$2,200 Eureka High Roller | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-16-2023 22:59 UTC+3

Roelof Pepping Eliminated in 15th Place ($22,225)

Calum Grant

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Takahiro Tsugu moved all in for 770,000 from the button before Roelof Pepping rejammed in the small blind for around 975,000. Guillermo Gordo was in the big blind and called to put both players at risk.

Takahiro Tsugu: A♥6♠
Roelof Pepping: A♠7♠
Guillermo Gordo: A♦Q♥

Gordo had both players dominated but Tsugu jumped into the lead after being the only player to connect on the 9♥6♥4♣ flop. The 6♣ turn gave him the winner and the 5♥ river confirmed Pepping's elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guillermo Gordo	5,000,000 -350,000	-350,000
Takahiro Tsugu	2,530,000 1,460,000	1,460,000
Roelof Pepping	Busted

Tags: Guillermo Gordo Roelof Pepping Takahiro Tsugu

10-16-2023 22:05 UTC+3

Sergi Reixach Eliminated in 16th Place ($18,525)

Ollie Garland

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Mohammad Haidar raised to 200,000 from early position, Sergi Reixach moved all in for 1,300,000 from the button and Haidar made the call.

Sergi Reixach: A♥8♥
Mohammad Haidar: A♦K♠

The board ran out 9♣9♦4♦4♠K♥. While it looked to be a chop on the turn, Haidar spiked a king on the river to end Reixach's deep run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mohammad Haidar	5,000,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Sergi Reixach	Busted

Tags: Mohammad Haidar Sergi Reixach

10-16-2023 21:49 UTC+3

Antoine Labat Eliminated in 18th Place ($15,675)

Ollie Garland

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Antoine Labat raised to 1,175,000 from the cutoff, leaving himself approximately 100,000 behind. Aziz Efe moved all in for 2,100,000, from the button, and Labat called off the rest.

Antoine Labat: A♦6♦
Aziz Efe: K♣K♥

The board ran out 3♣10♣6♠10♦7♦. Labat's inferior holding didn't improve against the kings of Efe and he was eliminated in 18th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aziz Efe	4,400,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Antoine Labat	Busted

Tags: Antoine Labat Aziz Efe

10-16-2023 21:38 UTC+3

Fabian Niederreiter Eliminated in 19th Place ($15,675)

Calum Grant

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Fabian Niederreiter opened to 450,000, leaving 200,000 behind, from early position. He committed the rest of his stack after Wael Sarkis moved all in from the button.

Fabian Niederreiter: A♣8♥
Wael Sarkis: Q♦Q♣

Sarkis' queens remained best and were never troubled as the board ran out with the J♥2♦6♣J♦6♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wael Sarkis	2,600,000 850,000	850,000
Fabian Niederreiter	Busted

Tags: Fabian Niederreiter Wael Sarkis

10-16-2023 21:36 UTC+3

Pascal Vos Eliminated in 20th Place ($15,675)

Calum Grant

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Mohammad Haidar jammed from the button and Pascal Vos called off 400,000 from the big blind.

Pascal Vos: Ax6x
Mohammad Haidar: K♠9♦

Haidar ended up with two pair to bust Vos as the board ran out with the K♦9♥Q♦7♥2♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mohammad Haidar	3,500,000 570,000	570,000
Pascal Vos	Busted

Tags: Mohammad Haidar Pascal Vos

10-16-2023 21:30 UTC+3

Jovan Kenjic Eliminated in 21st Place ($13,625)

Ollie Garland

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

After regaining some chips cracking pocket queens with king-jack just a few hands prior, Jovan Kenjic found himself all in and at risk again.

Kenjic raised under the gun, only to be met by a three-bet from Valeriy Pak, in the big blind. Jovan Kenjic four-bet jammed for approximately 1,800,000 and Pak snap-called.

Jovan Kenjic: J♠J♥
Valeriy Pak: A♥A♦

The board ran out 4♠6♦K♣9♣7♦. Kenjic's pocket jacks were no match for the aces of Pak, and he was sent to the rail in 21st place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Valeriy Pak	6,400,000 3,500,000	3,500,000
Jovan Kenjic	Busted

Tags: Jovan Kenjic Valeriy Pak

10-16-2023 21:21 UTC+3

Mitchell Johnson Eliminated in 22nd Place ($13,625)

Calum Grant

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Koray Korkmaz opened to 160,000 from under the gun and snap-called when Mitchell Johnson jammed for 780,000 from middle position.

Mitchell Johnson: A♥K♣
Koray Korkmaz: A♦A♣

It was a preflop cooler and one Korkmaz would win as the board ran out with the J♣9♣9♠Q♥9♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Koray Korkmaz	2,500,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Mitchell Johnson	Busted

Tags: Koray Korkmaz Mitchell Johnson

10-16-2023 21:16 UTC+3

Samy Boujmala Eliminated in 23rd Place ($13,625)

Ollie Garland

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Takahiro Tsugu, the covering stack, open jammed from the small blind. Takahiro Tsugu called, in the big blind.

Samy Boujmala: Q♠8♠
Takahiro Tsugu: A♥10♠

The board ran out A♣J♥10♣6♣3♣. Tsugu improved to two pair to solidify the fate of Boujmala, and he was sent to the rail in 23rd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Takahiro Tsugu	2,100,000 175,000	175,000
Samy Boujmala	Busted

Tags: Samy Boujmala Takahiro Tsugu

10-16-2023 20:56 UTC+3

Sonny Franco Eliminated in 24th Place ($11,850)

Calum Grant

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Just as the three table redraw was to take place, Sonny Franco opened to 200,000 from under the gun and left 80,000 behind. Wael Sarkis rejammed from the small blind, which folded out Luke Martinelli.

"You're in good shape," said Sarkis as the cards went on their backs.

Sonny Franco: 8♣6♠
Wael Sarkis: 3♣3♦

Franco had two overs but Sarkis made a set of threes on the 10♣2♦3♣ flop and held out to scoop the pot and secure the elimination after 7♣ turn and K♥ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wael Sarkis	1,800,000 250,000	250,000
Sonny Franco	Busted

Tags: Luke Martinelli Sonny Franco Wael Sarkis

10-16-2023 20:55 UTC+3

Nedved Runs Into Aces to Bust

Ollie Garland

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

PokerNews caught up with the action as the cards were being swept into the muck.

With the full board reading 10♥7♦2♠3♥Q♦, Johnny Nedved found himself all in and behind holding K♣Q♠ against the A♠A♦ of Roelof Pepping. With this elimination, Pepping eclipsed the three million chip mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roelof Pepping	3,200,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Johnny Nedved	Busted

Tags: Johnny Nedved Roelof Pepping