$1,100 Eureka Main Event Day 1c | 2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-10-2024 17:48 UTC+2

Yong Loses Race With Queens

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Matt Warburton

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Cassandra Yong was all in preflop against Frank Reichel, who had her covered as players flipped their cards.

Cassandra Yong: Q♣Q♦ All in
Frank Reichel: A♥K♠

It was a classic poker race and the board ran out J♦6♥J♣10♣K♣. Yong expressed her joy at the blank flop before letting out a "oh no!" as the river gave Reichel a pair of kings. He won the pot and Yong was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Reichel	59,000 30,000	30,000
Cassandra Yong	Busted

Tags: Cassandra Yong Frank Reichel

10-10-2024 17:45 UTC+2

Gunchev Doubles, Only to Bust

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Matt Warburton

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Nikola Gunchev was all in preflop with a short stack of 10,300 and was looked up by Adam Wagner in the big blind blind, who had the covering stack.

Nikola Gunchev: K♦J♠ All in
Adam Wagner: A♣6♣

The board ran out 10♥Q♥6♠10♣A♥ and the river brought Wagner a pair, but also completed Gunchev's straight. Gunchev won the pot and doubled his stack. A few hands later, however, he busted from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Wagner	60,000 60,000	60,000
Nikola Gunchev	Busted

Tags: Adam Wagner Nikola Gunchev

10-10-2024 17:39 UTC+2

Topuz Runs Tens into Gadzhiev's Kings

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Kai Cocklin

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Baris Topuz made it 2,500 and Patrick Clarke called in the small blind before Roman Gadzhiev three-bet to 8,500 from the big blind. Topuz then shoved, which got Clarke to fold, but Gadzhiev snap-called.

Baris Topuz: 10♥10♣ All in
Roman Gadzhiev: K♠K♦

Topuz needed to find a ten, but never managed it as the runout of 8♦6♥3♦A♦5♣ sent him to the rail as Gadzhiev's pocket kings held up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Gadzhiev	140,000 140,000	140,000
Andrey Golubev	95,000 5,000	5,000
Patrick Clarke	40,000 40,000	40,000
Baris Topuz	Busted

Tags: Baris Topuz Patrick Clarke Roman Gadzhiev

10-10-2024 17:02 UTC+2

Spragg Doubles Up and Busts Khaled

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Matt Warburton

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Preflop action was already underway as Marle Spragg moved all in for around 20,000. She was called by Samy Khaled, who had the shorter stack as players flipped their cards.

Samy Khaled: 6♦6♣ All in
Marle Spragg: 10♠10♥

The board ran out K♥A♦8♦3♠2♣, and Spragg held to nearly double her stack, eliminating Khaled from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marle Spragg	40,000 12,000	12,000

Samy Khaled	Busted

Tags: Marle Spragg Samy Khaled

10-10-2024 16:58 UTC+2

Heidel Runs Into Aces

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Matt Warburton

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Following an open raise from late position, Oliver Heidel was all in preflop from the small blind against Ibrahim Gedikoglu in the big blind. The original raiser folded and Heidel was the player at risk against Gedikoglu as players flipped their cards.

Oliver Heidel: A♦Q♥ All in
Ibrahim Gedikoglu: A♥A♣

Heidel was in bad shape and found no help as the board ran out 7♠8♥K♦8♦2♠. Gedikoglu held with his pocket aces and Heidel was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ibrahim Gedikoglu	59,000 59,000	59,000
Oliver Heidel	Busted

Tags: Ibrahim Gedikoglu Oliver Heidel

10-10-2024 16:53 UTC+2

Gadzhiev Straightens Rashidi Out

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Dan O'Hair

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Abdulgamid Gadzhiev opened to 2,200 first to act and Manesh Rashidi shoved for his last 3,500 from the small blind. Alexander Graf called cold from the big blind and Gadzhiev called as well.

Graf check-called a 3,700 bet from Gadzhiev on the 10♠Q♥3♠ flop, but check-folded facing an 8,000 barrel from Gadzhiev on the A♣ turn.

Manesh Rashidi: A♦K♦ All in
Abdulgamid Gadzhiev: K♠J♥

Rashidi was drawing to a chop against Gadzhiev's made straight, but the 2♠ bricked out and Gadzhiev collected the rest of Rashidi's chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abdulgamid Gadzhiev	120,000 10,000	10,000
Alexander Graf	18,500
Manesh Rashidi	Busted

Tags: Manesh Rashidi Alexander Graf

10-10-2024 16:49 UTC+2

Betbese on the Right Side of a Cooler

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Kai Cocklin

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Nicolas Betbese was seen dragging in a healthy-sized pot which brought his stack up to around 130,000 and eliminated Gonzalo Almeida.

The full board of 3♥5♣5♦6♦2♣ was showing and Almeida's AxKx was no good against Betbese's A♣A♦, in a pot that most likely got all-in preflop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Betbese	130,000 120,000	120,000
Okan Gursan	75,000 25,000	25,000
Gonzalo Almeida	Busted

Tags: Gonzalo Almeida Nicolas Betbese

10-10-2024 16:43 UTC+2

Virlanuta Wins Pot With Higher Set

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Matt Warburton

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Marian Virlanuta had already moved all in with a short stack on the flop and had two callers as action went to the turn on a board of Q♠3♥2♥8♠.

Dauren Zhaparov checked and Aleksandr Lakhov bet 50,000. Zhaparov check-raised all in for not much more and Lakhov flicked in a chip to call.

Lakhov had 2♣2♦ for a set of deuces, Virlanuta had 8♣8♦ for a set of eights and Zhaparov mucked his hand.

The river came the 5♥ and Virlanuta won the pot to triple up, bringing his chip count back above starting stack. Lakhov won the side pot, while Zhaparov was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Lakhov	125,000 125,000	125,000
Marian Virlanuta	35,000 35,000	35,000

Dauren Zhaparov	Busted

Tags: Aleksandr Lakhov Dauren Zhaparov Marian Virlanuta

10-10-2024 16:41 UTC+2

Stavrou Hits 100,000

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Kai Cocklin

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Konstantinos Stavrou opened the cutoff to 2,000 and Baris Topuz shoved for 15,000 on the button. When it got back to Stavrou, he snap-called.

Baris Topuz: K♦10♥ All in
Konstantinos Stavrou: Q♣Q♦

Topuz never found any help from the 6♠2♦5♦J♥3♠ board, which meant he was eliminated, and Stavrou grew his stack to around 100,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantinos Stavrou	100,000 10,000	10,000
Baris Topuz	Busted

Tags: Baris Topuz Konstantinos Stavrou

10-10-2024 16:39 UTC+2

Tamasian Sends Kalev Out

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Dan O'Hair

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Garik Tamasian raised to 2,000 from early position and just behind him, Petar Kalev shoved for his last 14,000. Action folded back around to Tamasian, who called to put Kalev at risk.

Petar Kalev: A♥10♣ All in
Garik Tamasian: A♦J♣

Tamasian had Kalev's ten-kicker pipped, and the 6♣Q♣A♣Q♠9♣ runout gave both players a flush, keeping Tamasian best with his jack to eliminate Kalev.