$1,100 Eureka Main Event Day 3 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-13-2024 22:36 UTC+2

Lavrentiy Ni Eliminated in 9th Place ($35,840)

Patrick Cole

Level 34 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Lavrentiy Ni opened to 2,000,000 from middle position. Recep Aydemir put Ni all in from the cutoff. Action folded around and Ni called.

Lavrentiy Ni: Q♠Q♥ All in
Recep Aydemir: A♣K♣

Aydemir took the lead in the classic race on the flop of 10♣A♦9♠ and held across the 5♠ turn and 4♠ river to send Ni to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Recep Aydemir	6,500,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Lavrentiy Ni	Busted

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10-13-2024 22:17 UTC+2

Sebastian Ting Eliminated in 10th Place ($27,560)

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Patrick Cole

Level 34 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Yuan Xu opened from the hijack to 600,000. Sebastian Ting moved all in for 3,000,000 from the button. Xu made the call.

Sebastian Ting: A♥10♠ All in
Yuan Xu: A♠K♦

Ting couldn't find a ten on the 6♠8♣5♥ flop, but the 8♦ turn provided some chop outs. However, the 4♣ river sent him to the rail. He gave Xu a fist bump and took the beat well before departing the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuan Xu	11,500,000 3,400,000	3,400,000
Sebastian Ting	Busted

Tags: Sebastian Ting Yuan Xu

10-13-2024 20:32 UTC+2

Muhtar Taysi Eliminated in 11th Place ($27,560)

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Dan O'Hair

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Muhtar Taysi shoved for hist last 2,775,000 from the hijack and just behind him, Yuan Xu also went all in for more from the cutoff. Everyone else got out of the way and hands were revealed.

Muhtar Taysi: Q♣J♣ All in
Yuan Xu: A♦K♦

The board ran out 7♣8♠10♠K♠3♦ — leaving Xu best with a pair of kings to eliminate Taysi in 11th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuan Xu	10,000,000 5,750,000	5,750,000
Muhtar Taysi	Busted

Tags: Muhtar Taysi Yuan Xu

10-13-2024 19:13 UTC+2

Hugo Delmaire-Sizes Eliminated in 12th Place ($22,950)

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Matt Warburton

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Samuel Fournier raised to 300,000 from late position and Hugo Delmaire-Sizes moved 2,250,000 into the middle from the small blind, leaving just 50,000 behind. Fournier made the call.

The flop came 5♣A♣4♠ and Delmaire-Sizes went all in for his last 50,000, which Fournier called.

Hugo Delmaire-Sizes: K♠Q♠ All in
Samuel Fournier: A♦10♥

The turn was the 5♥ and river the J♠ and Fournier held with his pair of aces to win the pot. Delmaire-Sizes was eliminated from the tournament in 12th place for $22,950.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Fournier	11,300,000 2,125,000	2,125,000
Hugo Delmaire-Sizes	Busted

Tags: Hugo Delmaire-Sizes Samuel Fournier

10-13-2024 19:08 UTC+2

Vytautas Milbutas Eliminated in 13th Place ($22,950)

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Dan O'Hair

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Aleksandr Razinkov opened to 300,000 first to act and was three-bet to 1,000,000 by Vytautas Milbutas in the small blind. It was folded back to Razinkov, who called.

Milbutas continued for 700,000 on the 7♣9♥3♥ flop and Razinkov thought for a couple minutes before announcing he was all in, which was enough to put Milbutas all in for approximately 2,800,000. Milbutas snap-called and a showdown was held.

Vytautas Milbutas: A♦A♣ All in
Aleksandr Razinkov: K♥Q♥

Milbutas held the lead with his aces, but the 4♥ turn immediately filled Razinkov's flush draw to leave Milbutas drawing dead.

An irrelevant 3♣ completed the board and Milbutas was eliminated in 13th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Razinkov	15,000,000 4,725,000	4,725,000
Vytautas Milbutas	Busted

Tags: Aleksandr Razinkov Vytautas Milbutas

10-13-2024 18:49 UTC+2

Andrey Pateychuk Eliminated in 14th Place ($19,120)

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Matt Warburton

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Vytautas Milbutas raised to 300,000 from the button and Andrey Pateychuk moved all in from the big blind with a short stack of around 650,000. Milbutas called and players revealed their cards, with Pateychuk at risk.

Andrey Pateychuk: A♣2♣ All in
Vytautas Milbutas: Q♠10♠

Pateychuk paired his ace on the flop as the board ran out 5♥A♠10♣10♥8♦, but the turn gave Milbutas trip tens and he held to win the pot. Pateychuk was eliminated from the tournament in 14th place for $19,120.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vytautas Milbutas	4,300,000 2,875,000	2,875,000
Andrey Pateychuk	Busted

Tags: Andrey Pateychuk Vytautas Milbutas

10-13-2024 18:40 UTC+2

Mehmet Demirkol Eliminated in 15th Place ($19,120)

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Dan O'Hair

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Mehmet Demirkol shoved for his last 700,000 on the button and Frederick Anastasiades called from the small blind to put Demirkol at risk.

Mehmet Demirkol: K♦7♠ All in
Frederick Anastasiades: J♥10♥

Demirkol held a slight lead with his king, but the 4♥2♥5♥ flop left Demirkol drawing practically dead against Anastasiades' flopped flush.

The 10♠7♥ runout made it official and Demirkol was eliminated in 15th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frederick Anastasiades	12,500,000 1,150,000	1,150,000
Mehmet Demirkol	Busted

Tags: Frederick Anastasiades Mehmet Demirkol

10-13-2024 17:33 UTC+2

Mihai Trofim Eliminated in 16th Place ($15,900)

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Dan O'Hair

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Action folded around to the blinds, where Mihai Trofim limped from the small blind. Lavrentiy Ni used his option to raise to 350,000 and Trofim responded by three-betting to 1,520,000. Ni announced he was all in and Trofim called all in for approximately 2,700,000 total.

Mihai Trofim: A♥5♠ All in
Lavrentiy Ni: A♦Q♠

Trofim found himself dominated, and the Q♥A♣4♣9♦K♦ runout left Ni with two pair to eliminate Trofim in 16th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lavrentiy Ni	6,000,000 3,845,000	3,845,000
Mihai Trofim	Busted

Tags: Lavrentiy Ni Mihai Trofim

10-13-2024 17:24 UTC+2

Pieter Theelen Eliminated in 17th Place ($15,900)

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Patrick Cole

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Action was picked up on the flop of 7♠K♣8♦. Pieter Theelen checked to Samuel Fournier who bet 175,000. Theelen then check-raised to 600,000. Fournier called.

On the 10♦ turn, Theelen bet 1,100,000. Fournier moved all in for 3,785,000. Theelen made the call.

Pieter Theelen: K♦8♥ All in
Samuel Fournier: 7♦7♥

Theelen's two pair were in a rough shape against Fournier's set, and he filled up on the 10♠ river to eliminate Theelen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Fournier	6,500,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Pieter Theelen	Busted

Tags: Pieter Theelen Samuel Fournier

10-13-2024 17:18 UTC+2

Matthias Lipp Eliminated In 18th Place ($13,620)

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Patrick Cole

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Aleksandr Razinkov opened from the button to 250,000. Matthias Lipp raised to 1,300,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded before Razinkov asked for the rest of Lipp's chips. Lipp called.

Matthias Lipp: K♠J♦ All in
Aleksandr Razinkov: 9♣9♦

Razinkov made two pair across the 8♣7♣5♥8♠7♥ runout to send Lipp to the rail.