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

Vaskaboinikau Burns Through Another Bullet

Level 8 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau made a raise to 6,000 from the cutoff before Juan Pardo made a three-bet to 20,000 from the small blind. Vaskaboinikau did not think long before jamming his remaining 64,000 chips and Pardo snap called.

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: J?9?
Juan Pardo: K?K?

Vaskaboinikau went for a move but found the wrong timing. The Q?10?6? flop brought some hope for him in the way of an open-ended straight draw, but the 4? turn took away some of his outs as Pardo now had a flush draw. The 5? river completed Pardo's flush and Vaskaboinikau sought the exit of the tournament room for the second time in quick succesion.

Player Chips Progress
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
305,000
160,000
160,000
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
Busted

Tags: Juan PardoMikalai Vaskaboinikau

Level: 8

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Mateos Calls With Ace-High

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau limped from the small blind, then called after Adrian Mateos raised to 10,000 in the big blind.

On 3?8?Q?, Mateos bet 11,000 and was called once again. But on the turn 5?, Vaskaboinikau took the lead and bet 8,500. Mateos didn't back down and called.

The 6? came on the river, and Vaskaboinikau asked for 17,000 chips. Mateos went into the tank for a few seconds, and called.

Vaskaboinikau didn't really want to show his K?4?, but he had to do it so Mateos could reveal A?K? to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
170,000
48,000
48,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
64,000
-36,000
-36,000

Tags: Adrian MateosMikalai Vaskaboinikau

Vaskaboinikau Flies Out in Three Hands

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau

The first hand after the redraw, Mikalai Vaskaboinikau raised to 5,000 from the cutoff and Juan Pardo called from the big blind. The pair then checked the J?3?Q? flop before Vaskaboinikau made a 3,000 bet on the A? turn, which Pardo check-called. The 9? river was then checked through again and Pardo showed Q?7? for the winner.

Next, Vaskaboinikau made the same raise to 5,000 chips from under the gun and this time it was cutoff Kayhan Mokri that made the call. Vaskaboinikau then checked on the Q?6?8? flop and quickly folded once Mokri made a bet of 5,000.

In the third hand, Vaskaboinikau defended his big blind when Kayhan Mokri had made it 5,000 to go from under the gun. Vaskaboinikau check-raised Mokri's 4,000 bet to 12,000 and Mokri made the call. Vaskaboinikau then check-called Mokri's 10,500 bet on the K? turn and did so too when Mokri put him all in for 69,000 on the K? river.

Mokri showed 3?3? for a flopped set and Vaskaboinikau's cards flew into the muck, as he was quickly eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Kayhan Mokri no
Kayhan Mokri
175,000
100,000
100,000
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
145,000
-7,000
-7,000
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
Busted

Tags: Juan PardoKayhan MokriMikalai Vaskaboinikau

Iakobishvili Goes All In On the Turn

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Gha Iakobishvili opened to 5,000 from early position, then Artur Martirosian three-bet to 16,000 in middle position.

All the other players folded, and Iakobishvili called to find the flop K?A?Q?. Martirosian bet 10,000, and Iakobishvili check-called.

On the turn K?, Martirosian increased his bet to 37,000. But this time, Iakobishvili check-raised to 37,000. Martirosian immediately folded. Iakobishvili asked him to choose a card, and Martirosian flipped a red queen.

Player Chips Progress
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
250,000
-93,000
-93,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Gha Iakobishvili il
Gha Iakobishvili
188,000
67,000
67,000

Tags: Artur MartirosianGha Iakobishvili

Level: 7

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500