$2,200 Eureka High Roller Day 1a | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-15-2023 16:43 UTC+2

Tessier Calls Chisu

Calum Grant

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Benjamin Tessier opened to 2,000 from middle position and Danut Chisu defended his big blind.

Chisu check-called for 1,500 on the J♣8♠5♠ flop which brought in the 7♠ turn. Both players checked and the 9♦ completed the board.

Chisu bet 2,800 and was quickly called. He had two pair with his 9♣7♣, but Tessier had a straight with his 6♣6♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Tessier	95,000 95,000	95,000
Danut Chisu	10,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Benjamin Tessier Danut Chisu

10-15-2023 16:46 UTC+2

Rezaei Spikes Three-Outer to Double

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Calum Grant

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Boris Kolev opened to 2,000 from early position before Armin Rezaei three-bet to 8,000 from the cutoff. Hassan Nashar cold-called from the big blind.

Kolev moved all in as the big stack, and Rezaei, with 36,600, called for his tournament life. Nashar got out of the way.

Armin Rezaei: A♦Q♣
Boris Kolev: AxKx

Kolev had Rezaei dominated and looked certain to scoop in the pot after the 10♠4♦5♣ flop and 7♥ turn. However, the Q♠ river gave Rezaei the winner and breathed some new life into his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Kolev	125,000 125,000	125,000
Armin Rezaei	85,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Armin Rezaei Boris Kolev Hassan Nashar

10-15-2023 16:50 UTC+2

Joshi Loses the Flip

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Maxime Taldir

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

From the hijack, Martin Ilavsky opened to 2,000 and was called by the cutoff and the button. In the small blind, Sachin Joshi squeezed to 11,000. Gaelle Baumann, in the big blind, folded and then Ilavsky moved all in for more than 70,000.

The cutoff and the button folded, but Joshi chose to call.

Sachin Joshi: A♥Q♠
Martin Ilavsky: J♥J♠

Joshi hoped for an ace or a queen, but the board 10♣4♣9♥8♥4♦ was too low for him, so he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Ilavsky	130,000 130,000	130,000
Gaelle Baumann	20,000 20,000	20,000
Sachin Joshi	Busted

Tags: Gaelle Baumann Martin Ilavsky Sachin Joshi

10-15-2023 16:51 UTC+2

Kennedy Jams the Turn

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Ollie Garland

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The pot stood at approximately 43,000 with two players looking at a board that read K♣9♠2♣5♣.

Martin Diaz, in the big blind, checked the action over to Anthony Kennedy, in the cutoff. Kennedy moved all in for 27,100, sending Diaz into the tank.

Diaz thought for some time, rechecking his cards several times before tossing them into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Diaz	86,000 86,000	86,000
Anthony Kennedy	70,100 70,100	70,100

Tags: Anthony Kennedy Martin Diaz

10-15-2023 17:00 UTC+2

Konopelko Gets There to Stay Alive

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Ollie Garland

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Andrei Konopelko, in the hijack, found himself all in and at risk for his last 27,400, against Dmitry Gromov, in the cutoff.

Andrei Konopelko: A♣Q♦
Dmitry Gromov: A♥K♣

The board ran out 5♦Q♣8♥J♣8♣. Konopelko's dominated hand pulled ahead on the flop, ultimately doubling him up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrei Konopelko	60,000 60,000	60,000
Dmitry Gromov	36,500 36,500	36,500

Tags: Andrei Konopelko Dmitry Gromov

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

10-15-2023 17:10 UTC+2

Recent Eliminations

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Ollie Garland

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Masato Yokosawa	Busted
Alex Keating	Busted
Mustafa Biz	Busted
Jeremie Zouari	Busted
Abulmuhsin Aydin	Busted
Alik Zazian	Busted
Jacek Pustula	Busted
Brandon Leetz	Busted

10-15-2023 17:16 UTC+2

Schulz Hits The River

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Maxime Taldir

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Robert-Andrei Burlacu in the hijack decided to open and he received a call by Samuel Fournier on the button. In the big blind, Robert Schulz shoved for 16,900. Burlacu called and Fournier folded.

Robert Schulz: A♠Q♥
Robert-Andrei Burlacu: 8♣8♦

Schulz was on the edge of elimination after the flop of 3♠4♥6♦ and the turn 9♥, but the A♦ landed on the river to save him and double him up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Schulz	35,000 35,000	35,000
Samuel Fournier	30,000 30,000	30,000
Robert-Andrei Burlacu	25,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Robert Schulz Robert-Andrei Burlacu Samuel Fournier

10-15-2023 17:23 UTC+2

Levinskas Sends Kechagias to the Rail

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Ollie Garland

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Stefanos Kechagias limped in from middle position, as did the player in the cutoff. Ivan Zhechev raised to 5,500 from the cutoff and Laurynas Levinskas three-bet jammed for 65,000 from the big blind. Kechagias called off for his remaining 12,800 and both the hijack and Zhechev folded.

Stefanos Kechagias: A♣J♣
Laurynas Levinskas: A♠K♣

The board ran out 2♣3♠8♣9♠7♦. Levinskas' kicker played and Kechagias departed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laurynas Levinskas	83,300 83,300	83,300
Ivan Zhechev	46,000 46,000	46,000
Stefanos Kechagias	Busted

Tags: Ivan Zhechev Laurynas Levinskas Stefanos Kechagias

10-15-2023 17:31 UTC+2

Hong Wakes Up with Aces

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Calum Grant

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Anatoly Zlotnikov opened to 2,400 from under the gun and was called by Guoliang Wei from middle position. Renzo Moreno and Mark Smith also called from the hijack and cutoff. Jinho Hong then made it 10,000 from the button which pushed out Zlotnikov. Wei then jammed for around 40,000 and only Hong called.

Guoliang Wei: 9♦9♣
Jinho Hong: A♣A♦

Hong's aces remained best as the board ran out with the Q♥7♦7♥6♣2♣.