$1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day 4 Started
2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$2,662,850
Entries
2,803
Level
38
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
8
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 2,803
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As the PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus hits the halfway mark, the time to crown the next Eureka Main Event champion is upon us. Just eight players of the original 2,803 entrants will return today a 12 p.m. local time to battle it out on the green felt for the title and $386,210 first-place prize.
Leading the way is Yuan Xu, who benefitted from a late-night surge in Day 3 after eliminating two opponents en route to the final table to help him end with 15,100,000. To date, all of Xu's cashes have come from poker events in Asia, which means this will be his first in an EPT event. Xu will also add a new high score to his live-tournament earnings regardless of placement, as his previous best cash came last month for $33,659 in an event in U Series of Poker event.
Day 4 Chip Counts and Seat Draw
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandr Razinkov | Russia | 11,125,000 | 28 |
| 2 | Frederick Anastasiades | Cyprus | 11,050,000 | 28 |
| 3 | Yuan Xu | China | 15,100,000 | 38 |
| 4 | Leo Worthington-Leese | United Kingdom | 10,775,000 | 27 |
| 5 | Samuel Fournier | France | 13,725,000 | 34 |
| 6 | Guoliang Wei | China | 12,350,000 | 31 |
| 7 | Recep Aydemir | Turkey | 7,550,000 | 19 |
| 8 | Alexey Badulin | Russia | 2,400,000 | 6 |
Also in the hunt is Guoliang Wei, who is arguably the most accomplished player remaining with over $2 million in live-tournament earnings. Wei, who won the Little One For One Drop World Series of Poker event in 2018, enters Day 4 third in chips (12,350,000) and will be gunning for his first EPT title.
Final Table Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $386,210 | ||
| 2 | $241,290 | ||
| 3 | $172,060 | ||
| 4 | $132,120 | ||
| 5 | $101,390 | ||
| 6 | $78,770 | ||
| 7 | $60,850 | ||
| 8 | $46,600 | ||
| 9 | Lavrentiy Ni | Kazakhstan | $35,840 |
Day 4 will begin on Level 35, which features 200,000/400,000 blinds with a 400,000 big-blind ante All breaks will be discretionary on players and staff.
With six of the eight remaining players separated by fewer than 10 big blinds, it's still anyone's tournament to win as fortunes are bound to change quickly . Stick with PokerNews as we provide all the final-table action leading right up until the next Eureka Main Event champion is crowned.
The cards are in the air for the final day of the Eureka Main Event.
Level: 35
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 400,000
Level 35
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Samuel Fournier opened to 800,000 from early position and Yuan Xu defended his big blind.
Both players checked on the 9♠J♣7♥ flop and then Fournier called a 1,000,000 bet from Xu on the 9♦ turn and a 1,800,000 bet from Xu on the 5♦ river.
Xu turned over Q♠J♠ for jacks-up and Fournier nodded his head in acknowledgement before sending his hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,900,000
3,800,000
|
3,800,000 |
|
10,100,000
3,625,000
|
3,625,000 |
Level 35
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Samuel Fournier opened to 800,000 from under the gun. Action folded around to Aleksandr Razinkov who called in the cutoff.
The 5♣9♥8♦ flop was checked around, as was the 6♥ turn. Fournier then led for 1,200,000 on the 10♦ river. Razinkov called. Fournier showed 10♣10♥ for a rivered set and Razinkov mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,500,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
|
10,000,000
1,125,000
|
1,125,000 |
Level 35
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Recep Aydemir opened to 800,000 from under the gun. Frederick Anastasiades called in the hijack and Guoliang Wei defended the big blind.
Wei checked the Q♦6♦A♣ flop to Aydemir who bet 900,000. Anastasiades folded and Wei called. The 6♥ was checked down before Wei led the K♥ river for 2,000,000. Aydemir took a moment before moving all in. Wei folded and Aydemir took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,750,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
10,500,000
1,850,000
|
1,850,000 |
|
9,500,000
1,950,000
|
1,950,000 |
Level 35
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Aleksandr Razinkov opened from under the gun and action folded to Alexey Badulin in the big blind, who announced he was all in for his last 2,000,000. Razinkov quickly called and a showdown was held.
Alexey Badulin: Q♦J♥
Aleksandr Razinkov: A♥K♥
The board ran out 4♦J♣5♠3♥4♥ — improving Badulin to jacks-up to award him the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,000,000
3,000,000
|
3,000,000 |
|
4,600,000
2,200,000
|
2,200,000 |
Level 35
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
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Level 35
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Action folded around to Frederick Anastasiades who opened to 1,400,000 from the small blind. Yuan Xu defended the big blind.
On the flop of 2♠4♦6♠ Anastasiades took around a minute before leading for 2,600,000. Xu took a little less time in finding the fold.
The very next hand, action folded around to Anastasiades again. This time, he opened to 1,000,000 from the button. Leo Worthington-Leese defended his big blind.
He checked the J♣Q♦8♥ and Anastasiades bet 700,000. Worthington-Leese folded quickly and Anastasiades took a second consecutive pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,850,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |
|
|
12,750,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
|
9,750,000
1,025,000
|
1,025,000 |
