With late registration closed, Day 1a of the Eureka High Roller attracted 1,177 entries. The tournament director has just announced that the flight will play down to 177 players, who will all make Day 2 and bag in the money.
Ryoji Kusumoto raised in early position to 4,000, Julien Sitbon in middle position called and the big blind Karim Maekelberg also called.
Action checked to Kusumoto who continued betting on 8♣4♥K♥ for 4,000, Sitbon called and Maekelberg folded.
With around 24,000 in the pot, Kusumoto fired out another bet of 18,000 when the Q♣ fell on the turn, but was met by a shove from Sitbon for 47,500. Kusumoto quickly tapped the table and announced "nice hand" before mucking his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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90,000
51,300
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51,300 |
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55,000
55,000
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55,000 |
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50,000
10,000
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10,000 |
Victor-Dan Angelescu raised in early position to 4,000. Keith Johnson called on the button and Boris Berthomet called in the big blind.
Action checked to Angelescu who continued for 5,000 on A♦J♥7♦ and got two calls. All players checked when the 4♥ hit the turn.
Berthomet decided to lead when the 2♥ fell on the river and Angelescu quickly folded. Johnson called after a short period and got shown A♠9♦ then mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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178,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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123,000
8,000
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8,000 |
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105,000
105,000
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105,000 |
PokerNews arrived at the table to find Nikolai Mamut already all in for 27,000, while Stefan Peukert had raised to 54,000. Michael Gehrmann then moved all in for approximately 170,000, putting the pressure back on Peukert. After deliberating, Peukert folded, claiming he held pocket tens, leaving Mamut and Gehrmann to battle it out.
Nikolai Mamut: 9♦9♠
Michael Gehrmann: A♦K♥
Gehrmann was looking for help from the board, but it didn’t come. The dealer revealed 3♣6♠5♦6♥3♥, keeping Mamut’s pocket nines in front and allowing him to triple his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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140,000
140,000
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140,000 |
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86,000
86,000
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86,000 |
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78,000
16,000
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16,000 |
Andrija Cvetkovic raised to 4,000 from under the gun and picked up a call before Viktor Jensen moved all in from the small blind for 49,000. Cvetkovic was the only player to make the call and had his opponent covered as players turned their cards.
Viktor Jensen: 9♠9♣
Andrija Cvetkovic: K♦K♣
The board ran out 3♠Q♣4♣K♠J♣ and Cvetkovic further improved to a set of kings on the turn. He won the pot and Jensen was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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205,000 | |
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Busted |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Simas Karaliunas was all in with a short stack of 13,000 from late position. Vladyslav Martynenko then pushed all in over the top from small blind and Roberto Begni called in the big blind for 35,000. Martynenko had both of his opponents covered as the cards were turned.
Simas Karaliunas: K♣J♣
Roberto Begni: 9♥9♦
Vladyslav Martynenko: A♣Q♥
The board ran out 10♥2♥J♦8♥2♠ and Karaliunas paired his jack on the flop, holding to win the main pot and triple his stack. Begni won the side pot and ended up with a similar stack, while Martynenko took a hit from paying both players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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85,000 | |
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44,000 | |
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35,000 |
Heinz Schlueter open-shoved all in with a short stack of 16,000 from the hijack and Ivan Burmistrov called in the cutoff. The rest of the table folded, leaving the two players to turn their cards, with Schlueter at risk.
Heinz Schlueter: Q♠Q♣
Ivan Burmistrov: A♦10♥
Schlueter had pocket queens and his opponent needed to catch a pair or better to get ahead. The board came K♥K♠6♠6♣5♠ and Schlueter made two pair, queens and kings to win the pot, doubling up his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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120,000 | |
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38,000 |
PokerNews arrived as Karim Maekelberg three-bet to 12,000, prompting Mosjin El Yakoubi to respond with a four-bet to 55,500, leaving himself just 19,000 behind. Maekelberg made the call, seemingly bracing for an all-in shove that didn’t immediately come.
The dealer revealed the 3♠K♠Q♣ flop, and El Yakoubi wasted no time moving in his remaining chips. Maekelberg quickly called, and the cards were revealed.
Mosjin El Yakoubi: A♥Q♠
Karim Maekelberg: A♦K♦
With top pair already in the lead, the K♣ on the turn locked it up for Maekelberg, leaving the 9♣ on the river as a mere formality. El Yakoubi hit the rail, while Maekelberg stacked up even more chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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240,000
190,000
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190,000 |
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Busted |
There were around 80,000 chips in the pot on a board of 10♣10♠8♥5♦Q♣, Fabio Peluso was all in for 140,000 from the small blind.
Justin Steinbrenner, who was covered by Peluso, went into the tank. Around two minutes passed and Steinbrenner eventually mucked his hand. Peluso then tabled 7♥6♥ for a stone bluff.
Steinbrenner referred to Peluso as a "crazy guy."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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225,000
111,000
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111,000 |
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80,000
80,000
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80,000 |
