Level 9
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$25,000 NL Hold'em V
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$504,210
Entries
21
Level
18
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
40,000
Entries
21
Players Left
1
Level 9
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
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Level 9
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The players are taking a 60-minute break to fill their bellies with the many delicacies that Cyprus has to offer.
Level 9
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Juan Pardo made a raise to 8,000 from the hijack and the action folded to Sam Greenwood in the small blind. He jammed his stack of 76,000 in the middle and Pardo used one time bank extension before making the call.
Sam Greenwood: 9?9?
Juan Pardo: A?8?
Greenwood flopped a set on Q?8?9? and the K? turn sealed the deal. Pardo counted out the chips while the 8? river upgraded Greenwood to a full house, and the Canadian was once again above the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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350,000
-100,000
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-100,000 |
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160,000
76,000
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76,000 |
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Level 9
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Under the gun, Sam Greenwood raised to 9,000, and then Gha Iakobishvili in the small blind three-bet to 35,000.
On the flop 8?8?J?, Iakobishvili bet 15,000, and Greenwood called. But when Iakobishvili checked on the turn 2?, Greenwood tried to take the pot. Iakobishvili quickly called the 26,000 needed.
The 9? came on the river, and Iakobishvili took the lead again, betting 60,000. Greenwood counted his stacks and the time bank cards he had left. He used one of them, before calling. "King-Jack," said Iakobishvili while showing K?J? for a pair. Greenwood gave his cards to the dealer and lost this big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
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84,000
-135,000
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-135,000 |
|
|
||
Level 9
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Gha Iakobishvili raised to 8,000 from under the gun and was called by Sam Greenwood in the cutoff. Mikalai Vaskaboinikau also put in the required chips from the big blind and the three saw a flop of 8?5?10? being fanned out.
Vaskaboinikau checked to Iakobishvili, who made a bet of 15,000. Greenwood called and Vaskaboinikau got out of the way. The 9? turn saw Iakobishvili increase his sizing to 25,000 and Greenwood called again. The 6? river then fell and Iakobishvili put Greenwood all in for 54,500 chips.
Greenwood snap called and tabled Q?J? for the nut straight, beating the turned set of Iakobishvili, who played 9?9?.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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235,000
-45,000
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-45,000 |
|
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219,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
|
||
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115,000
15,000
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15,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Level 8
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Adrian Mateos opened to 6,500 from middle position, then Vicente Delgado three-bet all in for 77,500 in the cutoff. The button and the blinds folded and Mateos called.
Vicente Delgado: 4?4?
Adrian Mateos: A?J?
Delgado had to win the flip to stay in the tournament. Mateos hit a jack on the flop 8?10?J? to have the best pair. After the turn 7? and the river Q?, Delgado was eliminated.
"Are you going to reentry?" asked some players. "Mmm... no," answered Delgado.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 8
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Juan Pardo raised to 7,000 from under the gun before Vicente Delgado three-bet to 21,000 from the small blind. Pardo called and did so too for Delgado's 20,500 bet on the 5?2?8? flop. The J? turn was then checked through before Delgado checked again on the 5? river. Pardo made a bet large enough to put Delgado all in for 76,500 chips but the latter quickly folded to grant the pot to Pardo.
One hand later, Gha Iakobishvili raised to 6,000 from under the gun and Adrian Mateos made it 18,000 to go from the hijack. The action folded back to Iakobishvili, who made the call.
On a flop of 9?10?5?, Iakobishvili check-called a 20,000 bet from Mateos before the pair both checked the 9? turn. Iakobishvili then led 20,000 on the 6? river and took down the pot when Mateos mucked his cards.
Meanwhile, Mikalai Vaskaboinikau has reentered once more and is sitting with a fresh stack of 100,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
450,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
|
280,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
|
130,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
76,500
-43,500
|
-43,500 |
Level 8
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Vicente Delgado opened to 6,500 from under the gun and Artur Martirosian defended from the big blind.
On the flop Q?4?7?, Delgado made a continuation bet to 5,500 and Martirosian check-called.
The 7? on the turn and the river Q? brought two pair on the board. Nobody bet, so Martirosian revealed his K?10?, but lost against Delgado's A?3?.
After this hand, the tournament director gave a warning to players about the use of their phones. "But if it's to play poker, it's ok," she added. "We play poker, and on PokerStars!" answered Mikalai Vaskaboinikau to make everybody laugh.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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258,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
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|
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120,000
10,000
|
10,000 |