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

10-12-2024 16:54 UTC+2

Also Eliminated in Level 21 ($3,810)

Frank Visser

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Agharazi Babayev	Busted
Nicolas Betbese	Busted
Andreas Tomazou	Busted
Viet Van Vo	Busted
Erik Bauer	Busted
Pablo Minguez	Busted
Erwin Wiechers	Busted
Ihar Soika	Busted
Sardor Shagulyamov	Busted
Andre Grohnert	Busted
Iurii Saiapin	Busted
Daan Mulders	Busted
Aleksandr Burov	Busted
Julien Sitbon	Busted
Apostolos Stylianou	Busted
Domenico Tataranno	Busted
Nikola Gunchev	Busted
Michael Allen	Busted
Sakis Nicolaou	Busted

Nikolai Mamut	Busted
Uros Kanic-Mitrovic	Busted
Aleksandr Faterin	Busted
Alexandru Anuta	Busted
Kerem Turuskan	Busted

10-12-2024 16:32 UTC+2

Wiechers Hits the Rail

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Kai Cocklin

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Erwin Wiechers was all-in for his short stack, and had been put at risk by Peng Chen, who had the best starting hand in all of Hold'em!

Erwin Wiechers: J♦10♦ All in
Peng Chen: A♣A♥

Wiechers had the type of hand needed to crack aces, but on this occasion it didn't provide any sweat as the runout of K♦5♠K♣3♠K♥ gave Chen a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peng Chen	950,000 185,000	185,000
Gil Aboodi	900,000 395,000	395,000
Julien Brecard	550,000 85,000	85,000

Erwin Wiechers	Busted

Tags: Erwin Wiechers Peng Chen

10-12-2024 16:27 UTC+2

Martinsson Makes Short Work of Mulders

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Daan Mulders open-shoved for 165,000 under the gun. Alf Martinsson made the call in the hijack and the rest of the table got out of the way.

Daan Mulders: A♥10♥ All in
Alf Martinsson: K♥K♣

Mulders looked on as the 8♥7♦3♣5♣J♣ runout left him with ace-high. Martinsson took the pot with his kings as Mulders said his goodbyes and collected his payout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alf Martinsson	775,000 125,000	125,000
Daan Mulders	Busted

Tags: Alf Martinsson Daan Mulders

10-12-2024 16:21 UTC+2

Demasi Busts Burov

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Richard Hayes

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Aleksandr Burov moved all in from under the gun for 60,000, and Simone Demasi rejammed for 290,000, forcing out the rest of the table.

Aleksandr Burov: 7♥6♥ All in
Simone Demasi: K♠Q♥

Burov needed some help from the board, and although he flopped a pair of sixes, he was never ahead as Demasi ended up with top two pair on the K♦6♠3♠9♠Q♦ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simone Demasi	390,000 145,000	145,000
Aleksandr Burov	Busted

Tags: Aleksandr Burov Simone Demasi

10-12-2024 16:13 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Grzegorz Kozieja	Busted
Mateusz Szymanski	Busted
Daniel Jackson	Busted
Deniz Dogan	Busted
Silvia Peternell	Busted
Robert Bull	Busted
Tom Vogelsang	Busted
Georgios Panayides	Busted
Azizjon Rakhimov	Busted

Razvan Sabau	Busted
Peter Dragar	Busted
Manesh Rashidi	Busted
Athanasios Kapetanios	Busted
Santiago Nadal	Busted
Hassan Nashar	Busted
Stoyan Obreshkov	Busted
Stefan Reiser	Busted
Gerard Carbo	Busted
Denis Vlasov	Busted
Andreas Mavrikiou	Busted
Yiannis Liperis	Busted
Fabian Gumz	Busted
Kirill Burtin	Busted
Arnaldo Barbosa	Busted
Leonid Orman	Busted

Tataranno Finishes Faterin

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Richard Hayes

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Action folded to Aleksandr Faterin on the button, who jammed for 60,000, with Domenico Tataranno looking him up in the big blind.

Aleksandr Faterin: 6♦6♥ All in
Domenico Tataranno: K♠10♠

Faterin was ahead in a race, but Tataranno could barely have asked for a better flop without hitting the front, as it came J♠9♠8♥, giving him a flush draw and up and down straight draw.

Sure enough, the Q♣ rolled off on the turn to give Tataranno the king-high straight, leaving Faterin drawing dead. The A♥ completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Domenico Tataranno	550,000 30,000	30,000
Aleksandr Faterin	Busted

Tags: Aleksandr Faterin Domenico Tataranno

10-12-2024 16:08 UTC+2

Kozieja Futilely Stalls for Pay Jump

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Grzegorz Kozieja raised to 100,000 in the hijack, leaving only 20,000 behind. Andrey Daniliuk called in the big blind, after which he put Kozieja all-in on the 6♣9♠5♥ flop.

One elimination away from a pay jump, Kozieja waited with calling until the clock was called and the end of his countdown was reached.

Grzegorz Kozieja: K♠7♣ All in
Andrey Daniliuk: A♣8♠

The 7♦ turn gave Daniliuk a straight and the 6♦ river did not bring a chop, sending Kozieja to the rail as the last person to receive $2,900.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrey Daniliuk	540,000 130,000	130,000
Grzegorz Kozieja	Busted

Tags: Andrey Daniliuk Grzegorz Kozieja

10-12-2024 15:30 UTC+2

Controversy at Table 2 Leads to Carnage in Successive Hands

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Richard Hayes

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Absolute bedlam ensued here at Table 2 in successive hands.

Hassan Nashar opened to 25,000 from early position and faced a three-bet jam from Frank Reichel to 207,000. As Reichel announced he was all in and before anyone else behind him had acted, Nashar said, "All in."

The floor was called and Nashar stated he was just repeating what Reichel had said and it wasn't intended to be a declaration of his intentions as to his action. It was ruled that the declaration would stand if the action was not changed.

Nashar was playing around 700,000. Andre Marquardt was next to act after Reichel, and he called Reichel's all-in. He did not change the action, so Nashar's declaration was ruled to be binding.

Marquardt was initially confused by this ruling after making the call, but ultimately he called off for the rest of his stack versus Nashar, who had him covered.

With a crowd gathering due to the commotion, a bizarre three-way all-in scenario had been created, and no one seemed particularly happy about it.

Frank Reichel: A♣K♥ All in
Andre Marquardt: A♦Q♦ All in
Hassan Nashar: 8♥6♥

Reichel was ahead and his triple-up was confirmed by the J♠5♠4♠9♥K♣ runout, giving Reichel a pair of kings. Marquardt was consoled with winning the side pot against Nashar for his remaining 394,000 stack.

Nashar was fuming and before the dealer had even shuffled the deck for the next hand, he announced he was all in and shoved his last 149,000 into the middle. The dealer had to call the floor again, and Nashar told the dealer, "Call the floor, I can do what the f*ck I want."

The cards were dealt after Nashar's verbal declaration of all in was ruled to stand.

With 149,000 in the middle blind, the other players smelled blood. Santiago Nadal was next to act after Nashar, and he moved all in for 220,000. Action folded to Reichel, who moved all in with the covering stack, to create another three-way all-in scenario.

Hassan Nashar: Q♠10♦ All in
Santiago Nadal: A♣8♥ All in
Frank Reichel: A♥A♠

Reichel had woken up with rockets and must have thought he was in dreamland. Although Nashar flopped top pair on the Q♥6♥2♣ flop, the 4♦2♠ turn and river were bricks, and Reichel scooped another big pot.

Nashar exited the tournament area still raging and the other players sat silently, stunned by what had just transpired, while Reichel more than quadrupled his stack in successive hands.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Reichel	1,100,000 950,000	950,000
Andre Marquardt	840,000 35,000	35,000
Hassan Nashar	Busted
Santiago Nadal	Busted

Tags: Andre Marquardt Frank Reichel Hassan Nashar Santiago Nadal

10-12-2024 15:25 UTC+2

Mavrikious Falls To Fonseca

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Patrick Cole

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Andreas Mavrikiou moved all in from the cutoff for 46,000. Pedro Pereira Fonseca moved all in from the hijack for 78,000. Action folded around and the players showed down.

Andreas Mavrikiou: A♣10♣ All in
Pedro Pereira Fonseca: A♥Q♠

Fonseca had Mavrikiou drawing slim on the 8♥Q♣A♠ flop and drawing dead on the 2♥ turn. The K♦ river confirmed his exit from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Pereira Fonseca	185,000 5,000	5,000
Andreas Mavrikiou	Busted

Tags: Andreas Mavrikiou Pedro Pereira Fonseca

10-12-2024 15:21 UTC+2

Liperis' Chips Looted by Milbutas

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Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Yiannis Liperis pushed all in for 160,000 under the gun. Vytautas Milbutas made the call in middle position before the rest of the table got out of the way.

Yiannis Liperis: A♠Q♠ All in
Vytautas Milbutas: A♥K♦

The board ran out uneventfully with 2♣9♠J♦5♦K♣ emerging from the deck. Milbutas made top pair on the river to send Liperis to the payout desk.