$1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day 1b Started
2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$2,662,850
Entries
2,803
Level
38
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
162
Players Left
23
Players Left 1 / 2,803
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The 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus, taking place at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa, kicked off today with the $1,100 Eureka Main Event. Day 1a, the first of the six starting flights, got underway this afternoon with its turbo counterpart, Day 1b, set to kick off at 7 p.m. local time.
This inaugural event in Northern Cyprus drew an impressive field of 2,659 entries in 2023. The winner, Ankit Ahuja, claimed the trophy and the lion’s share of the $2,552,640 prize pool. Ahuja defeated Romania’s Eduard Norel in heads-up play taking home a massive $362,365 for his efforts.
2023 Eureka Main Event Final Table Results:
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (USD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ankit Ahuja | India | $362,365 | |
| 2 | Eduard Norel | Romania | $226,550 | |
| 3 | Andrei Teodorescu | Romania | $161,800 | |
| 4 | Andrei Vavilonskii | Russia | $124,475 | |
| 5 | Roman Gadzhiev | Russia | $95,750 | |
| 6 | Mykhailo Demydenko | Ukraine | $73,650 | |
| 7 | Delrouz Babak | Iran | $56,650 | |
| 8 | Michel Atallah | Lebanon | $43,375 |
Each player will receive a starting stack of 30,000 with the blinds commencing at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. The levels will be 30 minutes long with players allowed one reentry per flight. A break of 15 minutes will be held after every four levels. Late registration will close at the end of Level 10 and play will end for the day once the field is reduced to 15% of the total entries. All players who survive into Day 2 are guaranteed to make the money, with the prize pool being announced at the start of Day 2.
Those unfortunate enough not to find a bag for Day 2 are in luck; four more starting flights over the following two days will provide ample opportunity to progress.
$1,100 Eureka Main Event Schedule:
| Date | Event Day | Local Time |
|---|---|---|
| Thu. Oct. 10 | 1c | 12:00 p.m. |
| Thu. Oct. 10 | 1d | 7:00 p.m. |
| Fri. Oct. 11 | 1e | 11:00 a.m. |
| Fri. Oct. 11 | 1f | 5:00 p.m. |
| Sat. Oct. 12 | 2 | 12:00 p.m. |
| Sun. Oct. 13 | 3 | 12:00 p.m. |
| Mon. Oct. 14 | 4 | 12:00 p.m. |
Stay tuned to PokerNews for the coverage of this event from the moment cards are in the air until a winner is crowned on October 14.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
The cards are in the air and play has commenced for the day.
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Edgars Hauks raised from the cutoff, receiving calls from both the blinds.
The action checked to Hauks, who continued for 400 on the 7♠Q♠A♠ flop. Only Dimitar Kukushkov, in the small blind, made the call.
The K♠ turn checked through to the Q♥ river. Kukushkov took the lead for 300 and Hauks made a quick call. Kukushkov tabled A♣8♠ for a small flush. Hauks mucked J♠J♣ face up as he conceded the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
31,200
1,200
|
1,200 |
|
28,800 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Deniz Dogan raised to 200 from the cutoff, receiving calls from Krishna Madhariwar, on the button, as well as Georgios Georgiou and Yuri Maron, in the respective blinds.
The action checked to Maron on the A♣9♦8♣ flop, who elected to play out of flow with a lead of 300. All three players called.
The Q♦ turn saw the action again check to Maron, who sized up to 600. Both Dogan and Madhariwar called, while Georgiou folded.
The J♥ river saw one last shell of 1,600 from Maron. Dogan called and Madhariwar folded. Maron tabled 9♣4♣ for a pair of nines, but was bested by the two pair of Dogan as he showed Q♥J♠.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
34,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
29,100 | |
|
|
29,100 | |
|
|
27,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
The action was caught as Krishna Madhariwar, in the big blind, checked and then called a bet of 2,000 from Razvan Nicolae Sabau, on the button, with the board reading 8♥9♠10♥7♥.
The J♥ river checked to a showdown. Madhariwar tabled 7♦6♠ playing the straight on board, but was bested by the 6♥3♠ of Sabau, who had rivered a flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
|
24,500
4,600
|
4,600 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
A preflop-raising war saw 3,200 reach the middle with two players navigating a flop of 7♦A♦Q♦.
Both Yunkyu Song, in the big blind, and Leonid Sidelkovskiy, in the cutoff, checked the hand through to reveal the A♥ turn and J♠ river. Song was the first to play for this pot, leading for 1,800. Sidelkovskiy made a swift fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,200
33,200
|
33,200 |
|
27,500
27,500
|
27,500 |
