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

10-12-2024 14:57 UTC+2

Schottes Sent Home

Frank Visser

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

Vladislav Dubanov raised to 25,000 in the hijack. Markus Schottes defended his big blind, leaving only 24,000 behind. The flop fell J♣J♥8♥ and Schottes checked to Dubanov.

He bet the minimum of 12,000, which Schottes raised for an all-in bet. Dubanov quickly called and the cards went open.

Markus Schottes: Q♣10♥ All in
Vladislav Dubanov: 8♠6♠

Dubanov was ahead but that changed on the 10♠ turn. Schottes was looking to double up, however, the 8♣ river gave Dubanov a full house to take the pot and eliminate Schottes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladislav Dubanov	710,000 285,000	285,000
Markus Schottes	Busted

Tags: Markus Schottes Vladislav Dubanov

10-12-2024 14:59 UTC+2

Stausholm Stacked After Losing Big Pot

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Patrick Cole

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

Nikita Voznesenskiy opened from the cutoff to 25,000. Martin Stausholm moved all in from the button having taken a big hit to his stack in the previous hand. Andre Marquardt called in the big blind and Nikita Voznesenskiy called.

Marquardt check-raised all in over a bet of 20,000 from Voznesenskiy on the flop of 6♦A♠J♦. Voznesenskiy folded and Stausholm tabled his hand.

Martin Stausholm: A♥9♣ All in
Andre Marquardt: A♦6♣

Stausholm couldn't improve over the 3♥ turn and Q♠ river and was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andre Marquardt	875,000 45,000	45,000
Nikita Voznesenskiy	109,000 191,000	191,000
Martin Stausholm	Busted

Tags: Andre Marquardt Martin Stausholm Nikita Voznesenskiy

10-12-2024 15:00 UTC+2

Pora Gets Cold Four-Bet Jam Through

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Richard Hayes

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

Roman Korenev opened to 25,000 from middle position, and received a call from Andrey Koks in the hijack, before Timur Kurbanov produced a three-bet to 90,000 from the cutoff.

Action folded to Dumitru Pora in the big blind, who asked to see Kurbanov's stack. After around 90 seconds of thought, Pora cold four-bet jammed for 545,000.

Action folded back to Kurbanov, who took around two minutes to think before disposing of his hand, seemingly somewhat reluctantly, allowing Pora to scoop a decent pot preflop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Korenev	950,000 50,000	50,000
Dumitru Pora	720,000 324,000	324,000
Timur Kurbanov	530,000 20,000	20,000
Andrey Koks	490,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Andrey Koks Dumitru Pora Roman Korenev Timur Kurbanov

10-12-2024 15:03 UTC+2

Smith Leads the River

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Kai Cocklin

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

Mark Steven Smith opened from under the gun to 25,000 and got a call from Razvan Sabau in the hijack. Sakis Nicolaou also came along from the big blind.

The flop came 10♠5♠K♦ which was checked to Sabau, who fired 35,000. Nicolaou folded, and Smith called.

When the 2♥ dropped on the turn, both checked to the 6♣ river where Smith led out for 80,000. Sabau thought it over for a while but ultimately decided on a fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leo Worthington-Leese	1,200,000 500,000	500,000
Mark Steven Smith	700,000 255,000	255,000

Razvan Sabau	460,000 15,000	15,000
Sakis Nicolaou	175,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Mark Steven Smith Razvan Sabau

10-12-2024 15:05 UTC+2

Nicolaou Doubles Through Smith

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Frank Visser

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

Razvan Sabau raised to 25,000 in early position. Sakis Nicolaou then jammed for 167,000 on the button and Mark Steven Smith, who started the day second in chips, called in the small blind.

Sabau quickly got out of the way and the cards were tabled.

Sakis Nicolaou: A♦K♣ All in
Mark Steven Smith: A♠Q♠

Nicolaou's kicker remained in play on the 2♠9♣6♥7♦A♣ board and he doubled up, continuing Smith's downtrend.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Steven Smith	620,000 80,000	80,000

Razvan Sabau	435,000 25,000	25,000
Sakis Nicolaou	383,000 208,000	208,000

Tags: Razvan Sabau Sakis Nicolaou Mark Steven Smith

10-12-2024 15:11 UTC+2

NFL Great Rob "Gronk" Gronkowski Playing PokerStars Big Game on Tour Season 2

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Sandra Barbour

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

https://twitter.com/PokerStarsUSA/status/1834230741451858361?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

One of the most entertaining shows in poker is stepping it up a notch as PokerStars announced that the next season of Big Game on Tour will feature four-time Super Bowl champion and NFL star Rob "Gronk" Gronkowski.

Gronkowski, who spent 11 seasons as a tight end in the NFL and is now a sports analyst, will compete on the upcoming The Big Game on Tour season alongside the pros, Loose Cannons and sports media personality Nick Wright, whose appearance was also confirmed on Thursday.

“I’m always up for a challenge, and diving into the world of poker is going to be an amazing new adventure for me," Gronkowski said in a press release. “I’m beyond excited to play alongside some of the best in the game and tackle the high-stakes action. Just like on the football field, I’ll be bringing my competitive edge and giving it everything I’ve got at the tables.”

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10-12-2024 15:14 UTC+2

Daniliuk Dusts Voznesenskiy

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Frank Visser

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

Nikita Voznesenskiy put in his final 109,000 from the hijack and he was called by Andrey Daniliuk in the small blind.

Nikita Voznesenskiy: A♠9♦ All in
Andrey Daniliuk: A♣10♦

Daniliuk was ahead and made two pair on the 6♠10♥J♦K♣A♦ board to secure the knockout of Voznesenskiy.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrey Daniliuk	595,000 502,000	502,000
Nikita Voznesenskiy	Busted

Tags: Andrey Daniliuk Nikita Voznesenskiy

10-12-2024 15:14 UTC+2

Steindel Four-Bets All In On The Flop

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Patrick Cole

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

Sebastien Compte opened from middle position to 25,000. Action folded around to Christian Steindel who defended the big blind.

He checked the K♦8♦3♠ flop to Compte who bet 23,000. Steindel then check-raised to 78,000. Undeterred, Compte then three-bet to 150,000. Steindel then moved all in for 517,000.

Compte took around 30 seconds before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Steindel	700,000 512,000	512,000
Sebastien Compte	450,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: Christian Steindel Sebastien Compte

10-12-2024 15:17 UTC+2

Sitbon Bets the River, Badulin Goes Bluff Catching

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Kai Cocklin

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

Georgi Sandev opened to 25,000 from the hijack and got called by Alexey Badulin in the cutoff, Julien Sitbon on the button, and Christos Christou in the big blind.

The four went to a flop of Q♦2♦8♥ which checked around to Sitbon, who fired 32,000. Christou and Sandev both folded, but Badulin stuck around with a call.

An 8♣ on the turn was checked through to the Q♠ river where Badulin checked, and Sitbon fired 67,000. Badulin thought it over for some time before he elected to call.

Sitbon then showed a bluff with 3♠3♣ and had three-high as there were two pairs on board, and Badulin had that pipped with A♦3♦ for ace-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexey Badulin	810,000 529,000	529,000
Julien Sitbon	750,000 95,000	95,000
Victoria Livschitz	460,000 113,000	113,000
Christos Christou	450,000 175,000	175,000
Bobby James	400,000 25,000	25,000
Georgi Sandev	270,000 126,000	126,000
Loukas Nikolaou	240,000 41,000	41,000