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

12-08-2023 15:48 UTC+1

Mamou Continues To Build Big Stack; Knocks Out Starostin

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Richard Hayes

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

Waldemar Starostin moved all in from early position for 15,000 and was called by Gary Mamou in the small blind.

Waldemar Starostin: 3♦3♥
Gary Mamou: A♥4♥

Starostin was ahead, but the 8♠5♦4♣ flop gave Mamou a pair of fours.

Starostin was left with just two outs, neither of which arrived on the 6♣ turn and J♠ river. As he left the table, Starostin remarked "Nice call" to his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Mamou	170,000 70,000	70,000
Waldemar Starostin	Busted

Tags: Gary Mamou Waldemar Starostin

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

12-08-2023 15:56 UTC+1

Odman Can't Connect as He's Sent to the Rail

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Tyler Foran

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

Three players brewed a pot of 9,700 and the flop read A♣K♠7♣. Michail Simos checked, and Sergio Somma fired a bet of 3,000 across the line before Adam Odman raised to 7,500. The action was back on Simos who moved all-in, forcing Somma to fold while Odman called off his stack of about 13,500.

Adam Odman: Q♣10♣
Michail Simos: K♦7♠

Odman flopped a straight and flush draw but was unable to connect as the board completed with the 3♦ turn and 9♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Somma	68,000 68,000	68,000
Michail Simos	48,500 48,500	48,500
Adam Odman	Busted

Tags: Adam Odman Michail Simos Sergio Somma

12-08-2023 16:05 UTC+1

Gorodetskiy Trebles Up in Cooler; Knocks Out Golubev, Damages Kassouf

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Richard Hayes

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

Picking up the action on a flop of 4♠7♣10♠, Will Kassouf fired out a bet of 9,600. Ilya Gorodetskiy three-bet jammed all-in for 27,000 and Andrey Golubev moved all-in for 32,000.

Kassouf briefly pondered his decision, before muttering "I don't see how I can fold this hand.", and made the call. Kassouf covered both players.

Andrey Golubev: 4♣10♥
Ilya Gorodetskiy: 8♠6♠
Will Kassouf: 4♣4♥

Kassouf was ahead with a set of fours against the two pair of Golubev, and the huge draw of Gorodetskiy.

The Q♠ turn propelled Gorodetskiy into the lead with a flush. Kassouf implored the dealer to pair the board on the river but the 5♣ changed nothing and sent a significant pot to Gorodetskiy, while sending Golubev to the exit.

Kassouf picked up a 20,000 side pot to slightly reduce the pain of this huge cooler.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ilya Gorodetskiy	90,000 57,000	57,000
Will Kassouf	40,000 40,000	40,000
Andrey Golubev	Busted

Tags: Andrey Golubev Ilya Gorodetskiy Will Kassouf

12-08-2023 16:07 UTC+1

Todeschini Eliminated by Grigoryan

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Maxime Taldir

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

Hrayr Grigoryan opened to 2,600 from under the gun, and he was called by both Akseli Paalanen to his left and Candido Cappiello in the cutoff. However, Daniele Todeschini wanted more, so he raised all-in for his last 9,300 chips from the small blind. Then Grigoryan four-bet to 20,000, and made Paalanen and Cappiello fold.

Daniele Todeschini: K♠10♥
Hrayr Grigoryan: A♠K♣

Todeschini stood up and wished good luck to the table before an ace on the board of 9♠4♠9♦A♣4♥ confirmed his elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hrayr Grigoryan	148,000 148,000	148,000
Akseli Paalanen	62,000 62,000	62,000
Candido Cappiello	32,000 32,000	32,000
Daniele Todeschini	Busted

Tags: Akseli Paalanen Candido Cappiello Daniele Todeschini Hrayr Grigoryan

12-08-2023 16:07 UTC+1

Eljach Spikes the River to Bust Fiorentin

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Dan O'Hair

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

Omar Eljach opened to 2,600 first-to-act and was called by Pascal Hocquard from middle position. It was then folded to Enrico Fiorentin in the big blind, who shoved for his last 10,400. Eljach called to put Fiorentin at risk and Hocquard got out of the way.

Enrico Fiorentin: 8♣8♠
Omar Eljach: 10♠10♦

The 9♣Q♠8♥ flop vaulted Fiorentin into the lead with a set and his double up seemed imminent after the A♣ fell on the turn.

It wasn't meant to be, however, as the 10♣ river provided Eljach with a winning set of tens to eliminate Fiorentin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Omar Eljach	105,000 61,000	61,000
Pascal Hocquard	50,000 50,000	50,000
Enrico Fiorentin	Busted

Tags: Enrico Fiorentin Omar Eljach Pascal Hocquard

12-08-2023 16:12 UTC+1

Tsui Gets the Better of Big Stack Maliuta

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Ben Weiss

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

Mykola Maliuta opened to 2,400 from under the gun. Justin Tsui raised to 6,500 in early position and was called by the Ukrainian.

The 2♦9♣A♠ flop was checked by Maliuta, who then called a bet of 4,000, as Tsui continued his aggression.

Maliuta checked once more as the 5♣ landed on the turn. This time, Tsui made it 11,000, which saw him get a fold from his opponent. The Englishman chipped up to well above average stack, while Maliuta still sat on a big stack of 125,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mykola Maliuta	125,000 25,000	25,000
Justin Tsui	75,000

Tags: Justin Tsui Mykola Maliuta

12-08-2023 16:12 UTC+1

Aces Good for Baixas

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Tyler Foran

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

On a completed board of Q♥7♦2♣9♠6♣, there were roughly 25,000 chips in the middle, and Wooseok Kim was in the tank as Jordi Baixas bet 35,000.

Kim had about 19,000 remaining and after a couple of minutes, made the call. Baixasa tabled A♣A♦, and Kim flashed the Qx8x before his cards were mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jordi Baixas	119,000 119,000	119,000
Wooseok Kim	Busted

Tags: Jordi Baixas Wooseok Kim

12-08-2023 16:18 UTC+1

Cessy Takes from Wyrzykiewicz

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Maxime Taldir

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

Laurent Cessy opened to 2,600 from early position, then Remigiusz Wyrzykiewicz three-bet to 8,000 from the cutoff. The button and the blinds folded, and Cessy made the call.

On a flop of 4♥K♣4♦, Wyrzykiewicz continued with a bet of 3,700. Cessy check-called, but both players decided to check on the turn 6♥.

The 6♣ landed on the river. This time, Cessy led out with a bet of 16,200. Wyrzykiewicz quickly folded and let the pot go in Cessy's direction.