$1,100 Eureka Main Event Day 3 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-15-2023 13:45 UTC+2

Iulian-Remus Blebea Eliminated in 17th Place ($14,900)

Maxime Taldir

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

In the hijack, Andrei Vavilonskii opened to 225,000, then in the cutoff, Iulian-Remus Blebea three-bet to 2,200,00, keeping only 200,000 in his hands. Vavilonskii raised all in, and Blebea waited a few seconds for the pay jump before eventually calling.

Iulian-Remus Blebea: Q♥J♥
Andrei Vavilonskii: A♥Q♠

Blebea didn't find any jack or hearts on 4♦9♠8♦5♥A♣, and he was eliminated in 16th place for $14,900.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrei Vavilonskii	9,500,000 2,730,000	2,730,000
Iulian-Remus Blebea	Busted

Tags: Andrei Vavilonskii Iulian-Remus Blebea

10-15-2023 13:47 UTC+2

Ahuja Shows Seven-Deuce in Massive Pot

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David Salituro

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Stanislav Tishkevich limped in from the small blind and Ankit Ahuja checked his option.

The flop came 4♣A♥10♦ and Tishkevich led out for 125,000. Ahuja then raised to 300,000 and Tishkevich called.

The 2♥ fell on the turn and Ahuja fired out 475,000. Tishkevich again called as the 7♥ came on the river. Ahuja then fired out 680,000.

"So weird," Tishkevich said as he went deep into the tank. "Pair of fours? Only logical hand," he added as he considered the decision for nearly five minutes.

Tishkevich eventually stood up from his seat, grabbed a blue 5,000 chip, and began twirling it between his fingers as he continued to tank. He then dropped it into the pot to signify a call and Ahuja showed 7♦2♦ for two pair.

Tishkevich exposed his 5♣4♥ as he surrendered the massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ankit Ahuja	13,300,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Stanislav Tishkevich	150,000 1,820,000	1,820,000

Tags: Ankit Ahuja Stanislav Tishkevich

10-15-2023 13:51 UTC+2

Two Table Redraw

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Maxime Taldir

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Andrei Teodorescu	Romania	3,500,000	35
1	2	Ankit Ahuja	India	14,000,000	140
1	3	Stanislav Tishkevich	Israel	200,000	2
1	4	Mykhailo Demydenko	Ukraine	6,100,000	61
1	5	Tom Vogelsang	Netherlands	3,200,000	32
1	6	Grzegorz Kozieja	Poland	3,000,000	30
1	7	Eimantas Venckus	Lithuania	520,000	5
1	8	Michel Atallah	Lebanon	3,200,000	32

2	1	Roman Gadzhiev	Russia	5,700,000	57
2	2	Ramon Kropmanns	Brazil	8,000,000	80
2	3	Andrei Vavilonskii	Russia	9,200,000	92
2	4	Eduard Norel	Romania	11,000,000	110
2	5	Walter Treccarichi	Italy	4,500,000	45
2	6	Aksel Aygun	Belgium	3,800,000	38
2	7	Delrouz Babak	Iran	1,250,000	13
2	8	Dauren Zhaparov	Kazakhstan	1,900,000	19

Player	Chips	Progress
Ankit Ahuja	14,000,000 700,000	700,000

Eduard Norel	11,000,000 110,000	110,000

Andrei Vavilonskii	9,200,000 300,000	300,000
Ramon Kropmanns	8,000,000 300,000	300,000
Mykhailo Demydenko	6,100,000 400,000	400,000
Roman Gadzhiev	5,700,000 1,050,000	1,050,000
Walter Treccarichi	4,500,000 555,000	555,000
Aksel Aygun	3,800,000 2,600,000	2,600,000
Andrei Teodorescu	3,500,000 300,000	300,000
Tom Vogelsang	3,200,000 185,000	185,000
Michel Atallah	3,200,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Grzegorz Kozieja	3,000,000 700,000	700,000
Dauren Zhaparov	1,900,000 1,005,000	1,005,000
Delrouz Babak	1,250,000 280,000	280,000
Eimantas Venckus	520,000 540,000	540,000
Stanislav Tishkevich	200,000 50,000	50,000

10-15-2023 13:54 UTC+2

Eimantas Venckus Eliminated in 16th Place ($14,900)

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Connor Richards

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Grzegorz Kozieja opened to 200,000 on the button and Eimantas Venckus three-bet jammed a stack of 520,000 from the small blind. Michel Atallah called in the big blind and Kozieja re-shoved to bring a fold from Atallah.

Eimantas Venckus: A♦K♠
Grzegorz Kozieja: K♣9♣

Atallah gave an annoyed glance to Kozieja after seeing the hand he chose to isolate with as Venckus found himself in great shape to triple up. The flop of Q♥5♦10♣ didn't change anything, but the 9♥ gave Kozieja a big lead and the 7♠ river confirmed Venckus' elimination in 16th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Grzegorz Kozieja	3,400,000 400,000	400,000
Michel Atallah	2,800,000 400,000	400,000
Eimantas Venckus	Busted

Tags: Eimantas Venckus Michel Atallah

10-15-2023 14:00 UTC+2

Dauren Zhaparov Eliminated in 15th Place ($17,875)

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David Salituro

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

More than 1,000,000 was already in the pot as Ramon Kropmanns and Dauren Zhaparov went heads-up to the turn on a board of 7♠K♠5♦3♦.

Kropmanns then bet 535,000 from early position and Zhaparov called in the small blind. The river came the A♠ and Kropmanns slid forward a tower of bumblebee 100,000 chips, enough to put Zhaparov all in.

Zhaparov tanked for several minutes until the clock was finally called. He allowed the countdown to go down to the final 10 seconds before putting in his last 1,000,000, showing 7♥6♠ for a pair of sevens.

Kropmans, though, had 5♠3♥ for two pair to win the pot and send Zhaparov to the rail in 15th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramon Kropmanns	9,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Dauren Zhaparov	Busted

Tags: Dauren Zhaparov Ramon Kropmanns

10-15-2023 14:11 UTC+2

Lows And Highs For Teodorescu

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Maxime Taldir

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

From the cutoff, Andrei Teodorescu opened to 225,000, then faced an all in by Stanislav Tishkevich in the small blind. Teodorescu called for 265,000.

Stanislav Tishkevich: K♣J♣
Andrei Teodorescu: 10♣9♣

The dealer fanned a board of 6♣J♠K♥4♥2♠ and Tishkevich doubled up thanks to his pair.

A few hands later, Teodorescu under the gun raised to 225,000. But in the small blind, Grzegorz Kozieja three-bet to 675,000.

Teodorescu just called, and moved all in on the flop 4♠A♣3♠ after Kozieja bet a very small 155,000. The Polish player quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrei Teodorescu	3,400,000 100,000	100,000
Grzegorz Kozieja	2,400,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Stanislav Tishkevich	700,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Andrei Teodorescu Grzegorz Kozieja Stanislav Tishkevich

10-15-2023 14:12 UTC+2

Ahuja Plays Poker Poker on Atallah

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David Salituro

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Michel Atallah raised to 225,000 on the button and both Andrei Teodorescu and Ankit Ahuja called in the blinds.

The flop came 7♠3♦J♠ and Atallah continued for 450,000. Teodorescu got out of the way, but Ahuja called to see the 2♠ turn.

Atallah then bet another 650,000 and Ahuja announced a raise to 1,350,000. Atallah quickly sent his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ankit Ahuja	14,500,000 500,000	500,000

Andrei Teodorescu	3,400,000
Michel Atallah	2,600,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Andrei Teodorescu Ankit Ahuja Michel Atallah

10-15-2023 14:15 UTC+2

Four-Bet Pot Goes To Vavilonskii

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Connor Richards

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Andrei Vavilonskii opened to 225,000 in the cutoff and Eduard Norel three-bet to 725,000 on the button. Vavilonskii took some time before four-betting to 1,925,000 and Norel called.

Vavilonskii checked on the 9♦9♥8♥ flop and Norel checked back. Both players checked again on the K♥ turn and once more on the Q♥ river. Vavilonskii showed a pair of kings with K♣7♣ and it was good to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrei Vavilonskii	10,700,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Eduard Norel	9,100,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Tags: Andrei Vavilonskii Eduard Norel

10-15-2023 14:16 UTC+2

Stanislav Tishkevich Eliminated in 14th Place ($17,875)

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David Salituro

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Action folded to Stanislav Tishkevich on the button who moved all in for 680,000. "I only looked at one," Tom Vogelsang said as he called in the big blind.

Stanislav Tishkevich: Q♠10♠
Tom Vogelsang: A♥4♥

"Could be better. Could be worse," Vogelsang said.

"Live cards," Tishkevich added, standing up from his seat to await the 6♠J♠9♦ flop. He picked up straight and flush draws, but missed the J♣ turn.

"So many outs," Tishkevich said, but none arrived on the 9♣ river. Tishkevich asked to take a picture of the board, with Vogelsang giving a thumbs up as he posed beside his cards before Tishkevich went off to collect his 14th place payout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Vogelsang	3,500,000 300,000	300,000
Stanislav Tishkevich	Busted

Tags: Stanislav Tishkevich Tom Vogelsang

10-15-2023 14:26 UTC+2

Grzegorz Kozieja Eliminated in 13th Place ($21,475)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

In the hijack, chip leader Ankit Ahuja opened to 225,000 and was called by Mykhailo Demydenko on the button. But in the big blind, Grzegorz Kozieja shoved for 2,520,000. Ahuja folded, and Demydenko asked for the count before calling.

Grzegorz Kozieja: A♦Q♥
Mykhailo Demydenko: 8♣8♥

Kozieja was on the edge of elimination after Demydenko found a straight flush draw on the flop 10♣6♣7♣. The K♠ came on the turn, and the K♣ on the river to complete Demydenko's flush and send Kozieja to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ankit Ahuja	16,400,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Mykhailo Demydenko	8,600,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Grzegorz Kozieja	Busted

Tags: Ankit Ahuja Grzegorz Kozieja Mykhailo Demydenko