Level 5
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
The players have been sent on their first 20-minute break of the day.
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
Entries
2,803
Level
38
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
587
Players Left
88
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Level 5
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.
In the 18th episode, Connor speaks with author and psychologist Maria Konnikova about her family leaving Russia to come to the US, writing her first story in kindergarten, being mentored by Steven Pinker at Harvard, meeting Erik Seidel for the first time and her 2020 bestseller The Biggest Bluff that explored her poker journey.
Konnikova, a PokerStars ambassador, also talked about her research for an upcoming book into cheating in poker and other games, as well as game integrity rule changes implemented at EPT Barcelona that Konnikova said needed to go even further.
"I think what PokerStars has done is amazing. I think you need to go a step further and not have any electronics anywhere on the table," said Konnikova. "Like, I think phones need to be on the floor, in your bag."
"I would actually also ban sunglasses because ... there's so much technology that (that can enable cheating)."
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
109,000 | |
|
89,000 | |
|
89,000 | |
|
88,400 | |
|
84,000 | |
|
84,000 | |
|
81,000 | |
|
77,000 | |
|
|
74,000 | |
|
73,000 |
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
The action was caught with approximately 28,500 in the middle with two players looking at a board of 4♥8♦7♥8♣.
Jon Ander Vallinas, who was under the gun, checked the action to Oleg Eltsov, in early position. Elstov moved all in for Vallinas' effective stack of 13,100.
Vallinas tanked for so long that the clock was called, eventually prompting him to put his remaining stack in the middle.
Jon Ander Vallinas: A♣K♣ 
Oleg Eltsov: 6♣6♥
Eltsov's pair was already out in front, but the 5♠ river improved him to a straight for good measure, sending Vallinas to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
56,400
56,400
|
56,400 |
|
Busted |
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
The pot had grown to 22,400 with two players looking at a full board of 7♠9♣6♣J♣Q♦.
Bakhos Joumaa, who was under the gun, checked the action to Vladimir Litasov, in the hijack. Litasov bet out 15,000, and Joumaa responded by moving all in for only a few chips more. Litasov had an easy call.
Bakhos Joumaa: K♠J♥
Vladimir Litasov: A♣Q♣
Litasov's nut flush was more than good enough to eliminate Joumaa.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
48,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
The action was caught as Sadik Alibeyoglu, in the cutoff, was all in and at risk for his effective stack of 26,800 against Christoforos Chrysochoidis in the big blind.
Sadik Alibeyoglu: 10♥10♣
Christoforos Chrysochoidis: J♣J♥
Alibeyoglu was in rough shape until the K♥7♦10♠ flop improved him to a set to take the lead. The 4♠ turn and 9♠ river changed nothing. Chrysochoidis' jacks were cracked and Alibeyoglu doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
54,800
24,800
|
24,800 |
|
22,500
22,500
|
22,500 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The pot stood at approximately 6,500 with two players looking at a flop of Q♠7♦8♦.
Aliaksandr Shylko, in the hijack, bet out 2,300. Gijs van der Meiden, in the cutoff, made the call.
The 6♠ turn saw Shylko slow down with a check. Van Der Meiden took the lead for 5,500, inducing a tank and then a fold from Shylko.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
17,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
