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

10-15-2023 18:36 UTC+3

Two Pair For Boujmala

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Maxime Taldir

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

Down to 11,200 chips, 2023 EPT Monte Carlo finalist Samy Boujmala shoved from middle position and faced Andre Marques.

Samy Boujmala: A♣Q♠
Andre Marques: K♦Q♦

Boujmala found top two pair on the board of Q♥7♣10♥7♦A♦ to double up. A few hands later, the table broke.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Dumont	130,000 130,000	130,000

Andre Marques	60,000 60,000	60,000
Samy Boujmala	30,000 30,000	30,000
Masato Yokosawa	24,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Andre Marques Samy Boujmala

10-15-2023 18:36 UTC+3

Tsugu Downs Stoyanov

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Calum Grant

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

Martin Stoyanov was all in and at risk for his last 8,300 and was up against Takahiro Tsugu.

Martin Stoyanov: A♣Q♣
Takahiro Tsugu: JxJx

It was a race and one that Tsugu would win as the board ran out with the K♠4♣6♦3♠J♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Takahiro Tsugu	80,000 80,000	80,000
Martin Stoyanov	Busted

Tags: Martin Stoyanov Takahiro Tsugu

10-15-2023 18:34 UTC+3

Fuchs Building a Stack

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Calum Grant

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

Ramzi Karam opened to 2,500 from under the gun and was called by Aleksandr Denisov from middle position. Tom Fuchs three-bet to 7,500 from the cutoff and only Karam called.

Karam check-called for 3,000 on the 4♠3♦2♠ flop. Karam then folded after Fuchs continued for 6,000 on the 9♠ turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Fuchs	193,000

Tags: Aleksandr Denisov Ramzi Karam Tom Fuchs

10-15-2023 18:32 UTC+3

Patka Takes Some From Sammartino

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Ollie Garland

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

The pot stood at 7,500 with two players looking at a board that read 7♠2♠Q♦.

Tomas Patka, in early position, check-called a bet of 2,500 from Dario Sammartino, in the hijack.

The 2♦ turn saw a repeat of the action, this time Sammartino sized up to 6,500.

The 3♠ river checked to a showdown. Patka tabled A♥2♥ for trips, prompting Sammartino to muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	145,000 68,000	68,000
Tomas Patka	117,000 117,000	117,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino Tomas Patka

10-15-2023 18:31 UTC+3

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♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jinho Hong	100,000 100,000	100,000
Guoliang Wei	Busted

Tags: Anatoly Zlotnikov Guoliang Wei Jinho Hong Mark Smith Renzo Moreno

10-15-2023 18:23 UTC+3

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 18:16 UTC+3

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 18:10 UTC+3

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