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$1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day 1d Completed
2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day: 1d
Event Info
2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1d
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$2,662,850
Total Entries
2,803
Level
38
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
346
Players Left
52
Players Left 1 / 2,803
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Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Day 1d of the $1,100 Eureka Main Event, running as part of the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa, has now reached its conclusion. This turbo flight drew in 346 new entries, bringing the overall number for this main event to an impressive sum of 1,444. The current prize pool stands at $1,392,700, however, with two more Day 1 flights to follow, this number is sure to swell.
Of the 52 players to progress from Day 1d, Mark Steven Smith bagged the overall chip lead taking through a massive 1,050,000 for the Day 2 restart. This result puts Smith second in the overall rankings, just behind Day 1c chip leader Marian Virlanuta with 1,156,000
Day 1d Top Ten Chip Counts:
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Steven Smith | United Kingdom | 1,050,000 | 175 |
| 2 | Semen Kravets | Russia | 499,000 | 83 |
| 3 | Joseph Mouawad | Lebanon | 453,000 | 76 |
| 4 | Sebastian Ting | Germany | 391,000 | 65 |
| 5 | Leonid Orman | Russia | 380,000 | 63 |
| 6 | Michael Wang | United States | 355,000 | 59 |
| 7 | Nikita Voznesenskiy | Russia | 350,000 | 58 |
| 8 | Halef Bulut Celik | Turkey | 327,000 | 55 |
| 9 | Frederick Anastasiades | Cyprus | 288,000 | 48 |
| 10 | Robbie Bull | United Kingdom | 286,000 | 48 |
Michael Wang started the day strong as he earned an early double-up with pocket kings. Seemingly Wang retained this momentum throughout the day as he managed to bag a top 10 stack, ending proceedings with a total of 355,000.
Still in the mix for Day 2 is reigning champion Ankit Ahuja. Although Ahuja may only be taking through a stack of 51,000, his eye will certainly be set on back-to-back titles here in Cyprus.
As Level 10 came to a close and late registration was due to end, many sharks surfaced to try their luck on the felt at the very last minute. One of those to late register included PokerStars Team Pro member Kenny Hallaert. Yesterday’s turbo flight, Day 1b, saw Hallaert bust only a matter of hands after the close of registration, and unfortunately enough, today proved to be no different; Level 12 saw Hallaert’s quiet exit from the tournament floor as he failed to progress to Day 2.
Those to join Hallaert on the rail during this Day 1 included Alexander Tkatschew, Uri Reichenstein and Ren Lin, all of which are likely to make a reappearance tomorrow.
Day 2 will kick off on the 12th of October, but before then, players have two more opportunities to get into the mix with flight 1e and its turbo counterpart 1f tomorrow, starting at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. respectively.
The PokerNews live reporting team will return to bring you more coverage of the Eureka Main Event here at EPT Cyprus, so stay tuned.
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The remaining players have bagged and tagged their chips for tonight, concluding play.
Stay tuned for a recap of the day and full chip counts to follow.
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Hand One:
The action was caught as David Cabrera Polop, in the big blind, was all in and at risk for his effective stack of approximately 70,000 against Uros Kanic-Mitrovic, in the hijack.
David Cabrera Polop: A♠Q♥ 
Uros Kanic-Mitrovic: A♣K♠
The 3♦Q♦3♥ flop put Polop in the lead, however, the K♥ turn quickly put Kanic-Mitrovic back out in front. The 9♠ river ensured Polop's departure.
Hand Two:
Marcin Dziubdziela was all in an at risk for his last 145,000 from early position, against Mark Smith, in the cutoff.
Marcin Dziubdziela: J♥J♣
Mark Steven Smith: A♣K♦
The board ran out 2♦9♦6♦7♦9♠; Smith made a flush to burst the bubble.
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With 54 players remaining and 52 making the money, the tournament is now playing hand-in-hand.
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Soraya Estrada, in the hijack, found herself all in and at risk for her effective stack of approximately 130,000, against Robbie Bull, in early position.
Soraya Estrada: Q♣Q♦
Robbie Bull: K♥K♠
This classic cooler fell in the favour of Bull on the 10♥5♣9♠7♣A♥ runout, sending Estrada to the rail.
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The pot had grown to around 115,000 with two players looking at a full board of A♣6♥2♣8♦5♣.
Christian Steindel, in the big blind, checked the action to David Kaufmann, in the cutoff. Kaufmann placed a sizeable wager of 75,000, leaving himself around 35,000 behind the line.
Steindel, pained by his decision, tanked for several minutes before finally making the call. Kaufmann tabled A♠8♥ for two pair. Steindel rather disappointingly tabled A♦8♠ for the same holding. The pot was chopped and both players laughed at how anti-climatic the result of the hand was.
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Bernat Capdevila Montes moved all in for 25,000 from the small blind and was met by a call from Martin Stausholm, in the big blind.
Bernat Capdevila Montes: 7♠5♠
Martin Stausholm: A♣9♦
The board ran out 3♦9♥10♦9♠8♥; Stausholm improved to trips to eliminate Montes.
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
