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

10-13-2024 21:13 UTC+2

Mazerolle on a Roll

Frank Visser

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

Hugues Mazerolle, on his second entry of Day 1b, sat in the small blind and had Oleg Semionov in the big blind at risk for his stack of 15,000.

Oleg Semionov: 10♣8♦ All in
Hugues Mazerolle: A♥Q♦

Mazerolle was the only one who paired up on the 2♦J♠6♥4♣Q♥ board, eliminating Semionov from the tournament.

Kenny Hallaert was also seated at this table and had nearly doubled up his starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hugues Mazerolle	90,000 90,000	90,000
Kenny Hallaert	52,500 22,500	22,500

Oleg Semionov	Busted

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10-13-2024 20:39 UTC+2

Hu Confuses Table, Busts

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Frank Visser

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

Hassan Dahmani limped in under the gun. Lucien Cohen raised to 3,600 in the hijack. The action folded to Ladislao Dalfo in the small blind, but big blind Zhewen Hu raised to 21,000 out of turn.

It was explained to Dalfo that Hu's raise would stand unless he changed the action. Dalfo opted to call, making Hu's raise valid. It then folded back to Dalfo, who jammed all in, after which Hu made a quick call for 25,000 total.

Zhewen Hu: J♥J♦ All in
Ladislao Dalfo: A♠A♦

The 2♠10♠7♣2♥3♦ board helped neither player. Dalfo's aces held as Hu quickly headed to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lucien Cohen	110,000 13,500	13,500

Hassan Dahmani	80,000 80,000	80,000
Ladislao Dalfo	62,600 32,600	32,600
Zhewen Hu	Busted

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10-13-2024 20:17 UTC+2

Abelmasov Eliminates Ushakov to Cross Six Figures

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Frank Visser

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Evgenii Ushakov had already gone all in preflop from the cutoff, being looked up by Dimitar Kukushkov under the gun and by Igor Abelmasov in middle position.

With a pot of 21,500 in the middle, Kukushov and Abelmasov checked through the A♥J♠4♠ flop and 9♥ turn before the 6♦ river completed the board.

Kukushov checked again, after which Abelmasov bet 7,500. Kukushov quickly called, forcing the three players to show down.

Abelmasov opened up 6♣4♣ for two pair. Kukushov could not witn with A♠10♠ for a pair of aces, and the all-in Ushakov finished in third with J♦10♣ for a pair of jacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Abelmasov	100,000 34,500	34,500
Dimitar Kukushkov	55,000 22,000	22,000
Evgenii Ushakov	Busted

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10-13-2024 19:38 UTC+2

Kurtulus Ascends to Six Figures With Flopped Nuts

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Aleksandr Timoshenko in the small blind, Bora Kurtulus in the big blind, and Maxim Panyak in the cutoff had created a pot of 18,000 when the 4♠8♠2♠ flop was dealt.

Timoshenko then bet 4,500 in the small blind and was called by Kurtulus in the big blind. Panyak min-raised to 9,000 in the cutoff, leaving only 1,500 behind.

Timoshenko jammed all in, covering both opponents. Kurtulus quickly called off for 38,400, after which Panyak committed his final chips as well.

Maxim Panyak: 8♦7♦ All in
Bora Kurtulus: A♠Q♠ All in
Aleksandr Timoshenko: 10♠10♣

Kurtulus had flopped the nut flush, and he had both his opponents drawing dead once the K♣ hit the turn. The 2♥ river was rendered meaningless as Kurtulus was shipped the huge pot.

Timoshenko was left with just 700, which he lost the next hand to also be eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bora Kurtulus	105,300 105,300	105,300
Maxim Panyak	Busted
Aleksandr Timoshenko	Busted

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10-13-2024 19:24 UTC+2

Mazerolle Hands Over Final Chips

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Hugues Mazerolle was seen going all in for 10,300 from the big blind and was looked up by Ghassan Yared in the small blind.

Hugues Mazerolle: 3♥3♦ All in
Ghassan Yared: K♠10♠

The A♠8♥A♦ flop brought counterfeit outs for Yared, and the 6♦ turn gave him even more. The K♦ river made him aces and kings, besting the aces and threes of Mazerolle and eliminating him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ghassan Yared	69,000 39,000	39,000
Hugues Mazerolle	Busted

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10-13-2024 19:01 UTC+2

McKinlay Bombs Turn; Early Exit for Talboom

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Malcolm McKinlay had raised to 1,000 from early position, which Jacques Der Megreditchian called on the button. Kamil Dobosz then three-bet to 4,500, which only McKinlay called.

Dobosz continued for 2,600 on the 6♣7♠5♦ flop, being called by McKinlay. On the J♠ turn, Dobosz slowed down and checked. McKinlay piled in 15,000, getting a quick fold from Dobosz.

Also on this table was Iurii Saiapin, who more than doubled his starting stack after getting most of the eliminated Tom Talboom's chips.