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$1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day 1e Completed
2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day: 1e
Event Info
2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1e
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$2,662,850
Total Entries
2,803
Level
38
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
772
Players Left
116
Players Left 1 / 2,803
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Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Another action-packed day the PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus saw an additional 772 entrants make their way to the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa for the penultimate flight of the Eureka Main Event. When combined with the previous four starting flights, the event has drawn total of 2,216 entrants with the final flight due to wrap up later tonight.
Azizjon Rakhimov emerged as the Day 1e chip leader after bagging up a stack worth 589,000. Hot on his heels, however, is Murat Taysi with 583,000 and Viet Van Vo, who ended with 574,000 for the third spot overall.
Day 1e Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azizjon Rakhimov | Uzbekistan | 589,000 |
| 2 | Murat Taysi | Turkey | 583,000 |
| 3 | Viet Van Vo | United States | 574,000 |
| 4 | Mehmet Deniz | Turkey | 543,000 |
| 5 | Andrey Litvinov | Russia | 537,000 |
| 6 | Haiyang Yang | China | 528,000 |
| 7 | Fadil Isufi | United Kingdom | 515,000 |
| 8 | Riccardo Trevisani | Italy | 477,000 |
| 9 | Julien Arethuse | France | 405,000 |
| 10 | Archibald Seaton | United Kingdom | 400,000 |
Team PokerStars ambassadors were in full force today, with Fintan Hand, Barny Boatman, Benjamin Bruneteaux, Parker Talbot, Simon Wiciak, Julien Brecard, Kenny Hallaert, and Lasse Jagd Lauritsen all joining the field in hopes of making a deep run.
Of those, Brecard had the best showing after ending with 149,000, while Hand bagged up 142,000 and Bruneteaux, 109,000. Boatman came in "last place" of the four PokerStars pros who made it through after ending with a below-average stack of 100,000. However, the grizzled veteran will still have plenty of room to maneuver during Day 2 in his hunt to add a second EPT Main Event title to his poker resume.
Other notables who earned a Day 2 berth include Aliaksei Boika (61,000), Andrey Pateychuk (95,000), Alexandre Reard (162,000), Marle Spragg (217,000), and Nick Palma (284,000) — who won a flip late in the day en route to securing his healthy bag.
Less fortunate were Felix Schneiders, Jorge Ufano, Jason Wheeler and Lily Kiletto, all of whom were eliminated. Kiletto actually held the chip lead at one point about halfway through the day, but her early fortunes ended in frustration after both Parahat Nurmuhammedov and Jedrzej Aleksander Smaruj doubled through her during Level 17. Kiletto was left with a short stack and ended up shoving into Mathias Moutaoukil's pocket tens with king-eight suited to be eliminated.
Not long after, the Day 2 bubble arrived and ended almost as soon as it began. On the very first round of hand-for-hand play, Boris Angelov ran pocket tens into Riccardo Trevisani's pocket kings to end play for the day and guarantee everyone remaining a spot in the money.
The players who bagged across all starting flights will reconvene on Saturday, October 12 at 12 p.m. local time for Day 2. Prize pool details will be released shortly after play gets underway.
There is still plenty of action yet to come as players set their sights on making a deep run into Day 2 and beyond. Be sure to stick with PokerNews as we continue providing coverage leading to final table and eventual next EPT Main Event champion!
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The remaining 116 players are now bagging and tagging for the evening.
Stay tuned for a recap of Day 1e.
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Boris Angelov raised to 16,000 from early position and Riccardo Trevisani three-bet to 60,000 from the big blind. Angelov moved all in for around 160,000 and Trevisani, who had eliminated Lorenzo Arduini just moments before, made the call. Players turned their cards, with Angelov at risk.
Boris Angelov: 10♠10♦ 
Riccardo Trevisani: K♠K♣
"No 'Congratulations players, you are in the money'," pleaded Angelov.
The board ran out 8♠3♣6♠J♣J♥ and Angelov found no help. Trevisani held with his pocket kings, making two pair with the jacks on board.
Cheers and claps rang out across the room and the TD made the announcement that Angelov didn't want to hear. The bubble had burst and the rest of the 116 players made it through to Day 2 and into the money.
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
With 117 players remaining and 116 making it into Day 2, hand-for-hand play has begun.
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Riccardo Trevisani limped under the gun and Lorenzo Arduini went all in for his remaining 12,000 from late position. The big blind called and Trevisani called.
The flop came 5♦10♦J♦ and the big blind checked. Trevisani bet 12,000 and the big blind folded.
Arduini had A♠6♠ and Travisani had paired his jack with Q♠J♣.
The turn was the 2♣ and river the 9♠. Travisani held and Arduini was eliminated one player before the stone bubble.
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Remi Wyrzykiewicz was already all in preflop for approximately 120,000 against Haiyang Yang, who had Wyrzykiewicz covered.
Remi Wyrzykiewicz: A♠K♦
Haiyang Yang: Q♣Q♥
It was a fair fight, but the 10♠J♣9♣8♦4♣ runout left Yang best with a straight to eliminate Wyrzykiewicz just a few spots shy of the bubble.
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Adrian Cazacu open-raised from early position and Viet Van Vo moved all in from the button. Cazacu called for around 170,000 and was covered as players flipped their cards.
Adrian Cazacu: A♠K♠
Viet Van Vo: 10♦10♣
The board ran out 5♠10♠5♦7♣J♣ and Vo made a full house on the flop to leave Cazacu drawing dead by the turn. Vo chipped up to over 550,000 and Cazacu was eliminated.
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Casimir Siere raised from early position and Yiannakis Papapetrou moved all in from the small blind for 108,000. Siere called with the bigger stack and the cards were turned.
Yiannakis Papapetrou: J♦J♥
Casimir Siere: A♦Q♠
The board ran out J♠7♠10♣6♣A♥ and Papapetrou doubled his stack with fewer than a dozen players left to bust before the money.
