$1,100 Eureka Main Event Day 2 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-14-2023 14:44 UTC+2

Aygun Takes Big Pot With Kings

Maxime Taldir

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

In a blind versus blind situation, Michele Guerrini in the small blind limp-called a bet of 35,000 by Aksel Aygun in the big blind.

On the 8♣Q♠2♣ flop, Guerrini check-called a continuation-bet of 30,000, followed by a second barrel of 50,000 on the turn 8♠.

Finally, on the 7♥ river, Aygun bet 110,000 and Guerrini check-called a third time, but he had to muck after Aygun revealed K♠K♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aksel Aygun	1,210,000 1,005,000	1,005,000
Sergei Petrushevskii	1,200,000 1,045,000	1,045,000
Michel Atallah	680,000 504,000	504,000
Mircea Flutur	495,000 234,000	234,000
Mykhailo Demydenko	450,000 248,000	248,000
Michele Guerrini	310,000 146,000	146,000
Georges Ghossan	230,000 85,000	85,000
Cosimo Marrone	170,000 36,000	36,000

Tags: Aksel Aygun Michele Guerrini

10-14-2023 14:44 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Luka Bojovic	1,600,000 787,000	787,000
Walter Treccarichi	1,000,000 266,000	266,000
Hwany Lee	960,000 666,000	666,000
Ian Hamilton	900,000 255,000	255,000

Andreas Tomazou	900,000 80,000	80,000
Karen Nazarian	800,000 225,000	225,000
Ankit Ahuja	770,000 200,000	200,000

Sofianos Vergitsis	750,000 401,000	401,000
Vasyl Laba	720,000 549,000	549,000
Carl Shaw	700,000 300,000	300,000

Tom Vogelsang	600,000 144,000	144,000
Alexandr Dusco	550,000 507,000	507,000

Simon Wiciak	450,000 105,000	105,000

Roman Gadzhiev	430,000 141,000	141,000
Steven Warburton	350,000 90,000	90,000
Cécile Ticherfatine	290,000 158,000	158,000
Anthony Kennedy	260,000 26,000	26,000

Baumann Takes Out Two

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David Salituro

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Umit Sadi was all in for 67,000 from early position, Teodor Evstratiev called for his last 16,000 in the cutoff, and Gaelle Baumann had both players at risk from the big blind.

Teodor Evstratiev: A♥9♥
Umit Sadi: A♠7♥
Gaelle Baumann: 7♣7♠

Baumann was ahead with her pair of sevens, and the 5♣4♥Q♦2♥J♣ board providing no help to either Evstratiev or Sadi who were both sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gaelle Baumann	810,000 90,000	90,000

Umit Sadi	Busted
Teodor Evstratiev	Busted

Tags: Gaelle Baumann Teodor Evstratiev Umit Sadi

10-14-2023 14:29 UTC+2

Croitoru Gets Lucky to Survive; O'Dwyer Contending For Chip Lead

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David Salituro

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Federico Macori raised to 30,000 in early position as action folded to big blind Mihaita Croitoru, who pushed all in for 85,000. Macori asked for a count before calling.

Mihaita Croitoru: A♣9♣
Federico Macori: A♠10♦

Croitoru was dominated as both players hit their ace on the 2♠8♣A♥ flop. The turn, though, brought the 9♦ and Croitoru took the lead with two pair.

The river Q♠ was safe for Croitoru and he doubled up.

At the same table, Steve O'Dwyer is sitting behind a massive stack of more than 1,500,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve O'Dwyer	1,540,000 10,000	10,000

Federico Macori	210,000 236,000	236,000
Mihaita Croitoru	180,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Federico Macori Mihaita Croitoru Steve O'Dwyer

10-14-2023 14:23 UTC+2

Baltateanu Bets the River, Interrogates Rodriguez

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David Salituro

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Silviu Baltateanu bet 60,000 from the button on a flop of 8♠10♠8♦ and Diego Rodriguez called under the gun.

Both players checked the 10♦ turn and Rodriguez also checked the Q♦ river. Baltateanu then bet another 100,000.

Baltateanu called the clock on Rodriguez after only a few seconds, and the floor ruled Rodriguez should be given more time.

"I've never called time in my life," Baltateanu told Rodriguez, who continued to ponder the decision for another minute.

"What do you have? Thinking all in? Thinking fold," Baltateanu asked as he interrogated Rodriguez. Rodriguez eventually slid his cards into the muck.

"I'll show one time, for you," Baltateanu said as he hovered his cards over the table. Rodriguez shook his head and Baltateanu returned his cards face down.

Marcin Dziubdziela has built up a stack of more than 1,000,000 at this table, while Anthony Khouzami is also at this table with an above-average stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcin Dziubdziela	1,060,000 854,000	854,000
Anthony Khouzami	680,000 314,000	314,000
Silviu Baltateanu	650,000 155,000	155,000
Diego Rodriguez	200,000 188,000	188,000

Tags: Anthony Khouzami Diego Rodriguez Marcin Dziubdziela Silviu Baltateanu

10-14-2023 14:22 UTC+2

Double Up For Melkisetian

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Maxime Taldir

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

With the biggest stack of the table, Petre Ionescu opened on the button, and Ara Melkisetian in the big blind shoved for 220,000. Ionescu went into the tank, and eventually called.

Ara Melkisetian: Q♦Q♣
Petre Ionescu: A♦10♥

The board J♣6♥9♦K♦10♦ didn't change anything, and Melkisetian doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Petre Ionescu	920,000 195,000	195,000
Ara Melkisetian	460,000 227,000	227,000

Tags: Ara Melkisetian Petre Ionescu

10-14-2023 14:13 UTC+2

Turan Shoves on Angelov

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David Salituro

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

A pot of around 150,000 was already in the middle as Abdullah Turan and Boris Angelov went to the turn on a board of 6♣J♠10♣K♥.

Angelov, on the button, then slid forward a bet of 100,000 and Turan responded by moving all in.

Angelov had around 320,000 remaining and tanked for several minutes before pushing his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abdullah Turan	840,000 442,000	442,000
Boris Angelov	320,000 440,000	440,000

Tags: Abdullah Turan Boris Angelov

10-14-2023 14:10 UTC+2

Wroblewski Scores the Double Knockout

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Jeremy Geist

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Piotr Wroblewski opened in early position to 25,000 before it got to Kurt Radinger on the button who moved all in for about 70,000. Saad Shehata was in the small blind and opted to go all in before getting snap-called by Wroblewski, who had both players covered.

Saad Shehata: A♣4♦
Kurt Radinger: A♦8♦
Piotr Wroblewski: K♦K♠

The full board ran out J♠6♦10♣5♦K♥, and with top set, Wroblewski pulled in the chips and scored the double knockout

Player	Chips	Progress
Piotr Wroblewski	465,000 350,000	350,000
Saad Shehata	Busted
Kurt Radinger	Busted

10-14-2023 14:05 UTC+2

New Players Out (176th-204th)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Saad Shehata	Busted
Damir Gabdullin	Busted
Vadzim Godzdanker	Busted
Atanas Pavlov	Busted
Riccardo Trevisani	Busted
Nihat Karyagdi	Busted
Killian Braud-Chevalier	Busted
Bojan Berberovic	Busted
Deniz Maska	Busted
Christian Rudolph	Busted
Andreas Mavrikiou	Busted
Nicolay Langfeldt	Busted
Hossein Zolghadriha	Busted
Seyedali Hosseinirami	Busted
Kerem Turuskan	Busted
Luis Pinho	Busted
Hossien Taki	Busted
Cornelis van Gent	Busted
Idan Baranes	Busted
Farbod Nazari	Busted
Pascal Vos	Busted
Alexandre Moreau	Busted
Oleg Netaliev	Busted
Jason Wheeler	Busted
Marko Pantelic	Busted

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10-14-2023 13:55 UTC+2

Guimond Stays In the Tournament

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Maxime Taldir

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

From middle position, Ankit Ahuja opened to 20,000, and was called by Ran Azor in the cutoff. But on the button, Frank Habermann raised all in for 147,000. In the big blind, Florian Guimond called, and made Ahuja and Azor fold.

Frank Habermann: A♣K♠
Florian Guimond: J♥J♠

On 7♦4♠7♠K♣Q♣, Habermann hit a king on the turn to double up. Down to 64,000 chips, Guimond three-bet to 60,000 from the small blind after Andrei Bocharnikov opened in middle position. Bocharnikov four-bet all in to force Guimond to go all in with his 4,000 last chips.

"I'll wait a few minutes for the pay jump, one elimination is needed," said the Frenchman. He waited four or five minutes. But as there were no eliminations, he eventually called.

Florian Guimond: A♦8♠
Andrei Bocharnikov: A♠K♣

The dealer fanned a board of 5♣9♣4♠4♦9♥. Thanks to a second pair on the river, Guimond was saved by a split.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aurélien Russo	610,000 312,000	312,000
Ankit Ahuja	570,000 236,000	236,000

Frank Habermann	340,000 215,000	215,000
Ran Azor	260,000 3,000	3,000
Andrei Bocharnikov	235,000 30,000	30,000
Florian Guimond	76,000 273,000	273,000