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

10-12-2023 18:36 UTC+2

Pre-Break Chip Counts

David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Vadzim Godzdanker	220,000
Marcin Dziubdziela	180,000
Anton Smirnov	150,000 40,000	40,000
Jason Wheeler	130,000 5,000	5,000
Quan Zhou	85,000 10,000	10,000
Atanas Pavlov	80,000 40,000	40,000
Alejandro Lococo	75,000 44,500	44,500

Jack Sinclair	65,000 23,000	23,000
Leon Sturm	43,000
Aliaksandr Shylko	35,000
Stefan Reiser	33,000 5,000	5,000
Harald Sammer	30,000 11,000	11,000
Mihai Niste	27,000 25,000	25,000
Benjamin Spragg	26,000 4,000	4,000

Daniel Rezaei	21,000 9,000	9,000
Alex Lynskey	15,000
Florian Duta	10,000 22,000	22,000
Alexandru Cinca	10,000 13,000	13,000

10-12-2023 18:35 UTC+2

Two Pair For Kalynych To Double Up

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Maxime Taldir

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

In the hijack, Valerii Kalynych opened to 2,600. Then on the button, Shahin Jouvireh shoved for 24,100. Kalynych eventually called.

Shahin Jouvireh: A♦10♦
Valerii Kalynych: Q♣Q♦

The flop 7♣9♠6♠ didn't bring any help for Jouvireh, but the A♥ on the turn gave him top pair to take the lead. He even hit two pair, thanks to the river 10♠, and doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Valerii Kalynych	59,000 59,000	59,000
Shahin Jouvireh	51,200 51,200	51,200

Tags: Shahin Jouvireh Valerii Kalynych

10-12-2023 18:33 UTC+2

Pavlos Leads Into Hamilton

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Connor Richards

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Pavlou Pavlos opened to 2,400 from under the gun and Aleksandr Burov called in the hijack before 2022 EPT London champ Ian Hamilton three-bet to 8,500 on the button. Both opponents called.

"Like to see flops, don't you?" commented Hamilton.

Pavlos and Burov checked on the 7♠5♣7♣ flop and Hamilton continued for 8,000. Only Pavlos called. Pavlos then moved all in for around 17,300 on the 5♦ turn and Hamilton laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavlou Pavlos	60,000 60,000	60,000
Ian Hamilton	60,000 23,000	23,000

Aleksandr Burov	50,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Aleksandr Burov Ian Hamilton Pavlou Pavlos

10-12-2023 18:27 UTC+2

Lin Sends One Out

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Milad Bigvand was riding a short stack of around 3,700 when he moved all in against Ren Lin.

Milad Bigvand: K♣J♦
Ren Lin: A♦8♦

The board ran out 9♦3♥7♥6♣8♥ and Lin finished with a pair of eights, while Bigvand was left holding just king-high and was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ren Lin	35,000 5,000	5,000
Milad Bigvand	Busted

Tags: Milad Bigvand Ren Lin

10-12-2023 18:21 UTC+2

Kaplanoglu Can't Get Away, Busts to Sabe

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

More than 50,000 was already in the middle as Joseph Sabe and Metin Kaplanoglu went heads-up to the river on a board of 8♥K♥J♣7♦Q♣.

Sabe then moved all in, sending Kaplanoglu deep into the tank. "I have a very good hand," Kaplanoglu said before calling for his last 30,000 after several minutes.

Sabe then turned over A♥10♥ for the rivered straight and Kaplanoglu flashed 7♠7♥ before mucking his set. "I couldn't get away," Kaplanoglu said as he made his exit.

Tinay Aksoy and Sam Grafton are also seated at this table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Sabe	160,000
Tinay Aksoy	130,000 20,000	20,000
Sam Grafton	38,000 23,000	23,000

Metin Kaplanoglu	Busted

Tags: Joseph Sabe Metin Kaplanoglu

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

10-12-2023 18:10 UTC+2

Domingues Costa Doubles With Aces

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Maxime Taldir

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

On Table 34, Alain Zeidan in the cutoff and Silvio Domingues Costa on the button moved all in preflop, with Domingues Costa being at risk for 26,600 chips.

Silvio Domingues Costa: A♠A♥
Alain Zeidan: K♦K♥

On K♣A♣8♣J♠6♥, both players hit a set, but Domingues Costa remained in the lead and doubled up. Zeidan thought he was covered, so he left. But he had to come back as he had 13,100 chips left.

Player	Chips	Progress
Silvio Domingues Costa	55,000 55,000	55,000
Alain Zeidan	13,100 13,100	13,100

10-12-2023 18:10 UTC+2

Cherkashin Hits the Turn For a Double

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David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 9♥3♠10♦, Andrei Cherkashin bet 5,000 from the cutoff and Kuljinder Sidhu called in middle position.

The turn came the 10♠ and Cherkashin bet another 18,000. Sidhu then slid forward a bet of 80,000, enough to put Cherkashin all in, and Cherkashin called for his last 66,000.

Sidhu had Q♥Q♣, but Cherkashin had pulled ahead on the turn with A♦10♥ for trips. The river came the 2♥ and Cherkashin doubled up.

The unmistakable voice of Ren Lin was heard above the din of the room as he took his seat at this table while the hand was in progress.

"My man, you are dangerous," Lin told Cherkashin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrei Cherkashin	150,000
Kuljinder Sidhu	75,000
Ren Lin	30,000

Tags: Andrei Cherkashin Kuljinder Sidhu

10-12-2023 17:59 UTC+2

Erkal Masters His Kreft

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Connor Richards

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Bergutay Erkal was out of position in a heads-up pot against Marcin Kreft.

Erkal checked on the flop of A♦6♦7♥ and Kreft bet 1,700. Erkal jammed with Kreft covered and Kreft gave it some thought before calling off with a stack of around 20,000.

Marcin Kreft: A♣5♣
Bergutay Erkal: A♥7♠

Kreft was in rough shape against the two pair of Erkal, who filled up on the A♠ turn before the K♦ river confirmed Kreft's elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bergutay Erkal	65,000 65,000	65,000
Marcin Kreft	Busted

Tags: Bergutay Erkal Marcin Kreft

10-12-2023 17:57 UTC+2

Dalalishvili Goes For a Big Bluff, Bohdanov Picks Him Off

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David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

A pot of around 40,000 was already in the middle as Paata Dalalishvili and Renat Bohdanov went to the river on a completed board of A♦2♥4♠7♠6♥.

Dalalishvili, under the gun, then moved all in and Bohdanov went deep into the tank. He thought about the decision for several minutes before calling for his last 46,000.

Dalalishvili then turned over 3♦3♣ and Bohdanov showed A♥J♥ for a pair of aces as he won the pot to double up.