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$1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day 1f Completed
2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day: 1f
Event Info
2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1f
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$2,662,850
Total Entries
2,803
Level
38
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
587
Players Left
88
Players Left 1 / 2,803
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Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Day 1f 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 587 new entries, bringing the number for this main event to a final figure of 2,803, generating a prize pool of $2,662,850. This safely surpasses last year's inaugural Eureka Main Event in Northern Cyprus which attracted a crowd of 2,659.
Of the 88 players to progress from Day 1f, Atanas Pavlov bagged the overall chip lead taking through an impressive sum of 972,000. EPT regular, Pavlov, shows no sign of slowing down his success on the circuit as this result placed him third in the overall rankings for Day 2, behind only Mark Steven Smith and Marian Virlanuta with stacks of 1,050,000 and 1,156,000 respectively.
Day 1f Top Ten Chip Counts:
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atanas Pavlov | Bulgaria | 972,000 | 194 |
| 2 | Recep Aydemir | Turkey | 629,000 | 126 |
| 3 | Lavrentiy Ni | Kazakhstan | 578,000 | 116 |
| 4 | Osman Ihlamur | Turkey | 546,000 | 109 |
| 5 | Karen Nazarian | Russia | 499,000 | 100 |
| 6 | Luke Marquardt | Germany | 452,000 | 90 |
| 7 | Walter Treccarichi | Italy | 449,000 | 90 |
| 8 | Andreas Tomazou | Cyprus | 429,000 | 86 |
| 9 | Tom Vogelsang | Netherlands | 418,000 | 84 |
| 10 | Georgi Sandev | Bulgaria | 396,000 | 79 |
Day 1f welcomed some of the best players in Europe and beyond, including PokerStars Team Pro members Parker Talbot and Felix Schneiders. Although Talbot has good form in tournaments of the same nature, coming fourth in the €1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event at EPT Barcelona just two months ago, neither he nor Schneiders could replicate such glory, each crashing out in Level 16 and Level 14 respectively.
Amongst those not to make Day 2, alongside Schneider and Talbot, were Thomas Eychenne, Patrick Leonard and Aliaksandr Shylko, all falling short of claiming a stack for Day 2.
Those more fortunate include the likes of Walter Treccarichi with a stack of 449,000. Nested amongst tonight's top ten, Treccarichi’s hot run today played a crucial role in proceedings as his pocket aces finally put an end to an incredibly lengthy bubble; England’s Dean Hutchison couldn’t improve against the best-starting hand in hold’em and was sent to the rail on the stone bubble, concluding play for the night.
Tomorrow, October 12, will see a total of 418 players take their seats at the felt for the Day 2 restart at noon, local time. Play will recommence on Level 16 with Blinds at 2,000/5,000 with a 5,000 big blind ante.
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 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
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Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
After a long bubble, the remaining 88 players have bagged and tagged for the night.
Stay tuned for a recap of the day and full chip counts to follow.
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The action was picked up with around 70,000 on the middle on the 5♥5♣K♣ flop.
Dean Hutchison, in the big blind, was all in and at risk for his last 41,000, against Walter Treccarichi, who was under the gun.
Dean Hutchison: A♦9♣ 
Walter Treccarichi: A♠A♣
The 10♠ turn and 4♣ river changed nothing and Hutchison's bust put an end to this lengthy bubble.
Level: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Ibrahim Ghassan was all in and at risk for his effective stack of approximately 120,000 against Edward Quinn, in the hijack.
Ibrahim Ghassan: Q♠J♠
Edward Quinn: Q♦Q♣
Although the A♥4♥K♣ flop gave Ghassan a straight draw, the 5♥ turn and 2♠ river saw Quinn's queens hold to eliminate Ghassan one away from the money.
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Christopher Rossos, in the big blind, was forced all in blind. Recep Aydemir, in the cutoff, had him at risk.
Christopher Rossos: A♥2♥
Recep Aydemir: A♦9♠
The A♠10♥K♥ brought Rossos hope with a flush draw, however, the 5♠ turn and 8♣ river changed nothing and Rossos was sent tot the rail.
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
With 91 players remaining and 88 making the money, the tournament is now playing hand-for-hand.
