2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

$25,000 NL Hold'em II
Day: 1
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a6
Prize
$264,690
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$696,290
Entries
29
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
30,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
29
Players Left
1

Vaskaboinikau Wins Flip to Double Up

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

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau was all in from the button against Kyle Cheong preflop, with Vaskaboinikau at risk as players flipped their cards.

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: A?K?
Kyle Cheong: 4?4?

The board ran out K?J?5?10?6?. Vaskaboinikau paired his king on the flop. He held against Cheong's pocket fours to win the pot and doubled up his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
280,000
100,000
100,000
Kyle Cheong au
Kyle Cheong
230,000
15,000
15,000

Tags: Kyle CheongMikalai Vaskaboinikau

Martirosian Rivers Nouira to Send Him to the Rail

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Maher Nouira
Maher Nouira

Maher Nouira moved all in from the hijack for 42,500. Artur Martirosian, in the big blind, made the call.

Maher Nouira: J?J?
Artur Martirosian: A?9?

The board ran out 2?K?8?10?A?. Martirosian rivered an ace to pull ahead of the pocket jacks, sending Nouira to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
242,500
97,500
97,500
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Maher Nouira tn
Maher Nouira
Busted

Tags: Artur MartirosianMaher Nouira

Kulev Doubles Through Mateos

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Alex Kulev
Alex Kulev

Alex Kulev raised to 10,000 and Adrian Mateos called in the big blind.

The flop came 10?K?9?. Mateos checked and Kulev bet 18,000, which Mateos called.

The turn was the 4?. Mateos checked again and Kulev bet 60,000. Mateos then check-raised all in for the rest of Kulev's stack, 198,000 total. Kulev went into the tank before making the call and players flipped their cards.

Alex Kulev: K?J?
Adrian Mateos: 7?4?

Mateos had a pair of fours and flush draw and Kulev had a pair of kings. The river was the 3? and Kulev held to win the pot and double up his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Kulev bg
Alex Kulev
400,000
185,000
185,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
120,000
-250,000
-250,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Adrian MateosAlex Kulev

Lin Gets Value

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

Ren Lin raised to 9,000 from the cutoff. Maher Nouira called in the big blind.

Nouira check-called a bet of 9,000 from Lin on a flop of J?A?4?.

The Q? turn checked through to the 6? on the river. Nouira checked again and Lin bet out 24,500. Nouira used one time bank before electing to call. Lin tabled A?9? to take down this pot.

Player Chips Progress
Ren Lin cn
Ren Lin
140,000
40,000
40,000
Maher Nouira tn
Maher Nouira
47,000
47,000
47,000

Tags: Maher NouiraRen Lin

Level: 10

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Ponakovs Holds to Bust Reixach

Level 9 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Sergi Reixach
Sergi Reixach

Sergi Reixach open shoved from late position with a short stack and was called by Aleksejs Ponakovs in the big blind. Players flipped their cards, with Reixach at risk.

Sergi Reixach: K?9?
Aleksejs Ponakovs: A?9?

The flop came Q?4?Q?6?10?. Ponakovs held with the queens on board and his ace high to win the pot. Reixach was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
235,000
40,000
40,000
Sergi Reixach es
Sergi Reixach
Busted

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsSergi Reixach

Mateos Runs Into Sturm's Set

Level 9 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Adrian Mateos
Adrian Mateos

The pot stood at 34,500 with two players looking at a board that read 2?2?4?A?.

Adrian Mateos, in the cutoff, bet out 40,000. Leon Sturm, on the button, made the call.

The 6? river saw Mateos empty the clip, putting Sturm all in for his last 143,500. Sturm snap-called.

Leon Sturm: 4?4?
Adrian Mateos: 10?8?

Sturm's set won him a huge pot.

Player Chips Progress
Leon Sturm de
Leon Sturm
401,500
196,500
196,500
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
370,000
-230,000
-230,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Adrian MateosLeon Sturm

Kulev Gets Aggressive

Level 9 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Alex Kulev raised to 7,000 from the hijack. Kyle Cheong three-bet to 21,000 on the button and Kulev called.

Kulev checked at the sight of the Q?J?A? flop. Cheong bet out 9,000 and Kulev responded with a raise to 45,000. Cheong took his time before choosing to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Kulev bg
Alex Kulev
215,000
100,000
100,000
Kyle Cheong au
Kyle Cheong
215,000
-210,000
-210,000

Tags: Alex KulevKyle Cheong