2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

$3,000 Mystery Bounty
Day: 3
Event Info

2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$265,972
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$1,509,072
Entries
894
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
15
Players Left
1

Level: 35

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

Kolev Rivers Straight to Double Up

Level 34 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Boris Kolev shoved from the big blind for around 12 big blinds and Guo Liang Wei called in the big blind. Players flipped their cards, with Kolev at risk.

Boris Kolev: 2?2? All in
Guo Liang Wei: 10?10?

Kolev was dominated, but the board ran out 8?3?6?5?4? and his rail went mad as he rivered a straight to double up his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Guo Liang Wei cn
Guo Liang Wei
17,820,000
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Boris Kolev
9,000,000

Tags: Boris KolevGuo Liang Wei

Wei Takes a Chunk Out of Kolev

Level 34 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Guo Liang Wei limped in on the button and Boris Kolev checked his option in the big blind.

The A?2?6? flop saw Kolev check-call a bet of 300,000 from Wei.

The 7? turn saw a repeat of the action; this time Wei sized up to 600,000.

The 3? river prompted a third check from Kolev. Wei fired one last time for 1,600,000, sending Kolev into the tank. Kolev thought for several minutes before making the call. Wei rolled over K?7? for second pair which was, much to Kolev's surprise, the best hand, earning him the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Guo Liang Wei cn
Guo Liang Wei
22,800,000
3,800,000
3,800,000
Profile photo of Boris Kolev bg
Boris Kolev
4,000,000
-3,820,000
-3,820,000

Tags: Boris KolevGuo Liang Wei

Kolev Check-Shoves Turn

Level 34 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Guo Liang Wei raised to 600,000 from the button and Boris Kolev called in the big blind.

The flop came A?6?5? and Kolev checked. Wei bet 450,000 and Kolev called. The turn was the 10? and Kolev checked again. Wei sized up to 850,000 and Kolev moved all in for over 4,000,000.

Wei went into the tank, and Kolev called time, prompting Wei to fold and give him the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Guo Liang Wei cn
Guo Liang Wei
19,000,000
-2,400,000
-2,400,000
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Boris Kolev
7,820,000
2,420,000
2,420,000

Tags: Boris KolevGuo Liang Wei

Matthias Lipp Eliminated in 3rd Place ($118,810)

Level 34 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Matthias Lipp
Matthias Lipp

Matthias Lipp moved all in for 3,800,000 from the button. Guo Liang Wei, in the big blind, had an easy call.

Matthias Lipp: K?10? All in
Guo Liang Wei: K?K?

The board ran out J?10?Q?8?J?; Lipp ran into Wei's premium holding, ending his incredible Mystery Bounty run in third place. Lipp has not one, but two $75,000 bounty pulls under his belt to add to his score of $118,810.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Guo Liang Wei cn
Guo Liang Wei
21,400,000
7,200,000
7,200,000
Profile photo of Boris Kolev bg
Boris Kolev
5,400,000
300,000
300,000
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Matthias Lipp
Busted

Tags: Guo Liang WeiMatthias Lipp

Valeriu Rosca Eliminated in 4th Place ($91,390)

Level 34 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Valeriu Rosca
Valeriu Rosca

Valeriu Rosca was all-in from the button for 1,850,000 and Matthias Lipp called in the small blind with slightly less chips. Players flipped their cards.

Matthias Lipp: A?10? All in
Valeriu Rosca: 7?4?

The board ran out 3?J?A?K?K? and Lipp paired his ace on the flop, making two pair with the kings on board to win the pot. He doubled his stack, leaving Rosca short with just 75,000 chips.

The next hand, Rosca was all-in for his remaining 75,000, Lipp raised to 250,000 from the button, then Boris Kolev moved all in from the small blind. Lipp folded, leaving Rosca and Kolev to showdown.

Valeriu Rosca: 6?5? All in
Boris Kolev: A?9?

The board ran out 10?A?A?6?J? and Kolev made trip aces to win the pot. Rosca was eliminated in fourth place for $91,390.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Boris Kolev bg
Boris Kolev
5,100,000
-500,000
-500,000
Profile photo of Matthias Lipp at
Matthias Lipp
4,000,000
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Valeriu Rosca
Busted

Tags: Boris KolevMatthias LippValeriu Rosca

Level: 34

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

Women's Event at NAPT Las Vegas Will Feature $30,000 Guarantee

Level 33 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
NAPT Women's Event
NAPT Women's Event

PokerStars listened to feedback from female poker players on how to draw women to the game, and now the poker site is responding.

The upcoming PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Las Vegas festival will feature a $330 buy-in Women's Event on Nov. 5. Notably, the event has a $30,000 guaranteed prize pool attached.

Last year's NAPT Women's Event had a $360 price tag and drew 94 entrants for a prize pool of $28,200. That means PokerStars is expecting this year's event to be an even greater success.

The Women's Event will get underway at 12:30 p.m. local time on Nov. 5 and allows for unlimited reentry. The event will feature 30-minute levels and will see players starting with stacks of 30,000.

Find Full Details Here

Nicolae Paunescu Eliminated in 5th Place ($70,310)

Level 33 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Nicolae Paunescu
Nicolae Paunescu

Action folded around to Boris Kolev, who pushed all in from the small blind. Nicolae Paunescu called in the big blind for around 900,000 and was at risk as players flipped their cards.

Nicolae Paunescu: A?6? All in
Boris Kolev: Q?3?

The board ran out 7?Q?Q?2?K? and Kolev made trip queens on the flop to win the pot. Paunescu was eliminated from the tournament in fifth place for $70,310.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Boris Kolev bg
Boris Kolev
5,600,000
1,450,000
1,450,000
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Nicolae Paunescu
Busted

Tags: Nicolae PaunescuBoris Kolev

Karen Nazarian Eliminated in 6th Place ($54,090)

Level 33 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Karen Nazarian
Karen Nazarian

Guo Liang Wei raised to 400,000 from under the gun, Karen Nazarian three-bet jammed for 2,025,000, from the button, and Wei called.

Karen Nazarian: A?7? All in
Guo Liang Wei: A?Q?

Nazarian got it in as a big underdog and the K?4?10?3?8? runout didn't change that, sending him to the rail in sixth place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Guo Liang Wei cn
Guo Liang Wei
14,200,000
4,800,000
4,800,000
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Karen Nazarian
Busted

Tags: Guo Liang WeiKaren Nazarian