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

10-13-2024 23:41 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Warburton	370,000 89,000	89,000
Julien Sitbon	330,000 275,000	275,000
Tamazi Skhirtladze	300,000 50,000	50,000
Nikolaos Oikonomou	230,000 15,000	15,000
Nariman Yaghmai	150,000
Umberto Ruggeri	145,000 55,000	55,000
Andrei Volkov	123,000 26,500	26,500
Karolis Sereika	115,000
Damir Gabdullin	95,000
Federico Macori	33,000

Hu Doubles Up Varnaev

Ollie Garland

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The action was caught as Jinlong Hu, in the hijack, had Sergei Varnaev all in and at risk for his effective stack of approximately 150,000.

Sergei Varnaev: A♦K♠ All in
Jinlong Hu: A♥Q♥

The board ran out 5♥4♦2♦7♠3♦; Hu couldn't improve upon Varnaev and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergei Varnaev	300,000 123,000	123,000
Jinlong Hu	200,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: Sergei Varnaev Jinlong Hu

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

10-13-2024 23:27 UTC+2

Retiere Shows the Goods

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Ollie Garland

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The pot stood at approximately 94,000 with two players looking at a board of 9♠5♣6♣J♥.

Romain Retiere, who was under the gun, bet out 55,000. Chakib Mhiri, in middle position, thought for a considerable amount of time before finally choosing to fold.

As Retiere raked in the pot he flashed 6♥6♠ for a flopped set, proving to Mhiri had made the correct fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Retiere	300,000 50,000	50,000
Chakib Mhiri	245,000 32,500	32,500

Tags: Chakib Mhiri Romain Retiere

10-13-2024 23:19 UTC+2

Logunov Triples Up

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Ollie Garland

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Leonid Logunov moved all in from the cutoff. Lorenzo Arduini called on the button, as did Zhendong Li, in the big blind.

The 2♦6♦6♥ saw Li check-call a bet of 25,000 from Arduini.

The 7♠ turn checked through to the Q♣ river. Both players checked to a showdown.

Leonid Logunov: Q♥10♥ All in
Lorenzo Arduini: A♥J♠
Zhendong Li: 8♥9♥

Logunov's rivered queen saw him triple up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lorenzo Arduini	365,000 56,500	56,500
Zhendong Li	190,000 140,000	140,000
Leonid Logunov	100,500 57,000	57,000

Tags: Zhendong Li Lorenzo Arduini Leonid Logunov

10-13-2024 23:11 UTC+2

Dray Turns a Flush to Crush Apostolov's Ladies

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Tim Baker

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Samuel Dray was all-in for his 70,000 from early position with Rosen Apostolov making the call to try and bust him near to the money.

Samuel Dray: A♥Q♥ All in
Rosen Apostolov: Q♠Q♦

Dray asked the dealer for an ace, but instead they put out the flop of 5♥4♣6♥ to give Dray a flush draw. The 7♥ came on the turn to have Apostolove drawing dead to Dray's flush as an inconsequential A♠ hit the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rosen Apostolov	160,000 51,500	51,500
Samuel Dray	150,000

Tags: Rosen Apostolov Samuel Dray

10-13-2024 23:10 UTC+2

Noja Finds a Double

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Ollie Garland

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Mathieu Di Meglio raised to 8,500 from middle position, Tudor Zapsa called in the hijack and Danielle Noja three-bet jammed for 37,500, from the button. Di Meglio folded and Zapsa called.

Danielle Noja: A♥J♣ All in
Tudor Zapsa: K♣Q♥

Noja was ahead until the 3♦7♦Q♣ flop reversed their fates. The 7♥ turn changed nothing, however, the A♦ propelled Noja back into the lead, doubling him up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mathieu Di Meglio	340,000 3,000	3,000
Tudor Zapsa	205,000 30,000	30,000
Danielle Noja	87,500 87,500	87,500

Tags: Mathieu Di Meglio Tudor Zapsa

10-13-2024 23:03 UTC+2

Obreshkov Gets Paid With His Boat

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Tim Baker

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

With around 65,000 in the middle, the board read 9♠10♣10♦2♥2♣. Stoyan Obreshkov was in the big blind and put out a bet of 57,500. Andrei Spataru, who was seated on the button thought it over for a while before reluctantly making the call.

Obreshkov turned over K♣10♠ for a full house, tens full of deuces, and Spataru mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stoyan Obreshkov	350,000 350,000	350,000
Andrei Spataru	225,000 155,000	155,000

Tags: Andrei Spataru Stoyan Obreshkov

10-13-2024 22:57 UTC+2

Lukovic Gets Thin Value

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Ollie Garland

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Nemanja Lukovic raised to 8,000 from under the gun and Marte Sandberg called on the button.

The 2♦Q♠8♠ flop checked through to the K♦ turn and the 3♦ river. Lukovic made a small wager of 6,000 and Sandberg called.

Lukovic rolled over A♣8♣ for third pair, more than enough to take down this pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marte Sandberg	165,000 35,000	35,000
Nemanja Lukovic	95,000 57,000	57,000

Tags: Nemanja Lukovic Marte Sandberg

10-13-2024 22:52 UTC+2

Tashliyev Doubles Through Li, Busts Mouawad

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Tim Baker

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Joseph Mouawad got his final 18,000 in preflop from middle position. Zhendong Li shoved from the small blind holding the covering stack with only Ildar Tashliyev to get through in the big blind. After looking at his cards, Tashliyev called for his last 55,000.

Joseph Mouawad: A♥K♠ All in
Ildar Tashliyev: 10♠10♥ All in
Zhendong Li: A♠4♦

Li needed a miracle to send both to the rail. However, the board ran out Q♦8♠J♣J♠5♣ keeping Tashliyev's pocket tens ahead the whole way. Mouawad was out, and Tashliyev had more than doubled up.