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

12-07-2023 18:41 UTC+1

An Assortment of Big Stacks

Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Artsiom Panasiuk	292,500
Manuel Valduga	232,000 5,000	5,000
Robert Binek	198,000 82,000	82,000
Dan Larsen	180,000
Renato Ardelean	175,000 29,000	29,000
Efstathios Kavoukis	173,600 3,600	3,600
Thomas Harnes	170,000 25,000	25,000
Cornel Pop	165,000
Jeremy Oleon	147,600
Mykhailo Gutyi	145,500 55,500	55,500
Hanseok Ko	140,000 1,000	1,000
Tomas Kolarik	135,000 135,000	135,000
Aurelien Russo	132,000

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

12-07-2023 18:33 UTC+1

PokerStars Announces Full Five Stop 2024 EPT Schedule; Paris and Cyprus Return

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

PokerStars has unveiled the full schedule for the 2024 European Poker Tour (EPT) season, which shows five destinations, including a return to EPT Paris and EPT Cyprus. Both Paris and Cyprus made their EPT debut in 2023, and they return for 2024, much to the delight of the players.

EPT Paris is the first stop of the 2024 European Poker Tour season. It takes place between February 14-25 at a new venue. The stunning Le Palais des Congres has a 120-table capacity, meaning there will be a more extensive schedule for the festival. Cedric Billot, Associate Director for Live Events and Operations, believes the new-look EPT Paris could be one of the largest EPT festivals on record.

Check out the full schedule

12-07-2023 18:16 UTC+1

Break Time

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Dan O'Hair

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Players in the field have been sent on another 25-minute break.

12-07-2023 18:15 UTC+1

Uda Scores the Double

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Tyler Foran

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Chinatsu Uda limped the small blind before Hanseok Ko dropped a stack of blues across the line. Uda snap-called her stack of 11,700 and both hands were tabled.

Chinatsu Uda: A♦Q♥
Hanseok Ko: K♣7♦

The board ran out A♣9♦8♦9♥2♠, sealing the double up for Uda.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hanseok Ko	139,000 86,000	86,000
Chinatsu Uda	25,400 15,400	15,400

Tags: Chinatsu Uda Hanseok Ko

12-07-2023 18:15 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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Tyler Foran

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Renato Ardelean	146,000 146,000	146,000
Tomas Chrobak	108,000 43,000	43,000
Nisad Muratovic	105,000 105,000	105,000
Marius Johansen	95,000 52,000	52,000
Fintan Hand	60,000 60,000	60,000
Ran Ilani	36,700 36,700	36,700
Marle Spragg	35,000 35,000	35,000

Benjamin Spragg	30,000 3,000	3,000

12-07-2023 18:13 UTC+1

Set-Over-Set Sends Van Zadelhoff On His Way

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Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

There were 18,000 chips in the middle, as well as a board of 7♥8♠6♣A♥ when Thomas Harnes checked from early position to Andreas Van Zadelhoff on the button. The latter then fired a bet of 7,000 before Harnes put his opponent all-in, for 35,000 chips effectively.

A quick call followed from Van Zadelhoff and the pair showed down their cards.

Andreas Van Zadelhoff: 6♠6♥
Thomas Harnes: 7♦7♣

Van Zadelhoff had one out left, but he would not make quads on the Q♠ river. Harnes' superior set saw him chip up significantly, while Van Zadelhoff departed from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Harnes	145,000
Andreas Van Zadelhoff	Busted

Tags: Andreas Van Zadelhoff Thomas Harnes

12-07-2023 18:13 UTC+1

Kavoukis Makes Hero Call With King-High

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Richard Hayes

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

On a board of 9♥8♥6♦4♦, Manuel Weiler put out a bet of 3,000 and was called by Efstathios Kavoukis.

On the 5♠ river, Weiler continued for 6,500 and Kavoukis went deep into thought. After a couple of minutes, Kavoukis made the call. Weiler tapped the table and mucked his hand. Kavoukis showed K♠J♣ for king-high and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Efstathios Kavoukis	170,000 170,000	170,000
Manuel Weiler	29,000 29,000	29,000

Tags: Efstathios Kavoukis Manuel Weiler

12-07-2023 18:12 UTC+1

Aissaoui Runs Into Martinovic's Aces

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Maxime Taldir

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

After an open to 2,200 by a player in early position called by Mohamed Aissaoui in the hijack, Dragoljub Martinovic three-bet to 5,500 from the button. The initial raiser folded, but Aissaoui called.

The dealer fanned a flop of 3♣4♥5♠, and Aissaoui checked. Martinovic then pushed forward his pile of blue chips, forcing Aissaoui to go all in if he called, and he eventually did with his last 24,400 chips.

Mohamed Aissaoui: 9♠9♦
Dragoljub Martinovic: A♠A♥

Aissaoui called with a pair higher than the board but ran into Martinovic's aces. After the turn 8♥ and the river Q♥, Aissaoui was eliminated.