€2,200 Eureka High Roller Day 1a | 2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-11-2023 00:44 UTC+2

No Cash for Neugebauer

Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Govert Metaal raised to 6,000 from the hijack and the action folded to Max Neugebauer, who went all in for 39,000 from the big blind. Metaal put in the extra chips and the players showed down.

Max Neugebauer: A♣3♦
Govert Metaal: Q♦J♠

Both players flopped a pair on 3♠4♥J♥, but it was Metaal who took the lead. The K♦ turn did not help anyone, nor did the 5♥ river, which meant that Neugebauer was eliminated as the field inches towards the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Govert Metaal	250,000
Max Neugebauer	Busted

Tags: Govert Metaal Max Neugebauer

12-11-2023 00:44 UTC+2

Brignone's Good at Showdown

Ollie Garland

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

David Tous raised to 6,500 from early position, receiving calls from both Tamer Kamel and Gaetano Brignone in the small and big blind, respectively.

The 7♠J♠8♦ flop checked through to the 5♣ on the turn. Kamel took the lead for 11,000, Brignone called and Tous folded.

The K♠ river checked to a showdown. Kamel tabled A♦6♦ for a missed straight draw, while Brignone dragged in the pot with 7♣5♥, for sevens and fives.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gaetano Brignone	140,000 -80,000	-80,000
David Tous	132,000 132,000	132,000
Tamer Kamel	88,000 -112,000	-112,000

Tags: David Tous Gaetano Brignone Tamer Kamel

12-11-2023 00:36 UTC+2

Ezra Saves His Chips

Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Roni Ezra had already put in 49,000 chips preflop when Tommi Lankinen jammed all in with a covering stack.

Ezra had 72,000 chips behind and tanked for a good while before he ultimately sighed and gave up the pot by mucking his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tommi Lankinen	280,000 280,000	280,000
Roni Ezra	72,000

Tags: Roni Ezra Tommi Lankinen

12-11-2023 00:35 UTC+2

Rolli Falls to Wheeler

Matt Warburton

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Jason Wheeler raised to 6,500 and Fabian Rolli moved all in from the small blind for 61,500. Wheeler made the call with the much bigger stack and players flipped their cards.

Fabian Rolli: J♣10♣
Jason Wheeler: A♦10♦

The board ran out J♥2♠A♥9♠K♠. Rolli paired his jack, but Wheeler paired his ace on the flop to stay ahead. He held and Rolli was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Wheeler	270,000 123,000	123,000
Fabian Rolli	Busted

Tags: Fabian Rolli Jason Wheeler

12-11-2023 00:33 UTC+2

Tomas Doubles Through Murad

Ollie Garland

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Kolarik Tomas moved all in for 56,500 from the hijack. Murad Mohammad called in the small blind.

Kolarik Tomas: K♠10♠
Murad Mohammad: J♠J♦

The board ran out Q♠9♣K♥3♦2♣. Tomas paired his king on the flop to pull ahead of Mohammad's pocket jacks, ensuring his double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Murad Mohammad	260,000 260,000	260,000
Kolarik Tomas	119,000 119,000	119,000

Tags: Kolarik Tomas Murad Mohammad

12-11-2023 00:31 UTC+2

Heredi Shoves Short and Busts

Matt Warburton

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Daniel Heredi pushed all in with a short stack of just 12,000. Thomas Syversen moved all in over the top for 80,000 and the rest of the table folded. Players turned over their cards.

Daniel Heredi: K♥7♦
Thomas Syversen: A♠Q♥

The board ran out 9♣5♦J♠2♦6♠. Neither player improved and so Syversen held with his ace-queen high to win the pot. Heredi was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Syversen	90,000 90,000	90,000
Daniel Heredi	Busted

Tags: Daniel Heredi Thomas Syversen

12-11-2023 00:30 UTC+2

1,478 Entrants in the €2,200 Eureka High Roller

Maxime Taldir

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Late registration closed at the end of Level 10 on Day 1b. 416 entrants were recorded on this second flight of the €2,200 Eureka High Roller. So after the 1,062 runners of Day 1a, it makes a total 1,478 entries.

This field generated a prize pool of €2,837,760, but the payouts will only be announced on Day 2.

12-11-2023 00:26 UTC+2

Oikonomidis Sends Andersson Out

Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Sven Andersson got his final 37,000 chips in from middle position and Ioannis Oikonomidis called from the cutoff with the covering stack.

Sven Andersson: K♣J♦
Ioannis Oikonomidis: J♠J♣

A queen appeared on the Q♣4♠4♦ flop, but further royalty was not present on the 8♠3♥ runout.

Oikonomidis won the pot with his two pair while Andersson was forced to join the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ioannis Oikonomidis	102,000 66,400	66,400
Sven Andersson	Busted

Tags: Ioannis Oikonomidis Sven Andersson

12-11-2023 00:19 UTC+2

Rufenacht Raises the River

Ollie Garland

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The pot stood at approximately 28,500 with two players looking at a full board of 7♣9♣K♥10♥Q♦.

Totti Matias Arosuo, in the big blind, lead out for 8,000. Jerome Rufenacht, on the button, responded with a raise to 21,500, sending Arosuo into the tank.

Arosuo tossed his cards to the muck and Rufenacht won this pot without a showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Totti Matias Arosuo	207,000 207,000	207,000
Jerome Rufenacht	115,000 -13,000	-13,000

Tags: Jerome Rufenacht Totti Matias Arosuo

12-11-2023 00:16 UTC+2

More Bustouts

Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mats Ullereng	Busted
Javier Fernandez Alonso	Busted
Elias Gutierrez	Busted

Axel Hallay	Busted
Tobias Leknes	Busted
Abdelhakim Zoufri	Busted
Ole Schemion	Busted
Nuno Duarte	Busted
Pascal Frezza	Busted
Tomas Jozonis	Busted
Ambrose Ng	Busted
Bruno Volkmann	Busted
Yulian Bogdanov	Busted
Symeon Alexandridis	Busted
Masato Kashiwabara	Busted
David Einbinder	Busted
Marius Kudzmanas	Busted
Vincas Tamasauskas	Busted
Patrick Berger	Busted
Jerry Odeen	Busted
Jose Gonzalez Zaragoza	Busted
Joshua Marquardt	Busted
Elias Suhonen	Busted