€1,100 Eureka Main Event Day 2 | 2021 PokerStars EPT Prague

03-08-2022 20:15 UTC+2

Baltaci Takes One Out and Doubles Another

Calum Grant

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

Gianfranco Ironico moved all-in for 300,000 from the cutoff with the from the cutoff and was called by Firat Baltaci on the button. Baltaci had the and secured the bust out after the runout.

The very next hand, Razvan Bordei jammed for 425,000 from under the gun and Baltaci called another all in.

Razvan Bordei:
Firat Balatci:

Balatci was unable to make back-to-back eliminations as the board ran out to show the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Karol Bogusz	1,800,000 100,000	100,000
Claudiu-Alexandru Roman	1,400,000 1,267,000	1,267,000
Sven Stok	1,100,000 855,000	855,000
Tobias Tropschuh	1,100,000 550,000	550,000
Razvan Bordei	1,000,000 697,000	697,000
Firat Baltaci	950,000 -150,000	-150,000
Gianfranco Ironico	Busted

03-08-2022 20:23 UTC+2

Latest Eliminations for €4,060

Matt Hansen

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Victor Pahon	Busted
Kim Wittendorff	Busted
Abraham Serrano	Busted
Cedric Ghanassia	Busted
Patrik Jaros	Busted

Catalin Ciocov	Busted
Emmanuel Terrazzoni	Busted
Giovanni Nava	Busted
Robert Heidorn	Busted
Jens Nielsen	Busted
Mark Bongaerts	Busted
Abdessamad Ayyad	Busted
Pascal Vos	Busted
Uri Netanel	Busted
Piotr Nurzynski	Busted

Issam Fakhro	Busted
Mourad Tounnouti	Busted
Volodymyr Drokin	Busted
Kenny Hallaert	Busted

Ilie Smintanca-Januszewski	Busted

03-08-2022 20:28 UTC+2

Vecino Doubles Through Costas

Mike Patrick

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

Juan Vecino raised to 50,000 in the cutoff and was three-bet to 120,000 by Day 1 chip leader Maxime Costas. Action folded back to Vecino who moved all-in for 380,000 total.

Costas called, and they were off to see five cards.

Juan Vecino:
Maxime Costas:

The board of ran clean for Vecino giving him a double up and taking a chunk out of Costas' stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tjenno Eskes	3,050,000 25,000	25,000
Maxime Costas	1,300,000 -504,000	-504,000

Joao Ferreira	820,000 820,000	820,000
Juan Vecino	820,000 535,000	535,000
Radoslaw Koziol	800,000 399,000	399,000
Lourenco Fernandes	340,000 214,000	214,000
[Removed:354]	100,000 -720,000	-720,000

Tags: Juan Vecino Maxime Costas

03-08-2022 20:29 UTC+2

Latest Eliminations for €4,660

Matt Hansen

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Alaettin Keles	Busted
Alexander Lemme	Busted
Vlado Banicevic	Busted
Mateusz Szymanski	Busted

Jean Fontaine	Busted
Ioannis Kapnopoulos	Busted
Pawel Lesiak	Busted
Antoine Vranken	Busted
Apostolos Chatzopoulos	Busted
Stefan Leenen	Busted
Ionut-Flavius Voinea	Busted
Cosimo Sabatini	Busted
Mark Metsla	Busted
Antonio Crosetta	Busted
Yulian Bogdanov	Busted
Andreas Van Deyck	Busted
Alexis Nicolai	Busted
Jan Dentler	Busted
Rodolphe Dethiere	Busted

03-08-2022 20:35 UTC+2

Kyte Loses a Chunk to Kubenka

Mike Patrick

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

From the button, Jon Kyte called a raise to 55,000 by Petr Kubenka in the cutoff.

The duo saw a flop of , which Kubenka continued on for 50,000. Kyte thought for a moment, then moved all in for Kubenka's remaining 365,000. Kubenka instantly called and showed Kyte the bad news.

Petr Kubenka:
Jon Kyte:

Kubenka had Kyte's top pair crushed by his overpair of kings, which held through the turn and the river .

Despite the hit, Kyte still has over double the average stack in the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Kyte	2,795,000 1,295,000	1,295,000

Kalle Persson	1,370,000 705,000	705,000
Eros Calderone	1,200,000 100,000	100,000
Petr Kubenka	1,060,000 80,000	80,000
Antonios Poziadis	1,050,000 740,000	740,000
Kyohei Yabe	865,000 660,000	660,000
Luigi Shehadeh	575,000 242,000	242,000
Vasileios Panagiotou	415,000 336,000	336,000

Tags: Jon Kyte Petr Kubenka

03-08-2022 20:38 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Abel Aspas	1,300,000 855,000	855,000
Jonathan Hubert	1,260,000 1,181,000	1,181,000
Ivan Zhechev	1,000,000 820,000	820,000
Waldemar Starostin	1,000,000 867,000	867,000
Piotr Wiecek	1,000,000 751,000	751,000
Tov Shem	925,000 662,000	662,000
Sebastian Kappenberg	700,000 557,000	557,000
Kurt Radinger	Busted

Player Break Begins

Calum Grant

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

The remaining 74 players are now on a 15-minute break. Play will close for the day after the completion of Level 24.

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

03-08-2022 21:14 UTC+2

Wild Ride for Shehadeh

Calum Grant

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Petr Kubenka moved all-in from the small blind for 470,000 and was called by Luigi Shehadeh in the big blind, who had him slightly covered.

Petr Kubenka:
Luigi Shehadeh:

Shehadeh was left with just 70,000 after the runout. He was then all-in from the small blind in the next hand and was called by Jon Kyte in the big blind. The short stack would double with the Doyle Brunson () against his opponent's .

Shehadeh then made it a hat-trick of all-ins, jamming from the button for 170,000. Jon Kyte called but folded when Eros Calderone moved all-in from the big blind.

Luigi Shehadeh:
Eros Calderone:

Shehadeh was in great shape for a triple up but would need some help after the flop. His prayers were answered in the turn and he moved back up 560,000 after the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Kyte	2,500,000 -295,000	-295,000

Petr Kubenka	1,000,000 -60,000	-60,000
Eros Calderone	1,000,000 -200,000	-200,000
Luigi Shehadeh	560,000 -15,000	-15,000

03-08-2022 21:18 UTC+2

Markov Doubles Through Avigal

Mike Patrick

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Anton Markov opened the action by moving all in for 300,000. Meir Avigal shoved over top for over a million.

The duo was off to the races with Markov's tournament life at stake.

Anton Markov:
Meir Avigal:

The dealer spread to give Markov a winning pair of kings for the double up, while Avigal's stack dropped below a million for the first time in a while.

Player	Chips	Progress
Merijn van Rooij	4,100,000
Mathias Siljander	1,130,000 -200,000	-200,000
Meir Avigal	850,000 -550,000	-550,000
Yann Nasser	740,000 -25,000	-25,000
Anton Markov	700,000 135,000	135,000
Espen Sandvik	460,000 260,000	260,000

Tags: Anton Markov Meir Avigal