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

Oct 10, 2024

Wiciak Pads His Stack

Dan O'Hair

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Dmitry Vitkind opened to 4,000 from the hijack and was called by Simon Wiciak in the cutoff and Mateusz Szymanski in the big blind for a three-way pot.

Szymanski checked to Vitkind, who continued for 4,000 on the 6♠A♦9♣ flop. Both Wiciak and Szymanski called.

Action checked through on the A♥ turn and it was checked again to Wiciak, who fired 21,000 into the middle after the 2♠ filled the river.

Szymanski and Vitkind both folded and Wiciak collected the pot without showing.

Tags: Dmitry Vitkind Mateusz Szymanski Simon Wiciak

Oct 10, 2024

Tleuzhanov Surges to the Top of the Counts After Stacking Litasov

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Kai Cocklin

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

There were already around 75,000 chips in the pot on a board of J♣3♠6♣2♠ when Assyl Tleuzhanov fired 35,000 on the turn, and Vladimir Litasov called.

An A♦ dropped on the river and the rest of the chips went into the middle, with Litasov committing his remaining stack of around 40,000.

Tleuzhanov then tabled 3♥3♦ for a flopped set, which was the winner as Litasov's A♠K♦ was no good, and he was eliminated.

Tags: Assyl Tleuzhanov Vladimir Litasov

Oct 10, 2024

Lungu Loses Flip to Bust

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Matthew Warburton

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Ovidiu Lungu was all in preflop from late position for around 50,000 and was taken up by Okan Gursan, who had him covered as players flipped their cards.

Ovidiu Lungu: A♥K♠ All in
Okan Gursan: 8♠8♣

The board ran out 10♥5♠2♠8♦9♦ and Gursan made a set of eights on the turn to seal Lungu's fate. Lungu was eliminated and Gursan chipped up to close to 200,000.

Tags: Okan Gursan Ovidiu Lungu

Oct 10, 2024

[Removed:545] Doubles Through Khordbin

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Dan O'Hair

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Hadi Khordbin raised to 4,000 from the cutoff and [Removed:544] shoved for 29,000 from the small blind. It was folded back to Khordbin, who tanked for some time before slamming down a stack of chips into the middle to indicate a call.

[Removed:544]: A♠7♥ All in
Hadi Khordbin: A♣8♣

Khordbin had made the correct call with his dominating ace, but the J♠7♠6♥3♠6♠ runout improved [Removed:545] to the nut flush for the double up.

Tags: Hadi Khordbin

Oct 10, 2024

Zamani Leaves the Room After Doubling Up Simion

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Kai Cocklin

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

On a flop of 10♣4♠6♣, the action went bet, raise, shove, and call between Andrei Simion and Martin Zamani with the former at risk for his stack of around 65,000.

Andrei Simion: Q♣Q♥ All in
Martin Zamani: 8♣4♣

Zamani had flopped a pair plus a flush draw and had a plethora of outs to scoop the pot. However, none of those outs appeared as the K♠ turn and 5♦ river kept Simion's overpair in the lead, which earned him a double-up.

Despite having around 40,000 chips in his stack, Zamani bolted straight out of his seat with his bag over his shoulder, and headed towards the exit. Perhaps to let off some steam?

Tags: Andrei Simion Martin Zamani

Oct 10, 2024

Selected Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Oct 10, 2024

Gordo Turns Flush to Double Up

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Matthew Warburton

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Guillermo Gordo raised to 3,000 from middle position, Tom Talboom three-bet to 7,000 from the button and Gordo called.

The flop came 8♠6♠J♠ and Gordo led with an all-in shove for 17,500. Talboom made the call and turned over A♦8♣ for a pair of eights. Gordo had 7♣7♠ for a pair of sevens and was behind, but was also drawing to the flush.

The turn came the 2♠ to complete Gordo's flush and the river was the Q♣. Gordo won the pot and doubled up his stack.

Tags: Guillermo Gordo Tom Talboom

Oct 10, 2024

Fumagalli Drills the Turn to Double Through James

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Dan O'Hair

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Mathieu Di Meglio raised to 3,000 first to act and was called by Jason James in the hijack. Sidon Fumagalli shoved for his last 14,500 on the button, which got a fold from Di Meglio and a call from James to put Fumagalli at risk.

Sidon Fumagalli: 5♥5♦ All in
Jason James: 8♦8♥

Fumagalli was in rough shape against James' eights, but the 2♣4♥4♠5♣9♠ runout improved Fumagalli to a full house on the turn to award him the double up.

Tags: Jason James Mathieu Di Meglio Sidon Fumagalli

Oct 10, 2024

Kaufmann Survives on the River

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Kai Cocklin

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

David Kaufmann shipped his stack of 17,000 into the middle from middle position and Roman Gadzhiev called from the cutoff. Roman Nuraev then shoved from the button for his monster stack of around 160,000, and Gadzhiev folded with around 110,000 behind.

David Kaufmann: A♦Q♠ All in
Roman Nuraev: A♣K♦

Kaufmann was in danger of heading to the rail and moved a step closer to elimination on the 9♥4♥A♠ flop. The J♣ on the turn was close, but not close enough for Kaufmann, who had one last shot at survival. Luckily for Kaufmann, the Q♥ dropped on the river just as he was standing up getting ready to leave, which earned him a triple-up.

Tags: David Kaufmann Roman Gadzhiev Roman Nuraev