2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

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

2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
$216,810
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$504,210
Entries
21
Level Info
Level
18
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
40,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
21
Players Left
1

Level: 15

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

Ponakovs Times Out

Level 14 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Aleksejs Ponakovs
Aleksejs Ponakovs

Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 25,000 from the cutoff and Juan pardo defended the big blind. The flop of 4?Q?7? was checked by both players before Pardo led out with a large bet of 55,000 on the 3? turn. Ponakovs called and the 10? river completed the board.

Pardo used one time bank extension before shoving all in, covering Ponakov's 210,000 remaining chips. Ponakovs then went on to use all of his time bank extensions. It was not until he had five seconds left that he flung his cards towards the muck, awarding the pot to Pardo.

Player Chips Progress
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
593,000
68,000
68,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
210,000
10,000
10,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsJuan Pardo

Pardo Takes A Big Pot From Ponakovs

Level 14 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Leon Sturm opened to 24,000 from the hijack, and was called by Juan Pardo in the cutoff and Aleksejs Ponakovs in the big blind.

On the flop 3?3?7? Ponakovs and Pardo checked to Pardo, who bet 25,000. Ponakovs called, but Sturm folded.

Nobody bet on the turn 9?, so the dealer revealed the river J?. This time, Ponakov took the lead and bet 38,000. After more than 30 secondes, Pardo called with A?Q?, catching Ponakovs' bluff with 6?5?.

Player Chips Progress
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
525,000
117,000
117,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
200,000
-98,000
-98,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsJuan PardoLeon Sturm

Min-Raise Fails Iakobishvili

Level 14 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Artur Martirosian kicked off the action with a raise to 24,000 from under the gun. Gha Iakobashvili then made a tiny three-bet to 40,000 from the hijack before Leon Sturm cold four-bet to 135,000 from the small blind.

Martrirosian quickly folded, but Iakobishvili thought it over for quite a while. Ultimately, though, he too would fold, claiming to have mucked his pocket tens.

Player Chips Progress
Leon Sturm de
Leon Sturm
615,000
95,000
95,000
Gha Iakobishvili il
Gha Iakobishvili
450,000
-40,000
-40,000
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
238,000
-26,000
-26,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Artur MartirosianLeon SturmGha Iakobashvili

Level: 14

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Vaskaboinikau Runs Into Sturm's Queens

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

Leon Sturm opened to 20,000 from under the gun, and Mikalai Vaskaboinikau, in the cutoff, three-bet to 60,000.

Sturm responded by moving all in, and Vaskaboinikau called with approximately 200,000 chips.

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: A?5?
Leon Sturm: Q?Q?

On 6?8?K?J?J?, Sturm's queens dodged bullets to keep the lead and eliminate Vaskaboinikau.

Player Chips Progress
Leon Sturm de
Leon Sturm
520,000
290,000
290,000
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
Busted

Tags: Leon SturmMikalai Vaskaboinikau

Knock, Knock

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

Aleksejs Ponakovs defended his big blind after Mikalai Vaskaboinikau had raised to 20,000 from the button. The 9?7?Q? flop saw Ponakovs check and call the subsequent 15,000 bet of Vaskaboinikau.

The 3? turn and 5? river were then knuckled by both players, and Ponakovs showed A?10? for the best hand with ace-high.

Player Chips Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
305,000
-43,000
-43,000
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
220,000
-65,000
-65,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsMikalai Vaskaboinikau

Silva Sent To the Rail

Level 13 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Pablo Brito Silva
Pablo Brito Silva

Down to 78,000 chips, Pablo Silva shoved from middle position. Mikalai Vaskaboinikau on the button raised all in with a bigger stack and the blinds folded.

Pablo Silva: K?J?
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: A?10?

Already on the edge of elimination, Silva saw a ten on the flop and an ace on the river on 6?10?3?8?A?, giving two pair to Vaskaboinikau and leading to his elimination.

Player Chips Progress
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
285,000
60,000
60,000
Pablo Silva br
Pablo Silva
Busted

Tags: Mikalai VaskaboinikauPablo Silva