€1,100 Eureka Main Event Day 1a | 2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-06-2023 16:44 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Baier	81,000 81,000	81,000
Juha Helppi	60,000 31,000	31,000
[Removed:528]	49,000 19,000	19,000
Marle Spragg	34,000 6,700	6,700

Andreas Bolling	34,000 4,000	4,000
David Taborsky	32,000 2,000	2,000
Tekeshi Takahashi	26,000 5,000	5,000
Jari Mahonen	24,500 4,500	4,500
Alejandro Lococo	8,500 23,500	23,500

Wane Exits as Keller Doubles

Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

In a pot that had grown to a size of 12,000 chips, Samuel Wane fired 2,500 chips from the small blind on a flop of J♦Q♣8♥. Rene Keller then raised to 10,000 from early position before Gianluca Triassi folded from the button.

The 2♦ turn arrived and Wane chekcked to Keller, who put in his final 17,100 chips. Wane made a quick call and the cards were tabled.

Rene Keller: K♠K♥
Samuel Wane: A♦10♦

Keller faded Wane's draws on the 10♠ river and doubled up. Meanwhile, Wane was left with merely 1,000 chips, which he would lose not much later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rene Keller	66,200 42,200	42,200
Gianluca Triassi	17,000
Samuel Wane	Busted

Tags: Gianluca Triassi Rene Keller Samuel Wane

12-06-2023 16:38 UTC+1

Three Bets on the Flop

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

In a pot of 2,500 chips, Ciprian Olariu made a bet of 700 on a flop of 7♥5♦9♣. His opponent was Emmanuel Wouters in the cutoff, and he put in a raise to 2,600. That was not enough for Olariu, however, as he reraised to 6,600.

Wouters confirmed the amount and made the call, after which both players checked the 3♣ turn. On the 6♦ river, Olariu picked up the betting again by putting 3,100 chips in the middle. A swift call followed from Wouters, and Olariu tabled A♣5♠ for just a pair of fives.

Wouters, on the other hand, was sitting on an overpair with his J♥J♦ and took down the big pot to reach double the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Emmanuel Wouters	60,000 31,500	31,500
Ciprian Olariu	40,000

Tags: Ciprian Olariu Emmanuel Wouters

12-06-2023 16:33 UTC+1

Laufer Shows a Better Two Pair

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Dan O'Hair

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Heads-up on 8♦J♠3♥2♠ board with several thousand already in the middle, Pascal Frezza checked from early position to Itai Laufer, who bet 6,500 from the cutoff. Frezza called.

The 8♠ completed the board and Frezza led out for 5,100. Laufer quickly called and Frezza turned over 9♠9♦ for nines and eights. Laufer turned over A♠J♥ for jacks and eights and collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Itai Laufer	41,000 41,000	41,000
Pascal Frezza	37,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Itai Laufer Pascal Frezza

12-06-2023 16:28 UTC+1

Gruicic Adds More Chips

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Stribor Gruicic opened for 1,000 chips from the cutoff before Spridion Apartoglou rereaised to 3,200 from the small blind. The action then folded back to Gruicic, who mulled it over for a bit before putting in a four-bet to 6,800 chips.

Apartoglou quickly mucked his holding and Gruicic extended his chip lead on the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stribor Gruicic	75,000
Spiridon Apartoglou	33,500

Tags: Stribor Gruicic Spridion Apartoglou

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

12-06-2023 16:03 UTC+1

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

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12-06-2023 16:01 UTC+1

First Break

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

All players in Day 1a of the Eureka Main Event are on a 20-minute break.

12-06-2023 15:58 UTC+1

Novotny Wins Flip to Double Through Drusca

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Dan O'Hair

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Stefan Drusca opened to 700 from the hijack and was three-bet to 1,700 by Petr Novotny on the button. Niculina Grasu called cold from the big blind and Drusca four-bet to 5,800.

Undeterred, Novotny made it 12,000 to go, which got a fold from Grasu, but a shove from Drusca for enough to put Novotny all in for his last 28,100. Novotny called to put himself at risk and hands were revealed.

Petr Novotny: Q♠Q♦
Stefan Drusca: A♣K♣

It was a classic race, but the 9♠10♦J♦2♦10♣ runout kept Novotny's ladies best and he doubled up through Drusca.

Player	Chips	Progress
Petr Novotny	58,000 58,000	58,000
Niculina Grasu	25,000 25,000	25,000
Stefan Drusca	24,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Niculina Grasu Petr Novotny Stefan Drusca

12-06-2023 15:57 UTC+1

Heres Wins Three-Bet Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Mikoda Mariusz kicked off the action with a raise to 700 from middle position, and Filip Heres reraised to 2,100 from the cutoff. Michail Gkanis then came along from the big blind, and Mariusz put in the call as well.

On the 6♣2♣9♥ flop, Mariusz checked and Heres continued for 2,500. Gkanis quickly moved out of the way before Mariusz made the call.

The A♠ turn slowed down the action as both remaining players checked, but Mariusz retook the initiative on the 3♥ turn, where he put forth a bet of 4,100.

Heres tossed in a quick call, and Mariusz could only show 8♦7♦ for a missed straight draw. Heres, meanwhile, was sitting on top pair with A♣10♠ and took down the sizable pot.