$2,200 Eureka High Roller Day 1a | 2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-13-2024 17:59 UTC+2

Ionescu Hits the Rail

Ollie Garland

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Petre Ionescu, on the button, moved all in for approximately 19,000. Panagiotis Mavritsakis, in the big blind, made the call.

Petre Ionescu: K♥10♣ All in
Panagiotis Mavritsakis: A♥9♠

Ionescu was behind and the 2♦J♠4♥ flop proved no help. The 4♣ turn and 5♦ river changed nothing for Ionescu and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Panagiotis Mavritsakis	94,000 49,000	49,000
Petre Ionescu	Busted

Tags: Petre Ionescu Panagiotis Mavritsakis

10-13-2024 17:54 UTC+2

Crobu and Vallinas Send Kyte to the Rail

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Tim Baker

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Jon Vallinas and Jon Kyte checked a flop of A♥9♣Q♠ to Andrea Crobu in the cutoff. Crobu bet 3,000 which Vallinas called before Kyte check-shoved for 23,000. After a few moments, Crobu moved all in over the top and Vallinas snap-called with the covering stack.

Jon Kyte: J♦10♥ All in
Andrea Crobu: A♦9♦ All in
Jon Vallinas :A♠9♠

Crobu and Vallinas had the same hand with top and bottom pair, while Kyte just had a straight draw. The 7♠ on the turn gave Vallinas a flush draw, but he couldn't find it on the 5♥ river. Kyte was eliminated as Crobu and Vallinas chopped up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Vallinas	75,000 75,000	75,000
Andrea Crobu	65,000 65,000	65,000
Jon Kyte	Busted

Tags: Andrea Crobu Jon Kyte Jon Vallinas

10-13-2024 17:09 UTC+2

Sandberg on the Right End of a Cooler

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Tim Baker

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Marius Kudzmanas opened to 2,000 from early position and Marte Sandberg three-bet to 6,000 from the cutoff. Muhtar Taysi four-bet shoved with the covering stack out of the big blind, which both Kudzmanas and Sandberg called.

Marius Kudzmanas: Q♠Q♥ All in
Marte Sandberg: A♣A♦ All in
Muhtar Taysi: K♣K♦

A brutal cooler which was favorable for Sanderbg. The board ran out clean and low for Sandberg's aces as it came 7♦9♠4♣10♣5♠. Sandberg virtually tripled up, while Kudzmanas was out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marte Sandberg	88,000 88,000	88,000
Muhtar Taysi	10,000 10,000	10,000
Marius Kudzmanas	Busted

Tags: Marius Kudzmanas Marte Sandberg Muhtar Taysi

10-13-2024 16:51 UTC+2

Clock Called on Taylor Twice In One Hand, Hero-Calls to Bust

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Ollie Garland

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The pot stood around 19,000 with two players looking at a board of 7♣10♠7♦.

Guy Taylor, in the big blind, checked the action to Steven Warburton, on the button. Warburton bet out 9,000 and Taylor check-raised to 22,000. Warburton called.

The 10♦ turn saw Taylor slow down with a check. Warburton bet out 12,500 and Taylor went deep into the tank. Taylor thought for so long the clock was eventually called, prompting him to commit his chips to the middle.

The 9♠ river saw Taylor check again. Warburton moved all in for Taylor's effective stack of 36,000, sending him into the tank. Taylor, again, thought for several minutes resulting in the clock being called for a second time. Taylor finally called off the bet for his tournament life.

Guy Taylor: A♦3♦ All in
Steven Warburton: K♦9♣

Taylor's hero call sent him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Warburton	155,000 155,000	155,000
Guy Taylor	Busted

Tags: Guy Taylor Steven Warburton

10-13-2024 16:36 UTC+2

Faterin Has Kings with a Potential Triple Up Pending

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Ollie Garland

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Milen Bakardjiev raised from under the gun, Daniel Lakerveld called in early position and Bassel Moussa, in middle position three-bet to 8,600. Aleksandr Faterin, in the big blind, called off the bet for his last 7,600. Bakardjiev folded and Lakerveld called.

With action on the side, Lakerveld check-called a bet of 6,600 from Moussa on the 9♣2♥J♠ flop.

The 10♦ turn checked through to the 8♣ on the river. Lakerveld bet out 5,000 and Moussa made a quick call.

Aleksandr Faterin: K♦K♠ All in
Bassel Moussa: A♣Q♦
Daniel Lakerveld: J♣J♥

Moussa made a straight on the river to claim the pot and send Faterin to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bassel Moussa	135,000
Daniel Lakerveld	40,000
Milen Bakardjiev	35,000
Aleksandr Faterin	Busted

Tags: Aleksandr Faterin Bassel Moussa Daniel Lakerveld Milen Bakardjiev

10-13-2024 16:12 UTC+2

Grodek Rivers a Straight, Timoshenko Calls Off Tournament Life

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Kai Cocklin

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A full board of K♠10♦10♥Q♠2♠ was showing with over 50,000 chips sitting in the middle when Aleksandr Timoshenko checked, and Stanislaw Grodek shoved. The two players had very similar stacks of just over 20,000 remaining, and after a while thinking, Timoshenko called .

Grodek then showed A♦J♦ for a straight, and Timoshenko's AxQ♣ went into the muck. The stacks were counted down and Grodek had slightly more, so Timoshenko was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanislaw Grodek	100,000 100,000	100,000
Krishna Madhariwar	45,000 45,000	45,000
Aleksandr Timoshenko	Busted

Tags: Aleksandr Timoshenko Stanislaw Grodek

10-13-2024 15:56 UTC+2

Mhiri Gets Richer, Stacks Barka

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Kai Cocklin

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Chakib Mhiri opened from the button and Samy Barka shoved from the small blind for around 25,000. When it got back to Mhiri, he flicked in the call.

Samy Barka: 4♣4♥ All in
Chakib Mhiri: A♦J♦

It was a fair flip that favored the big-stacked Mhiri after the flop of 8♣A♣J♣ improved him to two pair. Barka did pick up a flush draw, but never managed to find it as the 10♠10♦ runout sent him to the rail just after the second break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chakib Mhiri	260,000 27,600	27,600
Stephen Kurland	78,000 33,000	33,000
Grigoli Liklikadze	30,000
Samy Barka	Busted

Tags: Chakib Mhiri Samy Barka

10-13-2024 15:23 UTC+2

Sibgatova Gets Sent to the Rail

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Ollie Garland

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Alisa Sibgatova, on the button, found herself all-in and at risk for her effective stack of 33,500, against Vadzim Lipauka, in the big blind.

Alisa Sibgatova: A♥5♦ All in
Vadzim Lipauka: A♦Q♣

Sibgatova was dominated and the 6♦Q♠9♥ flop had her drawing slim. The Q♦ turn had Sibgatova drawing dead and the 3♦ confirmed Lipauka's win.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vadzim Lipauka	85,000 85,000	85,000
Alisa Sibgatova	Busted

Tags: Alisa Sibgatova Vadzim Lipauka

10-13-2024 15:08 UTC+2

Verbitchi Gets It in with a Massive Draw

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Ollie Garland

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The pot stood at around 12,000 with three players looking at a board of Q♥4♥A♠8♠.

Nichita Verbitchi, who was under the gun, bet out 5,500, a player in middle position called and Abdel-hakim Khelifa, on the button, raised to 18,200. Verbitchi moved all in for 55,300 and the player in middle position folded. Khelifa asked for a count and made the call.

Nichita Verbitchi: J♥10♥ All in
Abdel-hakim Khelifa: A♥Q♣

Verbitchi was behind Khelifa's two pair, but had outs to both a straight and a flush. The 5♦ didn't oblige for Verbitchi and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abdel-Hakim Khelifa	145,000 145,000	145,000
Nichita Verbitchi	Busted

Tags: Abdel-hakim Khelifa Nichita Verbitchi

10-13-2024 14:38 UTC+2

Marich Can't Win Against Winz

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Ollie Garland

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

A player in early position raised to 1,200, a player in middle position called and Berthold Winz, on the button, squeezed to 5,600. Zoran Marich, in the small blind, four-bet jammed for 8,800, which was met by two folds and a call from Winz.

Zoran Marich: A♠4♠ All in
Berthold Winz: A♣J♥

Marich was dominated and the 6♥7♥J♠ flop only worsened his position. The 4♣ turn gave Marich a slither of hope, but the J♦ improved Winz to trips to send Marich to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Berthold Winz	35,000 35,000	35,000
Zoran Marich	Busted

Tags: Berthold Winz Zoran Marich