https://wptdownload.com/tags/victoria-livschitz/ Recent content in Victoria Livschitz on WPT Global App Download Hugo en-us Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://wptdownload.com/news/202310/albert_daher_caps_off_ept_cyprus_with_crazy_prop_bets____25_000_title/ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://wptdownload.com/news/202310/albert_daher_caps_off_ept_cyprus_with_crazy_prop_bets____25_000_title/ <p>The idyllic scenery of the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel and Spa, with its sandy beaches and poolside bars, invites a slow life of laying back and soaking in the atmosphere. So it was an irony that the first-ever PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus ended not with a drawn-out affair but with a turbo sprint to the finish.</p> <p>Long after Gilles Simon lifted the EPT Cyprus Main Event trophy and the room had largely cleared of players and spectators, Albert Daher and Mikita Badziakouski continued to battle at their table with four other opponents in the final $25,000 No-Limit Holdem event of the festival. The levels had been decreased to 15 minutes to speed up action; stacks became extremely shallow, at one point averaging 12 big blinds at the final table.</p>