Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
2024 PokerStars EPT Prague
€1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2024 PokerStars EPT Prague
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€4,542,720
Entries
4,732
Level
43
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,500,000
Ante
2,500,000
Entries
352
Players Left
53
Players Left 1 / 4,732
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Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The remaining 58 players have been sent on a 15-minute break.
Play will end for the day once the field is down to 53 players.
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Eremia Simea shoved for his last 44,000 from early position and it was folded to Christoph Dufhaus, who also went all in for over 100,000 from the cutoff. Everyone else folded and a showdown was held.
Eremia Simea: 9♦9♣
Christoph Dufhaus: A♥Q♠
The board ran out 3♦7♥J♣7♣A♠ — pairing Dufhaus' ace on the river to eliminate Simea as the bubble draws near.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000
107,000
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107,000 |
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Busted |
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Jaromir Hanel raised from middle position and Scott Margereson peeled from the big blind.
On the 8♣2♥A♣ flop, Margereson checked, Hanel bet 9,000, Margereson shoved for 12,000, and Hanel called.
Scott Margereson: K♠8♥
Jeromir Hanel: K♦Q♥
Margereson was well in the lead and just needed to fade three outs in order to survive.
"Maybe I should stand up," he joked.
The 2♦ changed nothing on the turn, but the Q♠ river paired Hanel's queen, which meant Margereson was eliminated.
"I knew it! Goodbye," said Margereson as he departed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
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220,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Anders Hansen raised to 10,000 from under the gun, and Scott Margereson called all in for 7,500 from middle position.
Scott Margereson: 7♦7♠
Anders Hansen: A♥Q♦
Margereson was extremely short, but managed to win the flip as the runout of K♠6♥10♥6♦5♦ kept his pocket sevens in the lead, which gave him a lifeline as the money bubble comes into sight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
27,000
19,500
|
19,500 |
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Scott Margereson shoved for his last 53,500 from the hijack and just behind him, Martin Surovec called all in for his last 46,000. Everyone else got out of the way and hands were revealed.
Martin Surovec: J♥J♠
Scott Margereson: A♠3♠
Surovec held the best of it with his jacks, and the Q♣3♣5♦7♥10♣ kept him best for the double up while Margereson was left with just 7,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
104,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
7,500
62,500
|
62,500 |
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Currently, 61 players remain in Day 1a and only 53 spots are available in the money.
After eight more eliminations, play will be halted for the day and the survivors will bag up their chips ready for Day 2, having already made the money.
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
There were around 40,000 chips in the pot on a flop of 2♣6♥9♣ when Adam Polek fired 20,000 from under the gun and Conor O'Driscoll shoved for 60,000 from the next seat. Polek asked for a count and quickly made the call once he realized it was 40,000 more.
Conor O'Driscoll: A♣10♣
Adam Polek: 6♣5♣
Polek had the best of it after he paired his six but had to dodge the overcards and better flush draw of O'Driscoll. An A♥ on the turn sent O'Driscoll into the lead, and Polek couldn't catch up on the 2♦ river, which meant O'Driscoll doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
160,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Patrik Zidek opened to 10,000 from middle position and was called by Lars Sommer on the button for a heads-up pot.
Both players checked on the 6♣K♣5♥ flop and Zidek check-called a 10,000 bet from Sommer on the 3♦ turn.
Zidek then led out for 40,000 after the A♦ completed the board and Sommer let his hand go after a lengthy tank.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
150,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
There were around 35,000 chips in the pot on a flop of 9♦10♥Q♥ when Dimitrios Kilintaris checked and Magnus Persson bet 21,000. Ondrej Goetz then shoved for 62,000, which gave Kilintaris a difficult decision. After around a minute, Kilintaris folded, and Persson called, which left Goetz at risk.
Ondrej Goetz: 10♠9♠
Magnus Persson: A♥8♥
Persson had a flush draw with a gutshot and was looking to take down the flopped two pair of Goetz. However, the runout of 2♣7♠ was no help to Persson, and Goetz doubled up.
"I had to, good hand," said Persson after.
Kilintaris said "I folded ace-queen."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
224,000
|
224,000 |
|
160,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
15,000
164,000
|
164,000 |
