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

10-15-2023 19:17 UTC+2

Cifuentes Picks Off Schulz

Ollie Garland

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Wheeler	178,000 81,000	81,000
Robert Schulz	54,000 14,100	14,100
Guillermo Cifuentes	41,000 41,000	41,000

Tags: Guillermo Cifuentes Jason Wheeler Robert Schulz

10-15-2023 19:25 UTC+2

Final Ten Minutes of Late Registration

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Calum Grant

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

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.

10-15-2023 19:32 UTC+2

Mosca Hits a Set

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Maxime Taldir

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lander Lijo Bereciartua	115,000
Enrico Mosca	74,500

Tags: Enrico Mosca Lander Lijo Bereciartua

10-15-2023 19:34 UTC+2

Shylko Sends Sula to the Rail

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Ollie Garland

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksandr Shylko	55,600 19,600	19,600
Nicanor Sula	Busted

Tags: Aliaksandr Shylko Nicanor Sula

10-15-2023 19:35 UTC+2

Lococo Doubles Niederreiter

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Calum Grant

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Alejandro Lococo opened to 2,500 from the cutoff and called when Fabian Niederreiter jammed for 27,000.

Fabian Niederreiter: A♥6♥
Alejandro Lococo: K♣J♣

Lococo was open-ended on the Q♠10♥7♣ flop but failed to improve on the 8♦ turn and 3♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro Lococo	95,000

Fabian Niederreiter	56,000

Tags: Alejandro Lococo Fabian Niederreiter

10-15-2023 19:36 UTC+2

Break Time

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Ollie Garland

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The remaining 401 players have been sent on another 20-mintue break.

10-15-2023 19:50 UTC+2

Quick Guide to PokerStars Home Games; It Takes Just Five Easy Steps!

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

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Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

10-15-2023 20:09 UTC+2

Smith Hits a Set To Double Up

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Maxime Taldir

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

From early position, Kurt Kemal raised to 3,500, then saw Mark Smith in the hijack moving all in for 7,500. All the other players folded, and Kemal made the call.

Mark Smith: Q♠Q♣
Kurt Kemal: A♦7♦

Smith easily doubled up as he found a queen on the flop on 5♠8♣Q♦7♥A♠. He doubled up to 19,000.