$1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day 2 Started
2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$2,662,850
Entries
2,803
Level
38
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
418
Players Left
56
Players Left 1 / 2,803
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After six action-packed starting flights, a total field of 2,803 entrants has been whittled down to 418 players for Day 2 of the $1,100 Eureka Main Event at 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus. Those figures generated a $2,662,850 prize pool, comfortably exceeding the numbers of the 2023 edition.
The remaining players, all of whom are in the money, will return at noon local time today, October 12, to Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa in Northern Cyprus, all of whom will be aiming to negotiate the eight 60-minute levels required to progress to Day 3.
Marian Virlanuta of Romania leads the field, after bagging up a 1,156,000 stack in Day 1c. He is closely followed by Mark Smith of the United Kingdom (1,050,000), the only other player to exceed the seven-figure mark. Atanas Pavlov of Bulgaria (972,000) completes the podium places.
Virlanuta boasts recorded cashes of just under $150,000, his current biggest score being a $27,185 payday for finishing 15th in the €2,200 High Roller at EPT Barcelona 2018, and he'll be hoping to set a new personal best in this event.
Smith is seeking his first EPT cash, and he will be hoping to make it a big one.
UK based Bulgarian Pavlov sits 16th in the Bulgarian all-time money list, having accumulated cashes of just over $1,500,000. He appears to be the most experienced player in the top ten, and will be aiming to surpass his current biggest EPT score, a $56,724 payday for finishing third in the €2,200 Deep Stack at EPT Barcelona 2022.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marian Virlanuta | Romania | 1,156,000 | 231 |
| 2 | Mark Steven Smith | United Kingdom | 1,050,000 | 210 |
| 3 | Atanas Pavlov | Bulgaria | 972,000 | 194 |
| 4 | Roman Korenev | Russia | 692,000 | 138 |
| 5 | Recep Aydemir | Turkey | 629,000 | 125 |
| 6 | Omer Cubukcu | Turkey | 607,000 | 121 |
| 7 | Sergei Bortsov | Russia | 598,000 | 119 |
| 8 | Azizjon Rakhimov | Uzbekistan | 589,000 | 117 |
| 9 | Murat Taysi | Turkey | 583,000 | 116 |
| 10 | Tian Hao Zheng | China | 583,000 | 116 |
PokerStars Ambassadors performed strongly, with no fewer than seven still in the mix - Georgina James (156,000), Sebastian Huber (155,000), Julien Brecard (149,000), Fintan Hand (142,000), Benjamin Spragg (116,000), Benjamin Bruneteaux (109,000) and reigning EPT Paris Main Event champion Barny Boatman (100,000).
Plenty of other big names are also still standing, including Tom Vogelsang (418,000), Michael Wang (355,000) and Julien Sitbon (298,000).
The players will return to 12 minutes left at Level 16, with blinds at 2,000/5,000, with a 5,000 big blind ante. Levels increase to 60 minutes for the remainder of the tournament, and players will have to navigate eight of those to progress to Day 3.
Payouts will be confirmed as soon as they are finalized. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all your coverage of what is sure to be an exciting day of poker thrills and spills.
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Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The cards are in the air as play resumes for Day 2 of the Eureka Main Event. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all your coverage.
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
With around 50,000 chips already in the pot on a board of 9♠5♦Q♦7♠, Yueksel Savsa had checked it over to Leo Worthington-Leese, who fired a bet of 45,000. Savsa then put in a raise to around 100,000, and Worthington-Leese called.
A 4♠ dropped on the river and Savsa instantly shoved for around 150,000, and Worthington-Leese snap-called.
Savsa quickly tabled Q♥7♦ for two pair, but Worthington-Leese had that crushed with 8♠6♠ for a turned straight that improved to a flush on the river, to eliminate Savsa.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
650,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Niculae Eremia was all-in for 73,000 and at risk versus Serghei Tsoy.
Niculae Eremia: J♣J♠ 
Serghei Tsoy: A♣K♠
Eremia was ahead in a flip but that didn't last long as the king was in the window on the K♦7♠2♠ flop, prompting Eremia to sigh and get out of his chair, the 8♣3♠ turn and river confirming his fate.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
330,000
109,000
|
109,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
All 418 players who have sat down today will receive a slice of the $2,662,850 prize pool.
The min-cash is set at $1,680 while the eventual champion will take home the massive sum of $386,210.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $386,210 | 21-23 | $11,050 | |
| 2 | $241,290 | 24-27 | $9,190 | |
| 3 | $172,060 | 28-31 | $7,670 | |
| 4 | $132,120 | 32-39 | $6,660 | |
| 5 | $101,390 | 40-55 | $5,780 | |
| 6 | $78,770 | 56-71 | $5,030 | |
| 7 | $60,850 | 72-95 | $4,370 | |
| 8 | $46,600 | 96-119 | $3,810 | |
| 9 | $35,840 | 120-143 | $3,330 | |
| 10-11 | $27,560 | 144-183 | $2,900 | |
| 12-13 | $22,950 | 184-223 | $2,530 | |
| 14-15 | $19,120 | 224-287 | $2,210 | |
| 16-17 | $15,900 | 288-351 | $1,920 | |
| 18-20 | $13,260 | 352-418 | $1,680 |
