Kym Nguyen opened to 300,000 from under the gun with 10?8? and was faced with a three-bet to 750,000 from Uladzimir Luchkou in the big blind with Q?Q?. Nguyen called.
On the J?4?7? flop, Luchkou led out with a bet of 500,000 and Nguyen called.
The 4? rolled off on the turn and Luchkou moved all in for 1,300,000, forcing a relatively swift fold from Nguyen.
In the third hand of the day, Priamo Carta opened to 325,000 from the hijack with Q?10? and was met with a three-bet jam by Vladas Burneikis to 2,000,000 from the cutoff. Action folded to Traian Stanciu in the small blind, who four-bet jammed with his chip leading stack, with Carta getting out of the way.
Vladas Burneikis: K?8?
Traian Stanciu: A?K?
Burneikis' king-high was dominated, and his early exit from the final table was confirmed by the 7?6?6?K?2? runout, Stanciu increasing his chip lead early doors.
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The World Poker Tour (WPT) is expanding its Season XXII schedule with a brand-new festival taking place in Cyprus this fall. The WPT Prime Cyprus festival, running Aug. 15-26 at the Chamada Prestige Hotel & Spa, will include a $1,100 buy-in Prime Championship event with a $1 million guarantee.
��As we continue our globetrotting mission to spread poker around the world, we��re proud to introduce Cyprus to the 2024 schedule,�� WPT CEO Adam Pliska said in a press release. ��The great Chamada Prestige will host the first-ever WPT venture in the beautiful island country.��
The WPT Prime Cyprus Championship will take place Aug. 22-26, while the rest of the series will feature various side events.