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 Picks Off Pardo

Level 11 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Juan Pardo
Juan Pardo

Artur Martirosian bet 8,000 from under the gun on a flop of 6?A?3? before Juan Pardo raised to 20,000 in the big blind.

Martirosian called to the 5? turn, where Pardo moved all in for 70,000. Martirosian spent some time in the tank before calling.

Pardo stood up and revealed 9?8? for a straight draw, while Martirosian had A?J? for a pair of aces. The A? river improved Martirosian to trips and sent Pardo to the rail again.

Player Chips Progress
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
450,000
220,000
220,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
Busted

Tags: Artur MartirosianJuan Pardo

Short Stint for Smiljkovic

Level 11 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Daniel Smiljkovic
Daniel Smiljkovic

With roughly 22,000 in the middle and two players seeing a board of A?5?2?, Daniel Smiljkovic checked from out of position and Mikita Badziakouski bet 7,000. Smiljkovic raised to 20,000 and Badziakouski called.

Smiljkovic bet 10,000 on the 8? turn and was once again called by Badziakouski.

On the 10? river Smiljkovic moved all in for approximately 60,000 and Badziakouski snap-called.

Smiljkovic tabled A?5? for two pair, aces and fives but Badziakouski showed down K?10? for the nut-flush to take down the pot and send Smiljkovic to the rail just a few hands after he had entered.

Player Chips Progress
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
305,000
173,000
173,000
Daniel Smiljkovic de
Daniel Smiljkovic
Busted

Tags: Daniel SmiljkovicMikita Badziakouski

Cheong Reenters, Immediately Doubles

Level 11 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Kyle Cheong reentered at the break and on his first hand moved all in for 100,000 under the gun. Daniel Rezaei called next to act to put him at risk.

Kyle Cheong: 9?9?
Daniel Rezaei: A?K?

Cheong needed to win the flip to stay alive and successfully dodged the 10?7?6?10?3? board to double up.

Steve O'Dwyer, Adrian Mateos, and Juan Pardo also reenetered at the break.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Rezaei at
Daniel Rezaei
420,000
60,000
60,000
Kyle Cheong au
Kyle Cheong
210,000
210,000
210,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
100,000
100,000
100,000
EPT 1X Winner
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
100,000
100,000
100,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
100,000
100,000
100,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Daniel RezaeiKyle Cheong

Level: 11

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Short Break

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Level 10 has ended and players are headed off on a 10-minute break to allow new players to arrive.

Late registration closes once action resumes. Daniel Smiljkovic, Alexander Tkatschew, and Sam Greenwood recently took their seats, Greenwood on his second bullet.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Smiljkovic de
Daniel Smiljkovic
100,000
Alexander Tkatschew at
Alexander Tkatschew
100,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
100,000
100,000
100,000
Run It Once

Iakobishvili Running Good in Flops

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 2?2?8?, Aleksejs Ponakovs bet 17,000 from the big blind and Gha Iakobishvili called on the button.

"I won 12," Iakobishvili called over to Albert Daher as they headed to the 8? turn.

"You won five," Daher yelled back as his own flop contained two red cards. "I don't know when I'm going to win."

Both Iakobishvili and Ponakovs checked to the 10? river, where Ponakovs won the pot with a bet of 20,000.

"You're going to win first place, don't worry. But you're going to lose all the money in flips," Iakobishvili told Daher.

Daniel Rezaei then bet 8,000 on a flop of 3?8?Q? and Iakobishvili called on the button. Both players checked the 7? turn.

The river came the 2? and Iakobishvili bet 25,000. "It's hard for you to have two red cards," Rezaei said as he tossed in a call.

"I have jack-eight," Iakobishvili said, showing J?8? as Rezaei mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Rezaei at
Daniel Rezaei
360,000
40,000
40,000
Gha Iakobishvili il
Gha Iakobishvili
240,000
-5,000
-5,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
180,000
100,000
100,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsDaniel RezaeiGha Iakobishvili

Iakobishvili Flips Cheong to the Rail

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Kyle Cheong
Kyle Cheong

Kyle Cheong found himself all in and at risk preflop against Gha Iakobishvili who had a covering stack.

Kyle Cheong: A?J?
Gha Iakobishvili: 9?9?

The board ran out 2?5?7?K?5?. Iakobishvili's two pair, nines and fives were good for a winner to score the knockout on Cheong and take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Gha Iakobishvili il
Gha Iakobishvili
245,000
35,000
35,000
Kyle Cheong au
Kyle Cheong
Busted

Tags: Gha IakobishviliKyle Cheong

Daher Busts Mateos

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Adrian Mateos
Adrian Mateos

Adrian Mateos was all in from under the gun for his last 12,000 and received calls from Albert Daher in the cutoff and Mikita Badziakouski in the big blind.

Both Daher and Badziakouski checked the flop and turn leading to a final board of A?Q?4?2?Q?. Badziakouski checked and folded to a 10,000 bet from Daher.

Mateos had not connected with the board and could only show jack-high while Daher tabled Q?9? for trip queens to score the knockout.

Player Chips Progress
Albert Daher lb
Albert Daher
750,000
120,000
120,000
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
132,000
-15,000
-15,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
Busted
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Adrian MateosAlbert DaherMikita Badziakouski

Camosci Sends Out Rocco With Two-Outer

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Michael Rocco
Michael Rocco

Enrico Camosci opened to 10,000 from the cutoff and Michael Rocco moved all in for 23,000 from the small blind. Camosci made the call with a covering stack.

Michael Rocco: K?K?
Enrico Camosci: 3?3?

Rocco was in great shape to double up and remained ahead on the A?2?A? flop. That changed when the 3? on the turn gave Camosci a set. Rocco was unable to hit a king or ace on the 10? river and was sent to the rail courtesy of Camosci.

Player Chips Progress
Enrico Camosci it
Enrico Camosci
224,000
24,000
24,000
Michael Rocco us
Michael Rocco
Busted

Tags: Enrico CamosciMichael Rocco

Pardo Runs Into Jacks

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Juan Pardo
Juan Pardo

Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 5,000 and Joao Vieira called before Daniel Rezaei three-bet to 18,000 in the small blind. Juan Pardo threw in his last 8,000 in the big blind, Ponakovs folded, but Vieira then reshoved for 90,000. Rezaei used a few of his time banks before folding.

Juan Pardo: 4?3?
Joao Vieira: J?J?

Pardo recognized the perilousness of his situation as he tossed his cards into the middle of the table. He made a pair on the 10?K?3? flop, but improved no further on the 7? turn or K? river to hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Rezaei at
Daniel Rezaei
320,000
10,000
10,000
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
130,000
38,000
38,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
80,000
-20,000
-20,000
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
Busted

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsDaniel RezaeiJoao VieiraJuan Pardo