€2,200 Eureka High Roller Day 1 | 2021 PokerStars EPT Prague

03-09-2022 21:38 UTC+2

Kudmanas Doubles Through Da Silva

Calum Grant

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With over 20,000 in the pot and a completed board showing the , Vitor Da Silva checked from unde the gun and then faced a 18,000 jam from Marius Kudzmanas in middle position.

Da Silva agonised over his decision but eventually called. Kudzmanas turned over pocket queens which thwarted Da Silva's .

Player	Chips	Progress
Vitor Da Silva	50,000
Marius Kudzmanas	50,000

03-09-2022 21:30 UTC+2

Before Dinner Chip Counts

Jeff McMillan

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
John Mooney	190,000	190,000
Kenny Hallaert	165,000	107,000
Rui Da Costa Dias	140,000	-10,000
Rodrigo Seiji	120,000	84,000
Hanna Heinlo	120,000	56,000
Peter Da	110,000	67,000
Romain Lewis	90,000	50,000
Anatolii Zyrin	72,000	72,000
Niall Farrell	63,000	-7,000
Kyriakos Papadopoulos	53,000	15,000
Sirzat Hissou	45,000	9,000
Ole Schemion	40,000	40,000
Ana Marquez	38,000	11,000
Diana Volcovschi	27,000	27,000
Santiago Plante	27,000	-8,000
Leo Margets	26,000	-29,000

03-09-2022 21:15 UTC+2

Darie Busts Eureka High Roller

Calum Grant

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With around 18,000 in the middle on the flop, Arash Karimkhanzand bet 3,500 from the small blind with Vlad Darie calling from the button.

Karimkhanzand checked and then snap-called his oppponents all-in on the turn. Karimkhanzand held the for top pair while Darie was drawing to a straight with his .

Karimkhanzand made two pair, aces and fives, on the the river to secure the checkmark on the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arash Karimkhanzand	112,000
Vlad Darie	Busted

03-09-2022 21:10 UTC+2

Lehoussine Raises Big on the River

Jeff McMillan

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was on the river as the board read . From the small blind, Adrian Lazar had bet 15,000. Karim Lehoussine was in the cutoff and raised to 65,000.

Lazar thought for a long time before he inevitably gave it up and sent the pot to Lehoussine.

Player	Chips	Progress
Karim Lehoussine	112,000	112,000
Adrian Lazar	38,000	38,000

Tags: Adrian Lazar Karim Lehoussine

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

03-09-2022 20:57 UTC+2

Farrell Takes One Out in Front of the Cameras

Calum Grant

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Dimitrios Sfakianakis moved all-in with his last 8,800 from late position and Niall Farrell called from the big blind. The triple crown winner is currently partaking in a documentary, where a camera crew is following his jaunts across the world.

Dimitrios Sfakianakis:
Niall Farrell:

Farrell was his jovial self and apologised for taking out his opponent before any cards had hit the felt. "King-jack always beats ace-queen," and he wasn't wrong as he scooped the pot after the runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niall Farrell	70,000	52,000
Dimitrios Sfakianakis	Busted

03-09-2022 20:53 UTC+2

Aces for Castaignon

Jeff McMillan

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Remi Castaignon had an excellent chance to take out Jon Martinez in a prelfop all in as he had the against the of Martinez.

The board would not trip up the aces as it ran out and Castaignon took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Remi Castaignon	59,000	59,000
Jon Martinez	Busted

Tags: Jon Martinez

03-09-2022 20:30 UTC+2

Newey Shoves on Lodge

Jeff McMillan

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action was picked up on the river as the board read . There was a pot of about 30,000 in the middle. Paul Newey bet from early position.

It was enough to force Harry Lodge all in who took his time and thought for several moments. Eventually he folded and Newey collected the pot from his countryman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Newey	76,000	21,000
Harry Lodge	24,000	-6,000

Tags: Harry Lodge Paul Newey

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

03-09-2022 20:04 UTC+2

Play Break Begins

Calum Grant

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

The 650 remaining players are on another 20-minute break and the prize pool has increased to €2,023,680. There are two more levels and a 75-minute break to go, before late registration closes.