€1,100 Eureka Main Event Day 1c | 2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-10-2022 00:35 UTC+2

Gicovanu and Taki Fall on Day 1a

Calum Grant

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Leif Larsson limped in early position before Marius Gicovanu jammed for 75,00 from middle position. Bartolomiej Falowski, on Gicovanu's direct left, moved all in for 152,500.

Petros Taki called off his short stack in the big blind before Larsson got out of the way.

Petros Taki:
Marius Gicovanu:
Bartolomiej Falowski:

The flop gave the big stack control of the hand and he downed two opponents after the runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leif Larsson	530,000 80,000	80,000
Bartolomiej Falowski	280,000
Petros Taki	Busted
Marius Gicovanu	Busted

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

12-10-2022 00:14 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Youssafi Khalil	82,000
Siegfried Dold	20,500

Player	Chips	Progress
Leif Larsson	450,000 130,000	130,000
Rene Christener	440,000 440,000	440,000
Bart Fergiatakis	410,000

Michele Guerrini	350,000 70,000	70,000
Sebastian Kotowicz	330,000 330,000	330,000
Sergei Petrushevskii	320,000 15,000	15,000
Gab Yong Kim	320,000 80,000	80,000
Imed Mahmoud	290,000 290,000	290,000
Levan Dzidzikashvili	280,000 280,000	280,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladimir Gordin	130,000
Nikolaos Mastrantonas	10,000

Kostakis Sees Off Two

Calum Grant

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Edolo Ghirelli was all in for 22,000 from early position and was called by Georgios Kostakis in middle position. Matthieu Lamagnere then jammed for 50,000 from the small blind which Kostakis snap-called.

Edolo Ghirelli:
Matthieu Lamagnere:
Georgios Kostakis:

Kostakis reduced the field by two after his aces remained best following the runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Kostakis	200,000
Edolo Ghirelli	Busted
Matthieu Lamagnere	Busted

12-09-2022 23:50 UTC+2

Weiss Breaks Benko

Connor Richards

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Tibor Benko open-shoved a stack of around 52,500 from early position and Thorsten Weiss called in the small blind with a bigger stack.

Tibor Benko:
Thorsten Weiss:

Benko got some help on the flop of with a pair of nines but couldn't improve further on the runout to be eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thorsten Weiss	125,000
Tibor Benko	Busted

Tags: Thorsten Weiss Tibor Benko

12-09-2022 23:47 UTC+2

Grecu Says Goodbye

Calum Grant

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Idan Osteraicher opened to 8,000 from middle position before calling the 22,000 jam from Virgil Grecu from the small blind.

Virgil Grecu:
Idan Osteraicher:

Grecu was unable to connect on the runout and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Idan Osteraicher	200,000
Virgil Grecu	Busted

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

12-09-2022 23:17 UTC+2

2022 Eureka Main Event Breaks Attendance Record

Calum Grant

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

With late registration closed in Day 1c and Day 1d, it has now been confirmed that the €1,100 Eureka Main Event at PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague has broken its previous record of 3,155 set back in March.

This edition has seen a huge 4,018 total entries and has generated a massive prize pool of €3,856,320.

Payouts are yet to be determined but anyone who makes Day 2, will lock up the min-cash which is expected to be announced at the beginning of tomorrow's play.