Nicanor Sula open jammed for 22,600 from middle position. Aliaksandr Shylko moved all in himself from the button and the hand went to a showdown.
Nicanor Sula: 9♣8♣
Aliaksandr Shylko: A♣J♠
The board ran out Q♦K♠4♦7♥2♥. The ace high of Shylko was enough to send Sula to the rail.
On the flop 8♠J♠9♥ with 8,700 in the pot, Enrico Mosca moved all in for 32,900 on the button after Lander Lijo Bereciartua bet 4,500 in middle position. The Spanish player eventually called.
Enrico Mosca: 9♦9♠
Lander Lijo Bereciartua: K♠K♥
Mosca hit a set on the flop, then a full on the river J♣ after the turn 6♠, so he doubled up.
So far, there have been 983 entries in Day 1a, with 405 remaining. There are ten minutes of late registration, and when that closes no more entries or reentries will be permitted.
Anyone who busts from Level 11 can hop into Day 1b, which is currently on Level 5.
Guillermo Cifuentes raised to 2,100 from under the gun. Both Robert Schulz and Jason Wheeler called in the respective blinds.
All three players checked to the river as the full board read K♥9♣K♦Q♠3♦. Schulz took the lead for 6,500, Wheeler folded, and Cifuentes snap-called. Schulz tabled 10♣8♣ for ten-high, while Cifuentes took down this pot with K♣5♣ for flopped trips.
Kirill Aleksandrov was under the gun and opened to 2,400, and received a single call by Mustafa Ercan on the button.
Both players checked on the flop of 4♠6♦6♥, but after Aleksandrov checked again on the turn 4♥, Ercan bet 2,500. Aleksandrov called, then checked down the river 2♠ with A♣J♦.
Ercan checked-back with A♥5♦, so they split the pot.
Patrick Beuter raised to 2,500 from the cutoff, Aren Bezhanyan three-bet to 8,600 from the small blind and Beuter four-bet to 18,500. Bezhanyan called.
Bezhanyan check-called a bet of 10,500 from Beuter on a flop of 6♥10♦8♣.
The 3♠ turn checked through to the K♠ on the river. Bezhanyan took the lead with a bet of 27,000 and Beuter snap-called. Bezhanyan tabled A♦J♥, while Beuter scooped the pot with A♠K♦, having rivered top pair.
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
The EPT Cyprus Main Event livestream kicks off on Wednesday, October 18, at 12:30 EEST (11:30 CEST) with Day 2 action. The cards-up coverage continues with Day 3 on Thursday, Day 4 on Friday, and Day 5 on Saturday, all starting at the same time as Day 2.
Finally, the event climaxes with the much-awaited Final Table on Sunday, October 22, starting at 13:00 EEST (12:00 CEST).
For fans worldwide, English-language coverage on the central/global channels will be hosted by renowned poker commentators James Hartigan, Joe Stapleton, Griffin Benger, Nick Walsh, and Maria Ho. In addition to the central channel, there will also be streams on the French, Spanish and Brazilian channels with broadcasts also in German and Italian.
The 420 players remaining in Day 1a of the Eureka High Roller have been sent on a 75-minute dinner break. Play will resume around 8 p.m. EEST.
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