€1,100 Eureka Main Event Day 2 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-09-2023 21:33 UTC+2

Players with Hopes Dashed at the Last Minute (€5,200)

Frank Visser

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Luca Pontiroli	Busted
Damian Wroblewski	Busted
Eleftherios Kavoukis	Busted
Aliaksandr Kliashtorny	Busted
Davis Mihelsons	Busted
Danny van Zijp	Busted
Daniel Erlandsson	Busted
Dragoljub Martinovic	Busted
Pascal Frezza	Busted
Ismet Oral	Busted
Frank Reichel	Busted
Daniel Thiess	Busted
Ian Gascoigne	Busted
Espen Sandvik	Busted

12-09-2023 21:30 UTC+2

Metz Cracks Spirins' Aces

Maxime Taldir

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

On Table 10, cards went on their backs on a board of J♣K♦3♣J♥. With 335,000 chips and the shortest stack, Pavels Spirins in the hijack was facing Karl-Heinz Metz in the small blind.

Pavels Spirins: A♥A♣
Karl-Heinz Metz: A♠J♦

Spirins' aces were cracked by Metz, who hit trips on the turn. The river 6♦ didn't change anything, and Spirins was eliminated just a few minutes before the end of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Karl-Heinz Metz	970,000 -130,000	-130,000
Pavels Spirins	Busted

Tags: Pavels Spirins Karl-Heinz Metz

12-09-2023 21:25 UTC+2

Glogar Doubles Through Chisu

Dan O'Hair

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Alexander Glogar shoved for a bit over 500,000 from the hijack and was called by Danut Chisu to be put at risk.

Alexander Glogar: A♦K♠
Danut Chisu: A♣J♣

The Q♦9♠Q♣ kept Glogar in front, but the 7♣ turn gave Chisu additional outs to a flush.

It wasn't meant to be, however, as the Q♠ river left Glogar best with his big-slick and he doubled up.

"It's always a sweat," Glogar said as he collected the pot.

Chisu was left with a bit over 100,000 following the hand and busted shortly after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Glogar	1,100,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Danut Chisu	Busted

Tags: Alexander Glogar Danut Chisu

12-09-2023 21:12 UTC+2

Grigoryan Eliminated by Smith's Two Pair

Maxime Taldir

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Hrayr Grigoryan found himself at risk for 345,000 from the small blind against Michael Smith on the button.

Hrayr Grigoryan: 9♣9♠
Michael Smith: A♣J♣

Smith flopped two pair on the 8♥8♠A♦6♣10♠ board, so he sent Grigoryan to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Smith	715,000 -270,000	-270,000
Hrayr Grigoryan	Busted

Tags: Hrayr Grigoryan Michael Smith

12-09-2023 21:06 UTC+2

Late-Night Eliminations (€4,520)

Frank Visser

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mathieu Rabalison	Busted
Andreas Scheelen	Busted
Alejandro Lococo	Busted

Kamil Szewczyk	Busted
Alfonso Simone	Busted
Tomas Chrobak	Busted
Jakub Kyrian	Busted
Mircea Flutur	Busted

Jeppe Bisgaard	Busted
Yasuhiro Waki	Busted
Aleksandr Burov	Busted
Komil Khamidov	Busted
Denys Smirnov	Busted
Marian Fridrich	Busted
Maksim Stepanov	Busted
Ahmed Hammoud	Busted
Daniel Heredi	Busted

12-09-2023 20:58 UTC+2

Eights Hold for Schneiders

Ben Weiss

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The action is joined late with Konstantinos Stroulis all in on the button for his tournament life. Felix Schneiders calls in the small blind, with both players short on chips.

Konstantinos Stroulis: 5♣4♣
Felix Schneiders: 8♠8♥

The flop came 9♦2♠6♠, giving Stroulis a straight draw - needing a three to beat Schneiders pair.

An A♣ on the turn didn't help Stroulis as he faced exit from the tournament.

The J♣ river confirmed the hold for Schneiders, gaining some much-needed chips as the end of Day 2 crept up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felix Schneiders	660,000 260,000	260,000

Konstantinos Stroulis	Busted

Tags: Felix Schneiders Konstantinos Stroulis

12-09-2023 20:55 UTC+2

Kun Busts Late

Frank Visser

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Jiri Kun got his final 405,000 chips in preflop from early position against Tim Schmitt in the small blind.

Jiri Kun: J♠J♣
Tim Schmitt: Q♥Q♦

No bad beat happened as Schmitt's ladies solidly held on the A♥10♣7♠A♠6♠ runout, and he sent Kun on his way to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim Schmitt	1,050,000 375,000	375,000
Jiri Kun	Busted

Tags: Jiri Kun Tim Schmitt

12-09-2023 20:10 UTC+2

Lucky River for Chisu

Maxime Taldir

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Everybody folded to Danut Chisu who shoved for 320,000 in the small blind. Bartlomiej Basiaga in the big blind looked at his cards and eventually called.

Danut Chisu: Q♣9♣
Bartlomiej Basiaga: K♠Q♥

Chisu found a straight draw on the J♦4♦8♦ flop but was still on the edge of elimination after the turn 3♥. Fortunately, luck was on his side as his straight was completed with the river 10♠.

Down to 55,000 chips, Basiaga was eliminated a few hands later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danut Chisu	360,000 -65,000	-65,000
Bartlomiej Basiaga	Busted

Tags: Bartlomiej Basiaga Danut Chisu

12-09-2023 20:10 UTC+2

Final Eliminations of Level 22 (€4,520)

Frank Visser

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Adi Neigauz	Busted
Risto Ailamo	Busted
Espen Nikolaisen	Busted
Felix Weis	Busted
Lukas Berninger	Busted
Philippe Sarouphim	Busted
Sebastien Matrige	Busted
Sebastian Szychulski	Busted
Benjamin Millian	Busted
Georgios Chatzipanagiotis	Busted
Martino Pozzi	Busted
Igor Narajczyk	Busted
Georgios Karakousis	Busted
Arthur Lalaev	Busted
Victor Prior Fernandez	Busted
Ondrej Goetz	Busted

Elvis Petcu	Busted

12-09-2023 20:07 UTC+2

Siden Tens Send Schulz to the Rail

Ben Weiss

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Anton Siden opened to 40,000 from the button and after a little deliberation, Robert Schulz shoved all in in the big blind. Siden, who covered the German, made the call.

Robert Schulz: A♣5♦
Anton Siden: 10♣10♥

Schulz didn't hit his ace on the flop, with the board running Q♠J♣8♦.

The turn was a 7♠, meaning Siden needed to fade three outs to scoop an important pot.

He did, with the 8♥ landing on the river, which sent Schulz to the rail just before the break.