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

Delgado Doubles Through Ponakovs

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

Vicente Delgado was all in for around 65,000 in the small blind against Aleksejs Ponakovs on the button.

Vicente Delgado: A?3?
Aleksejs Ponakovs: Q?10?

The board ran out 2?A?7?8?10? to earn Delgado a double while he played another poker game on his phone.

"Good game," Sam Greenwood told him to psych him out, as he then saw he had won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Vicente Delgado es
Vicente Delgado
135,000
75,000
75,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
105,000
5,000
5,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsVicente Delgado

Iakobishvili Falls to Badziakouski

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

Mikita Badziakouski open-jammed a stack of around 100,000 as Gha Iakobishvili called off in the big blind with around 50,000. "What the f*** you raise with?" he said as he made the call.

Gha Iakobishvili: 7?7?
Mikita Badziakouski: A?J?

Badziakouski took a big lead as the flop landed A?A?10? and the 10? had Iakobishvili drawing dead before the meaningless 4? river marked his elimination.

Player Chips Progress
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
165,000
65,000
65,000
Gha Iakobishvili il
Gha Iakobishvili
Busted

Tags: Gha IakobishviliMikita Badziakouski

Full Boat For Dickerson Sinks Sturm

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

In a blind versus blind situation, Leon Sturm limped from the small blind and Jules Dickerson raised to 20,000 in the big blind.

Sturm didn't call, but rather chose to go all in for 150,000. Dickerson asked for the count and called.

Leon Sturm: A?9?
Jules Dickerson: 5?5?

Sturm had to win the flip to stay in the tournament. On 3?2?2?4?5?, Dickerson hit a full boat to eliminate Sturm.

Player Chips Progress
Jules Dickerson gb
Jules Dickerson
510,000
160,000
160,000
Leon Sturm de
Leon Sturm
Busted

Tags: Jules DickersonLeon Sturm

Delgado Hits Flush to Double Through Iakobishvili

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

Gha Iakobishvili open-jammed a stack of 85,000 from under the gun and Vicente Delgado called off on the button with a stack of 30,000.

Vicente Delgado: K?J?
Gha Iakobishvili: A?8?

The flop of A?5?7? gave Delgado a flush draw and the board finished out 5?6? to give him the flush for a small double.

Player Chips Progress
Gha Iakobishvili il
Gha Iakobishvili
70,000
-30,000
-30,000
Vicente Delgado es
Vicente Delgado
60,000
-55,000
-55,000

Tags: Gha IakobishviliVicent Delgado

Rollercoaster Continues For Mateos

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

Adrian Mateos open-jammed a stack of 24,000 from under the gun and Dominik Nitsche raised from the next seat to get things heads-up.

Adrian Mateos: A?8?
Dominik Nitsche: K?K?

Mateos, who said he had only looked at the ace, took a big lead as the flop landed 7?10?A? before the board finished out Q?8? to continue his rollercoaster of a tournament.

"For not looking, that's a pretty good one," said Nitsche.

Player Chips Progress
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
260,000
38,000
38,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
60,000
35,000
35,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Adrian MateosDominik Nitsche

It's Over For Lehner

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

With less than two blinds more than the starting stack, Stefan Lehner in the hijack found himself at risk against Maher Nouira in the big blind.

Stefan Lehner: J?J?
Maher Nouira: Q?Q?

Nouira hit a set on 7?4?10?4?Q? to keep the lead and eliminate Lehner.

Player Chips Progress
Maher Nouira tn
Maher Nouira
415,000
98,000
98,000
Stefan Lehner at
Stefan Lehner
Busted
StakeKings

Tags: Maher NouiraStefan Lehner

Sturm Doubles With Tens

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

After he doubled up twice, Adrian Mateos in middle position flipped his cards again preflop, against Leon Sturm who was all in for 84,000 chips in the small blind.

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

The board 9?J?7?K?2? didn't change anything, so Sturm Took almost all Mateos' chips and doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Leon Sturm de
Leon Sturm
178,000
78,000
78,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
25,000
-80,000
-80,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Adrian MateosLeon Sturm

Level: 11

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

"When I Put All My Chips In, I Have Something"

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Adrian Mateos
Adrian Mateos

Jules Dickerson opened in the hijack and Adrian Mateos three-bet jammed a stack of 49,000 from the big blind. Dickerson called.

Adrian Mateos: A?A?
Jules Dickerson: A?5?

Mateos had picked up aces for yet another double on his second bullet as the board ran out 4?2?7?K?9?.

"I thought you had nothing," said Dickerson. "I called so quick."

"When I put all my chips in, I have something," replied Mateos.

Player Chips Progress
Jules Dickerson gb
Jules Dickerson
350,000
-70,000
-70,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
105,000
45,000
45,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Adrian MateosJules Dickerson

Mateos Doubles Up

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Down to 20,000, Adrian Mateos moved all in from middle position, and he was called by Artur Martirosian in the big blind.

Adrian Mateos: K?4?
Artur Martirosian: 8?7?

On 3?10?4?8?A?, Mateos hit a runner-runner flush to double up.

On the next hand, he shoved a second time, but nobody called.

Player Chips Progress
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
170,000
-32,000
-32,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
60,000
-40,000
-40,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Adrian MateosArtur Martirosian