2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

$10,200 Mystery Bounty
Day: 2
Event Info

2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
22
Prize
$99,300
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,200
Prize Pool
$352,500
Entries
75
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
39
Players Left
1

Ponakovs Fights Back

Level 24 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Marcelo Bonanata limped the button and Aleksejs Ponakovs checked his option.

The J?4?3? flop was checked through. On the 8? turn, Ponakovs led out with a bet of 175,000, which his opponent called.

The J? river completed the board, and Ponakovs slid out a bet of 475,000, which Bonanata called. Ponakovs showed 9?8? for a pair of eights, which was good versus Bonanata's pocket sixes.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Marcelo Bonanata uy
Marcelo Bonanata
4,650,000
-725,000
-725,000
Profile photo of Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
2,850,000
725,000
725,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsMarcelo Bonanata

Ponakovs Raises Worst Hand

Level 24 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs limped his button and Marcelo Bonanata checked his big blind. The pair checked through the 8?9?6? flop as well as the J? turn.

On the K? river, Bonanata bet 100,000. Ponakovs raised to 350,000 after nearing the end of his shot clock and Bonanata snap-called.

Ponakovs showed K?2? for top pair, but Bonanata had two pair with his K?6? and raked in yet another pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Marcelo Bonanata uy
Marcelo Bonanata
5,375,000
1,245,000
1,245,000
Profile photo of Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
2,125,000
-1,245,000
-1,245,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsMarcelo Bonanata

Bonanata Surprises Ponakovs

Level 24 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Marcelo Bonanata limped in from the button and Aleksejs Ponakovs checked in the big blind. Both players checked the 6?10?9? flop before the 7? fell on the turn.

Ponakovs made a bet of 125,000, which Bonanata called. Ponakovs fired again on the 4? river, betting 275,000. Bonanata quickly called.

Ponakovs confidently tabled 10?6? for two pair, but Marcelo Bonanata showed down 8?5? for a straight, winning the pot and extending the gap between the players.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Marcelo Bonanata uy
Marcelo Bonanata
4,130,000
155,000
155,000
Profile photo of Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
3,370,000
-155,000
-155,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsMarcelo Bonanata

Level: 24

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

Bonanata Pulls Ahead

Level 23 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Marcelo Bonanata
Marcelo Bonanata

Marcelo Bonanata limped in from the button and Aleksejs Ponakovs checked his big blind.

The 8?10?9? flop went check-check before Ponakovs fired a bet of 180,000 on the 3? turn. Bonanata called to the 3? river, where faced a bet of 460,000 from his opponent.

Bonanata then made a small raise to 1,000,000. Ponakovs spent two time banks but ultimately folded, seeing Bonanata retake the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Marcelo Bonanata uy
Marcelo Bonanata
3,975,000
1,150,000
1,150,000
Profile photo of Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
3,525,000
-1,150,000
-1,150,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsMarcelo Bonanata

Bonanata Check-Raises

Level 23 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs limped his button and Marcelo Bonanata checked in the big blind. Bonanata checked to Ponakovs on the 10?8?2? flop, after which the latter bet 80,000.

Bonanata made it 200,000 to go and Ponakovs called. Bonanata then piled in an additional 400,000 on the 3? turn.

Ponakovs instantly folded as he saw his opponent close the gap a bit.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
4,675,000
-515,000
-515,000
Profile photo of Marcelo Bonanata uy
Marcelo Bonanata
2,825,000
515,000
515,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsMarcelo Bonanata

Ponakovs Extends Lead

Level 23 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs opened to 130,000 from the button, and was faced with a three-bet to 300,000 by Marcelo Bonanata, with Ponakovs making the call.

On the A?Q?4? flop, Bonanata led out with a bet of 300,000, receiving a call from Ponakovs.

The Q? rolled off on the turn to pair the board and bring potential flushes, and Bonanata check-called a bet of 350,000 from Ponakovs.

The 2? river was checked through. Bonanata showed A?K? for two pair, aces and queens, but Ponakovs had J?10? and took the pot, having rivered the flush.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
5,190,000
890,000
890,000
Profile photo of Marcelo Bonanata uy
Marcelo Bonanata
2,310,000
-890,000
-890,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsMarcelo Bonanata

Level: 23

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

Ponakovs Creates Gap

Level 22 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Aleksejs Ponakovs
Aleksejs Ponakovs

Aleksejs Ponakovs raised his button to 130,000 and Marcelo Bonanata called in the big blind.

Bonanata check-called bets of 110,000 on the 8?3?3? flop and 320,000 on the 9? turn before the 6? river went check-check.

Bonanata tabled A?Q? for ace-high. Ponakovs showed A?K? for the better ace-high and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
4,300,000
500,000
500,000
Profile photo of Marcelo Bonanata uy
Marcelo Bonanata
3,200,000
-500,000
-500,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsMarcelo Bonanata

Ponakovs Takes Lead

Level 22 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Marcelo Bonanata opened to 150,000 from the button and Aleksejs Ponakovs defended the big blind.

On the Q?4?3? flop, Ponakovs check-called versus a bet of 150,000 from his opponent.

The K? turn was checked through. On the K? river, Ponakovs check-raised to 950,000 versus a bet of 200,000 from Bonanata, leading to a swift fold from Bonanata.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
3,800,000
550,000
550,000
Profile photo of Marcelo Bonanata uy
Marcelo Bonanata
3,700,000
-550,000
-550,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsMarcelo Bonanata