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

Badziakouski Doubles Again

Level 21 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

"I'll give you a chance to get away," Mikita Badziakouski joked with Albert Daher as he limped in from the button. Daher checked his option and they saw the 9?J?10? flop.

Daher then put Badziakouski all in and Badziakouski called for his last 50,000.

Mikita Badziakouski: A?5?
Albert Daher: 8?2?

Badziakouski was ahead with ace-high, while Daher had a straight draw. The board ran out J?J? and Badziakouski doubled up yet again.

"This guy has nine lives," Daher said.

Player Chips Progress
Albert Daher lb
Albert Daher
1,200,000
60,000
60,000
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
220,000

Tags: Mikita BadziakouskiAlbert Daher

Adrian Mateos Eliminated in 5th Place ($66,100)

Level 21 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Adrian Mateos
Adrian Mateos

Sam Greenwood stuck in a tower of green 25,000 chips on the button, easily covering Mikita Badziakouski and Adrian Mateos in the blinds. Badziakouski folded, but Mateos let out a laugh then called for his last 60,000.

Adrian Mateos: 7?3?
Sam Greenwood: K?6?

The board ran out J?Q?5?2?Q? and Greenwood's king-kicker was enough to win the pot and send Mateos to the rail in fifth place.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
900,000
180,000
180,000
Run It Once
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
Busted
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Adrian MateosSam Greenwood

Everyone Loves a Chop Pot

Level 21 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Daniel Rezaei moved all in for 460,000 from the small blind and Sam Greenwood called from the big blind with a covering stack.

Daniel Rezaei: A?3?
Sam Greenwood: A?6?

The board ran out 5?8?8?10?7?. Neither player's kicker played and the two split the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
720,000
150,000
150,000
Run It Once
Daniel Rezaei at
Daniel Rezaei
485,000
-65,000
-65,000

Tags: Daniel RezaeiSam Greenwood

Level: 21

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Badziakouski Gives It Back, Doubles Rezaei

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Daniel Rezaei
Daniel Rezaei

Daniel Rezaei raised to 200,000 in the cutoff and Mikita Badziakouski called in the small blind.

The flop came 7?6?K? and Badziakouski put Rezaei all in for his last 40,000, and Rezaei tossed in the chips.

Daniel Rezaei: K?Q?
Mikita Badziakouski: A?Q?

Rezaei had the lead with a pair of kings, while the Q? turn improved him to two pair. The river was the 7? and Rezaei doubled up, dropping Badziakouski back down to where he was before his last double.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Rezaei at
Daniel Rezaei
550,000
80,000
80,000
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
220,000
-390,000
-390,000

Tags: Daniel RezaeiMikita Badziakouski

Badziakouski Counterfeits Greenwood For a Double

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Mikita Badziakouski
Mikita Badziakouski

"See how much I love you," Albert Daher told the short-stacked Adrian Mateos after bursting the bubble. Mateos then raised to 160,000 in the cutoff, leaving 5,000 behind, and the rest of the table folded.

The next hand, Mikita Badziakouski raised to 220,000 under the gun, leaving his last 5,000 chip standing upright on top of his cards, and Sam Greenwood put him all in from the big blind.

Mikita Badziakouski: J?10?
Sam Greenwood: 8?8?

"Easy game," Badziakouski said heading to the K?K?9? flop. The 2? turn was no help, but the 9? river counterfeited Greenwood's pair and gave Badziakouski the pot and the double up with his jack-high.

Player Chips Progress
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
610,000
310,000
310,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
570,000
-155,000
-155,000
Run It Once

Tags: Adrian MateosMikita BadziakouskiSam Greenwood

Daher Busts Martirosian to Burst the Money Bubble

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Artur Martirosian
Artur Martirosian

Artur Martirosian opened to 125,000 from the button, leaving 50,000 behind. Daher raised all in with a covering stack from the big blind and Martirosian called to put himself at risk.

Artur Martirosian: A?7?
Albert Daher: 10?8?

"I have forty percent!" Daher declared, although he had far more than that when he flopped top two pair on the 10?8?4? flop. Dahar remained ahead on the 4? turn and J? river to take the pot and send Martirosian to the rail on the stone bubble.

Player Chips Progress
Albert Daher lb
Albert Daher
1,140,000
340,000
340,000
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
Busted
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Albert DaherArtur Martirosian

Level: 20

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

The Bubble Continues as Mateos Doubles

Level 19 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Adrian Mateos
Adrian Mateos

Artur Martirosian raised to 175,000, leaving 60,000 behind, from the cutoff as action folded to big blind Daniel Rezaei. "Good cash game hand. Bad tournament hand," Rezaei said as he mucked.

The next hand, Adrian Mateos put in 90,000 from the cutoff with just 5,000 behind. Albert Daher then reraised, the rest of the table folded, and Mateos tossed in his last chip.

Adrian Mateos: A?K?
Albert Daher: A?10?

The Q?7?J? flop gave both players a straight draw, but Mateos held on through the 8? turn and 3? river to stay alive.

Player Chips Progress
Albert Daher lb
Albert Daher
800,000
150,000
150,000
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
275,000
-5,000
-5,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
210,000
60,000
60,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Adrian MateosAlbert DaherArtur Martirosian