$3,000 Mystery Bounty | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

2023-10-20 19:47 UTC+3

Unusual End as Split Agreed - Walid Bou Habib Eliminated in 2nd Place ($242,623)

Mwarburton

Niveau 37 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

A deal had already been made, leaving $25,000 and the trophy aside for the winner. After some back and forth heads-up, players then agreed to split the $25,000.

Walid Bou Habib agreed that Quan Zhou could have the trophy.

However, the tournament director stated that play must continue for the trophy, so once the money was chopped Habib decided to dump his chips to Zhou so that he would end up with the PokerStars Spade.

Over the course of three hands, Habib proceeded to dump his stack to Zhou until he had just one big blind remaining. Players then went all in for Habib's last big blind.

Walid Bou Habib: 6♣5♦
Quan Zhou: 10♠2♠

The board ran out 2♣Q♠A♣Q♦8♣. Zhou held with a pair of deuces to win the tournament and take the trophy - as agreed prior to the outcome.

Tags: Quan Zhou Walid Bou Habib

2023-10-20 18:39 UTC+3

Dmitrii Nazarov Eliminated in 3rd Place ($133,400)

OllieGarland

Niveau 36 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Dmitrii Nazarov moved all in for 4,350,000 from the small blind. Walid Bou Habib made the call in the big blind.

Dmitrii Nazarov: Q♥3♥
Walid Bou Habib: A♦4♦

The board ran out 10♥8♣9♦4♣A♣. Habib's two pair was enough to send the start of Day 2 chip leader, Nazarov, home in third place.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Walid Bou Habib	15,000,000 6,800,000	6,800,000
Quan Zhou	14,400,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Dmitrii Nazarov	Eliminé

Tags: Dmitrii Nazarov Walid Bou Habib

2023-10-20 17:13 UTC+3

Dumitru Pora Eliminated in 4th Place ($102,600)

Mwarburton

Niveau 34 : 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Dumitru Pora raised to 1,200,000 from the button, which was more than half of his stack. Quan Zhou reraised from the small blind and players got their chips in the middle, with Pora at risk.

Dumitru Pora: A♥4♣
Quan Zhou: A♦Q♣

Pora was dominated and the board ran out 3♦10♣Q♥4♠9♠ to give Zhou a pair of queens on the flop. He chipped up to over 10,000,000.

Pora was eliminated from the tournament in fourth place for $102,600.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Quan Zhou	10,950,000 1,050,000	1,050,000
Dumitru Pora	Eliminé

Tags: Dumitru Pora Quan Zhou

2023-10-20 17:01 UTC+3

Manuel Fischer Eliminated in 5th Place ($78,950)

OllieGarland

Niveau 34 : 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Dmitrii Nazarov raised to 500,000, from under the gun. Manuel Fischer three-bet to 1,000,000, from the small blind, and Nazarov moved all in. Fischer called.

Manuel Fischer: K♦K♠
Dmitrii Nazarov: A♦Q♠

Fischer got his money in good, but the flop reversed their fates as the dealer spread A♠4♠8♦. The 9♥ and 8♥ runout couldn't save Nazarov and he was eliminated in fifth place.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Dmitrii Nazarov	10,500,000 2,800,000	2,800,000

Manuel Fischer	Eliminé

Tags: Dmitrii Nazarov Manuel Fischer

2023-10-20 16:34 UTC+3

Dylan DeStefano Eliminated in 6th Place ($60,700)

OllieGarland

Niveau 33 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Quan Zhou raised to 420,000, from under the gun. Dylan DeStefano three-bet to 850,000, on the button, and Zhou moved all in for 4,620,000. DeStefano called off the bet for his remaining 4,315,000.

Dylan DeStefano: J♠J♥
Quan Zhou: A♥Q♣

The board ran out 3♣Q♦6♣8♥2♣. Zhou paired his queen on the flop to win the biggest flip of his tournament so far, sending DeStefano to the rail.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Quan Zhou	9,000,000 4,300,000	4,300,000
Dylan Destefano	Eliminé

Tags: Dylan DeStefano Quan Zhou

2023-10-20 15:44 UTC+3

Jacques Der Megreditchian Eliminated in 7th Place ($60,700)

OllieGarland

Niveau 32 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Walid Bou Habib opened jammed for 2,500,000, from the button. Jacques Der Megreditchian, in the small blind, called off the bet for his last 1,100,000.

Jacques Der Megreditchian: A♥6♥
Walid Bou Habib: K♣Q♥

The board ran out K♠2♥10♠9♠Q♦ to give Habib two pair, sending home Der Megreditchian.

Der Megreditchian came into the day short and managed to consistently ladder up to seventh place for a healthy $60,700.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Walid Bou Habib	3,600,000 1,150,000	1,150,000
Jacques Der Megreditchian	Eliminé

Tags: Der Megreditchian Walid Bou Habib

2023-10-20 15:32 UTC+3

Kemal Aslan Eliminated in 8th Place ($35,900)

OllieGarland

Niveau 32 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Kemal Aslan moved all in for 1,125,000, from the cutoff. Dumitru Pora called, on the button.

Kemal Aslan: A♠10♦
Dumitru Pora: K♥K♣

The dealer brought some hope as the window card came the A♥. Unfortunately for Aslan, the K♦10♣ followed quickly behind. The 2♠ turn and 6♥ river landed; Pora's set of kings sent Aslan to the rail.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Dumitru Pora	3,750,000 -1,650,000	-1,650,000
Kemal Aslan	Eliminé

Tags: Dumitru Pora Kemal Aslan

2023-10-20 15:23 UTC+3

Damir Zhugralin Eliminated in 9th Place ($27,600)

Mwarburton

Niveau 32 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Action folded around to Damir Zhugralin, who shoved all in from the small blind. Dylan DeStefano called in the big blind with slightly less chips and players flipped their cards.

Dylan DeStefano: K♥Q♥
Damir Zhugralin: A♠3♣

The board ran out J♦10♣3♦4♥Q♦. The flop gave Zhugralin a pair of threes and brought DeStefano a straight draw along with his overcards. DeStefano then hit a pair of queens on the river to win the pot, leaving Zhugralin with just over one big blind left behind.

The next hand, Dumitru Pora raised to 250,000 and Dmitrii Nazarov three-bet to 600,000 from late position. Zhugralin called all in for 115,000 and Pora moved all in over the top. Nazarov folded and two players turned over their cards.

Damir Zhugralin: 7♦2♦
Dumitru Pora: A♦Q♥

The board ran out 9♥J♣6♥8♦A♣. Zhugralin picked up a straight draw on the turn, but Pora paired his ace on the river to win the pot.

Zhugralin was eliminated from the tournament in ninth place for $27,600.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Dumitru Pora	5,400,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Dylan Destefano	4,300,000 2,650,000	2,650,000
Damir Zhugralin	Eliminé

Tags: Damir Zhugralin Dmitrii Nazarov Dumitru Pora Dylan DeStefano

2023-10-20 14:53 UTC+3

Hossien Taki Eliminated in 10th Place ($21,250)

OllieGarland

Niveau 31 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Manuel Fischer raised to 240,000 from the button. Hossien Taki, in the big blind, was short and chose to call the bet blind.

Taki still hadn't looked at his cards as he moved all in for 85,000 on the K♥10♣4♠. Fischer called.

Hossien Taki: 6♦5♠
Manuel Fischer: Q♣10♥

The turn and river fell the 8♠ and Q♠ respectively. Fischer's two pair was more than good enough to send Taki to the rail. The remaining nine players are now on the final table.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Manuel Fischer	3,465,000 -35,000	-35,000
Hossien Taki	Eliminé

Tags: Hossien Taki Manuel Fischer

2023-10-20 13:18 UTC+3

Nikolay Ponomarev Eliminated in 11th Place ($21,250)

Mwarburton

Niveau 29 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Manuel Fischer open raised to 160,000 from late position and Nikolay Ponomarev three-bet from the button to 240,000. Fischer moved all in and Ponomarev called for the rest of his stack. The cards were turned.

Nikolay Ponomarev: K♠10♦
Manuel Fischer: A♥10♥

The board ran out 8♥5♠10♠9♠7♦. Fischer had Ponomarev dominated. Both players hit a pair of tens on the flop and Fischer held with his ace kicker.

Ponomarev was eliminated from the tournament in 11th place for $21,250.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Manuel Fischer	3,100,000 1,685,000	1,685,000
Nikolay Ponomarev	Eliminé

Tags: Manuel Fischer Nikolay Ponomarev