Niveau: 11
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$25,000 NL Hold'em I
Jours 1
Event Info
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Event Info
Info Niveau
Info Joueurs - Jour 1
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$1,416,590
Entrants
59
Niveau
21
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Entrants
59
Joueurs Survivants
1
Registration Closed with 59 Total Entries
Niveau 11
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Late registration for the $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em is now closed. A total of 59 entries have been made, which means the prize pool for the event is $1,416,590. Payouts will be announced soon.
Ponakovs Flops It to Bust Sturm
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
Eliminé |
Vaskaboinikau Picks Off River Bluff
Niveau 11
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau raised to 10,000 from early position and Joao Vieira called in the big blind.
The flop came 4♠10♥7♣ and both players checked. The turn was the 3♥. Vieira led for 17,000 and Vaskaboinikau called.
The river was the 5♠. Vieira bet out again for 30,000 and Vaskaboinikau made the call. Vieira showed K♠8♠ for a bluff and Vaskaboinikau showed A♦J♠ to pick off the bluff with ace high and win the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
90,000 | |
|
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Vaskaboinikau Shoves and Busts to Daher
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
445,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
|
Eliminé |
Danchev Has the Goods
Niveau 11
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The pot stood at approximately 49,000 with two players looking at a board that read Q♠Q♥2♦5♥.
Dimitar Danchev, who was under the gun, checked the action to Aleksejs Ponakovs, in the hijack. Ponakovs bet out 33,000 and Danchev made the call.
The 10♥ river checked to a showdown. Danchev was first to show as he tabled Q♣J♣. Trip queens were more than good enough to send Ponakovs' cards into the muck.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
495,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
|
178,000
-52,000
|
-52,000 |
Niveau: 12
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Adamszki Loses Flip and Busts to Grafton
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
410,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
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|
Eliminé | |
$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Payouts
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 |
The Difference Between Chess and Poker
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
580,000
388,000
|
388,000 |
|
530,000
335,000
|
335,000 |