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

12-08-2023 23:50 UTC+1

Martinovic Doubles With Set

Matt Warburton

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action was on the river on a board of 9♠10♥2♦7♦6♣. David Vesely checked and Dragoljub Martinovic shoved all in for around 45,000. Vesely made the call with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards for showdown.

Vesely showed A♣9♥ for a pair of nines. Dragoljub Martinovic had 10♦10♣ for a set of tens to win the pot and double his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Vesely	130,000
Dragoljub Martinovic	100,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: David Vesely Dragoljub Martinovic

12-08-2023 23:54 UTC+1

Hansen Finds Double Up With Set

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Matt Warburton

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Following an open raise from middle position, Alfonso Simone moved all in for 57,000. Kasper Hansen called all in from the big blind for around 33,000 and the original raiser folded. The two players flipped their cards.

Kasper Hansen: 7♦7♠
Alfonso Simone: A♣J♦

The board ran out 10♠2♠7♣A♦8♣. Hansen made a set of sevens on the flop. Simone did find an ace on the turn, but it wasn't enough. Hansen held and doubled up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kasper Hansen	70,000 70,000	70,000
Alfonso Simone	23,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Alfonso Simone Kasper Hansen

12-08-2023 23:56 UTC+1

Players Dropping Fast

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Matt Warburton

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Eliminations are coming thick and fast in Day 1f of the Eureka Main Event. There are now just 208 players remaining and 128 are set to make it through to Day 2 and into the money. The average stack is currently 123,913, which is less than 25 big blinds.

12-09-2023 00:01 UTC+1

Ascone Takes On Two

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Ollie Garland

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Agostino Ascone limped in from early position, Adrien Di Grande raised to 17,000 from the hijack and Luis Moreira called in the small blind. Ascone also chose to call.

The 5♦9♦3♠ flop checked through to the 7♣ on the turn. Moreira checked again prompting Ascone to bet out for 30,500. Both Di Grande and Moreira chose to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luis Moreira	350,000 350,000	350,000
Agostino Ascone	310,000 310,000	310,000
Adrien Di Grande	270,000 270,000	270,000

Tags: Adrien Di Grande Agostino Ascone Luis Moreira

12-09-2023 00:05 UTC+1

Break Time

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Ollie Garland

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The remaining 191 players have been sent on another 20-minute break.

12-09-2023 00:10 UTC+1

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

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Sandra Barbour

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 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

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

12-09-2023 00:39 UTC+1

Mihelsons Picks Off Chiminolli

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Ollie Garland

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The pot stood at approximately 40,000 with two players looking at a board that read Q♠9♣6♠10♠.

Davis Mihelsons, in early position, bet out for 20,000. Michael Chiminolli, in the hijack, made the call.

The 7♣ river saw Mihelsons place a block bet of 8,000, to which Chiminolli responded with a raise to 20,000. Mihelsons thought for some time before making the call; Chiminolli tabled A♠J♦ for ace-high, while Mihelsons dragged in the pot with 6♦6♣ for a set of sixes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Davis Mihelsons	160,000 160,000	160,000
Michael Chiminolli	70,000 4,500	4,500

Tags: Davis Mihelsons Michael Chiminolli

12-09-2023 00:44 UTC+1

Chatzipanagiotis Shoves and Makes Full House

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Matt Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Action folded around to Georgis Chatzipanagiotis, who pushed all in from the button for around 40,000. Jari-Pekka Juhola isolated from the small blind with the bigger stack and the players flipped their cards.

Georgis Chatzipanagiotis: Q♦4♦
Jari-Pekka Juhola: A♣10♣

The board ran out J♣J♥4♣4♥10♠. Chatzipanagiotis paired his four on the flop and made a full house, fours full of jacks on the turn to win the pot. He doubled his stack and Juhola was left short.

"Good timing!", said a neutral player.