$1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day 4 Started
$1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day 4 Started
The final day of the $1,100 Eureka Main Event at the PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus is upon us as six players vie to become the next Eukrea champion and win the $362,365 up top for first place.
Leading the way heading into the final day of action, which gets underway at noon local time, is Romania's Eduard Norel with a stack of 19,575,000 good for 78 big blinds, followed by the player second in chips, Russia's Andrei Vavilonskii.
Day 2 chip leader Ankit Ahuja seemed unstoppable in the first hours of Day 3 before getting cooled off at the final table to find himself third in chips. This is familiar territory for the Indian who just weeks ago finished fifth in the ESPT Main Event at EPT Barcelona for $193,412.
Final Six Chip Counts
Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Eduard Norel | Romania | 19,575,000 | 78 |
2 | Andrei Vavilonskii | Russia | 17,300,000 | 69 |
3 | Ankit Ahuja | India | 15,625,000 | 63 |
4 | Andrei Teodorescu | Romania | 13,825,000 | 55 |
5 | Mykhailo Demydenko | Ukraine | 9,175,000 | 37 |
6 | Roman Gadzhiev | Russia | 4,500,000 | 18 |
Also returning on Day 4 are Romania's Andrei Teodorescu, Ukraine's Mykhailo Demydenko and Russia's Roman Gadzhiev, who will have a high task ahead of him as he looks to run up his stack of 18 big blinds.
The action picks back up with 43 minutes remaining in Level 33 with blinds of 125,000/250,000 and a 250,000 big blind ante.
Final Table Payouts
Place | Player | Country | Prize |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $362,365 | ||
2 | $226,550 | ||
3 | $161,800 | ||
4 | $124,475 | ||
5 | $95,750 | ||
6 | $73,650 | ||
7 | Delrouz Babak | Iran | $56,650 |
8 | Michel Atallah | Lebanon | $43,375 |
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team is on-site here at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel and Spa in Northern Cyprus and will provide updates as the final table closes out.
Level: 33
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
Cards are in the air and action is underway in Day 4 of the Eureka Main Event.
Andrei Vavilonskii opened to 550,000 from the hijack and Andrei Vavilonskii three-bet jammed a stack of around 3,800,000 from the button. Vavilonskii laid it down.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Andrei Vavilonskii |
17,200,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Roman Gadzhiev |
4,800,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
Ankit Ahuja opened to 800,000 from the small blind and Andrei Vavilonskii defended out of the big blind.
Ahuja checked on the flop of 7♦8♠2♦ and Vavilonskii bet 700,000. Ahuja laid it down.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Andrei Vavilonskii |
18,000,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
Ankit Ahuja |
15,600,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
Andrei Vavilonskii opened to 700,000 on the button and Andrei Teodorescu three-bet to 1,700,000 in the small blind.
Vavilonskii shuffled his chips before four-betting to 3,775,000 and Teodorescu went in the tank and gave Vavilonskii a glance before mucking his cards.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Andrei Vavilonskii |
20,000,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
Andrei Teodorescu |
10,300,000
-3,525,000
|
-3,525,000 |
Level: 34
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
Ankit Ahuja opened to 700,000 from under the gun and Mykhailo Demydenko called in the big blind.
Demydenko checked on the flop of A♠7♠10♠ and Ahuja continued for 450,000. Demydenko called. Demydenko check-called again on the 4♥ turn as Ahuja sized up to 900,000.
Demydenko checked once more on the 8♠ river and Ahuja checked back. Demydenko showed A♦Q♦ for a pair of aces, but it was no good against the set of his opponent with 10♣10♦.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ankit Ahuja |
18,000,000
2,400,000
|
2,400,000 |
|
||
Mykhailo Demydenko |
4,500,000
-4,675,000
|
-4,675,000 |
Andrei Teodorescu opened to 700,000 in the hijack and Roman Gadzhiev three-bet jammed a stack of 5,575,000 from the next seat.
Teodorescu went in the tank and eventually folded A♥Q♥ face-up. It ended up being the right move as Gadzhiev showed the goods with A♠A♦.
"No one's going to bust," remarked Ankit Ahuja.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Andrei Teodorescu |
7,400,000
-2,900,000
|
-2,900,000 |
Roman Gadzhiev |
6,300,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |