2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

$5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 6
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Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♥8♠
Prize
$1,042,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$6,402,000
Entries
1,320
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 6
Entries
7
Players Left
1
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Dato Doubles Through Sanchez

Connor Richards
Connor Richards
Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Jose Gonzalez Sanchez open-jammed on the button and Andrea Dato called off in the small blind with a stack of 2,425,000.

Andrea Dato: A?10?
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez: Q?7?

Dato was in good shape to double up as the flop landed 6?10?A? to give him a massive lead with two pair and the 5? turn had Sanchez drawing dead before the J? river.

Player Chips Progress
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez es
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez 		9,080,000
-1,920,000
 -1,920,000
Andrea Dato it
Andrea Dato 		5,350,000
1,300,000
 1,300,000
Day 4 Chip Leader

Tags: Andrea DatoJose Gonzalez Sanchez

Simon Fires Two Streets with Ten-High

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Yannick Schumacher limped in with Q?2? from the small blind. Gilles Simon checked his option with 10?4? from the big blind.

Both players missed the 5?3?2? flop. Schumacher checked and Simon bet 375,000. Schumacher floated, bringing in the A? turn. Schumacher check-folded after Simon fired out 1,500,000.

Player Chips Progress
Gilles Simon nl
Gilles Simon 		14,080,000
80,000
 80,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Yannick Schumacher de
Yannick Schumacher 		7,480,000
1,430,000
 1,430,000

Tags: Gilles SimonYannick Schumacher

Simon Good At Showdown

Connor Richards
Connor Richards
Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Jose Gonzalez Sanchez opened to 550,000 in early position with K?8? and Gilles Simon called in the big blind with 6?5?.

Simon checked on the flop of 2?7?5? and Sanchez continued for 450,000. Simon called. Simon checked again on the 7? turn and Sanchez checked back.

Simon checked once more on the A? river and Sanchez checked back to earn Simon the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Gilles Simon nl
Gilles Simon 		14,000,000
1,500,000
 1,500,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez es
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez 		11,000,000
-2,250,000
 -2,250,000

Tags: Gilles SimonJose Gonzalez Sanchez

Nikita Kuznetsov Eliminated in 6th Place ($211,850)

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Nikita Kuznetsov
Nikita Kuznetsov

Nikita Kuznetsov opened to 625,000 from under the gun with 8?8? before Halil Tasyurek jammed for 3,300,000 from the small blind with K?K?. Kuznetsov opted to fold, which put him as the shortest stack.

The following hand, Gilles Simon made it 500,000 from under the gun. He then called Kuznetsov 4,000,000 jam.

Nikita Kuznetsov: 4?4?
Gilles Simon: K?K?

Kuznetsov could not find a four on the 9?8?3?10?7? runout and was eliminated

Player Chips Progress
Gilles Simon nl
Gilles Simon 		12,500,000
3,000,000
 3,000,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Halil Tasyurek tr
Halil Tasyurek 		4,425,000
1,745,000
 1,745,000
Nikita Kuznetsov ru
Nikita Kuznetsov 		Busted

Tags: Gilles SimonHalil TasyurekNikita Kuznetsov

Schumacher Bets & Takes

Connor Richards
Connor Richards
Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Yannick Schumacher opened to 600,000 from under the gun with Q?10? and Halil Tasyurek defended out of the big blind with K?10?.

Tasyurek checked on the flop of 9?7?2? and Schumacher continued for 400,000. Tasyurek laid it down.

Player Chips Progress
Yannick Schumacher de
Yannick Schumacher 		6,050,000
970,000
 970,000
Halil Tasyurek tr
Halil Tasyurek 		2,680,000
-845,000
 -845,000

Tags: Halil TasyurekYannick Schumacher

Big Double for Simon

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Gilles Simon
Gilles Simon

Nikita Kuznetsov limped in from the button. Gilles Simon raised to 2,200,000, leaving 2,300,000 behind, from the small blind. Kuznetsov used up a time bank before moving all in and Simon called off the remainder of his stack.

Gilles Simon: 7?7?
Nikita Kuznetsov: A?J?

It was another flip and Simon made a set on the 7?5?3? flop. Simon then doubled up after the 2? turn and A? river.

Player Chips Progress
Gilles Simon nl
Gilles Simon 		9,500,000
5,000,000
 5,000,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Nikita Kuznetsov ru
Nikita Kuznetsov 		4,630,000
-4,500,000
 -4,500,000

Tags: Gilles SimonNikita Kuznetsov

Kuznetsov Muscles Out Simon

Connor Richards
Connor Richards
Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Nikita Kuznetsov raised to 700,000 in the small blind with 9?5? and Gilles Simon called in the big blind with J?8?.

Kuznetsov continued for 1,475,000 on the flop of 8?6?10? and Simon used two time banks before folding.

Player Chips Progress
Nikita Kuznetsov ru
Nikita Kuznetsov 		9,130,000
950,000
 950,000
Gilles Simon nl
Gilles Simon 		4,500,000
-950,000
 -950,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Gilles SimonNikita Kuznetsov

Schumacher Limps in with Queens.

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Yannick Schumacher limped in from the small blind with Q?Q? and Nikita Kuznetsov checked his K?J? from the big blind.

The 9?8?6? flop kept Schumacher ahead, but Kuznetsov also picked up a flush draw. Schumacher check-called for 250,00.

The A? came on the turn and Schumacher checked his queens for a second time, Kuznetsov did the same.

The 6? river saw Schumacher lead out for 1,250,000 and Kuznetsov quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Nikita Kuznetsov ru
Nikita Kuznetsov 		8,180,000
-745,000
 -745,000
Yannick Schumacher de
Yannick Schumacher 		5,080,000
755,000
 755,000

Tags: Nikita KuznetsovYannick Schumacher

Level: 33

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

Break Begins

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Gilles Simon - Jose Gonzalez Sanchez
Gilles Simon - Jose Gonzalez Sanchez

The final six players have been sent on a 20-minute break. Check out the highlights from the opening level of the day:

Player Chips Progress
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez es
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez 		13,250,000
400,000
 400,000
Nikita Kuznetsov ru
Nikita Kuznetsov 		8,925,000
-5,000
 -5,000
Gilles Simon nl
Gilles Simon 		5,450,000
-700,000
 -700,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Yannick Schumacher de
Yannick Schumacher 		4,325,000
-5,000
 -5,000
Andrea Dato it
Andrea Dato 		4,050,000
-600,000
 -600,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
Halil Tasyurek tr
Halil Tasyurek 		3,525,000
-55,000
 -55,000