button in Safari
$2,200 Eureka High Roller
Day 1a Completed
2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$2,200 Eureka High Roller
Day: 1a
Event Info
2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$2,610,600
Total Entries
1,374
Level
38
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
966
Players Left
145
Players Left 1 / 1,374
Filter
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa continued today with the first of two Day 1 flights for the $2,200 Eureka High Roller. A total of 966 entrants tried their luck on the felt in today’s event, but after 16 levels of play, only 145 progressed to Day 2.
The bursting of the bubble marked the end of the Day 1 flight, ensuring all players who managed to secure a stack for Day 2 have also secured a minimum cash to be confirmed when Day 1b turbo flight has also concluded.
As the dust settled Mircea Flutur bagged the overall chip lead, taking through a total of 739,000 for the Day 2 restart. Flutur displayed calculated aggression throughout the day, allowing him to be the only player in the room to eclipse the 700,000 chip mark by i's conclusion.
Day 1a Top 10 Chip Count:
| Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mircea Flutur | Romania | 739,000 |
| 2 | Andreas Frohli | Austria | 691,000 |
| 3 | Stoyan Obreshkov | Bulgaria | 608,000 |
| 4 | Ran Ilani | Israel | 576,000 |
| 5 | Nichan Khorchidian | Lebanon | 487,000 |
| 6 | Steven Warburton | United Kingdom | 459,000 |
| 7 | Ivan Pavlov | Belarus | 442,000 |
| 8 | Dmitry Gromov | Russia | 422,000 |
| 9 | Mustafa Biz | Turkey | 405,000 |
| 10 | Ramez Haddad | Lebanon | 403,000 |
Three members of the PokerStars Team Pro surfaced for this Day 1 flight. A stack for tomorrow’s Day 2 alluded both Simon Wiciak and Parker Talbot, who crashed out on Levels 13 and 15 respectively.
However, the same could not be said for Spain’s Ramon Colillas, who will be met with a stack of 246,000 on the felt tomorrow. In an early confrontation with [Removed:607], Colillas quickly showed he wasn’t afraid to put his chips to use; a turn check-raise and a river stab won him a healthy pot, propelling his tournament journey.
Other notable names to cash the event include the likes of Bobby James (139,000), Tom Vogelsang (150,000) and Patrick Leonard (213,000).
James told PokerNews that fresh off his deep run in the $1,100 Eureka Main Event, coming 19th $13,260, he went straight to the cash desk to register this highroller; a worthwhile investment as he adds yet another score to his impressive set of runs here in Cyprus.
Day 2 will restart at 12:30 p.m. on the 14th of October and will play down until just one player remains. Once both day one flights have concluded, the action will resume on whatever the lower of the two finishing levels was between the two flights.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be back tomorrow to bring you more coverage of the Eureka Poker Tour High Roller here at EPT Cyprus, so stay tuned.
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The remaining 145 players are bagging up for the night and will return with the survivors from flight 1b to play down to a winner tomorrow, October 14. Stay tuned for a full days recap coming shortly
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The complete action was missed but on a board reading J♠2♥5♦10♦2♠, Tudor Zapsa checked from the small blind and Ivan Pavlov shoved for Zapsa's remaining 100,000. Zapsa called and Pavlov turned over A♣A♠ for an overpair. Zapsa didn't show his cards and they were lost in the muck before the dealer had a chance to reveal them.
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Play is now hand-for-hand.
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Aren Bezhanyan raised to 10,000 from under the gun and Andreas Frohli three-bet to 30,000 from the hijack. After the rest of the table folded, Bezhanyan four-bet jammed for roughly 170,000 and Frohli snap-called.
Aren Bezhanyan: A♠10♦ 
Andreas Frohli: A♣A♥
Bezhanyan had run into the aces of Frohli, and needed a miracle to not bust just before the bubble. The board ran out 5♥10♠3♠3♣J♥ to give Frohli the winner with his aces, and Bezhanyan was sent to the rail.
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Mustafa Biz raised to 10,000 from early position and Tom Vogelsang called, from the button.
The K♥7♦6♦ flop saw Biz continue for 7,000. Vogelsang called.
The Q♦ turn checked through to the Q♣ on the river. Biz bet out 8,000 and Vogelsang responded with a raise to 46,000. Biz came back with a three-bet to 125,000 and Vogelsang folded.
As Biz raked in the pot he showed K♣Q♠ for a full house.
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Mathieu Di Meglio raised to 13,000 from the hijack with Tudor Zapsa calling on the button and Danielle Noja defending his big blind.
The 8♦9♣6♦ flop got checked through for the 10♦ to come on the turn. After Zapsa checked, Di Meglio bet 8,000 and got two quick folds from his opponents.
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Apoorva Goel moved all in for his last 32,000 from early position. Patrick Clarke, in the cutoff, made the call.
Apoorva Goel: K♥Q♣
Patrick Clarke: A♥K♦
The A♦10♣4♠ gave Clarke top pair, but Goel had outs to Broadway. The 7♠ turn and 9♠ river changed nothing and Clarke was sent tot he rail.
