$1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day 1f Started
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
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 four of the six starting flights already having concluded yesterday, and Day 1e currently underway, a 5 p.m. start time will make way for the final turbo starting flight, Day 1f.
Early into the morning of yesterday's turbo flight, Mark Steven Smith bagged the chip lead taking through a total of 1,050,000 for the Day 2 restart. This result puts Smith second in the overall ranking, just behind Day 1c chip leader Marian Virlanuta with 1,156,000; the only two players to have eclipsed the one million chip mark so far.
Day 1d Top Ten Chip Counts:
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Steven Smith | United Kingdom | 1,050,000 | 175 |
| 2 | Semen Kravets | Russia | 499,000 | 83 |
| 3 | Joseph Mouawad | Lebanon | 453,000 | 76 |
| 4 | Sebastian Ting | Germany | 391,000 | 65 |
| 5 | Leonid Orman | Russia | 380,000 | 63 |
| 6 | Michael Wang | United States | 355,000 | 59 |
| 7 | Nikita Voznesenskiy | Russia | 350,000 | 58 |
| 8 | Halef Bulut Celik | Turkey | 327,000 | 55 |
| 9 | Frederick Anastasiades | Cyprus | 288,000 | 48 |
| 10 | Robbie Bull | United Kingdom | 286,000 | 48 |
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 20 minutes long with players allowed one reentry per flight. A break of 20 minutes will be held after every five 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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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
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
30,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Skardi Tor Hojgaard raised to 300 from the button, Khalil Youssafi called in the small blind and Bakhos Joumaa, in the big blind, three-bet to 1,300. Both players called.
Youssafi checked at the sight of the 4♠A♦9♦ flop. Joumaa continued for 1,000, earning two quick folds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
28,700
28,700
|
28,700 |
|
27,600
27,600
|
27,600 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
The fourth season of the North American Poker Tour (NAPT) run by PokerStars is well underway and the action only continues to heat up with the recent schedule release for its marquee stop in Las Vegas. Running from Friday November 1st through Sunday November 10th at Resorts World Las Vegas, the series is not one to miss as it features a whopping 36 tournaments in the span of a week and a half.
Buy-ins range from just $250 all the way up to $25,000 so there are plenty of options for those who want to enjoy some live tournament action without breaking the bank while also providing an opportunity for high stakes regulars to satisfy their desire to play for eye watering sums of money. The high volume means the series comes with a healthy $4,000,000 in total guarantees, including a sizable $3,000,000 set aside for the $5,300 Main Event.
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Petar Kalev raised to 300 from under the gun, Andreas Holmsten three-bet to 1,100 from the small blind and Markus Schottes cold called from the big blind. Kalev also called.
The action checked to Kalev, who retook the lead for 700 on the 8♥3♣6♣ flop. Only Schottes called.
The 4♠ turn saw a repeat of the action, this time Kalev sized up to 3,700.
The 2♥ turn prompted another check from Schottes. Kalev moved all in for Schottes' effective stack of 16,500 and Schottes called.
Markus Schottes: 8♦8♣ 
Petar Kalev: 6♥6♠
Schottes won this sizeable pot with set over set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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45,100
45,100
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45,100 |
|
28,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
8,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
The pot stood at approximately 12,200 with two players looking at a board of 6♥K♠J♣3♥.
Marios Stefani, in the big blind, bet out for 5,800. Georgiy Komarov, who was under the gun, made the call.
The 2♣ river saw Stefani move all in for 15,000. Komarov tanked for some time before making a frustrated fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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38,800
38,800
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38,800 |
|
16,400
16,400
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16,400 |
