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action folded around to Mikalai Vaskaboinikau, who moved all in from late position with a short stack. He was called by Albert Daher on the button, who had him covered as players flipped their cards.

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: A♦2♣
Albert Daher: K♥J♥

The board ran out K♦10♣J♠6♠6♦. Daher made two pair on the flop and held to win the pot. Vaskaboinikau was eliminated from the tournament.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Albert Daher	445,000 185,000	185,000
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	Eliminé

Tags: Albert Daher Mikalai Vaskaboinikau

2023-10-13 18:58 UTC+3

Ponakovs Flops It to Bust Sturm

OllieGarland

Niveau 11 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 15,000 from the small blind. Leon Sturm called in the big blind.

Ponakovs continued for 5,000 on a flop of 3♥6♥6♠. Sturm raised to 16,000 and Ponakovs called.

Ponakovs checked-called a bet of 19,000 from Sturm, on the 9♥ turn.

The 2♦ river saw Ponakovs check again. Sturm placed a bet of 34,000, leaving himself one single 1,000 denomination chip behind. Ponakovs moved all in and Sturm went into the tank.

After toying with his singular chip, Sturm announced "I could keep this... but I'm not going to," as he placed it into the middle. Ponakovs showed 6♣3♣ for a flopped full house. Sturm held J♠J♣ and was sent to the rail.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Aleksejs Ponakovs	230,000 88,000	88,000
Leon Sturm	Eliminé

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Leon Sturm

2023-10-13 18:17 UTC+3

Mateos Loses Race to Bust

Mwarburton

Niveau 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Dimitar Danchev raised to 8,000 from early position and Adrian Mateos shoved all in from the big blind for around 100,000. Danchev made the call with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.

Adrian Mateos: A♥K♦
Dimitar Danchev: 10♣10♥

The board ran out 3♥3♠8♦7♠8♠. Mateos didn't improve and lost the race to Danchev's pocket tens. Mateos was eliminated from the tournament.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Dimitar Danchev	470,000 175,000	175,000

Adrian Mateos	Eliminé

Tags: Adrian Mateos Dimitar Danchev