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

10-12-2023 18:33 UTC+2

Pavlos Leads Into Hamilton

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 18:35 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 18:36 UTC+2

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

Gilles Bets Out Naumov

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Connor Richards

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

Simon Gilles opened to 2,500 in the cutoff and Vladislav Naumov defended in the big blind.

Naumov checked on the flop of K♥K♦4♦ and Gilles continued for 1,500. Naumov folded without a fight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladislav Naumov	75,000
Simon Gilles	55,000

Tags: Simon Gilles Vladislav Naumov

10-12-2023 18:38 UTC+2

Eliminations Before Going To Eat

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Maxime Taldir

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Nils Pudel	Busted
Andre Sammour	Busted
Marle Spragg	Busted

Svetlana Aubakirova	Busted
Mehmet Demirkol	Busted
Alexander Lynskey	Busted
Haytham El Maoula	Busted
Martin Diaz	Busted
Shakir Dadabaev	Busted
Zaid Nouri	Busted
Tom Middleton	Busted

10-12-2023 18:41 UTC+2

Talbot In Shock as Panikos Doubles

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David Salituro

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

Panagi Panikos stuck in his last 10,000 from the cutoff and Parker Talbot splashed in some chips to call in middle position.

Panagi Panikos: A♠10♠
Parker Talbot: J♣8♣

The board ran out 2♦3♥Q♥2♥A♥ and Panikos finished with two pair to win the pot and double up right as players headed off on dinner break.

"Wow, that's pretty weird. Usually jack-eight wins," Talbot said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Parker Talbot	80,000 50,000	50,000

Panagi Panikos	25,000

Tags: Panagi Panikos Parker Talbot

10-12-2023 18:42 UTC+2

Dinner Break

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David Salituro

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

Players are now on a 75-minute dinner break. Action should resume around 9 p.m. local time.

Late registration for Day 1a will close once play resumes.

10-12-2023 18:57 UTC+2

EPT Cyprus Main Event Livestream Coverage

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Kaelaine Minton

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

The EPT Cyprus Main Event livestream kicks off on Wednesday, October 18, at 12:30 EEST (11:30 CEST) with Day 2 action. The cards-up coverage continues with Day 3 on Thursday, Day 4 on Friday, and Day 5 on Saturday, all starting at the same time as Day 2.

Finally, the event climaxes with the much-awaited Final Table on Sunday, October 22, starting at 13:00 EEST (12:00 CEST).

For fans worldwide, English-language coverage on the central/global channels will be hosted by renowned poker commentators James Hartigan, Joe Stapleton, Griffin Benger, Nick Walsh, and Maria Ho. In addition to the central channel, there will also be streams on the French, Spanish and Brazilian channels with broadcasts also in German and Italian.

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Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

10-12-2023 20:00 UTC+2

Tardif Sits Down to a Double

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Patrick Tardif had just registered for the tournament and got his entire stack of 28,500 in the middle from the big blind on his first hand. Tomasz Szcerbinski had him at risk on the button.

Patrick Tardif: 10♥10♦
Tomasz Szcerbinski: A♦Q♦

"Fair fight," Tardif said heading to the 2♥J♥9♥ flop, which kept him in the lead.

"That's good," he added as the K♠ fell on the turn. "That's okay."

The river came the 7♦ and Tardif's tens stayed in front to earn him a double up.

"Easy game," a tablemate said.

"I'm not supposed to win these," Tardif replied.