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

10-14-2023 12:30 UTC+2

Flush For Zhou

Maxime Taldir

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

In the cutoff, Leonid Orman shoved with a little bit more than five blinds. In the big blind, Quan Zhou asked for the count, and called.

Leonid Orman: 10♦9♦
Quan Zhou: A♥Q♠

Leonid hit two pair on the flop 9♥10♥6♥. Standing up, he saw the 6♦ being revealed on the turn. But the river 4♥ wasn't the one he wanted, as it completed Zhou's flush. Finishing 274th, Orman wins $2,225.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quan Zhou	530,000 200,000	200,000
Leonid Orman	Busted

Tags: Leonid Orman Quan Zhou

10-14-2023 12:28 UTC+2

Luo Goes For It All

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Jeremy Geist

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Shuang Luo opened in early position to 17,000 before it folded to Boris Angelov in the big blind. He called and the two players were off to a flop heads up.

The 2♠3♥J♠ flop landed and action checked to Luo who continued for 20,000. Angelov called.

The 7♥ landed on the turn and it was checked over to Luo again. She went into the tank for a moment and then announced she was all in. Angelov thought it over for only a moment before sending his cards to the muck.

Luo pulled in the chips and gained some life in the tournament as players continue to hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Angelov	870,000 94,000	94,000

Shuang Luo	280,000 187,000	187,000

10-14-2023 12:12 UTC+2

O'Dwyer Hits The River

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Maxime Taldir

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

On 8♦10♠A♠3♥ with already 400,000 in the pot, Steve O'Dwyer on the button went into the tank after Christos Fatta in the cutoff moved all in for 240,000 chips. And eventually, O'Dwyer called.

Christos Fatta: A♣8♣
Steve O'Dwyer: A♥Q♥

Fatta had two pair and was on his way to double up. But the terrible Q♠ landed on the river, giving the best hand to O'Dwyer, who has more than 900,000 chips now.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve O'Dwyer	920,000 305,000	305,000

Christos Fatta	Busted

Tags: Christos Fatta Steve O'Dwyer

10-14-2023 12:05 UTC+2

Lucien Cohen Among Latest Eliminations (297th-349th)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Milos Skrbic	Busted
Andras Matrai	Busted
Tobias Peters	Busted
Tudorel Costache	Busted
Emrah Akcay	Busted
Yury Masliankou	Busted
Aurélie Reard	Busted
Anatoly Chen	Busted
Vladislav Naumov	Busted
Lucien Cohen	Busted

Darius Svirskas	Busted
Sahab Saberikakhki	Busted
Allan Vicentainer	Busted
Julio Ribeiro	Busted
Huseyin Akgul	Busted
Yigit Aksoy	Busted
Henok Tekle	Busted
Yuriy Kim	Busted
Jack Sinclair	Busted
Peter Jobelius	Busted
Giovani Torre	Busted
Araz Azady	Busted
Nicolas Dumont	Busted

Alex Lynskey	Busted
Paul Mcloughlin	Busted

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10-14-2023 11:53 UTC+2

O'Dwyer Bombs the Turn

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Jeremy Geist

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Christos Fatta opened in early position to 16,000. It then folded to Steve O'Dwyer in the cutoff who didn't think for long before putting in a three-bet to 60,000. Fatta snap called and they were off to a flop heads up.

The 5♣Q♦4♣ flop hit the felt and action was checked over to O'Dwyer who down-bet to 35,000. Fatta called.

The K♥ landed on the turn and it was checked to O'Dwyer again. He took a moment, gathered some chips, and put out a large bet of 145,000.

Fatta went into the tank for about a minute before returning his cards to the dealer. O'Dwyer scooped and added some chips to his already sizable stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve O'Dwyer	615,000 128,000	128,000

Christos Fatta	330,000 67,000	67,000

Tags: Christos Fatta Steve O'Dwyer

10-14-2023 11:50 UTC+2

It's Over For Saberikakhki

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Maxime Taldir

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

From under the gun, Sahab Saberikakhki opened, then saw Nikolaos Lampropoulos in the big blind moving all in for approximately 100,000 chips. Saberikakhki called.

Nikolaos Lampropoulos: A♠K♥
Sahab Saberikakhki: K♦J♦

On 8♦Q♥6♣K♣4♦, Lampropoulos kept the lead and doubled up. Down to 4,000, Saberikakhki didn't have enough to pay the big blind on the next hand.

Sahab Saberikakhki: 10♣8♣
Michele D'Angelo: 5♠5♦

Saberikakhki lost again on Q♠J♦4♥7♠A♠, and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolaos Lampropoulos	210,000 105,000	105,000
Michele D'Angelo	160,000 96,000	96,000
Sahab Saberikakhki	Busted

Tags: Michele D'Angelo Nikolaos Lampropoulos Sahab Saberikakhki

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

10-14-2023 11:30 UTC+2

Abdullah Raises the Chip Leader

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Jeremy Geist

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

The current chip leader Gaelle Baumann raised to 12,000 from early position before Turan Abdullah put in the cold three-bet to 37,000 from middle position. It folded all the way back to Baumann who thought for a moment and then called.

The A♥J♣8♥ landed on the flop and both player went over their options before landing on a check.

The 10♣ landed on the turn and Baumann went into the tank. She decided to bet and landed on a sizing of 42,000.

Action was on Abdullah who thought for only a moment before putting in another raise to 135,000. Baumann snap folded and Abdullah dragged a healthy pot without going to showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gaelle Baumann	940,000 67,000	67,000

Abdullah Turan	398,000 59,000	59,000

Tags: Abdullah Raises Gaelle Baumann

10-14-2023 11:22 UTC+2

Early Eliminations (350th-399th)

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Maxime Taldir

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Fedor Burmistrov	Busted
Bulent Sahin	Busted
Hao Tian	Busted
Francisco Benitez	Busted
Tomas Patka	Busted
Louka Ioannis	Busted
Guillermo Sanz	Busted

Sergey Baranski	Busted
Michael Dichter	Busted
Onur Hazinedar	Busted
Tom Middleton	Busted

Elie Yammine	Busted
Alexander Tkatschew	Busted
Roman Nuraev	Busted
Silvio Domingues Costa	Busted
Georgios Skarparis	Busted
Kenny Hallaert	Busted

Majid Ejlal Noubarian	Busted
Zorlu Er	Busted
Zhewen Hu	Busted
Thomas Maier	Busted
Elie Sakr	Busted
Pedro Gois Neves	Busted
Suleyman Kirecci	Busted
Jessica Teusl	Busted

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10-14-2023 11:18 UTC+2

Karolis Gets Thin Value

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Jeremy Geist

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

Sereika Karolis opened under the gun to 12,000. It folded all the way to Lukovic Nemanja in the big blind who completed and they were off to a flop heads up.

The Q♦Q♣4♠ flop landed and Nemanja check-called an 11,000 bet from Karolis on their way to a 4♥ turn.

After the board double paired it was checked over to Karolis who thought for a moment before putting out the same bet, 11,000. Nemanja called.

The 3♠ landed on the river and action quickly checked through. Nemanja was first to show A♣10♣ for just ace-high and Karolis quickly tabled 7♥7♠. Karolis dragged the pot after some thin value bets.

Player	Chips	Progress
Karolis Sereika	285,000
Nemanja Lukovic	247,000