$1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day 1d Started
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
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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The 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus taking place at Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa continues today with the $1,100 Eureka Main Event. With two of the six starting flights already having concluded yesterday, and Day 1c currently underway, a 7 p.m. start time will make way for the penultimate turbo flight, Day 1d.
In the early hours of Thursday morning, the fast-paced Day 1b ended with Xiaosheng Zheng bagging the chip lead, taking through a total of 485,000 for the Day 2 restart. However, Zheng’s dominant performance was bested by both Day 1a contenders Mateusz Sikora and Sergei Bortsov who managed to take through stacks of 500,000 and 598,000, respectively.
Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts:
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xiaosheng Zheng | China | 485,000 | 81 |
| 2 | Yuan Xu | China | 415,000 | 69 |
| 3 | Dumitru Pora | Romania | 383,000 | 64 |
| 4 | Victoria Livschitz | United States | 347,000 | 58 |
| 5 | Milos Skrbic | Serbia | 339,000 | 57 |
| 6 | Nasser Al Mujaibel | Kuwait | 328,000 | 55 |
| 7 | Abdullah Alajmi | Kuwait | 310,000 | 52 |
| 8 | Kacper Pyzara | Poland | 261,000 | 44 |
| 9 | Peng Chen | China | 235,000 | 39 |
| 10 | Ionut Chirap | Romania | 219,000 | 37 |
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; two more starting flights tomorrow will provide ample opportunity to progress.
$1,100 Eureka Main Event Remaining Schedule
| Date | Event Day | Local Time |
|---|---|---|
| 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 the 14th of October.
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
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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
|
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
During one of the first hands of the tournament, Javier Guevara found himself all in and at risk for his effective stack of 29,600, from the big blind, against Javier Guevara, on the button.
Javier Guevara: A♣A♠ 
Deniz Dogan: A♦K♦
The board ran out K♠2♣9♠5♥J♠; Guevara was on the right side of this cooler as he claimed an entire double up while Dogan was left with just 500 chips behind the line.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
59,300
59,300
|
59,300 |
|
|
500
29,500
|
29,500 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
The pot had grown to 3,000 with two players navigating a flop of J♥A♦10♠.
Mekan Atayev, in the big blind, bet out for 1,200. Hassan Halil, on the button, responded with a raise to 2,500. Atayev called.
The Q♣ turn saw Atayev play in flow. Halil bet out 2,000 and Atayev called.
The 9♥ river checked to a showdown. Atayev rolled over A♥J♦ for two pair; good enough to win this early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
36,100
6,100
|
6,100 |
|
24,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
The pot had grown to around 9,000 with two players looking at a board of 6♥2♣6♠A♠.
Hadi Ahangar, in the big blind, bet out 3,300. Jose Valls Rebollar, in the cutoff, made the call.
The 3♠ river saw Ahangar size up to 5,000. Rebollar quickly called. Ahangar tabled K♠Q♥ for king high, but Rebollar won this pot with A♦Q♦ having turned top pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,600
35,600
|
35,600 |
|
|
18,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
The action was caught with 7,200 in the middle in a blind versus blind battle, with the full board of 9♠10♥J♣5♣5♠.
Eleftherios Papangelis, in the small blind, checked the action to Mathieu Prenom, in the big blind. Prenom moved all in for 4,900 and Papangelis went deep into the tank. A lot of table talk between the pair ensued, finally resulting in Papangelis making the call.
Mathieu Prenom: A♣J♥
Eleftherios Papangelis: 10♣6♣
Papangelis's hero call ensured Prenom got the maximum for his flopped top pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
17,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
