2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

$2,200 Eureka High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q6
Prize
$338,460
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$2,772,480
Entries
1,444
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
216
Players Left
1

Fabian Niederreiter Eliminated in 19th Place ($15,675)

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Fabian Niederreiter
Fabian Niederreiter

Fabian Niederreiter opened to 450,000, leaving 200,000 behind, from early position. He committed the rest of his stack after Wael Sarkis moved all in from the button.

Fabian Niederreiter: A?8?
Wael Sarkis: Q?Q?

Sarkis' queens remained best and were never troubled as the board ran out with the J?2?6?J?6?.

Player Chips Progress
Wael Sarkis lb
Wael Sarkis
2,600,000
850,000
850,000
Fabian Niederreiter de
Fabian Niederreiter
Busted

Tags: Fabian NiederreiterWael Sarkis

Pascal Vos Eliminated in 20th Place ($15,675)

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Pascal Vos
Pascal Vos

Mohammad Haidar jammed from the button and Pascal Vos called off 400,000 from the big blind.

Pascal Vos: Ax6x
Mohammad Haidar: K?9?

Haidar ended up with two pair to bust Vos as the board ran out with the K?9?Q?7?2?.

Player Chips Progress
Mohammad Haidar jo
Mohammad Haidar
3,500,000
570,000
570,000
Pascal Vos nl
Pascal Vos
Busted

Tags: Mohammad HaidarPascal Vos

Pepping Moves In

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The action was joined on a board of Q?6?3?.

Armin Rezaei checked his option over to Roelof Pepping who put out a bet of about 200,000. Rezaei called.

The 10? landed on the turn and and Rezaei checked once more. Pepping continued the story and put out a wager of 425,000. Rezaei called again.

The 3? rolled off on the river and when action checked to Pepping he sat in the tank for about a minute before announcing he was all in.

Rezaei seemed to let out a sigh as he was facing an all in for his tournament life. He sat in the tank for over three minutes but eventually found a fold.

Pepping scooped the pot and is now likely sitting close to the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Roelof Pepping nl
Roelof Pepping
4,100,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
Armin Rezaei at
Armin Rezaei
1,250,000
-950,000
-950,000

Tags: Armin RezaeiRoelof Pepping

Level: 29

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

Jovan Kenjic Eliminated in 21st Place ($13,625)

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Jovan Kenjic
Jovan Kenjic

After regaining some chips cracking pocket queens with king-jack just a few hands prior, Jovan Kenjic found himself all in and at risk again.

Kenjic raised under the gun, only to be met by a three-bet from Valeriy Pak, in the big blind. Jovan Kenjic four-bet jammed for approximately 1,800,000 and Pak snap-called.

Jovan Kenjic: J?J?
Valeriy Pak: A?A?

The board ran out 4?6?K?9?7?. Kenjic's pocket jacks were no match for the aces of Pak, and he was sent to the rail in 21st place.

Player Chips Progress
Valeriy Pak uz
Valeriy Pak
6,400,000
3,500,000
3,500,000
Jovan Kenjic rs
Jovan Kenjic
Busted

Tags: Jovan KenjicValeriy Pak

Mitchell Johnson Eliminated in 22nd Place ($13,625)

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Mitchell Johnson
Mitchell Johnson

Koray Korkmaz opened to 160,000 from under the gun and snap-called when Mitchell Johnson jammed for 780,000 from middle position.

Mitchell Johnson: A?K?
Koray Korkmaz: A?A?

It was a preflop cooler and one Korkmaz would win as the board ran out with the J?9?9?Q?9?.

Player Chips Progress
Koray Korkmaz tr
Koray Korkmaz
2,500,000
1,900,000
1,900,000
Mitchell Johnson gb
Mitchell Johnson
Busted

Tags: Koray KorkmazMitchell Johnson

Samy Boujmala Eliminated in 23rd Place ($13,625)

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Samy Boujmala
Samy Boujmala

Takahiro Tsugu, the covering stack, open jammed from the small blind. Takahiro Tsugu called, in the big blind.

Samy Boujmala: Q?8?
Takahiro Tsugu: A?10?

The board ran out A?J?10?6?3?. Tsugu improved to two pair to solidify the fate of Boujmala, and he was sent to the rail in 23rd place.

Player Chips Progress
Takahiro Tsugu jp
Takahiro Tsugu
2,100,000
175,000
175,000
Samy Boujmala fr
Samy Boujmala
Busted

Tags: Samy BoujmalaTakahiro Tsugu

Three Table Redraw

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
TableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
11Luke MartinelliAustralia2,200,00028
12Pascal VosNetherlands420,0005
13Roelof PeppingNetherlands3,100,00039
14Alexander Van Der SwaluwNetherlands830,00010
15Dmitrii LevinRussia1,290,00016
16Baurzhan AkimovKazakhstan2,900,00036
17Mohammad HaidarIraq293000028
18Armin RezaeiAustria2,200,00028
      
21Alfred NaderLebanon1,850,00023
22Koray KorkmazTurkey600,0008
23Wael SarkisLebanon1,750,00022
24Mitchell JohnsonUnited Kingdom610,0008
25Sergi ReixachSpain1,325,00017
26Takahiro TsuguJapan1,925,00024
27Samy BoujmalaFrance610,0008
28Fabian NiederreiterGermany860,00011
      
31Guillermo GordoSpain4,125,00052
32Joris RuijsNetherlands2,950,00037
33Empty --
34Antoine LabatFrance1,700,00021
35Aziz EfeTurkey2,400,00030
36Valeriy PakBelarus2,900,00036
37Jovan KenjicSerbia1,100,00014
38David KarsentyFrance1,200,00015
Player Chips Progress
Guillermo Gordo es
Guillermo Gordo
4,125,000
820,000
820,000
Roelof Pepping nl
Roelof Pepping
3,100,000
-100,000
-100,000
Joris Ruijs nl
Joris Ruijs
2,950,000
Mohammad Haidar jo
Mohammad Haidar
2,930,000
550,000
550,000
Baurzhan Akimov kz
Baurzhan Akimov
2,900,000
400,000
400,000
Valeriy Pak uz
Valeriy Pak
2,900,000
50,000
50,000
Aziz Efe tr
Aziz Efe
2,400,000
300,000
300,000
Luke Martinelli au
Luke Martinelli
2,200,000
-100,000
-100,000
Armin Rezaei at
Armin Rezaei
2,200,000
-475,000
-475,000
Takahiro Tsugu jp
Takahiro Tsugu
1,925,000
25,000
25,000
Alfred Nader lb
Alfred Nader
1,850,000
150,000
150,000
Wael Sarkis lb
Wael Sarkis
1,750,000
-50,000
-50,000
Antoine Labat fr
Antoine Labat
1,700,000
-900,000
-900,000
Sergi Reixach es
Sergi Reixach
1,325,000
-260,000
-260,000
Dmitrii Levin ru
Dmitrii Levin
1,290,000
115,000
115,000
David Karsenty fr
David Karsenty
1,200,000
-1,545,000
-1,545,000
Jovan Kenjic rs
Jovan Kenjic
1,100,000
-210,000
-210,000
Fabian Niederreiter de
Fabian Niederreiter
860,000
95,000
95,000
Alexander van der Swaluw nl
Alexander van der Swaluw
830,000
-290,000
-290,000
Mitchell Johnson gb
Mitchell Johnson
610,000
-550,000
-550,000
Samy Boujmala fr
Samy Boujmala
610,000
-255,000
-255,000
Koray Korkmaz tr
Koray Korkmaz
600,000
-400,000
-400,000
Pascal Vos nl
Pascal Vos
420,000
75,000
75,000

Sonny Franco Eliminated in 24th Place ($11,850)

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Sonny Franco
Sonny Franco

Just as the three table redraw was to take place, Sonny Franco opened to 200,000 from under the gun and left 80,000 behind. Wael Sarkis rejammed from the small blind, which folded out Luke Martinelli.

"You're in good shape," said Sarkis as the cards went on their backs.

Sonny Franco: 8?6?
Wael Sarkis: 3?3?

Franco had two overs but Sarkis made a set of threes on the 10?2?3? flop and held out to scoop the pot and secure the elimination after 7? turn and K? river.

Player Chips Progress
Wael Sarkis lb
Wael Sarkis
1,800,000
250,000
250,000
Sonny Franco fr
Sonny Franco
Busted

Tags: Luke MartinelliSonny FrancoWael Sarkis

Nedved Runs Into Aces to Bust

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

PokerNews caught up with the action as the cards were being swept into the muck.

With the full board reading 10?7?2?3?Q?, Johnny Nedved found himself all in and behind holding K?Q? against the A?A? of Roelof Pepping. With this elimination, Pepping eclipsed the three million chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
Roelof Pepping nl
Roelof Pepping
3,200,000
1,300,000
1,300,000
Johnny Nedved be
Johnny Nedved
Busted

Tags: Johnny NedvedRoelof Pepping