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

10-13-2023 22:51 UTC+2

Pantelic Rivers Vranken

Connor Richards

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Marko Pantelic jammed a stack of 28,000 and was called by the bigger-stacked Antoine Vranken.

Marko Pantelic: A♥7♥
Antoine Vranken: A♣K♣

Pantelic was dominated and got little help from the Q♦10♥10♦ flop or 4♠ turn. However, the 7♦ river landed right on time for him to earn an unlikely double through Vranken.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Vranken	105,000 15,000	15,000
Marko Pantelic	60,000

Tags: Antoine Vranken Marko Pantelic

10-13-2023 22:57 UTC+2

Zeidan Wakes Up With Aces Near the Bubble

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Stylianos Christodoulou raised to 10,000 in early position as action folded to Alain Zeidan in the small blind who moved all in for 66,500. Florian Duta gave it some thought but ultimately mucked his big blind, while Christodoulou snap-called.

Alain Zeidan: A♣A♥
Stylianos Christodoulou: J♣J♥

Zeidan was a big favorite with his aces to double up as the flop came K♥3♣K♦, followed by the A♦ turn as he made a full house to leave Christodoulou drawing dead. The inconsequential river was the 7♣ and Zeidan survived.

Jelle Moene is also at this table with a healthy stack of around 400,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jelle Moene	400,000 250,000	250,000
Alain Zeidan	130,000 130,000	130,000
Florian Duta	70,000 94,000	94,000
Stylianos Christodoulou	40,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Alain Zeidan Florian Duta Jelle Moene Stylianos Christodoulou

10-13-2023 23:05 UTC+2

Malay Runs Into Aces

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Elvira Malay moved all in for her last 80,000 in the small blind and Kerem Turuskan called in the cutoff.

Elvira Malay: A♥K♦
Kerem Turuskan: A♦A♠

Turuskan was the latest player to wake up with aces in the later stages of the stage as Malay was at significant risk of failing to make the money.

The board ran out 4♣J♦7♠2♠Q♠ and Turuskan sent Malay to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kerem Turuskan	190,000 190,000	190,000
Elvira Malay	Busted

Tags: Elvira Malay Kerem Turuskan

10-13-2023 23:06 UTC+2

Rodriguez Picks Off Lehner

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Diego Rodriguez and Stefan Lehner had already built a blind-versus-blind pot of around 60,000 as they headed to the river on a board of 4♣10♥5♠7♦3♣.

Rodriguez then led out for 30,000 before Lehner raised to 60,000. Rodriguez quickly called and Lehner flashed A♣3♥. Rodriguez turned over A♦6♦ for a straight as he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diego Rodriguez	430,000
Stefan Lehner	190,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: Diego Rodriguez Stefan Lehner

10-13-2023 23:13 UTC+2

Zaleskiy Gets A Bubble Triple

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Connor Richards

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Rodion Zaleskiy was all in and at risk in a three-way pot against Cecile Ticherfatine and Michel Atallah.

His two opponents checked it down as the board came out 6♦9♦5♣3♦5♦ and Zaleskiy yelled "YES! Flush!" as he turned over A♦Xx, while his opponents respectively showed K♠7♠ and 4♥4♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michel Atallah	220,000 50,000	50,000
Cécile Ticherfatine	160,000 30,000	30,000
Rodion Zaleskiy	55,000

Tags: Cecile Ticherfatine Michel Atallah Rodion Zaleskiy

10-13-2023 23:13 UTC+2

Baumann Contending For Chip Lead, Shows the Nuts

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Around 120,000 was already in the middle as Gaelle Baumann and Alexander Shelukhin went to the turn on a board of Q♠K♥9♥6♣.

Baumann then slid forward a tower of blue 5,000 chips for a bet of 100,000 from the small blind, Shelukhin moved all in, and Baumann snap-called for 365,000.

Shelukhin showed 9♦9♣ for a set of nines, while Baumann had J♦10♦ for the nut straight. Baumann needed to avoid the board pairing on the river to earn the massive pot, and she saw the J♣ fall as she moved into contention for the overall tournament lead with that massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gaelle Baumann	830,000 545,000	545,000

Alexander Shelukhin	30,000

Tags: Alexander Shelukhin Gaelle Baumann

10-13-2023 23:17 UTC+2

One Last Break

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Players are headed on a 20-minute break just three eliminations from the money bubble.

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

10-13-2023 23:50 UTC+2

Christodoulou Runs Into Aces To Soft Bubble

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Connor Richards

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Stylianos Christodoulou opened to 23,000 in early position with just a few chips behind and Sergei Bagirov called in the cutoff.

Christodoulou checked on the 10♠7♦10♦ flop and Bagirov bet to put him all in for 4,000. Christodoulou went in the tank as he eyed the player count and someone called clock before Christodoulou made the call.

Stylianos Christodoulou: 8♣8♦
Sergei Bagirov: A♣A♦

Christodoulou had run into aces and couldn't pull ahead as the board finished out K♥5♦ to mark his elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergei Bagirov	550,000 449,000	449,000
Stylianos Christodoulou	Busted

Tags: Sergei Bagirov Stylianos Christodoulou

10-13-2023 23:51 UTC+2

Ushakov, Montois Burst the Bubble

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Tom Vogelsang raised to 12,000 and Evgenii Ushakov called on the button before Alessio Isaia moved all in from the small blind. Vogelsang folded, but Ushakov called for around 50,000 more.

Evgenii Ushakov: K♠10♣
Alessio Isaia: A♦9♠

The board ran out 7♦6♥Q♥A♥4♦ and Isaia finished with a pair of aces to send Ushakov to the rail short of the money.

At the same time at another table, Julien Montois and Mehmet Derk Deniz were heads-up on a flop of 9♥J♥J♦ with a pile of chips in the middle and Montois with just a single 1,000 chip behind.

Deniz put Montois all in and Montois tanked for several minutes until the clock was called. The countdown had nearly reached zero before he tossed in his last chip.

Julien Montois: A♠Q♦
Mehmet Berk Deniz: K♦9♦

Montois was trailing Deniz's two pair and found no help on the 6♦5♦ turn and river as he joined Ushakov as eliminations on the bubble.

Rudolf Domin and Stylianos Christodoulou were also eliminated at other tables, and the remaining 156 players are now in the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessio Isaia	350,000 235,000	235,000
Mehmet Berk Deniz	330,000 330,000	330,000
Tom Vogelsang	110,000 29,000	29,000
Julien Montois	Busted
Evgenii Ushakov	Busted
Rudolf Domin	Busted
Stylianos Christodoulou	Busted

Tags: Alessio Isaia Evgenii Ushakov Julien Montois Mehmet Berk Deniz Rudolf Domin Stylianos Christodoulou Tom Vogelsang