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

12-07-2023 00:43 UTC+1

Bastos Hits the Rail

Tyler Foran

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Matti Keranen jammed all-in from middle position and the action folded around to Eugenio Bastos in the big blind. After tanking for some time, he made the call for his remaining stack of about 38,000.

Eugenio Bastos: 6♠5♣
Matti Keranen: A♦J♥

Both players made a pair on the J♠6♥3♣ flop, but Keranen was still in the lead with his pair of jacks. The 10♣ turn and 10♥ river were no help for Bastos as he exited the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matti Keranen	92,000 32,000	32,000
Eugenio Bastos	Busted

Tags: Eugenio Bastos Matti Keranen

12-07-2023 00:44 UTC+1

Latest Eliminations

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Maxime Taldir

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Koloszar	Busted
Yi Lin	Busted
Samy Dubonnet	Busted
Alexis Andre	Busted
Mykhailo Gutyi	Busted
Simo Raikkonen	Busted
David Novak	Busted
Tomas Kolarik	Busted

12-07-2023 00:52 UTC+1

Accused Private Poker Game Cheater: "I Didn't Bring Any Cards Anywhere"

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Sandra Barbour

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

One day after being accused of cheating a California home game out of millions, Tony Mars issued a statement to PokerNews denying the allegations.

Wesley Fei and Nikhil "Nik Airball" Arcot, both Hustler Casino Live regulars, claim that Mars, who also plays on HCL, brought a special UV-marked deck that allowed him to decipher face-down cards.

The alleged scandal occurred in a game at a private residence in Yorba Linda, California, a community in Orange County.

Read the full story on what happened here!

12-07-2023 00:55 UTC+1

Rollercoaster of Emotions Ends Hildebrandt

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Tyler Foran

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Jacek Hildebrandt shoved his last 32,500 into the middle from under the gun, and Komil Khamidov called in the small blind before Christian Ly mucked the big blind.

Jacek Hildebrandt: A♠7♠
Komil Khamidov: A♦J♥

Hildebrandt was behind but the 9♥7♣2♦ flop gave him a pair of sevens to take the lead. The Q♦ turn changed nothing, however, the J♠ river paired Khamidov to send Hildebrandt out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Ly	562,000 432,000	432,000
Komil Khamidov	220,000 82,500	82,500
Jacek Hildebrandt	Busted

Tags: Christian Ly Jacek Hildebrandt Komil Khamidov

12-07-2023 00:55 UTC+1

Almost 400,000 Chips for Lococo

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Maxime Taldir

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

On Table 8, Alejandro Lococo had a normal stack and Ville Keranen to his left had a big one a few levels ago. But the situation changed and Lococo has the big one now.

Just before the break, both players found themselves in a blind versus blind situation, with Lococo limping from the small blind.

After Keranen checked his option, Lococo bet 2,500 on the 7♦5♣J♠ flop. Then he fired a second barrel of 8,500 on the turn A♦. Both times, Keranen called.

But when Lococo bet 30,000 on the river Q♦, Keranen gave up and folded. Thanks to this pot, Lococo reached 400,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro Lococo	398,000 398,000	398,000

Ville Keranen	73,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: Alejandro Lococo Ville Keranen

12-07-2023 00:56 UTC+1

Break Time

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Tyler Foran

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Just 71 players remain as they head for another 15-minute break.

12-07-2023 01:07 UTC+1

Current Top 10 Stacks at the Break

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Tyler Foran

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Ly	609,000 47,000	47,000
Mircea Flutur	418,000 317,500	317,500

Alejandro Lococo	398,000

Tomas Chmela	325,000 85,000	85,000
Berthold Winz	253,000 53,000	53,000
Oliver Heidel	235,000 85,000	85,000
João Mestre Ferreira	227,000 165,000	165,000
Komil Khamidov	222,000 2,000	2,000
Roberto Corbelli	217,000 91,500	91,500
Alexandre Costa	210,000 210,000	210,000

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

12-07-2023 01:22 UTC+1

Helin Jams the River

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Tyler Foran

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Petr Novotny opened 7,500 in the hijack and Joonas Helin defended from the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of 7♣4♠2♥, and Helin check-called a bet of 5,500.

When the 10♠ fell on the turn, Helin checked to Novotny who continued for a bet of 7,500. Helin put in a check-raise to 24,000, which Novotny called.

The A♥ completed the board on the river, and Helin didn't slow down, announcing all-in for roughly 52,000. Novotny instantly pitched his cards into the muck and the dealer pushed the pot to Helin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joonas Helin	131,000 53,000	53,000
Petr Novotny	45,500 500	500

Tags: Joonas Helin Petr Novotny

12-07-2023 01:31 UTC+1

"Good Luck Guys"

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Maxime Taldir

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Adrian Strobel found himself at risk for 47,000 from early position against Frederik Thiemer in the cutoff.

Adrian Strobel: Q♦Q♠
Frederik Thiemer: A♣Q♣

"Good luck, guys," said Strobel when Thiemer found an ace on the A♦9♣6♥ flop. He stood up on the turn 9♠... but sat back down when he hit the Q♥ on the river, the last outer he had left to stay in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Strobel	100,000 100,000	100,000
Frederik Thiemer	80,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Adrian Strobel Frederik Thiemer