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

12-05-2024 19:31 UTC+1

Etienne Takes Out Juncker

Barry Russell

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Umberto Ruggeri raised to 2,400 in middle position, Jordan Etienne flatted in the cutoff and Henrik Juncker squeezed to 6,500 on the button. Ruggeri opted to fold and Etienne called.

Both players checked the 6♠8♦9♦ flop, Etienne led the 6♣ turn for 6,000 and Juncker called. Etienne continued his aggression with a large 30,000 chip bet on the 2♠ river putting Juncker all-in for his tournament life. Juncker called but mucked his when he was shown A♥8♥ and the dealer was unable to retrieve his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jordan Etienne	160,000 160,000	160,000
Umberto Ruggeri	110,000 110,000	110,000
Henrik Juncker	Busted

Tags: Henrik Juncker Jordan Etienne Umberto Ruggeri

12-05-2024 19:32 UTC+1

Wiciak and Saliba Are Table Neighbors

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Kai Cocklin

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Vivian Saliba made it 3,000 from the cutoff and was immediately shoved on by Simon Wiciak on the button. Once the blinds folded, Saliba thought for a while before she also released her cards, and Wiciak took the pot.

Wiciak has two EPT final tables under his belt, most notably when he won the EPT Main Event in Barcelona last year for a huge score of €1,134,375. While Saliba doesnt have any EPT final tables to her name, she did win a bracelet just a couple of months ago in a PLO event.

PokerNews will keep an eye on the pair as the day progresses to see how they get on.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francois Vincenti	110,000 10,000	10,000
Simon Wiciak	36,000 4,000	4,000

Vivian Saliba	26,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Simon Wiciak Vivian Saliba

12-05-2024 19:34 UTC+1

Tov Takes It With a Set

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Patrick Cole

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Rasmus Rasmussen opened to 2,400 from under the gun. Sean Mills called in middle position, as did Roei Siman Tov from the button. Alessandro Siena completed in the big blind.

The 6♠K♥8♣ flop was checked around before Siena led for 4,500 on the J♦ turn. Rasmussen called before Mills raised to 14,000. Tov then moved all in for 17,400. Siena and Rasmussen folded and Mills called.

Roei Siman Tov: 8♠8♦ All in
Sean Mills: A♠K♦

Mills was drawing dead and the inconsequential 7♠ was dealt on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roei Siman Tov	35,000 35,000	35,000
Rasmus Rasmussen	31,500 31,500	31,500
Alessandro Siena	29,500 5,500	5,500
Sean Mills	25,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Alessandro Siena Rasmus Rasmussen Roei Siman Tov Sean Mills

12-05-2024 19:42 UTC+1

Matilla Puts Up Little Resistance to Kostadinov's Aggression

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Kai Cocklin

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Jussi Matilla made it 2,600 from under the gun and Serge Didisheim called from the next seat. Kostadin Kostadinov was in middle position and bumped it up to 10,500. When it got back to Matilla, he called, and Didisheim folded.

The flop came 5♥3♦A♦ and after Matilla checked, Kostadinov bet 6,000. That was enough to win the pot as Matilla pushed his cards toward the dealer, which meant Kostadinov continued to chip up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kostadin Kostadinov	160,000 8,000	8,000
Jussi Matilla	60,000
Serge Didisheim	60,000

Tags: Jussi Matilla Kostadin Kostadinov Serge Didisheim

12-05-2024 19:46 UTC+1

Pinna Keeps His Foot on the Gas

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Dan O'Hair

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Pascal Pflock raised to 2,500 from the hijack and Victor Caballero Pinna three-bet to 6,000 on the button. Action folded back to Pflock, who called.

Pflock check-called a 3,600 bt from Pinna on the K♣10♠6♦ flop, but check-folded after a lengthy tank facing a 6,700 barrel from Pinna on the 3♠ turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Victor Caballero Pinna	65,000
Pascal Pflock	32,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: Pascal Pflock Victor Caballero Pinna

12-05-2024 19:49 UTC+1

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Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

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12-05-2024 19:49 UTC+1

Pereira Pays Off Ogita

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Kai Cocklin

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With around 15,000 chips in the pot on a board of 10♦A♦6♣7♠, both Daisuke Ogita in the small blind and Eduardo Pereira in the big blind checked to see the 5♥ drop on the river. Ogita then reached for chips and fired out 11,000, which gave Pereira a tricky decision.

After around a minute, Pereira elected to call, then he quickly mucked when he saw the 10♣7♥ of Ogita, who had turned two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aisikaer Aikeremu	115,000 115,000	115,000
Daisuke Ogita	70,000 70,000	70,000
Eduardo Pereira	65,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: Daisuke Ogita Eduardo Pereira

12-05-2024 19:51 UTC+1

Yamada Busts Iliakis

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Patrick Cole

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Masahiro Yamada opened to 2,500 from early position. Nikolaos Iliakis moved all in for around 18,000 from middle position. Action folded around to Yamada who called as the covering stack.

Nikolaos Iliakis: 8♣8♥ All in
Masahiro Yamada: Q♠Q♣

Yamada's queens became a set on the river across the K♣6♠J♦10♠Q♥ runout to secure Iliakis's stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Masahiro Yamada	58,000 58,000	58,000
Nikolaos Iliakis	Busted

Tags: Masahiro Yamada Nikolaos Iliakis

12-05-2024 19:51 UTC+1

Zouari Issued One-Round Penalty

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Will Shillibier

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Tournament officials had been called to Table 47 for a situation involving Jeremie Zouari and Eros Calderone.

On a Q♣6♦4♦J♦ board, Jeremie Zouari had bet 13,000 and Eros Calderone had raised to 40,000. Zouari sat without cards, having apparently folded, but according to Calderone, Zouari had pulled back the three 1,000 chips from his original bet before replacing it and folding.

Tournament officials ruled that having manipulated his chips, Zouari needed to call or raise — he wasn't allowed to fold. However, while officials conferred they realized there was an additional complicating factor: Calderone had folded his cards as well.

Eventually, officials awarded the pot to Calderone without forcing Zouari to match the 40,000 bet, and issued Zouari a one-round penalty.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremie Zouari	139,000 4,000	4,000
Eros Calderone	85,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Eros Calderone Jeremie Zouari

12-05-2024 19:53 UTC+1

Masih All In

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Barry Russell

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

There were around 12,000 chips in the pot as both players looked down at a flop of Q♦J♣3♠. Scott Urbanski who was on the button continued his aggression with a bet of 5,000 which was quickly called by Scott Masih.

When the 7♠ fell on the turn both players elected to check. Masih with just under pot behind led the 9♠ river and announced "all in". Urbanski, shaking his head, eventually folded. Masih took down the 47,000-chip pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Moritz Urbanski	114,000 114,000	114,000
Scott Masih	47,000 33,000	33,000

Tags: Moritz Urbanski Scott Masih