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

12-06-2024 23:58 UTC+1

Nikolaisen Spikes Miracle Turn to Stay Alive

Georgios Tavoularis

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Mosjin El Yakoubi opened the action with an all in from early position. Espen Nikolaisen moved all in as well from late position, and Miki Garcia called from the small blind.

Mosjin El Yakoubi: Q♥10♥ All in
Espen Nikolaisen: 9♠9♥ All in
Miki Garcia: K♣K♥

Garcia was in prime position to scoop a massive pot just 20 spots away from the money when the flop came 3♠3♦5♠. However, the 9♣ on the turn shifted the momentum, giving Nikolaisen a full house. The Q♠ on the river sealed the hand for Nikolaisen, who raked in the pot, eliminating Yakoubi while Garcia took a major hit to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Espen Nikolaisen	280,000 185,000	185,000
Miki Garcia	150,000 150,000	150,000
Mosjin El Yakoubi	Busted

Tags: Espen Nikolaisen Miki Garcia Mosjin El Yakoubi

12-07-2024 00:04 UTC+1

Oren's Cowboys Hold in a Huge Pot

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Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ron Oren opened to 18,000 from early position. Sylejmon Jusaj shoved for 45,000 from middle position and Roni Ezra moved all in for 180,000 from the big blind. Oren started with 170,000 chips and made the call to put himself at risk.

Sylejmon Jusaj: A♥10♥ All in
Ron Oren: K♣K♦ All in
Roni Ezra: A♠K♠

Oren just had to hold with pocket kings to become one of the biggest stacks left in the tournament. The board ran out clean for the cowboys as it came 9♠6♣3♣J♦6♦. Oren won the pot, Jusaj was out, and Ezra was left with just 10,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ron Oren	400,000 20,000	20,000
Roni Ezra	10,000 26,000	26,000
Sylejmon Jusaj	Busted

Tags: Ron Oren Roni Ezra Sylejmon Jusaj

12-07-2024 00:17 UTC+1

Bette Gets Rivered Close to the Money

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Georgios Tavoularis

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Damien Bette moved all in from the button, and Vladas Burneikis responded with an all in from the small blind.

Damien Bette: 5x5x All in
Vladas Burneikis: K♠Q♠

The dealer put out a flop of 6♦10♠10♥, and Bette had to fade some extra outs. When the 7♥ hit on the turn, Burneikis asked for another seven on the river. It wasn't a seven but the K♦ that completed the board, and Bette was eliminated from the tournament, just five players away from the end of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladas Burneikis	250,000 31,000	31,000
Damien Bette	Busted

Tags: Damien Bette Vladas Burneikis

12-07-2024 00:18 UTC+1

Bortone Busts

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Tim Baker

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Vincenzo Bortone shoved under the gun for 40,000 and Tim Gerwig moved all in behind him for 55,000. After the rest of the table folded, the cards were revealed.

Vincenzo Bortone: A♠3♥ All in
Tim Gerwig: Q♠Q♣

Bortone needed to find an ace or he would depart just before the money. The board came J♣6♣4♠8♥K♠ which didn't help Bortone, and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim Gerwig	100,000 75,000	75,000
Vincenzo Bortone	Busted

Tags: Vincenzo Bortone Tim Gerwig

12-07-2024 00:24 UTC+1

Nasrollahzadeh Sent to the Showers

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Tim Baker

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Abdelhakim Zoufri opened to 20,000 from early position with Espen Nikolaisen making the call from middle position. Babak Nasrollahzadeh called for his last 18,000 from the hijack and Neo Lind defended out of the big blind.

With Nasrollahzadeh all in, the dealer fanned out a flop of 3♣4♠2♥. The action checked to Nikolaisen and he bet 27,000. Lind and Zoufri folded and the cards were flipped over.

Babak Nasrollahzadeh: 5♠5♥ All in
Espen Nikolaisen: 4♥4♣

Nikolaisen was ahead with a flopped set of fours but had to fade Nasrollahzadeh's straight and set outs to move everyone closer to Day 2. The Q♣ turn and 7♠ river didn't help Nasrollahzadeh, and he was out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Espen Nikolaisen	315,000 35,000	35,000
Abdelhakim Zoufri	215,000 215,000	215,000
Neo Lind	100,000 32,000	32,000
Babak Nasrollahzadeh	Busted

Tags: Abdelhakim Zoufri Babak Nasrollahzadeh Espen Nikolaisen

12-07-2024 00:43 UTC+1

Chiriac and Manolakis Fall Short of Day 2

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Georgios Tavoularis

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Hand One:

There were two all-ins on the bubble. One of them came from George Chiriac, who moved all in from the button and was called by Kevin Hasler in the big blind.

George Chiriac: Q♠8♠ All in
Kevin Hasler: J♥10♠

The dealer put out a board of 5♦10♥A♠10x5x giving Hasler a full house and busting Chiriac.

Hand Two:

Christian Pedersen raised from early position. The action folded to Michail Manolakis in the small blind who did not see that Pedersen had raised. Manolakis covered the big blind by some margin and elected to move all in, thinking he was pressuring just one player on the bubble. The big blind folded and Pedersen snap-called.

Michail Manolakis: K♣2♠ All in
Christian Pedersen: K♥K♠

Manolakis' misclick had run into kings. The board ran out 5♠3♥J♦2♣6♠; Pedersen's kings held to eliminate Manolakis.

With these two eliminations, all remaining players were in the money and advancing to Day 2.