Level: 28
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$10,300 EPT High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
Buy-in
$10,300
Prize Pool
$3,947,900
Entries
407
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
23
Players Left
1
Level 27
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Connor Richards, and Matt Hansen give you an update on the PokerStars EPT Cyprus, including a controversial hand that was retrieved from the muck and the PokerStars x Poker Power Women's Boot Camp; in fact, hear a winner's interview from Louise Ulrick, who punched her ticket to Prague by winning a "Showdown Finale."
They also talk about Chino Rheem winning the overall leaderboard in the Mixed Game Series II, 888poker's upcoming ChampionChip Games, Global Poker's Celebrity Challenge w/ Michael Phelps, recent WSOP Online bracelet winners, and Phil Ivey's meet-up game (MUG) that'll kick off the World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas in December.
Matt also shares highlights from his recent trip to the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) Hard Rock Tulsa, which included Brian Winter continuing his heater by capturing two more rings! Matt sat down with the man formerly known as "The Golden Blazer" to talk about his poker career, crushing on tour, and his recent marriage to one of the most prominent poker photographers in the industry.
Level 27
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
The remaining seven players have been sent on a short 30-minute dinner break.
Level 27
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Selahaddin Bedir raised to 125,000 from the hijack, but Dmitrii Nazarov three-bet to 300,000 on the button.
Bedir called, then checked on the flop 9?Q?10?. Nazarov checked back, and both players checked again on the turn Q?.
However, on the river 9?, Bedir bet 150,000. Nazarov chose to raise to 400,000 with 5?5?. Bedir quickly called with A?10?, and won this hand with the two pair on board and his ace-kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,400,000
985,000
|
985,000 |
|
||
|
860,000
-640,000
|
-640,000 |
Level 27
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Martin Diaz raised to 125,000, from middle position. Sergi Reixach defended in the big blind.
The 10?5?3? flop checked through to the 8? on the turn. Reixach took the lead for 115,000 and Diaz called.
The 9? river saw Reixach place a small bet of 100,000. Diaz didn't take long to raise to 500,000, sending Reixach into the tank.
Reixach checked to see how many time banks he had left, and upon realizing his stock was running low, he quickly made the call in his final seconds. Diaz showed A?K? for ace high, while Reixach claimed the pot having called with A?8?, for a pair of eights.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,550,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
1,200,000
-1,400,000
|
-1,400,000 |
Level 27
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
The action clearly slowed down before the dinner break, with very small pots being played.
For example, Sergi Reixach opened to 120,000 from the hijack, and Selahaddin Bedir called in the big blind.
On J?9?2?, Reixach bet 110,000 and Bedir quickly check-called. But on the 3? and the river 7?, both players decided to check.
"Ace-Queen," Bedir said when Reixach checked back. Enough to scoop the pot, as the Spanish player mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,900,000
-425,000
|
-425,000 |
|
|
3,415,000
665,000
|
665,000 |
|
|
||
Level 27
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,300,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
|
4,325,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
|
2,750,000
-310,000
|
-310,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,600,000
-705,000
|
-705,000 |
|
1,850,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
|
1,500,000
-795,000
|
-795,000 |
|
1,475,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
Level 27
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Ilia Pavlov was in the hijack when he opened to 125,000. Sergi Reixach defended from the big blind and both of them discovered the flop 8?A?6?.
Pavlov bet 175,000 and Reixach check-called. On the turn 8?, the Spanish player took the lead and bet 115,000. Pavlov didn't back down and decided to raise to 525,000.
Reixach eventually called, then checked after the 8? came on the river. Pavlov took 500,000 chips and put them in front of him.
Not very happy, Reixach seemed to have no choice but to call with A?2? for a full. He was right, because Pavlov didn't have the eight, but K?10? for a bluff.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,920,000
-1,130,000
|
-1,130,000 |
|
|
3,675,000
1,275,000
|
1,275,000 |
Level 27
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
In the final hand of the previous level, the action folded to Ilia Pavlov on the button, and he made a raise to 150,000. Danil Rafikov sat in the big blind and jammed all in for 555,000. Pavlov made the call and the cards were tabled.
Danil Rafikov: A?10?
Ilia Pavlov: 7?7?
Rafikov was flipping for his tournament life and he was victorious when the 5?A?8?8?A? board gave him a full house. He doubled up, but remained the shortest stack on the table with 20 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,050,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
|
1,200,000
560,000
|
560,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000