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

Badziakouski Binks Flip

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

Mikita Badziakouski open-jammed for 58,000 from under the gun and the action folded all the way to Maher Nouira in the big blind, who eyed his opponent's stack before putting in the call.

Mikita Badziakouski: 5?5?
Maher Nouira: A?7?

Nouira's overcards did not come out on the 6?Q?4?K?10? runout and Badziakouski raked in a much-needed double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
125,000
25,000
25,000
Maher Nouira tn
Maher Nouira
48,000
-52,000
-52,000

Tags: Maher NouiraMikita Badziakouski

Mateos Eliminated

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

Daniel Smiljkovic opened to 10,000 in the cutoff, then Adrian Mateos on the button moved all in. The blinds folded, and Smiljkovic called with his last 125,000 chips.

Daniel Smiljkovic: Q?Q?
Adrian Mateos: 5?5?

On the board 4?6?A?A?8?, Smiljkovic's queens kept the lead and he doubled up.

Down to 9,000, Mateos moved all in from under the gun a few hands later. Mikalai Vaskaboinikau in the cutoff three-bet to 25,000, and all the other players folded.

Adrian Mateos: 10?3?
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: A?2?

Mateos was lucky enough to hit a pair of tens on 5?6?10?J?K? to stay in the tournament.

On the next hand, Smiljkovic shoved from the small blind, and Mateos had no choice but to call.

Daniel Smiljkovic: A?3?
Adrian Mateos: 8?7?

Mateos had a straight draw thanks to the flop 5?6?5?. But he was eliminated after the turn?K? and the river Q?.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Smiljkovic de
Daniel Smiljkovic
270,000
170,000
170,000
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
150,000
-6,000
-6,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
Busted
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Adrian MateosDaniel SmiljkovicMikalai Vaskaboinikau

Level: 11

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Ponakovs Doubles Last Few Chips

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

Pablo Silva raised from the hijack and Aleksejs Ponakovs went all in for 18,000 from the button. No one else was interested in the pot and it folded back to Silva, who made the call.

Aleksejs Ponakovs: K?9?
Pablo Silva: Q?10?

No sweat for Ponakovs, who immediately flopped a flush Q?6?A?. No miracle runout for Silva, as the 4? turn and A? river changed nothing.

Player Chips Progress
Pablo Silva br
Pablo Silva
164,000
64,000
64,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
48,000
-4,000
-4,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsPablo Silva

Short Day for O'Dwyer

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Steve O'Dwyer
Steve O'Dwyer

Artur Martirosian made the minimum raise of 10,000 from under the gun before Steve O'Dwyer shoved in his 83,000 chips from the next seat over. The rest of the table folded before Martitosian asked for a count and made the call.

Steve O'Dwyer: Q?Q?
Artur Martirosian: A?J?

O'Dwyer had the best hand but that all changed when the 3?A?9? flop came out. The K? turn did not give him any new outs, and the A? river sealed his fate.

He was the first person to bust after the dinner break, having enjoyed the tournament for a total of 15 minutes.

Player Chips Progress
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
340,000
74,000
74,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
Busted
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Artur MartiriosianSteve O'Dwyer

Nouira Arrives Late

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

Maher Nouira arrived seconds after the late registration had closed, but the players all agreed to let him play anyway. He will be the actual final entrant of the tournament, which now has 21 entries and 13 remaining players.

Player Chips Progress
Maher Nouira tn
Maher Nouira
100,000

Post-Dinner Entries and Updated Chip Counts

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

Late registration has closed and four new entries were made during the dinner break.

All in all, 14 unique players have made six reentries, totaling 20 entries for the tournament. Twelve of them still remain and are battling over a prize pool of $480,200.

The exact payouts will be posted once they are announced.

Post-Dinner Redraw

TableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
11Daniel SmiljkovicAustria100,00020
12Adrian MateosSpain178,00036
13Artur MartirosianRussia266,00053
14Steve O'DwyerUnited States100,00020
15Mikalai VaskaboinikauLatvia156,00031
18Mikita BadziakouskiBelarus100,00020
      
22Aleksejs PonakovsLatvia52,00010
23Leon SturmGermany100,00020
24Sam GreenwoodCanada161,00032
26Gha IakobishviliRussia308,00062
27Pablo SilvaBrazil100,00020
28Juan PardoSpain379,00076
Player Chips Progress
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
379,000
29,000
29,000
Gha Iakobishvili il
Gha Iakobishvili
308,000
-42,000
-42,000
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
266,000
8,000
8,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
178,000
-32,000
-32,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
161,000
1,000
1,000
Run It Once
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
156,000
41,000
41,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
100,000
100,000
100,000
EPT 1X Winner
Daniel Smiljkovic de
Daniel Smiljkovic
100,000
100,000
100,000
Pablo Silva br
Pablo Silva
100,000
100,000
100,000
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
100,000
Leon Sturm de
Leon Sturm
100,000
100,000
100,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
52,000
-72,000
-72,000

Level: 10

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000