Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$2,662,850
Entries
2,803
Level
38
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
220
Players Left
33
Players Left 1 / 2,803
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Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
The remaining 88 players have taken their seats and cards are back in the air!
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Late registration is closed for Day 1a of the $1,100 Eureka Main Event. The total number of entries for the flight is confirmed at 220. The flight is scheduled to play down to 15 percent, which means 33 players will make it through to Day 2.
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Cengiz Aksu started the action with a raise to 3,000 from under the gun, and Adi Rajkovic made the call from the big blind.
On the 3♦9♦3♠ flop, Rajkovic checked, prompting Aksu to bet 2,500. Rajkovic responded with a raise to 6,500, and Aksu called.
Both players then checked through the 10♠ turn and the 8♥ river, taking it to showdown. Rajkovic revealed 5♣5♦ for two pair, fives and threes, and that was enough to send Aksu’s hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000 | |
|
42,000 |
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Daniil Shalaev shoved for his last 12,000 from under the gun and it was folded around to Samy Khaled in the big blind, who shrugged and put in a call to put Shalaev at risk.
Daniil Shalaev: A♦8♦
Samy Khaled: K♥Q♣
The board ran out J♣5♥10♠J♦K♦ — pairing Khaled's king on the end to eliminate Shalaev.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Pavlou Pavlos raised to 3,500 from middle position and Romain Retiere called in late position.
"I'm trying something different," said Retiere.
The flop came 3♥Q♥K♥ and Pavlos checked. Retiere made it 2,000 to go and Pavlos called.
The turn was the A♣ and Pavlos checked again. Retiere bet 12,000 and Pavlos made the call. Both players then checked to showdown on the 10♠ river.
Pavlos turned over A♥Q♠ for two pair, aces and queens. Retiere mucked his hand and Pavlos won the pot.
"That didn't work either," said Retiere.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
138,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
107,000
30,500
|
30,500 |
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Vladislav Dubanov opened to 3,000 from the cutoff and was called by Andrzej Powalka in the small blind Cengiz Asku in the big blind.
It was checked to Dubanov on the J♥4♥K♣ flop and he continued for 2,200. Powalka called and Asku folded.
The A♠ fell on the turn and Powalka checked, prompting a 10,500 barrel from Dubanov. Powalka again called.
Powalka checked a final time after the 10♦ completed the board and Dubanov fired 22,000 into the middle. Powalka tanked a bit, but eventually decided to look him up and Dubanov tabled Q♥3♥ for a flush draw turned runner-runner straight.
Powalka tossed his hand into the muck and Dubanov, who is among the chip leaders, added to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
90,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
22,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Georgi Sandev moved all in from middle position with a short stack of 8,500 and was looked up by Mustafa Simsek, who called on the button with the covering stack. Players flipped their cards.
Georgi Sandev: A♠10♥
Mustafa Simsek: A♥5♥
The board ran out 8♠Q♠8♥9♥7♠ and Sandev held with his ace-ten-high to double up his stack to around 21,000.
The next hand, Sandev was all in again preflop, this time against Mateusz Andrezej Sikora. Sandev was once again covered and at risk as players turned their cards.
Georgi Sandev: A♦K♦
Mateusz Andrezej Sikora: J♣J♠
The board ran out 10♦7♥A♠10♥9♥ and Sandev paired his ace on the flop to double up his stack again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
20,000
120,500
|
120,500 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Vako Shekerdemian was all in preflop for 32,000 against Nebojsa Ankucic, who had him covered as players turned their cards.
Vako Shekerdemian: A♠A♦
Nebojsa Ankucic: Q♥8♣
The board ran out 2♣K♠7♣3♥5♥ and Shekerdemian held with his pocket aces to win the pot.
"I know he's loose," said Shekerdemian as he explained the hand to his tablemates.
A couple of hands later, Ankucic was seen leaving the table after busting from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
68,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
Busted |
