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

Oct 13, 2024

Split Pot and a Shaking Head

Sava Krink

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

Abdulgamid Gadzhiev limped in from under the gun, but Guillermo Gordo, sitting in the hijack, raised it to 5,000. David Karsenty on the button called, and Gadzhiev followed suit.

The flop came 8♣9♣9♥, and both Gadzhiev and Gordo checked it over to Karsenty, who bet 5,500. Gadzhiev responded by shoving, and Gordo quickly called, leaving the decision with Karsenty. Clearly unhappy with the situation, Karsenty took his time before ultimately folding.

At showdown, Gadzhiev revealed Q♦10♦, and Gordo showed Q♥10♥. With both players holding the same hand, it was destined to be a split pot unless something wild happened. The K♦ on the turn confirmed it, and the chips were divided, leaving Karsenty shaking his head in frustration.

Tags: Abdulgamid Gadzhiev David Karsenty Guillermo Gordo

Oct 13, 2024

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.

Tags: Marius Kudzmanas Marte Sandberg Muhtar Taysi

Oct 13, 2024

Tabiyev Tanks

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Ollie Garland

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

The pot had grown to around 30,000 with two players navigating a full board of 3♣K♠2♣J♦J♥.

Boris Tabiyev, who was under the gun, checked the action to Navid Samavati, in the hijack. Samavati moved all in for Tabiyev's effective stack of 21,500. Tabiyev thought for several minutes, pained by his decision.

The clock was eventually called on Tabiyev, resulting in a frustrated fold.

Tags: Boris Tabiyev Navid Samavati

Oct 13, 2024

Break Time

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Sava Krink

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

The remaining players are now on a 20-minute break.

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Oct 13, 2024

Top Stacks at the Break

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Kai Cocklin

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

Oct 13, 2024

Voronin Thanks Scobai For the Chips

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Kai Cocklin

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

Another huge pot was brewing over at Table 8 between Konstantin Voronin and Ion-Silviu Scobai.

The full board read Q♣4♠2♥5♠8♠ and with around 80,000 already in the middle, Scobai fired 20,000 on the river. Voronin thought for a while and decided on a call.

Scobai tabled A♣K♠ for just ace-high. Voronin had the winner holding 6♥5♦ for a pair of fives.

"Thank you," said Voronin to Scobai, who replied with "You're welcome."

Samuel Ju busted earlier on the same table and reentered, then his seat was replaced with Aylar Lie.

Tags: Aylar Lie Ion-Silviu Scobai Konstantin Voronin Samuel Ju

Oct 13, 2024

Anticlimactic End to a Big Pot

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Ollie Garland

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

The pot had already grown to approximately 38,000 with two players looking at a full board of 5♥10♦10♥7♦.

Danilo Velasevic, who was under the gun, bet out 11,000. Robert Heidorn, in middle position, made the call.

The Q♣ river saw Velasevic go into the tank before moving all in for approximately 45,000. Heidorn snap-called.

Danilo Velasevic: K♠10♠ All in
Robert Heidorn: K♣10♣

Both players seemed in good spirits and the pot was quickly chopped.

Tags: Danilo Velasevic Robert Heidorn

Oct 13, 2024

Seaton Doubles With Big Slick

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Tim Baker

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

Aren Bezhanyan raised to 2,500 from the button and Abdulgamid Gadzhiev called out of the small blind. Archibald Seaton shoved from the big blind for 32,000, which only Bezhanyan called.

Archibald Seaton: A♣K♦ All in
Aren Bezhanyan: A♥6♥

Seaton just had to avoid a six or some hearts to double up. The runout of 3♠Q♠J♦5♠2♦ was clean for Seaton and his stack was increased to roughly 67,000.