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

10-10-2024 16:39 UTC+2

Tamasian Sends Kalev Out

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Garik Tamasian	64,000 64,000	64,000
Petar Kalev	Busted

Tags: Garik Tamasian Petar Tsvetomirov

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 16:43 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 16:49 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 16:53 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 16:58 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 16:59 UTC+2

Meier Forces Yucel Out

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Kai Cocklin

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

There were already around 30,000 chips in the middle on a flop of 5♦Q♣6♣ when Yucel Yucel and Robin Meier both put in 11,000.

The turn brought a 7♦ and after Yucel checked, Meier shoved. Yucel had around 35,000 behind and needed to risk them all if he wanted to see a river card, but eventually he elected to fold, and Meier was pushed the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robin Meier	90,000 90,000	90,000
Yucel Yucel	35,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Robin Meier Yucel Yucel

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 17:05 UTC+2

Wiciak Nearly Doubles Through Dimitrov

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Dan O'Hair

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

Simon Wiciak and Stefan Dimitrov were heads up on a 10♥6♣2♠ flop. Wiciak checked from the big blind and Dimitrov bet 1,800 on the button. Wiciak then check-raised to 6,000 and Dimitrov called.

Wiciak opted to check on the 7♠ turn and Dimitrov seized the initiative with a 4,500 bet. Wiciak again check-raised, this time to 12,000, and Dimitrov called after a bit of thought.

The 10♦ completed the board and Wiciak fired 19,400 into the middle, leaving himself just 1,000 behind. Dimitrov decided to look Wiciak up and he tabled 10♣6♥ for a full house.

Dimitrov couldn't beat it and mucked — awarding Wiciak the near double up.