€1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day 2 Completed
€1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day 2 Completed
After nine hours of play today, Day 2 of the €1,100 Eureka Main Event at the 2022 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague has finished play inside the Hilton Prague venue.
The day started with 603 players in the field vying for a Day 3 spot, but only 85 made that happen with their chips in bags for their return. The remaining players will return on Sunday to play for their share of the €3,856,320 prize pool.
At the end of the day, it was Quentin Guivarch of France with the biggest stack, he amassed 4,335,000 to lead the field.
RANK | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT | BIG BLINDS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Quentin Guivarch | France | 4,335,000 | 87 |
2 | Waldemar Starostin | Germany | 3,400,000 | 68 |
3 | Elias Suhonen | Finland | 3,300,000 | 66 |
4 | Eldiyar Janiev | Kyrgyzstan | 3,005,000 | 60 |
5 | Leonardo Romeo | Italy | 3,000,000 | 60 |
6 | Anton Suarez | Sweden | 2,930,000 | 59 |
7 | Martin Stoyanov | Bulgaria | 2,750,000 | 55 |
8 | Pieter Theelen | Austria | 2,700,000 | 54 |
9 | Risto Ailamo | Finland | 2,530,000 | 51 |
10 | Joshua Boulton | United Kingdom | 2,320,000 | 46 |
PokerStars Ambassador Alejandro Lococo spent most of the day on top of the leaderboard, right where he started the day as the overall chip leader. With less than half an hour to play, though, he suffered a brutal cooler when he ran into the quad kings of Leonardo Romeo.
Chip leader Guivarch accumulated much of his chips when he made a big call with two pair to pick off a valiant river three-bet bluff attempt by Kyriakos Papadopoulos late in the day. He turned a pair into a bluff against a capped range, but Guivarch figured it out for the win.
Day 1d's chip leader didn't fare so well on Day 2 as Antoine Labat failed to find a bag. He couldn't get anything going today after losing a flip early in the action.
Among those who did find bags were Tobias Peters (1,315,000), Fedor Holz (1,090,000), and Georgios Kostakis (935,000).
Day 3 picks back up tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. local time going into blinds of 25,000/50,000/50,000 at Level 26.
PokerNews will provide coverage through the end of this event, so check back in tomorrow to see all of the Day 3 action.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Quentin Guivarch |
4,335,000
335,000
|
335,000 |
|
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Waldemar Starostin |
3,400,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
Elias Suhonen |
3,300,000
2,972,000
|
2,972,000 |
Eldiyar Janiev |
3,005,000
1,305,000
|
1,305,000 |
Leonardo Romeo |
3,000,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
Anton Suarez |
2,930,000
1,730,000
|
1,730,000 |
Martin Stoyanov |
2,750,000
2,643,000
|
2,643,000 |
Pieter Theelen |
2,700,000
2,460,000
|
2,460,000 |
Risto Ailamo |
2,530,000
2,164,000
|
2,164,000 |
Joshua Boulton |
2,320,000
2,018,000
|
2,018,000 |
Abdullah Turan |
2,300,000
2,060,000
|
2,060,000 |
Jensen Bernard |
2,265,000
1,998,000
|
1,998,000 |
Humberto Lopes Galindo |
2,200,000
2,021,000
|
2,021,000 |
Danut Chisu |
2,190,000
890,000
|
890,000 |
Sergei Petrushevskii |
2,180,000
1,580,000
|
1,580,000 |
Lukas Zaskodny |
2,160,000
1,310,000
|
1,310,000 |
Hans Holst |
2,125,000
1,640,000
|
1,640,000 |
Marcin Dziubdziela |
2,000,000
1,686,000
|
1,686,000 |
Krzysztof Michalik |
1,950,000
1,711,000
|
1,711,000 |
Pavol Szetei |
1,750,000
1,533,000
|
1,533,000 |
Pim van Wassenberg |
1,750,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
Thomas Vieth |
1,740,000
940,000
|
940,000 |
Boris Kuzmanovic |
1,730,000
1,434,000
|
1,434,000 |
Marko Martinkovic |
1,700,005
800,005
|
800,005 |
Yulian Bogdanov |
1,700,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
Action has closed on Day 2, full chip counts and recap to follow shortly.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ermir Shkurti | Busted |
Alejandro Lococo opened to 85,000 from early position. He was immediately three-bet by Leonardo Romeo on his left to 230,000. Action folded back to Lococo who clicked it to 380,000. Romeo thought for about a minute before he called to see a flop.
The cards came out . Lococo didn't continue, instead checking to his opponent. Romeo did the same to head to a turn.
The turn brought the , Lococo decided to pick up the betting with a bet of 330,000. Romeo took his time before assembling a call and placing it into the middle.
The river fell the . Lococo eyed up his neighbor's stack, about 900,000, before announcing "all in." Romeo immediately slammed a stack of chips down into the pot.
Lococo showed . Romeo showed why he couldn't get his chips in fast enough by revealing for quads. The ultimate cooler preflop turned into a nightmare for Lococo as he tumbled down the leaderboard. Meanwhile, Romeo moved into one of the top spots with only a few hands to play on the night.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Leonardo Romeo |
3,200,000
2,275,000
|
2,275,000 |
Alejandro Lococo |
1,600,000
-2,400,000
|
-2,400,000 |
Yosuke Nakazawa, who started the hand with 440,000, opened to 80,000 from under the gun and then called for his tournament life after Giuseppe Petti jammed from small blind.
Yosuke Nakazawa:
Giuseppe Petti:
Nakazawa was never in trouble and received a late Day 2 double-up following the runout.
As the hand finished, the tournament director instructed that Day 2 will close upon the completion of four more hands.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Yosuke Nakazawa |
960,000
660,000
|
660,000 |
Giuseppe Petti |
400,000
227,000
|
227,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Konstantinos Tzinis | Busted | |
Tomasz Kasprzak | Busted | |
Richard Toth | Busted | |
Mateusz Szymanski | Busted | |
Georgi Sandev | Busted | |
Sergio Benso | Busted | |
Toni Kaukua | Busted |
Yulian Bogdanov opened to 80,000 from the hijack before Marko Martinkovic made it 250,000 from the button. Aleksandar Tomovic four-bet jammed for 415,000 and only Martinkovic made the call.
Aleksandar Tomovic:
Marko Martinkovic:
Tomovic's aces remained best following the runout.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Aleksandar Tomovic |
990,000
490,000
|
490,000 |
Marko Martinkovic |
900,000
610,000
|
610,000 |
Action picked up on the river in a modestly-sized pot of about 350,000. Kyriakos Papadopoulos was in the big blind versus Quentin Guivarch on the button. The full board read .
Papadopoulos led for 175,000 into the Frenchman. Guivarch responded with a raise in position to 425,000. This sent Papadopoulos into deep thought, after which landed on a shove, moving his 970,000 into the middle.
"You know I can't have a straight," said Guivarch. "I think you're capable," Guivarch spoke to himself. "I have to hope you're capable," and Guivarch made the call.
Papadopoulos rolled over the , turning his pair into a bluff. Guivarch had that bested by showing his for a made two pair on the river to scoop the massive pot and put himself near the top of the leaderboard.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Quentin Guivarch |
4,000,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
|
||
Kyriakos Papadopoulos | Busted |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Andras Balogh | Busted | |
Andre Jeambrun | Busted | |
Salvatore La Vardera | Busted | |
Tonino Cardia | Busted | |
Stevan Gvozdenovic | Busted | |
Nedim Salcin | Busted |