€1,100 Eureka Main Event Day 1b | 2024 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-04-2024 21:36 UTC+1

Rapanowicz Four-Bets All In

Georgios Tavoularis

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Jochen Kaiser opened the action with a bet of 1,000 from middle position, and Damian Rapanowicz called from the hijack. Taras Mokliak took his time before announcing a three-bet to 4,000 from the button. Kaiser called, but Rapanowicz moved all in for 31,000, putting his opponents to the test.

Mokliak asked for a count, but ultimately folded, and Kaiser did the same, giving the pot to Rapanowicz.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jochen Kaiser	60,000 27,000	27,000
Taras Mokliak	45,000 28,000	28,000
Damian Rapanowicz	40,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Damian Rapanowicz Jochen Kaiser Taras Mokliak

12-04-2024 21:40 UTC+1

Straight Over Straight for Ioannis Sorainen

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Ollie Garland

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

The pot stood at around 3,700 with three players looking at a flop of 2♥7♦3♦. All three players checked to the 4♥ on the turn.

Luka Sorainen, in the big blind, led out for 2,500. The player in early position folded, while Ioannis Georgopoulos, in the cutoff, called.

The 4♠ river saw Sorainen size up to 6,000. Georgopoulos snap-called.

Sorainen rolled over A♥5♣ for a straight, while Georgopoulos won this pot with 6♠5♠ for a superior straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ioannis Georgopoulos	65,000 12,000	12,000
Luka Sorainen	33,500 3,500	3,500

Tags: Ioannis Georgopoulos Ioannis Sorainen Luka Sorainen

12-04-2024 21:42 UTC+1

Nedelea Takes From Nemlich

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

With the flop showing 10♦K♥4♠, Liviu-Alexandru Nedelea and Gab Yong Kim checked from the blinds. Uri Nemlich bet 2,200 from middle position which only Nedelea called out of the small blind.

The 7♠ turn and A♦ river got checked through and Nedelea took down the pot with A♣K♦ for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gab Yong Kim	45,000 15,000	15,000
Uri Nemlich	41,000
Liviu-Alexandru Nedelea	35,000

Tags: Liviu-Alexandru Nedelea Uri Nemlich Gab Yong Kim

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

12-04-2024 21:47 UTC+1

Pritsak Flips to Double

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Ollie Garland

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Oleh Pritsak, in the big blind, found himself all in and at risk for his effective stack of approximately 12,500, against Finn Zwad, in middle position.

Oleh Pritsak: K♠Q♥ All in
Finn Zwad: J♠J♦

Zwad was ahead until the Q♠10♥A♣ flop saw Pritsak pair his queen to take the lead. The 9♣ turn and 5♠ river changed nothing and Pritsak doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Finn Zwad	28,000 28,000	28,000
Oleh Pritsak	27,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Finn Zwad Oleh Pritsak

12-04-2024 21:50 UTC+1

Olsson Sizes Up on the Turn

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Georgios Tavoularis

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The action picked up on a flop of 4♣6♠4♦, with approximately 11,000 in the middle.

Emil Olsson bet 2,500 from the big blind, and Maksim Haitsiukevich made the call.

The turn brought the Q♦, and Olsson fired a much larger bet of 12,400. Haitsiukevich went into the tank for two minutes before folding and Olsson added the pot to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Emil Olsson	65,000 8,000	8,000
Maksim Haitsiukevich	45,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Emil Olsson Maksim Haitsiukevich

12-04-2024 22:01 UTC+1

Kim Runs into Evliya's Bullets

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Vahe Ter-Khachatryan raised to 1,200 from the cutoff before Gab Yong Kim three-bet to 3,600 from the button. Mustafa Evliya four-bet to 15,800 out of the small blind which forced a fold from Ter-Khachatryan, but got a shove from Kim for Evliya's remaining 17,000. Evliya snap-called.

Mustafa Evliya: A♠A♣ All in
Gab Yong Kim: A♦K♠

Kim ran into the aces of Evliya and needed a miracle if he was to send him to the rail. The board ran out 8♣5♦4♥10♥A♥ and Evliya doubled up with a set of aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustafa Evliya	66,000 19,000	19,000
Vahe Ter-Khachatryan	27,000 6,000	6,000
Gab Yong Kim	20,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Gab Yong Kim Mustafa Evliya Vahe Ter-Khachatryan

12-04-2024 22:02 UTC+1

Beresford Correctly Hero-Calls

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Ollie Garland

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Conor Beresford raised from the cutoff, receiving calls from both Jose Valls Rebollar, on the button, and the big blind.

The J♥6♦Q♠ flop checked through to the 8♠ on the turn. The action checked to Beresford, who took the lead for 4,800 and only Rebollar called.

The 2♦ turn slowed down Beresford with a check. Rebollar bet out 7,600 and Beresford went deep into the tank, eventually making the call.

Rebollar rolled over K♦10♦ for a missed straight draw, while Beresford won this pot with A♠8♥ for a pair of eights.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Valls Rebollar	60,000
Conor Beresford	22,000

Tags: Conor Beresford Jose Valls Rebollar

12-04-2024 22:07 UTC+1

Ioannou Loves a Chop Pot

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Georgios Tavoularis

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Georgios Ioannou opened the action from late position to 1,500. When the action reached Michal Mrakes in the small blind, he announced all in for 12,000. Ioannou took a moment to think before flicking a chip into the pot to call.

Michal Mrakes: A♦Q♣ All in
Georgios Ioannou: A♠J♦

Mrakes was in a favorable position, but the poker gods had other plans as the board ran out K♣Q♥9♥J♠10♥, and both players chopped the pot, taking their chips back.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Ioannou	90,000 15,500	15,500
Michal Mrakes	12,000 43,400	43,400

Tags: Georgios Ioannou Michal Mrakes

12-04-2024 22:15 UTC+1

Birchler Takes From Haitsiukevich

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Michael Birchler opened to 1,300 under the gun with Maksim Haitsiukevich calling from the cutoff and Tomas Hajek making the call out of the small blind.

The 7♥J♠9♦ flop was checked to Birchler and he bet 1,500. Haitsiukevich called, but Hajek folded.

Birchler chose to check the 9♣ turn and then faced a bet of 4,400 from Haitsiukevich. Birchler called.

When the J♣ dropped on the river, Birchler led out for 4,000 and Haitsiukevich reluctantly called. Birchler tabled J♦10♥ for a full house and Haitsiukevich mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Birchler	65,000 40,000	40,000
Maksim Haitsiukevich	35,000 10,000	10,000
Tomas Hajek	16,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Maksim Haitsiukevich Tomas Hajek Michael Birchler