2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

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

2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k8
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

Jose Gonzalez Sanchez Eliminated in 3rd Place ($465,425)

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez

Jose Gonzalez Sanchez open-jammed for 5,250,000 from the small blind. Andrea Dato asked for a count in the big blind and made the call.

Jose Gonzalez Sanchez: Q?6?
Andrea Dato: K?J?

The Q? was in the window but was followed by the K?8? for Dato to remain ahead. The A? turn and J? river saw Sanchez's deep run come to an end.

Jose Gonzalez Sanchez
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez
Player Chips Progress
Andrea Dato it
Andrea Dato
26,650,000
6,050,000
6,050,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
Gilles Simon nl
Gilles Simon
12,000,000
-880,000
-880,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez es
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez
Busted

Tags: Andrea DatoJose Gonzalez Sanchez

Dato Rivers a Flush

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Jose Gonzalez Sanchez limped in from the small blind with 10?6?. Andrea Dato checked his option with Q?4?.

The K?10?8? checked through to the J? turn, giving Dato an open-ender and a flush draw. Sanchez, with a pair of tens, bet 600,000 and was called.

The 2? completed the board, and Sanchez checked. With a flush, Dato fired out a pot-sized bet of 2,400,000. Sanchez went into the tank and threw a collection of time banks into the middle. He talked himself into a call only to see the bad news.

Player Chips Progress
Andrea Dato it
Andrea Dato
20,600,000
3,400,000
3,400,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez es
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez
6,050,000
-4,200,000
-4,200,000

Tags: Andrea DatoJose Gonzalez Sanchez

Simon Flops Top Pair

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Andrea Dato opened to 1,000,000 from the button with K?10?. Gilles Simon called with Q?9? from the small blind.

Simon hit top pair on the Q?4?2? flop and checked. Dato checked back.

On the 8? turn, Simon bet 2,100,000 and Dato ditched his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Andrea Dato it
Andrea Dato
17,200,000
-1,200,000
-1,200,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
Gilles Simon nl
Gilles Simon
12,880,000
2,005,000
2,005,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Andrea DatoGilles Simon

Ace-High Good For Dato

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Jose Gonzalez Sanchez opened to 900,000 with K?Q? and Andrea Dato three-bet to 2,600,000 on the button with A?Q?. Sanchez called.

Sanchez checked on the flop of 9?9?4? and Dato continued for 750,000. Sanchez called. Sanchez checked on the 6? turn and Dato checked back.

Sanchez checked once more on the 4? river and Dato also checked as he showed ace-high to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Andrea Dato it
Andrea Dato
20,000,000
4,150,000
4,150,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez es
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez
7,850,000
-5,250,000
-5,250,000

Tags: Jose Gonzalez SanchezAndrea Dato

Halil Tasyurek Eliminated in 4th Place ($358,075)

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Halil Tasyurek
Halil Tasyurek

Andrea Dato moved all in for 8,600,000 from the small blind and Halil Tasyurek called off his stack of 6,850,000 from the big blind.

Halil Tasyurek: A?Q?
Andrea Dato: K?J?

The 14,100,000 pot would give the winner the chip lead and Tasyurek was the favorite until Dato paired up on the K?7?4? flop. The 8? turn left Tasyurek drawing to an ace but the 9? river was not what he needed and he departed in fourth place.

Halil Tasyurek
Halil Tasyurek
Player Chips Progress
Andrea Dato it
Andrea Dato
15,850,000
6,050,000
6,050,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
Halil Tasyurek tr
Halil Tasyurek
Busted

Tags: Halil Tasyurek

Simon Caught Slipping

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Andrea Dato opened to 800,000 on the button with K?K? and Gilles Simon defended in the big blind with 6?5?.

Simon checked on the flop of Q?4?2? and Dato continued for 450,000. Simon check-raised to 1,200,000. Dato responded with a verbal three-bet to 2,100,000. Simon laid it down.

Player Chips Progress
Gilles Simon nl
Gilles Simon
11,280,000
-2,000,000
-2,000,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Andrea Dato it
Andrea Dato
9,800,000
3,700,000
3,700,000
Day 4 Chip Leader

Tags: Andrea DatoGilles Simon

Sanchez Turns a Straight

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Jose Gonzalez Sanchez opened to 850,000 on the button with K?5?. Halil Tasyurek defended with Q?10? and flopped two pair as the dealer fanned the Q?10?9?.

Tasyurek check-raised to 2,000,000 after Sanchez bet 700,000. The Spaniard called.

Sanchez spiked a J? on the turn to take the lead with a straight. Tasyurek slowed down and checked. Sanchez then fired out 2,000,000 of his own. Tasyurek used up two time banks before making the correct laydown.

Player Chips Progress
Gilles Simon nl
Gilles Simon
13,280,000
5,000
5,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez es
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez
13,100,000
3,450,000
3,450,000
Halil Tasyurek tr
Halil Tasyurek
7,050,000
-3,250,000
-3,250,000
Andrea Dato it
Andrea Dato
6,100,000
-200,000
-200,000
Day 4 Chip Leader

Tags: Halil TasyurekJose Gonzalez Sanchez

Level: 35

Blinds: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 400,000