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

10-12-2023 15:20 UTC+2

Shvarev Takes From Tannous

Maxime Taldir

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Under the gun, Roy Tannous limped, but had to add more chips to the pot to see the flop 2♥3♦5♥ as Vasilii Shvarev in the cutoff 3-bet to 3,000.

Tannous called, but both players checked on the first street. The J♦ came on the turn, and Tannous took the lead, betting 3,000. Shvarev called, and called again a bet of 6,500 on the river 4♦.

"You win," said Tannous while looking at his cards. And he was right, as he threw them in the muck when Shvarev revealed A♥K♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vasilii Shvarev	73,000 73,000	73,000
Samuel Ju	60,000 60,000	60,000
Roy Tannous	40,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Roy Tannous Vasilii Shvarev

10-12-2023 15:27 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleg Netaliev	130,000
Timur Kurbanov	120,000
Dietrich Fast	85,000
Quan Zhou	75,000 45,000	45,000
Andras Matrai	65,000
Philip Joyce	40,000
Atanas Pavlov	40,000
Alex Peffly	35,000
Jack Sinclair	35,000 5,000	5,000
Marle Spragg	30,000

Carl Shaw	25,000 5,000	5,000

Yiannis Liperis	25,000
Adrian State	15,000
Daniel Montagnolli	10,000

Break Time

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Players are now on a 20-minute break.

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

10-12-2023 15:59 UTC+2

El Rais Survives a Flip

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

In a blind versus blind battle, Mohamad El Rais got his last 21,000 in the middle against Vladislav Donchev.

Mohamad El Rais: 9♠9♣
Vladislav Donchev: A♠J♠

El Rais was racing for his tournament life but found a safe board of 2♥2♣5♣10♦7♦, leaving Donchev on a short stack as El Rais, who finished in 12th place in the EPT Barcelona Main Event, doubled up.

At this same table, Mikhail Katukhin has built up a big stack of around 180,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikhail Katukhin	180,000 180,000	180,000
Mohamad El Rais	45,000 45,000	45,000

Vladislav Donchev	10,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Mohamad El Rais Vladislav Donchev

10-12-2023 16:02 UTC+2

Skrbic Runs Into Tamasauskas' Kings

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Maxime Taldir

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

On Table 42, Milos Skrbic opened to 1,600 from middle position. In the hijack, Vladas Tamasauskas three-bet to 4,200. Skrbic moved all in and Tamasauskas called with the biggest stack.

Milos Skrbic: 9♦9♥
Vladas Tamasauskas: K♦K♦

Skrbic needed a nine to stay in the tournament, but on the A♦4♣5♥10♣3♥ runout, he found no help and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladas Tamasauskas	116,000 116,000	116,000
Milos Skrbic	Busted

10-12-2023 16:05 UTC+2

Gabdullin Raises the River on Jeschka

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Damir Gabdullin and Hannes Jeschka had built a pot of around 20,000 heading to the river on a board of Q♠5♣Q♣7♣Q♦. Jeschka, in the big blind, then led out for 2,500.

Gabdullin assembled a tower of chips and put it in the middle, a bet of around 30,000. Jeschka didn't even wait to confirm the amount before throwing his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Damir Gabdullin	80,000 80,000	80,000
Hannes Jeschka	70,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Damir Gabdullin Hannes Jeschka

10-12-2023 16:10 UTC+2

Montagnolli Staging a Comeback

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Connor Richards

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Daniel Montagnolli was all in and at risk for a single T-1,000 chip and Vladas Tamasauskas called in the big blind with a bigger stack.

Daniel Montagnolli: Q♥5♥
Vladas Tamasauskas: A♥3♦

The flop of 10♥7♣10♠ didn't change anything, but the Q♠ turn gave Montagnolli the lead and he more than doubled as the 7♥ bricked off on the river.

"Starting my comeback," he laughed as he took in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladas Tamasauskas	100,000 16,000	16,000
Daniel Montagnolli	36,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Daniel Montagnolli Vladas Tamasauskas

10-12-2023 16:11 UTC+2

Ozyurt Makes Stenberg Fold

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Maxime Taldir

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Ove Stenberg decided to open to 1,600 from early position. Everybody folded to Murat Ozyurt, who defended from the big blind.

On the flop of 9♠10♥K♥, Stenberg bet 1,200 and received a call. On the turn Q♠, both players checked.

The 4♣ landed on the river and Ozyurt quickly took the lead, betting 2,000. Five seconds later, Stenberg folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Murat Ozyurt	52,000 52,000	52,000
Ove Stenberg	26,700 26,700	26,700

Tags: Murat Ozyurt Ove Stenberg

10-12-2023 16:12 UTC+2

Pamukcu Takes Out Blebea, Evagorou Gets Away

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Evagoras Evagorou raised to 2,000 on the button before small blind Iulian-Remus Blebea three-bet to 21,000. Hakan Pamukcu in the big blind then moved all in for around 50,000.

"I was going to call you," Evagorou told Blebea as he began tanking.

"Are you going to call me?" Pamukcu asked.

"I don't know," Evagorou replied, as the dealer had to remind them not to discuss the hand with action still pending.

Evagorou folded after around a minute and Blebea stuck in his last 20,000.

Iulian-Remus Blebea: K♣J♣
Hakan Pamukcu: 10♣10♥

The board ran out 8♣8♦2♥4♠4♣ and Blebea found no help on his way to the exit. Evagorou admitted after the hand he folded two nines.