$1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day 1c Started
$1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day 1c Started
After Day 1a and Day 1b, it's time for the final two flights of the $1,100 Eureka, the first Main Event of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus at Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa.
Over the first two flights, 163 players qualified for Day 2 out of a field of 1,083 entrants. On Day 1a, it was Alexandr Dusco who finished as the chipleader with 696,000 chips. He was closely followed by Milen Stefanov and his 676,000 chips.
But the overall chip lead so far is for Carl Shaw. After Day 1b, the 2023 EPT Barcelona finalist bagged 703,000 chips, ahead of Eros Calderone (604,000), Azizjon Rakhimov (521,000), and Steve O'Dwyer (487,000).
Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Carl Shaw | United Kingdom | 703,000 | 117 |
2 | Alexandr Dusco | Moldova | 696,000 | 116 |
3 | Milen Stefanov | Bulgaria | 676,000 | 113 |
4 | Eros Calderone | Italy | 604,000 | 101 |
5 | Karen Nazarian | Russia | 575,000 | 96 |
6 | Vladas Tamasauskas | Lithuania | 546,000 | 91 |
7 | Jason Wheeler | United States | 527,000 | 88 |
8 | Azizjon Rakhimov | Uzbekistan | 521,000 | 87 |
9 | Steve O'Dwyer | Ireland | 487,000 | 81 |
10 | Ian Hamilton | United Kingdom | 461,000 | 77 |
On Day 1a, Jason Wheeler (527,000), Ian Hamilton (461,000), Florian Guimond (349,000), Lucien Cohen (227,000), Kully Sidhu (195,000) or Jack Sinclair (108,000) also qualified for Day 2. This was also the case for Simone Andrian (222,000), Tinay Aksoy (106,000) and Jessica Teusl (22,000) after Day 1b.
Today, Friday, October 13, players must wake up earlier to play Day 1c as it starts at 11 a.m. This third flight will be the same as Day 1a : a starting stack of 30,000 chips, 40-minute levels, a 20-minute break every three levels, 10 levels of late registrations (approximately 6:40 p.m., after a 75-minute dinner break), and an end to the day when 15% of the field remains. All players who qualified for Day 2 will be in the money.
There will also be a last opportunity to reach the money with Day 1d at 6 p.m., with 20-minute levels.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for the coverage of this event from the moment cards are in the air until a winner is crowned.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Cards are in the air on Day 1c of the $1,100 Eureka Main Event.
There are three players so far on Table 6 : Shohre Marjaei, Emin Kurtulus and Tudorel Costache.
Costache won the first pot of the day. Then in a limped pot, all three players checked on K♥4♣10♦. On the turn Q♠, Marjaei on the button bet 500, and was only called by Kurtulus in the small blind. Finally, both players checked on the river 3♦ and Marjaei scooped the pot with Q♥8♣ against J♠4♦.
On the next hand, Kurtulus opened to 300 on the button, and was called twice. On 10♥2♦9♣, Kurtulus bet 500. Costache didn't back down, but Marjaei folded.
Both players checked on the turn 9♦. And on the river, 6♣ Costache took the lead, betting 600 to make Kurtulus fold.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tudorel Costache |
36,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
Emin Kurtulus
|
27,500
27,500
|
27,500 |
Shohre Marjaei
|
26,500 |
In the cutoff, Aydin Zeynettin opened to 300, and was called by Ali Soleimanian on the button, and by both players in the blinds.
On the flop J♦8♠6♥, Zeynettin made a continuation-bet of 500. Everybody called, except for the small blind. Then all three players checked the turn K♠.
The 7♦ landed on the river, and Pawel Bielawski in the big blind took the lead, betting 600. Zeynettin called, but Soleimania eventually folded.
Bielawski showed J♣8♥ for two pair, and won the pot as Zeynettin mucked his cards.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Pawel Bielawski
|
34,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
Ali Soleimanian
|
27,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
Aydin Zeynettin
|
22,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
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In the cutoff, Timo Laasonen raised to 300, but Christos Leantzis on the button three-bet to 1,300. Konstantin Voronin in the small blind called, as well as Laasonen.
All three players seemed to want action. But on 9♥10♠8♣8♦4♥, nobody bet and they all tapped the table.
"Sixes are good," said Leantzis after the river, while looking at Voronin who directly mucked his cards. Laasonen then revealed A♥K♠. Leantzis looked at his hand, and folded his cards.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Timo Laasonen |
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
Christos Leantzis |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Konstantin Voronin |
29,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
In the cutoff, Roger Abed raised to 400. Aurélie Reard on the button folded, but both players in the blinds called.
The dealed fanned a flop of A♥J♥5♥, that everybody checked. But even before the turn 3♣ landed on the table, Tony Aziz in the small blind bet 1,500. A pot size bet which was way too much for Atil Okay in the big blind and Abed, who both folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tony Aziz | 35,000 | |
Atil Okay
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
Aurélie Reard |
27,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
Roger Abed |
22,000
22,000
|
22,000 |