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

12-06-2024 22:04 UTC+1

Sharma's Aces Bust Cegila

Tim Baker

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Kanchan Sharma opened from the cutoff to 5,000 before Davide Ceglia shoved for 18,000 from the small blind. Sharma snap-called.

Davide Ceglia: A♥8♥ All in
Kanchan Sharma: A♣A♠

Cegila ran into the worst possible hand and needed some hearts to survive. The flop of 6♥K♥Q♦ offered Cegila with a flush draw, but the 6♣ turn and 5♦ river didn't help him and Sharma's aces won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kanchan Sharma	47,000 19,000	19,000
Davide Ceglia	Busted

Tags: Kanchan Sharma Davide Ceglia

12-06-2024 21:44 UTC+1

Hunt Sent to the Rail

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Ollie Garland

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Yuhang Chen raised to 4,500 from under the gun, Thomas Hunt called on the button, as did the big blind.

The 9♥Q♥7♣ flop saw the action check to Hunt, who took the lead for 7,000. The big blind folded and Chen called.

The 7♦ turn saw Chen check again. Hunt moved all in and Chen snap-called.

Thomas Hunt: K♠Q♠ All in
Yuhang Chen: A♥7♥

The river landed the 3♣; Hunt's two pair was no match for Chen's trip sevens and Hunt was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuhang Chen	160,000 160,000	160,000
Thomas Hunt (UK)	Busted

Tags: Thomas Hunt Yuhang Chen

12-06-2024 21:43 UTC+1

Astedt Flushed Out

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

On the turn with the board showing A♠4♣8♥6♣, Matthias Auer was first to act from the small blind and put out a bet that was big enough to put Niklas Astedt all in. Astedt had roughly 9,000 in his stack and after thinking it over for a few moments, put in the call.

Niklas Astedt: Q♠8♠ All in
Matthias Auer: A♣J♣

Auer was ahead with top pair, but Astedt could hit a non-club queen or eight on the river to win the hand. The dealer put out the 2♣ on the river to give Auer the nut flush, and Astedt was sent home.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Auer	100,000 100,000	100,000
Niklas Astedt	Busted

Tags: Matthias Auer Niklas Astedt

12-06-2024 21:36 UTC+1

Picazo Exits the Tournament

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Georgios Tavoularis

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Ruben Picazo announced all in from under the gun for 21,500. Kristian Dahl, to his direct left, also pushed his stack of 33,000 into the middle, and everyone else folded.

Ruben Picazo: K♦Q♥ All in
Kristian Dahl: A♦Q♠

Picazo needed a king to stay alive, but the A♣5♥4♠ flop made his task even harder. The J♠ on the turn gave him a gutshot straight draw, but the 6♣ on the river sealed his exit from the tournament and Dahl collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristian Dahl	55,000 25,000	25,000
Ruben Picazo	Busted

Tags: Kristian Dahl Ruben Picazo

12-06-2024 21:36 UTC+1

Kabrhel Eliminates Fridrich

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The complete action was missed but in a battle of the blinds, Radovan Fridrich got his last 6,000 into the middle on a flop of Q♥6♦8♦ with Martin Kabrhel being the player trying to bust him.

Radovan Fridrich: 7♥7♣ All in
Martin Kabrhel: 8♥4♦

Kabrhel had hit an eight on the flop to take the lead and Fridrich needed to find one of the two remaining sevens to stay alive. The board ran out Q♣5♦ and Fridrich was out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Kabrhel	140,000 140,000	140,000

Radovan Fridrich	Busted

Tags: Martin Kabrhel Radovan Fridrich

12-06-2024 21:23 UTC+1

Some More Eliminations

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Ollie Garland

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Yves Thalmann	Busted
Aviv Meiri	Busted
Pascal Armando	Busted
Marcin Witek	Busted
Dennis Magro	Busted
Firoz Mangroe	Busted
Ashkan Maleki	Busted
Lucas Scafini	Busted
Andries Swart	Busted

12-06-2024 21:15 UTC+1

Vrakas Sends Papangelis to the Rail

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Georgios Tavoularis

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Eleftherios Papangelis opened from under the gun to 4,000. Everyone folded, and when it was Georgios Vrakas' turn to act from the big blind, he announced all in for the effective stack of Papangelis, which was around 30,000. Papangelis thought for a moment and made the call.

Eleftherios Papangelis: 8♥8♠ All in
Georgios Vrakas: 10♥10♣

Papangelis was in bad shape, and his chances of surviving dwindled even further when the flop came 4x6x10x. The Ax on the turn left him drawing dead, and the 3x on the river sealed the deal. Vrakas sits comfortably with a stack twice the average.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Vrakas	130,000 45,000	45,000
Eleftherios Papangelis	Busted

Tags: Eleftherios Papangelis Georgios Vrakas

12-06-2024 21:12 UTC+1

Schneiders Sends Stanevicius Home

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Ollie Garland

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Pierre May raised to 3,500 from under the gun, Felix Schneiders called on the button and Aurimas Stanevicius, in the small blind, moved all in. May folded and Schneiders snap-called.

Aurimas Stanevicius: K♦J♦ All in
Felix Schneiders: A♠Q♥

Schneiders was ahead and the Q♦8♣5♣ flop confirmed this. The 2♣ turn and 8♥ river changed nothing and Stanevicius was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felix Schneiders	115,000 80,000	80,000
Aurimas Stanevicius	Busted

Tags: Aurimas Stanevicius Felix Schneiders Pierre May

12-06-2024 20:45 UTC+1

Coyle Scoops a Big Three-Way All In

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Ollie Garland

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

The action was caught as a preflop-raising war saw Fabricio Nociolini, in early position, have both Fergal Coyle, on the button, and Aziz Efe, in the small blind, all in and at risk.

Aziz Efe: 10♣10♥ All in
Fergal Coyle: A♠K♠ All in
Fabricio Nociolini: J♦J♥

Nociolini was the favorite to score a double bust-out until the 9♦4♣K♣ flop put Coyle in the lead. The A♣ turn and 8♥ river improved Coyle to two pair, eliminating Efe and leaving Nociolini short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fergal Coyle	35,000 22,000	22,000
Fabricio Nociolini	15,000 15,000	15,000
Aziz Efe	Busted

Tags: Fergal Coyle Fabricio Nociolini Aziz Efe

12-06-2024 20:43 UTC+1

Ladies Send Vardai to the Rail

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Tim Baker

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

Ferenc Vardai raised to 2,400 from the cutoff and Espen Nikolaisen three-bet to 6,800 from the button. After the blinds folded, Vardai four-bet ripped it for roughly 20,000. Nikolaisen snap-called, and the cards were revealed.

Ferenc Vardai: A♦K♠ All in
Espen Nikolaisen: Q♠Q♣

Vardai couldn't find any help with Big Slick on the 6♠9♣9♠8♥J♠ runout. Nikolaisen's queens held up and Vardai was sent to the showers.