$1,100 Eureka Main Event Day 1a | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

Oct 12, 2023

Tsikaridze Checks Back a Set

David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Three-handed on a flop of 9♣4♦K♥, Ruslan Nasirov bet 2,200 from under the gun and Georgy Tsikaridze then raised to 5,000 in early position.

Action folded back to Nasirov who called to see the Q♦ turn. Nasirov checked over to Tsikaridze who tossed in another 5,000.

Nasirov again called and the river came the J♣. He checked once more, and this time Tsikaridize tapped the felt and showed 9♦9♥ for a flopped set.

Nasirov mucked K♦7♦ as Tsikaridzie took the pot.

Tags: Georgy Tsikaridze Ruslan Nasirov

Oct 12, 2023

Seefeldt Puts Binder In the Blender

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Heads-up on a board of 4♣Q♥6♥7♦, Norbert Seefeldt bet 3,500 from the hijack before Bernhard Binder raised to 9,000 in early position.

Seefeldt called to see the 2♠ river, where Binder slowed down and checked. Seefeldt then slid forward a stack of blue 5,000 chips and Binder, with 15,500 behind, tanked for a moment before giving up his hand.

Tags: Bernhard Binder Norbert Seefeldt

Oct 12, 2023

Who Has the Best Flush?

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

In the cutoff, Evgenii Ushakov opened, and he received calls from both players in the blinds.

The dealer revealed a flop of 4♣3♣K♣, and Ushakov wasted no time making a continuation bet of 1,500. The small blind folded, but Aleksandr Pustovoi in the big blind check-called.

Ushakov and Pustovoi checked on the turn 8♣ and on the river 2♣, which completed a flush on the board.

Pustovoi had a better flush than that, as he revealed 6♣3♠. Amused by the situation, Ushakov showed K♥4♥ for a pair he hit on the flop, but it was worthless after the river.

Tags: Aleksandr Pustovoi Evgenii Ushakov

Oct 12, 2023

Bohdanov Runs Into a Monster

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

More than 10,000 was already in the middle as Renat Bohdanov and Anton Smirnov went heads-up to the turn on a board of 6♦10♣3♦K♠. Smirnov then bet 2,300 from the cutoff and Bohdanov called in early position.

The river came the 8♦ and Smirnov then slid forward a tower of chips to put Bohdanov all in. Bohdanov quickly called for around 10,000 and Smirnov showed him K♦K♥ for the turned set.

Bohdanov tossed A♠A♦ into the middle of the table before making his exit.

Tags: Anton Smirnov Renat Bohdanov

Oct 12, 2023

Moreau Steals It With Big River Bet

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Levente Szabo three-bet to 3,000 in the cutoff and Alexandre Moreau called from the hijack.

The flop came 5♥3♦5♠ and Szabo continued for 1,800. Moreau called and both players then checked the 3♠ turn.

The 6♣ fell on the river and Moreau then tossed in a bet of 15,000. Szabo didn't take too long before tossing his cards away.

Tags: Levente Szabo Alexandre Moreau

Oct 12, 2023

El Sayed Doubles Through Trofim

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Under the gun, Mihai Trofim opened to 900. He was called by Mahmoud El Sayed in the hijack, but not by Svetlana Aubakirova in the cutoff who 3-bet to 3,700. The button and the blinds folded to Trofim. And the moldovan player 4-bet to 8,800.

Immediatly, El Sayed moved all in for 6 200. Aubakirova eventually folded.

Mahmoud El Sayed: K♦K♥
Mihai Trofim: Q♣J♠

El Sayed stayed in the lead on 6♠6♥4♠J♦7♥ and found a double up.

Tags: Mahmoud El Sayed Mihai Trofim Svetlana Aubakirova

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Oct 12, 2023

First Break of The Day

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

After three levels, players are on the first 20-minute break on the day.

Oct 12, 2023

Big Bet From Georgiou

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Moments before the break, Ilia Drobin and Georgios Georgiou found themselves in a blind versus blind situation.

On the flop 6♣9♠K♠, Drobin and his small stack checked. Georgiou could bet small, but he didn't. He prefered to move all in to put pressure on Robin, who quickly folded.

Georgiou showed J♠7♠ for a flush draw, and scooped the pot.

Tags: Georgios Georgiou Ilia Drobin

Oct 12, 2023

Full For Ozcan

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Under the gun, Ahmet Ozcan opened but saw Alexios Messalas, seated on his left, 3-bet to 2,100. All the other players folded to Ozcan, who called.

Messalas fired out a first barrel of 1,800 on the flop Q♦6♣6♦, then a second one to 3,200 on the turn 7♣. Both times, Ozcan check-called.

The river card was the 6♥, and Ozcan took the lead, betting 10,000. Messalas went into the tank, clearly struggling to make a decision. But he decided to fold. Ozcan revealed A♥Q♥ for a full house.

Tags: Ahmet Ozcan Alexios Messalas