2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

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

2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$264,690
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$696,290
Entries
29
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
29
Players Left
1

Martirosian, Auzoux Chop a Big One

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

More than 20,000 was in the middle as Artur Martirosian and Gregoire Auzoux went heads-up to the turn with the board showing 9?Q?A?7?.

Martirosian then bet 20,500 from under the gun and Auzoux called on the button. The river was the 9? and Martirosian bet another 70,000.

Auzoux quickly called and Martirosian showed A?J? for two pair, aces and nines. Auzoux let out a sigh of relief as he showed A?8? for the same two pair to chop the pot.

Adrian Mateos, coming off busting the $10,300 High Roller earlier today, just took his seat at this table.

Player Chips Progress
Gregoire Auzoux fr
Gregoire Auzoux
145,000
-1,000
-1,000
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
130,000
-23,000
-23,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
100,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Artur MartirosianGregoire Auzoux

Ponakovs Takes a "Weird Hand" on the River

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 4,000 under the gun and was called by Juan Pardo in the cutoff, as well as Mikita Badziakouski on the button.

The flop came 4?4?10? and Ponakovs continued for 3,000. Pardo folded, but Badziakouski called to the 6? turn.

Both players checked and the A? fell on the river. Ponakovs then fired out 20,000 and Badziakouski gave the decision some thought before mucking.

"Such a weird hand," Badziakouski said as Ponakovs raked in the pot

Player Chips Progress
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
170,000
10,000
10,000
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
95,000
-5,000
-5,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
95,000
17,500
17,500

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsJuan PardoMikita Badziakouski

Level: 5

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Updated Chip Counts

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Mikita Badziakouski and Michael Rocco entered during the break, while Enrico Camosci fired a second bullet.

Player Chips Progress
Gha Iakobishvili il
Gha Iakobishvili
205,000
5,000
5,000
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
160,000
15,000
15,000
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
153,000
-17,000
-17,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Gregoire Auzoux fr
Gregoire Auzoux
146,000
14,000
14,000
Daniel Rezaei at
Daniel Rezaei
133,500
-1,500
-1,500
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
100,000
Enrico Camosci it
Enrico Camosci
100,000
100,000
100,000
Michael Rocco us
Michael Rocco
100,000
Kyle Cheong au
Kyle Cheong
95,000
-22,000
-22,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
77,500
-22,500
-22,500
Albert Daher lb
Albert Daher
70,000
10,000
10,000
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
65,000
9,500
9,500

Rezaei Coolers Martirosian For a Massive Double

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Daniel Rezaei bet 5,000 from the button on a flop of 5?A?A? before big blind Artur Martirosian raised to 11,000.

Rezaei called to the J? turn, where Martirosian fired out another 14,000. Rezaei then moved all in for 50,500 and Martirosian snap-called.

Martirosian showed A?7? for trip aces, but Rezaei had A?10? and his ten-kicker played following the 6? river as he earned the double up right before break.

Player Chips Progress
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
170,000
-40,000
-40,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Daniel Rezaei at
Daniel Rezaei
135,000
50,000
50,000

Tags: Artur MartirosianDaniel Rezaei

Camosci Calls Off Against Iakobishvili

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Enrico Camosci
Enrico Camosci

Heads-up in a blind versus blind battle on a board of 7?7?A?9?, Gha Iakobishvili bet 8,000 and Enrico Camosci called.

The river came the 3? and Iakobishvili bet 20,000, enough to put Camosci all in. Camosci burned through several time banks before he called for his last 12,000.

Iakobishvili showed K?7? for trip sevens and Camosci flashed K?5? for just king-high before making his exit.

Player Chips Progress
Gha Iakobishvili il
Gha Iakobishvili
200,000
57,000
57,000
Enrico Camosci it
Enrico Camosci
Busted

Tags: Enrico CamosciGha Iakobishvili

Cheong Shows Down Second Pair

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Gregoire Auzoux limped in from the small blind and Kyle Cheong checked in the big blind.

The flop came 9?6?5? and Auzoux bet 1,500. Cheong made the call.

Both players checked the 4? turn leading to the 2? river. Auzoux checked, Cheong bet 5,000 and Auzoux called.

"Six" Cheong said, tabling 8?6? for the winner to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Gregoire Auzoux fr
Gregoire Auzoux
132,000
7,000
7,000
Kyle Cheong au
Kyle Cheong
117,000
-11,000
-11,000

Tags: Gregoire AuzouxKyle Cheong

Greenwood First to Fall

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Sam Greenwood
Sam Greenwood

Sam Greenwood raised to 3,000 in the cutoff and Juan Pardo defended his big blind.

The flop came K?9?J? and Greenwood bet 2,000. Pardo called and both players checked the 5? turn.

Pardo led out for 4,000 on the 3? river and Greenwood called, only to muck when Pardo showed J?8? for a pair of jacks.

Left with 13,000, Greenwood shoved on the button and Pardo called.

Sam Greenwood: A?5?
Juan Pardo: K?Q?

Greenwood stayed in front on the 10?3?7? flop, but Pardo spiked the K? on the turn to make top pair. The river came the 3? and Greenwood became the first player sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
145,000
55,000
55,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
Busted
Run It Once

Tags: Sam GreenwoodJuan Pardo

Greenwood Getting Short

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Gha Iakobishvili opened to 6,000 from the small blind and Sam Greenwood made the call in the big blind.

Both players checked the K?3?4? flop leading to the 4? turn. Iakobishvili bet 5,000 and was called by Greenwood.

On the J? river Iakobishvili bet again for 13,000 and Greenwood called. Iakobishvili showed down 8?8? for two pair, eights and fours which was good enough to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Gha Iakobishvili il
Gha Iakobishvili
143,000
8,000
8,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
36,000
-27,000
-27,000
Run It Once

Tags: Sam GreenwoodGha Iakobishvili