Level: 30
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$3,000 Mystery Bounty
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$1,509,072
Entries
894
Level
36
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
15
Players Left
1
Level 29
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marius Kudzmanas | Lithuania | 1,500,010 | 15 |
| 2 | Uladzimir Zhyharau | Belarus | 1,615,000 | 16 |
| 3 | Boris Kolev | Bulgaria | 2,490,000 | 25 |
| 4 | Ryhor Karapanau | Latvia | 1,560,000 | 16 |
| 5 | Nicolae Paunescu | Romania | 7,000,025 | 70 |
| 6 | Guo Liang Wei | China | 1,855,000 | 19 |
| 7 | Valeriu Rosca | Romania | 2,985,000 | 30 |
| 8 | Matthias Lipp | Austria | 2,360,000 | 24 |
| 9 | Karen Nazarian | Russia | 5,415,000 | 54 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,000,025
400,025
|
400,025 |
|
5,415,000
1,115,000
|
1,115,000 |
|
2,985,000
385,000
|
385,000 |
|
2,490,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
2,360,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
1,855,000
845,000
|
845,000 |
|
1,615,000
565,000
|
565,000 |
|
||
|
1,560,000
720,000
|
720,000 |
|
1,500,010
974,990
|
974,990 |
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
The players have been sent on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Boris Kolev raised to 160,000 from the cutoff, Stoyan Obreshkov three-bet jammed for 850,000 from the big blind and Kolev snap-called.
Stoyan Obreshkov: A?6? 
Boris Kolev: A?K?
The board ran out 3?Q?2?10?3?; Kolev's kicker played and Obreshkov was sent to the rail. The remaining nine players were now on the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,300,000
1,450,000
|
1,450,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Anze Smajd was short stacked after losing most of his chips in previous hands. He raised to 160,000 and left just 30,000 behind. Nicolae Paunescu called on the button and Karen Nazarian called in the big blind.
The flop came 5?8?7? and action checked to Paunescu, who bet 80,000. Nazarian called and Smajd put the last of his chips in the middle.
The turn was the 5? and Nazarian checked. Paunescu bet 275,000 and Nazarian called.
The river came the 6? and both players checked to showdown. Nazarian had K?7? for a pair of sevens, Smajd had 10?2? and Paunescu had J?5? for trip fives.
Paunescu won both the main and side pot, while Smajd was eliminated from the tournament in 11th place for $19,800.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,600,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |
|
|
4,300,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Matthias Lipp raised to 190,000 from the small blind. Stoyan Obreshkov, in the big blind, made the call.
The J?8?8? flop saw Lipp continue for 90,000. Obreshkov called.
Lipp slowed down with a check on the 2? turn. Obreshkov took the lead for 130,000 and Lipp let go of his holding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
1,280,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
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Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Action folded around to Karen Nazarian, who completed the small blind. Anze Smajd then raised from the big blind and Nazarian called.
The flop came A?3?5? and both players checked. The turn was the 8? and Nazarian checked again. Smadj made it 250,000 to go and Nazarian called.
The river was the K? and Nazarian led out with a large bet of 700,000, which Smadj called. Nazarian showed K?3? for two pair and Smadj mucked to give him the pot. With that, Nazarian closed the gap on current chip lead Nicolae Paunescu.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,700,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
230,000
1,660,000
|
1,660,000 |
Level: 29
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Boris Kolev raised to 160,000 from the button, Matthias Lipp three-bet jammed for 1,010,000 from the big blind and Kolev called.
Matthias Lipp: A?K?
Boris Kolev: 8?8?
This flip fell in the favour of Lipp on the A?5?4? flop, pairing his ace. The Q? turn and 10? river were safe for Lipp and he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,130,000
630,000
|
630,000 |
|
|
850,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Karen Nazarian raised from under the gun and Uladzimir Zhyharau moved all in from the big blind. Nazarian made the call with the shorter stack of 1,895,000 and players flipped their cards.
Karen Nazarian: A?J?
Uladzimir Zhyharau: 4?4?
The board ran out 5?A?J?A?3? and Nazarian flopped two pair then turned a full house. He raised his fist in the air and pulled in the pot to double his stack.
Zhyharau, meanwhile, who started the day as the clear chip leader, was reduced to slightly above one million chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,900,000
2,380,000
|
2,380,000 |
|
|
1,050,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
|
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