2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

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

2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$180,120
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$576,240
Entries
24
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
40,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
24
Players Left
1

Dickerson Flops A Boat To Double Through Nouira

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Jules Dickerson
Jules Dickerson

Without realizing there waws only one big blind, Maher Nouira raised all in out of turn as Jules Dickerson then moved all in for 342,000 as the true first player to act. The floor ruled that the action had changed and Nouira could take his bet back. He proceeded to move all in as Kyle Cheong folded.

Jules Dickerson: A?J?
Maher Nouira: 8?8?

Dickerson didn't have to sweat the flip for long as the flop landed J?Q?J? to give him a full house before the runout of 5?A? improved him to a better full house for a big double.

Player Chips Progress
Maher Nouira tn
Maher Nouira
1,200,000
-300,000
-300,000
Jules Dickerson gb
Jules Dickerson
800,000
350,000
350,000

Tags: Jules DickersonKyle CheongMaher Nouira

Sam Greenwood Eliminated in 4th Place ($67,700)

Level 17 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Sam Greenwood
Sam Greenwood

Sam Greenwood was all in for around 50,000 against Kyle Cheong.

Sam Greenwood: 5?5?
Kyle Cheong: A?10?

Greenwood couldn't survive the flip as the board ran out 7?A?6?2?2? to pair Cheong's ace and mark Greenwood's elimination in fourth place for $67,700.

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Cheong au
Kyle Cheong
400,000
170,000
170,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
Busted
Run It Once

Tags: Kyle CheongSam Greenwood

Nouira Doubles Through Greenwood

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Maher Nouira
Maher Nouira

Sam Greenwood raised to 75,000 in the big blind and Maher Nouira three-bet jammed for 728,000 from the small blind. Greenwood confirmed a count and then called with a bigger stack.

Maher Nouira: J?J?
Sam Greenwood: 9?9?

Nouira had the better pair and nothing changed on the 6?10?4?10?2? runout to earn him the double.

Player Chips Progress
Maher Nouira tn
Maher Nouira
1,500,000
700,000
700,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
100,000
-800,000
-800,000
Run It Once

Tags: Maher NouiraSam Greenwood

Artur Martirosian Eliminated in 5th Place ($54,700)

Level 17 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Artur Martirosian
Artur Martirosian

Artur Martirosian opened to 100,000 with just a single chip behind and Sam Greenwood three-bet to around 400,000 on the button. Martirosian joked that he would use through his time banks before calling to put himself at risk.

Artur Martirosian: A?7?
Sam Greenwood: A?9?

Martirosian was dominated and got no help from the runout of 4?3?9?6?9? to go out in fifth place for $54,700.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
900,000
230,000
230,000
Run It Once
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
Busted
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Artur MartirosianSam Greenwood

Martirosian Plays Very Short Stack

Level 17 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Sam Greenwood opened under the gun, and was called by Arthur Martirosian in the small blind, who kept less than a blind with him.

Maher Nouira called too, and all three of them decided to check on the flop 5?9?K? and the turn 10?.

On the river J?, Nouira bet one blind, but Greenwood raised to 200,000. With is very short stack, Martirosian folded 3?3?. Nouira with 8?7? folded too, and let the pot to Greenwood.

Moments later, Martirosian was all in with single blind, and faced Kyle Cheong.

Artur Martirosian: Q?Q?
Kyle Cheong: A?K?

On J?J?K?Q?10?, Martirosian was lucky enough to hit a full house to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Maher Nouira tn
Maher Nouira
950,000
-10,000
-10,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
750,000
80,000
80,000
Run It Once
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
104,000
-156,000
-156,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Arthur MartirosianMaher NouiraSam Greenwood

Level: 17

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

Greenwood Takes A Big Pot From Nouira

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

On a 10?6?9?7?10? board with approximately 100,000 chips to the pot, Maher Nouira in the small blind bet 70,000. But in the big blind, Sam Greenwood decided to raise to 370,000, more than half his stack.

Nouira went into the tank for a few minutes, but eventually found a fold.

Player Chips Progress
Maher Nouira tn
Maher Nouira
960,000
180,000
180,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
670,000
270,000
270,000
Run It Once

Tags: Maher NouiraSam Greenwood