$1,100 Eureka Main Event Day 2 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-12-2024 12:06 UTC+2

Li Continues Hot Start, Cracks Charalambous' Queens

Frank Visser

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Peter Charalambous sat in the big blind an all-in triangle in front of him and his stack of 96,000 in the middle. Shankui Li looked him up in the cutoff, leading to a showdown.

Peter Charalambous: Q♥Q♣ All in
Shankui Li: 7♥7♦

"Ah, shit," Charalambous said as the flop came out 6♣7♠8♠. Li had flopped a set, leaving Charalambous with two outs in the deck.

They did not arrive on the K♦ turn or 8♥ river and he said his goodbyes to his former tablemates. Meanwhile, Li received his chips as his stack ascended to more than 100 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shankui Li	625,000 313,000	313,000
Peter Charalambous	Busted

Tags: Peter Charalambous Shankui Li

10-12-2024 12:09 UTC+2

Ranjehdel Hits Combo Draw to Eliminate Nughes

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Kai Cocklin

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

On a flop of K♠4♦6♠, Pouya Ranjehdel had fired 14,000 and Davide Nughes shoved for 120,000. "I don't think I can fold this hand," said Ranjehdel, before he stuck in the call.

Davide Nughes: K♣J♣ All in
Pouya Ranjehdel: 7♠5♠

It was clear to see why Ranjehdel couldn't fold his hand as he had both straight and flush draws to try and crack the top pair of Nughes. Ranjehdel only needed one shot as the 4♠ on the turn gave him a flush, and Nughes couldn't boat up on the 2♥ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Riccardo Trevisani	420,000 57,000	57,000
Pouya Ranjehdel	380,000 122,000	122,000
Davide Nughes	Busted

Tags: Davide Nughes Pouya Ranjehdel

10-12-2024 12:22 UTC+2

Li Capitalizes on Herodotou's Mistake, Who Busts Shortly After

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Kai Cocklin

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Shankui Li raised the button and Herodotos Herodotou called from the big blind.

On the A♠7♠9♥ flop, Herodotou checked and Li bet 16,000, then some confusion followed as Herodotou put in 26,000 in chips, which was intended to be a call. However, the dealer informed Herodotou that this was deemed to be a raise, and a min-raise to 32,000 was enforced on the local player. Li then shoved, and Herodotou tanked for a while before he folded, preserving his remaining 55,000.

Shortly after, Herodotou was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shankui Li	650,000 25,000	25,000
Kerem Turuskan	380,000 115,000	115,000
Herodotos Herodotou	Busted

Tags: Herodotos Herodotou Shankui Li

10-12-2024 12:32 UTC+2

Haoyenan Triples Up as Varnaev's Hand Goes From Best to Worst

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Kai Cocklin

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

A three-way all-in pot played out between Sergey Fedyaev, Lan Haoyenan, and Sergei Varnaev with them all getting their stacks in the middle.

Lan Haoyenan: A♦10♦ All in
Sergei Varnaev: 10♣10♠ All in
Sergey Fedyaev: K♥10♥

Fedyaev had both players covered and Haoyenan held the shortest stack with 70,000, meaning he would need to beat both opponents in order to stay alive. Varnaev had the best hand and with 82,000 in his stack, had to effectively win a flip in order to triple up.

However, Varnaev's hand went from best to worst on the A♣K♣6♣ flop, though he did add a flush draw to give himself a chance at survival. The J♥ turn gave each player a gutshot to Broadway, but the 5♠ river was a brick, which meant Varnaev was eliminated, and Haoyenan tripled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Zamani	560,000 435,000	435,000
Preben Stokkan	440,000 164,000	164,000
Sergey Fedyaev	390,000 126,000	126,000
Lan Haoyenan	230,000 85,000	85,000
Sergei Varnaev	Busted

Tags: Lan Haoyenan Sergei Varnaev Sergey Fedyaev

10-12-2024 12:34 UTC+2

Recent Eliminations ($1,920)

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Endrit Geci	Busted
Dmitrii Astratov	Busted
Lukas Zaskodny	Busted
Mateusz Sikora	Busted
Mircea Flutur	Busted
Alexandru Lupuleac	Busted
Aleksandr Kirichenko	Busted
Leon Wilson	Busted
Abdullah Alajmi	Busted
Nicolae Paunescu	Busted
Georgios Skarparis	Busted
Pavel Popov	Busted
Ceyhun Altundag	Busted
Vladimir Lipnitskii	Busted
Boris Kolev	Busted
Eduard Rau	Busted
Mustafa Biz	Busted
Abraham Van Huyssteen	Busted
Javier Guevara	Busted
Fabian Schmidt	Busted
Hadi Khordbin	Busted
Yunsheng Sun	Busted
Kemal Sonmez	Busted
Michel Molenaar	Busted
Davide Nughes	Busted

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10-12-2024 12:35 UTC+2

Kravets Busts Hadj

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Richard Hayes

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Lavrentiy Ni opened to 18,000 from early position and Mehdi Hadj got his short stack of 14,000 into the middle. Action folded to Semen Kravets in the big blind, who reached for chips and produced a three-bet to 58,000. After some thought, Ni called.

With betting on the side, Kravets led out with a sized up bet of 150,000 on the K♣5♣4♦ flop, which forced out Ni.

Mehdi Hadj: A♦7♦ All in
Semen Kravets: A♣A♠

Hadj was in trouble versus Kravets' rockets, drawing to backdoors, and although the 6♣ turn gave him some hope, the 10♦ river was a brick.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lavrentiy Ni	685,000 107,000	107,000
Semen Kravets	575,000 76,000	76,000
Mehdi Hadj	Busted

Tags: Lavrentiy Ni Mehdi Hadj Semen Kravets

10-12-2024 12:38 UTC+2

Anuta Busts Naumov

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Patrick Cole

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Action was picked up with the cards on their backs. Vladislav Naumov was all-in and at risk versus the covering stack of Alexandru Anuta.

Vladislav Naumov: 10♦10♥ All in
Alexandru Anuta: Q♠Q♦

Anuta's queens held across the 9♦8♣A♥2♠9♥ runout to secure the remainder of Naumov's stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandru Anuta	175,000 110,000	110,000
Vladislav Naumov	Busted

Tags: Alexandru Anuta Vladislav Naumov

10-12-2024 12:42 UTC+2

Rockets for Tsouloftas

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Richard Hayes

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Action folded to Kacper Pyzara on the button, who moved all in for 76,000. Georgios Tsouloftas was in the small blind, and he asked for a count before making the call.

Kacper Pyzara: A♦J♦ All in
Georgios Tsouloftas: A♠A♣

Pyzara had been unfortunate to run into Tsouloftas' rockets, and his departure was confirmed by the 6♥6♣2♥J♣3♠ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Tsouloftas	750,000 426,000	426,000
Kacper Pyzara	Busted

Tags: Georgios Tsouloftas Kacper Pyzara

10-12-2024 12:46 UTC+2

Deilik Doubles Up on River, Barham Busts

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Henadzi Deilik had pushed all in from the hijack for 97,000. Rami Barham sat in the cutoff and tossed in his own stack of 100,000, after which the rest of the table folded.

Henadzi Deilik: A♦J♦ All in
Rami Barham: J♥J♣

Deilik needed an ace to stay in the tournament and he hit one on the final card of the hand as the 7♠6♥9♣3♥A♣ board was dealt.

Barham was left with just 3,000, which he lost to Toni Kaukua in the very next hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jareth East	430,000 300,000	300,000
Toni Kaukua	380,000 281,000	281,000
Hugo Delmaire-Sizes	330,000 20,000	20,000
Sebastian Ting	270,000 65,000	65,000
Henadzi Deilik	214,000 39,000	39,000
Mykhailo Demydenko	175,000 71,000	71,000
Rami Barham	Busted

Tags: Henadzi Deilik Rami Barham Toni Kaukua

10-12-2024 13:01 UTC+2

Razinkov Rakes In Monstrous All-In Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Aleksandr Razinkov had raised to 16,000 in early position when Uladzimir Zhyharau three-bet to 58,000 on the button. The action folded back to Razinkov, who four-bet jammed, covering Zhyharau's stack of 510,000.

Zhyharau spent some minutes in the tank before sighing and slamming in a stack of chips for a call.

Uladzimir Zhyharau: A♠K♣ All in
Aleksandr Razinkov: K♠K♥

Either Razinkov or Zhyharau would end up as a chip millionaire after the hand, and when the board ran out 10♦8♦2♥6♦2♠, Razinkov's kings remained best to take the huge pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Razinkov	1,175,000 800,000	800,000
Uladzimir Zhyharau	Busted

Tags: Aleksandr Razinkov Uladzimir Zhyharau