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€1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2023 PokerStars EPT Prague
€1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2023 PokerStars EPT Prague
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€4,226,880
Total Entries
4,403
Level
40
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
122
Players Left
18
Players Left 1 / 4,403
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Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Day 1b of the €1,100 Eureka Main Event, running as part of the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour at the Hilton Prague, has now reached its conclusion. A total of 122 entries were made to the flight. After 16 levels of play, 18 made it through to Day 2 and into the money.
Czech player Ondrej Goetz bagged in first place with 514,000 chips, which puts him third overall when Day 1a stacks are considered. Goetz's biggest live poker result so far was a sixth place finish in the 2015 EPT Barcelona Estrellas High Roller, worth €67,120. He's also had a number of impressive wins in local events, with plenty of five figure first and second place finishes to his name.
Ender Lacin of Turkey finished the flight in second place. He bagged with 427,000 at the end of the night. In third was Nikolai Ogoltsov, who will return for Day 2 with 361,000.
Top Ten Day 1b Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ondrej Goetz | Czechia | 514,000 |
| 2 | Ender Lacin | Turkey | 427,000 |
| 3 | Nikolai Ogoltsov | Czechia | 361,000 |
| 4 | Marius Irimia | Romania | 265,000 |
| 5 | Bartlomiej Basiaga | Poland | 248,000 |
| 6 | Konstantin Farber | Germany | 220,000 |
| 7 | Eduardo Pereira | Portugal | 217,000 |
| 8 | Fehim Hajdari | Denmark | 206,000 |
| 9 | Aleksandar Batovac | Germany | 192,000 |
| 10 | Samuel Fournier | France | 156,000 |
Notable players who fired at least one bullet in Day 1d, but who didn't manage to make it through, include Fintan Hand (out in 25th), Simon Higgins (32nd), Benjamin Spragg (47th) and Elias Gutierrez Hernandez (49th). With four more flights to come, players will have plenty more opportunities to bag a stack.
The Eureka Main Event continues with Day 1c, which commences Thursday at 12 p.m. local time. Day 1d, another turbo flight, also runs tomorrow at 7 p.m. local time.
Stay tuned to PokerNews as reporters follow the event through the starting flights and all the way down to a winner.
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Robert Kokoska moved all in for his last 92,000 from the cutoff. Eduardo Lopes Pereira made the call in the big blind.
Robert Kokoska: K♠9♠
Eduardo Lopes Pereira: A♥K♣
The board ran out 6♣Q♥J♦4♣J♥. Pereira's hand held to burst the bubble, concluding play for today. Stay tuned for an end-of-day recap and full chip counts.
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Samuel Fournier moved all in from the small blind, putting Lucjan Jankowski, in the big blind, to the test for his last 46,000. After some time in the tank, Jankowski made a reluctant call.
Lucjan Jankowski: Q♥J♥
Samuel Fournier: 10♣3♠
The board ran out 7♦K♣2♣3♦7♣. Fournier turned a three to send Jankowski to the rail. With 19 players remaining and 18 making it through to Day 2 and the money, the tournament is now playing hand for hand.
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Gerard Rubiralta Cortes raised to 20,000, leaving just 3,000 behind. Action folded around to Ender Lacin in the big blind, who pushed Cortes in for his last few thousand. Cortes called and players flipped their cards.
Gerard Rubiralta Cortes: K♠3♠
Ender Lacin: A♦8♣
The board ran out 6♣5♠4♣10♣K♥. Cortes hit an unlikely king on the river to win the pot and double his stack.
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The player under the gun limped in, Henning Wendlandt moved all in from the cutoff for 62,000 and Nikolai Ogoltsov called on the button. The original limper got out of the way and the hand went to a showdown.
Henning Wendlandt: A♥K♠
Nikolai Ogoltsov: K♣Q♦
The board ran out 3♣J♥A♣2♥Q♥. Wendlandt's flopped ace was good enough for a crucial double up.
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Scott Margereson was all in preflop against Aleksandar Batovac, with Margereson at risk as players flipped their cards.
Scott Margereson: A♥K♣
Aleksandar Batovac: Q♣Q♦
The board ran out 7♦7♠8♠Q♠A♣. Batovac made a full house on the turn to lock up the pot as Margereson was eliminated just two off the money.
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Nikos Sotiriou was all in preflop with a short stack. Avihai Smagda flicked in a chip to signify the call. The rest of the table folded and the players turned their cards.
Nikos Sotiriou: J♦J♣
Avihai Smagda: A♣Q♠
The board ran out 5♣3♣9♣A♠5♦. Smagda paired his ace on the turn to get ahead and win the race while Sotiriou was eliminated as the bubble fast approaches.
