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

Badziakouski Eliminated by Delgado's Jacks

Level 13 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Mikita Badziakouski
Mikita Badziakouski

Vicente Delgado opened for a big part of his stack from middle position. Then on the button, Mikita Badziakouski raised all in for 130,000. The blinds folded and Badziakouski called.

Mikita Badziakouski: 7?7?
Vicente Delgado: J?J?

Badziakouski's sevens didn't make it against Delgado's jacks on 5?4?Q?6?9?, so he was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Vicente Delgado es
Vicente Delgado
325,000
140,000
140,000
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
Busted

Tags: Mikita BadziakouskiVicente Delgado

A Better Hand For Nitsche

Level 13 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Sam Greenwood in middle position opened to 20,000, and was called by Dominik Nitsche in the cutoff and Jules Dickerson in the big blind.

On 3?6?6?, everybody checked. On the turn J?, Greenwood bet 20,000. Nitsche called, but Dickerson folded.

Finally, on the river 8?, Greenwood bet a big 85,000. Nitsche looked at his cards again and quickly called with A?J?. The best hand, as Greenwood had K?Q?.

Player Chips Progress
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
250,000
52,000
52,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
150,000
-195,000
-195,000
Run It Once

Tags: Dominik NitscheJules DickersonSam Greenwood

Level: 13

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Updated Chip Counts

Level 12 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Very small pots were played in the last few hands, so the stacks didn't evolve a lot.

Player Chips Progress
Jules Dickerson gb
Jules Dickerson
530,000
-45,000
-45,000
Maher Nouira tn
Maher Nouira
520,000
-120,000
-120,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
345,000
-15,000
-15,000
Run It Once
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
250,000
140,000
140,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Kyle Cheong au
Kyle Cheong
200,000
-2,000
-2,000
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
198,000
48,000
48,000
Vicente Delgado es
Vicente Delgado
185,000
40,000
40,000
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
130,000
40,000
40,000

Delgado Saved By the River

Level 12 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Vicente Delgado shoved for approximately 60,000 chips in the hijack, and he received a single call, by Kyle Cheong on the button.

Vicente Delgado: K?9?
Kyle Cheong: A?J?

On the edge of elimination, Delgado was lucky enough to hit the river on 4?5?5?5?K? to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Cheong au
Kyle Cheong
202,000
2,000
2,000
Vicente Delgado es
Vicente Delgado
145,000
80,000
80,000

Tags: Kyle CheongVicente Delgado

Level: 12

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Final Table Redraw (full)

Level 11 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
 SEATPLAYERCOUNTRYCHIP COUNTBIG BLINDS
 1Maher NouiraTunisia620,000103
 2Sam GreenwoodCanada360,00060
 3Vicente DelgadoSpain65,00011
 4Dominik NitscheGermany150,00025
 5Kyle CheongAustralia200,00033
 6Mikita BadziakouskiBelarus90,00015
 7Jules DickersonUnited Kingdom575,00096
 8Artur MartirosianRussia110,00018
 9Pablo Brito SilvaBrazil50,0008
Player Chips Progress
Maher Nouira tn
Maher Nouira
620,000
205,000
205,000
Jules Dickerson gb
Jules Dickerson
575,000
65,000
65,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
360,000
10,000
10,000
Run It Once
Kyle Cheong au
Kyle Cheong
200,000
100,000
100,000
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
150,000
-110,000
-110,000
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
110,000
-60,000
-60,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
90,000
-75,000
-75,000
Vicente Delgado es
Vicente Delgado
65,000
-70,000
-70,000
Pablo Brito Silva br
Pablo Brito Silva
50,000
-50,000
-50,000

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Ponakovs Runs Into Greenwood's Aces

Level 11 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Mikita Badziakouski opened to 12,000 from the cutoff, and was called by Sam Greenwood on the button. In the big blind, Aleksejs Ponakovs squeezed to 54,000. Badziakouski folded. After a few seconds, Greenwood moved all in. Ponakovs quickly called with approximately 120,000.

Aleksejs Ponakovs: A?J?
Sam Greenwood: A?A?

Ponakovs couldn't do much against aces, so he was eliminated after the board 2?3?K?3?4?.

The remaining nine players are being gathered at the final table.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
350,000
125,000
125,000
Run It Once
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
Busted

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsMikita BadziakouskiSam Greenwood