€1,100 Eureka Main Event Day 2 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-09-2023 13:24 UTC+2

Andritz Takes Pot on Turn

Richard Hayes

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

Lukas Hafner opened to 11,000 in middle position and was called by Adrian Andritz and Conor Beresford in the blinds.

The 7♥7♦6♦ flop was checked through by all three players.

On the K♠ turn, Andritz led out with a bet of 11,000, which obtained folds from both his opponents

Player	Chips	Progress
Lukas Hafner	400,000 -8,000	-8,000
Conor Beresford	250,000 -7,000	-7,000
Adrian Andritz	223,000 33,000	33,000

Tags: Adrian Andritz Conor Beresford Lukas Hafner

12-09-2023 13:27 UTC+2

Big Pot Gets Sent to Petrakis

Frank Visser

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

A whopping 200,000 chips were already in the pot when Konstantinos Petrakis checked from early position on the 5♥9♠7♥Q♣ board. Andrej Tekel was his opponent, and he checked behind after thinking for a while.

The K♥ river then rolled off and Petrakis fired a bet of 90,000. Tekel pondered his options for a few minutes before deciding to muck his cards, awarding the pot to Petrakis.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrej Tekel	370,000 -121,000	-121,000
Konstantinos Petrakis	365,000 128,000	128,000

Tags: Andrej Tekel Konstantinos Petrakis

12-09-2023 13:30 UTC+2

Prize Pool Announced

Dan O'Hair

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

The €1,100 Eureka Main Event drew a record-setting 4,403 entrants across six starting flights — generating a prize pool of €4,226,880.

All remaining players have already secured a min-cash of €1,690. The eventual winner will take home €511,710.

Place	Prize (EUR)	Place	Prize (EUR)
1	€511,710	28-31	€11,960
2	€306,790	32-39	€10,400
3	€219,120	40-55	€9,050
4	€168,570	56-71	€7,860
5	€129,680	72-95	€6,850
6	€99,750	96-119	€ 5,960
7	€76,720	120-143	€ 5,200
8	€59,010	144-183	€ 4,520
9	€45,400	184-223	€ 3,930
10-11	€34,910	224-287	€3,420
12-13	€29,080	288-351	€2,960
14-15	€24,220	352-415	€2,580
16-17	€20,970	416-511	€2,240
18-20	€18,220	512-607	€1,940
21-23	€15,850	608-659	€1,690
24-27	€13,780

12-09-2023 13:30 UTC+2

Small Three-Bet Works for Talbot

Richard Hayes

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

Thomas Clack opened under the gun to 10,000, and action was folded round to Parker Talbot on the button.

Talbot asked how much Clack had left behind, and his opponent informed him 115,000. Talbot produced a three-bet to 28,000, which prompted a quick fold from Clack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Parker Talbot	216,000 22,000	22,000

Thomas Clack	115,000 -10,000	-10,000

Tags: Parker Talbot Thomas Clack

12-09-2023 13:32 UTC+2

First Slew of Bust-Outs (€1,690)

Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Kim De Han	Busted
Darko Percic	Busted
Hubert Matuszewski	Busted
Giovanni Nava	Busted
Martin Tsankov	Busted
Guillaume Colin	Busted
Itai Laufer	Busted
Florin-Adrian Bilan	Busted
Nicolas Clement	Busted
Thomas Quaade	Busted
Zdenek Sedlacek	Busted
Shahaf Nacson	Busted
Yudai Akisada	Busted
Robert Kokoska	Busted
Mohamad Gholamhosain	Busted
Leonardo Ebeling	Busted
Tobias Tropschuh	Busted
Walter Treccarichi	Busted
Berkan Munar	Busted
Nicolay Langfeldt	Busted
Jaroslaw Lipien	Busted
Tobias Hoellerer	Busted
Matthias Kribben	Busted
Soufiane Abbouti	Busted
Ivan Banic	Busted

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Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

12-09-2023 13:40 UTC+2

Wheeler Races to Double Knockout

Frank Visser

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

Joao Oliveira was all-in preflop for 60,000 chips and Bekim Murtezi was so too, but for his stack of 75,000. Jason Wheeler looked them both up with the covering stack, and the three players showed down.

Joao Oliveira: A♠8♥
Bekim Murtezi: A♦J♠
Jason Wheeler: K♠K♦

"This is bad for me," Oliveira noted before the 2♣10♣2♥ flop fell. The 3♣ turn was no help for anyone either, and the J♦ river sealed the fate of both at-risk players.

They awaited their payouts while Wheeler won a big pot and was sitting on a healthy stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Wheeler	370,000 212,000	212,000
Joao Oliveira	Busted
Bekim Murtezi	Busted

Tags: Bekim Murtezi Jason Wheeler Joao Oliveira

12-09-2023 13:45 UTC+2

Jantunen Takes Pot on River

Richard Hayes

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

Picking the action up on a flop of 6♥2♣Q♦ with 57,000 in the pot, Stefan Raschbauer had check-called a bet of 30,000 from Ville Jantunen.

The 5♠ turn was checked through.

The river brought the A♦ and Raschbauer checked. Jantunen pondered for a moment before firing out an overbet of 215,000. Raschbauer quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ville Jantunen	475,000 364,000	364,000
Stefan Raschbauer	155,000 -105,000	-105,000

Tags: Stefan Raschbauer Ville Jantunen

12-09-2023 13:50 UTC+2

Hand Can Not Win With the Best Hand

Frank Visser

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

Fintan Hand had multiplied his stack several times already when went all in preflop against Istvan Pilhofer, covering the latter's 90,000 stack.

Istvan Pilhofer: A♦10♦
Fintan Hand: A♥Q♥

Hand had a big lead, but that changed when Pilhofer paired his ten on the 2♠9♣10♣ flop. The 4♣3♥ runout did not bring Hand a queen, and Pilhofer received a lucky double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fintan Hand	219,000 127,000	127,000

Istvan Pilhofer	195,000 -3,000	-3,000

Tags: Fintan Hand Istvan Pilhofer

12-09-2023 13:53 UTC+2

Smith's Aggression Leaves Parnat Short

Ben Weiss

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

Michael Smith opened to 14,000 from the cutoff. His only caller was Risto Parnat in the big blind and we went heads up to a flop.

It came 10♦4♥3♣, to which Parnat checked. Smith led out for 15,000, before Parnat raised to 45,000 and was called.

Parnat slowed down on the turn as the 7♦ landed. After a minute of thinking, Smith bet out 75,000, sending Parnat into the tank. The Estonian eventually laid his hand down, leaving him with just five big blinds left.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Smith	267,000 51,000	51,000
Risto Parnat	30,000 -34,000	-34,000

Tags: Michael Smith Risto Parnat