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

Oct 11, 2024

De Petrillo Flushes Ignatov Out

Dan O'Hair

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Silvio De Petrillo opened to 2,400 from early position and it was folded to Pavel Ignatov, who three-bet to 8,000 from the big blind. De Petrillo called.

The flop came K♦2♦9♠ and Ignatov continued for 6,000, which De Petrillo called.

Ignatov then announced he was all-in for 15,000 on the J♠ turn and De Petrillo asked for a count before making the call to put Ignatov at risk.

Pavel Ignatov: A♥A♦ All in
Silvio De Petrillo: A♠10♠

Ignatov held the lead with his aces, but the 4♠ river filled De Petrillo's flush draw and Ignatov was eliminated.

Tags: Pavel Ignatov Silvio De Petrillo

Oct 11, 2024

Vrakas Taken Down By Snowmen

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Kai Cocklin

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

Georgios Vrakas has dusted off a bullet in the Eureka Main Event, with the rest of his chips heading in Jorge Ufano Pardo's direction after the two got the chips in preflop.

Georgios Vrakas: 7♣7♠ All in
Jorge Ufano Pardo: 8♣8♥

No help arrived for Vrakas on the 2♥9♠J♠K♥4♠ runout, and he was sent to the rail.

Tags: Georgios Vrakas Jorge Ufano Pardo

Oct 11, 2024

Lights Out for Lightbourne

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Richard Hayes

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

Cards were on their backs and stacks were in the middle, with Iaran Lightbourne all-in for around 40,000 and at risk versus Daniyar Aubakirov.

Iaran Lightbourne: A♥K♣ All in
Daniyar Aubakirov: Q♣Q♦

It was the classic race, but Lightbourne was up out of his chair after the Q♠9♦8♥ flop left him almost drawing dead bar a chop, versus his opponent's top set.

The 6♠ turn confirmed his fate, and the 2♥ river completed the board.

Tags: Daniyar Aubakirov Iaran Lightbourne

Oct 11, 2024

Trevisani Shuts Down Savevski

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Richard Hayes

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Samuli Hietala opened to 1,600, and was faced with a three-bet jam to 10,400 from Ilija Savevski in the next seat. Table big stack Riccardo Trevisani was in the big blind, and he rejammed, forcing out Hietala.

Ilija Savevski: K♦Q♦ All in
Riccardo Trevisani: 5♠5♥

Savevski needed some help from the board to win the race, but none arrived on the A♥9♣3♣7♦9♠ runout.

Tags: Ilija Savevski Riccardo Trevisani Samuli Hietala

Oct 11, 2024

Gadzhiev Busts Harris

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Richard Hayes

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Georgi Sandev limped from early position, before John Harris pumped it up to 3,000 in the next seat. Action folded to Roman Gadzhiev in the big blind, who pondered the spot for a moment before three-bet jamming for around 27,000.

Sandev quickly got out of the way, and after around 90 seconds of thought, Harris got his stack totaling 21,500 into the middle.

John Harris: K♦Q♣ All in
Roman Gadzhiev: 7♥7♦

Harris was behind in a race, and was drawing dead bar a chop after the 7♣6♦4♥ flop gave Gadzhiev top set. The Q♥8♥ turn and river completed the board.

Tags: Georgi Sandev John Harris Roman Gadzhiev

Oct 11, 2024

Tabiyev Busts Simsek

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Richard Hayes

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Mustafa Simsek was getting out of his chair and gathering his things, after his A♥J♠ was bested by Boris Tabiyev's 6♣6♠ on a runout of 2♦5♥2♥9♦Q♦.

Tags: Boris Tabiyev Mustafa Simsek

Oct 11, 2024

Murthy Cracks Stefani's Aces

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

There were already around 30,000 chips in the pot on a board of 8♦5♠3♦J♦ when Marios Stefani checked, and Neel Murthy fired 10,000. Stefani responded with an all-in wager, and Murthy snap-called.

Marios Stefani: A♦A♣ All in
Neel Murthy: 9♦6♦

Murthy had a flush but Stefani had outs as another diamond on the river would give him a bigger flush. However, it wasn't to be for Stefani as the J♣ river meant he was eliminated.

"That's 1-1. He cracked my aces earlier, now I cracked his," said Murthy as he dragged the pot.

Tags: Marios Stefani Neel Murthy

Oct 11, 2024

Quads over Quads in Crazy Hand

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Richard Hayes

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Sardor Shagulyamov had taken a hit to his starting stack, and moved all in for 3,000 from early position. He received calls from Arsalan Shemirani in the cutoff, Miika Toyras on the button, and Antreas Papaioannou in the small blind.

As the players waited for the flop, Shagulyamov quipped "Three callers, this is the respect I get.", with a tablemate commenting, "No it's better for you."

The Q♥3♠3♥ flop was checked through, with Shagulyamov calling for a heart on the turn.

The turn brought the Q♠, bringing a double-paired board, and again was checked through, with Shagulyamov commenting "Ah, I'm dead."

The 3♦ river meant a full house was on the board. Action checked to Shemirani, who fired out a bet of 5,000. Toyras called, reluctant to be forced off a potential chopped pot, but Papaioannou folded.

Toyras tabled A♦J♦, playing the board, but Shemirani had Q♦Q♣ for quad queens, much to the shock of the table.

Shagulyamov started laughing and a tablemate asked "No, you don't have the three do you?", and Shagulyamov turned over 5♣3♣ for quad threes, causing much mirth.

Shagulyamov took the beat with good grace, chuckling to himself and high-fiving the player in the next seat as he departed.

Tags: Antreas Papaioannou Arsalan Shemirani Miika Toyras Sardor Shagulyamov

Oct 11, 2024

Gililov Stacks Nikolov

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Kai Cocklin

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

With around 9,000 in the middle on a full board of 3♥5♠4♣K♣10♦, Anton Gililov had fired 5,100 on the river then Svetoslav Nikolov shoved for 24,100. Gililov was thinking it over for a while but eventually settled on a call.

Nikolov then showed 6♥5♥ for a pair of fives with a busted straight draw, and Gililov showed K♥K♦ for top set, which seemed to anger Nikolov, who didn't like the fact that the call took so long from Gililov.

"You could have ace-deuce, six-seven. It's good to think," said Gililov in his defense. Regardless of it was a slowroll, Gililov had around 60,000 now while Nikolov's first bullet has been dusted off.

Tags: Anton Gililov Svetoslav Nikolov