€1,100 Main Event Day 1a | 2024 Eureka Hamburg

07-04-2024 00:47 UTC+1

Two Pair for Schmidt

Richard Hayes

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

Mike Schmidt opened to 6,000 from early position and Doroslav Rasiukevic defended his big blind.

The 8♥10♠7♣ flop was checked through. On the A♥ turn, Rasiukevic check-called versus a bet of 6,000 from his opponent.

The J♠ river completed the board and both players checked. Rasiukevic showed A♠4♠ for a pair of aces but Schmidt had A♣J♣ for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Doroslav Rasiukevic	77,000 48,000	48,000
Mike Schmidt	70,000 31,000	31,000

Tags: Doroslav Rasiukevic Mike Schmidt

07-04-2024 00:50 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregory Kehren	265,000 265,000	265,000
[Removed:488]	185,000 185,000	185,000

Last Three Hands

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Richard Hayes

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

The clock has been paused and the tournament director has announced three more hands will be played in Day 1a.

07-04-2024 01:06 UTC+1

Two Pair for Progner

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Richard Hayes

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

Around 30,000 was in the middle on a completed board of 5♣2♦Q♦6♠3♦, in a hand between Boris Progner in the big blind and Konstantin Farber in the cutoff.

Progner led out with a bet of 3,500, and Farber called. Progner showed Q♥6♣ for the turned two pair and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Progner	200,000 158,000	158,000
Konstantin Farber	78,000 9,500	9,500

Tags: Boris Progner Konstantin Farber

07-04-2024 01:11 UTC+1

Play Concluded in Day 1a

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Richard Hayes

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

Play has just concluded here in Day 1a, with 40 players progressing to Day 2 from the 166 entrants. Updated chip counts and a recap of the day will follow shortly.

07-04-2024 02:27 UTC+1

End of Day 1a Chip Counts (full)

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Richard Hayes

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Kent Roed	279,500 279,500	279,500
Gregory Kehren	269,500 4,500	4,500
Andrzej Powalka	252,000 67,000	67,000
Boris Progner	189,000 11,000	11,000
Gato Lafrentz	186,000 186,000	186,000
Jan Scheldorf	183,500 3,500	3,500
Sergej Schumacher	180,000 148,000	148,000
[Removed:488]	180,000 5,000	5,000
Yannick Brauer	179,500 99,500	99,500
Mohammed Nuri	179,500 29,500	29,500
Yun Ho Choi	149,000 149,000	149,000
Dirk Stange	148,500 103,500	103,500
Tim Werner	146,000 11,000	11,000
Sven Stok	144,000 144,000	144,000
Tommy Nguyen	140,000 11,000	11,000

Ali Hawar	137,000 137,000	137,000
Timo Schmiedeke	133,000 4,000	4,000
Alaettin Keles	123,000 22,000	22,000
Marcel Kruger	120,500 50,500	50,500
Marijus Dirgela	118,000 118,000	118,000
Christian Reimer	117,500 16,500	16,500
Shiny Galion	117,000 13,000	13,000
Henrik Veldhoen	109,000 109,000	109,000
Dragan Stankovic	101,500 38,500	38,500
Helge Pedersen	92,000 92,000	92,000

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07-04-2024 02:44 UTC+1

Roed Bags Big in Day 1a of PokerStars Eureka Hamburg Main Event

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Richard Hayes

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

Day 1a of the €1,100 PokerStars Eureka Hamburg Main Event has just concluded here at Casino Schenefeld, Hamburg, with 40 players finding a bag for Day 2 from the 166 entries.

Kent Roed of Norway emerged as the chip leader, amassing an impressive stack of 279,500. Roed was closely followed by Frenchman Gregory Kehren (269,500) and Andrzej Powalka (252,000) of Poland.

Roed boasts live earnings approaching $650,000 and is no stranger to PokerStars events, racking up numerous EPT cashes. Powalka and Kehren are both looking to break the $100,000 mark in recorded cashes here in Hamburg.

Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts

Place	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Kent Roed	Norway	279,500	93
2	Gregory Kehren	France	269,500	89
3	Andrzej Powalka	Poland	252,000	84
4	Boris Progner	Slovakia	189,000	63
5	Gato Lafrentz	Germany	186,000	62
6	Jan Scheldorf	Germany	183,500	61
7	Sergej Schumacher	Germany	180,000	60
8	[Removed:488]	Germany	180,000	60
9	Yannick Bräuer	Germany	179,500	59
10	Mohammad Nuri	Germany	179,500	59

Nine PokerStars qualifiers have progressed, including Mike Schmidt and Henrik Veldhoen, while PokerStars Team Pro Felix Schneiders will be jumping in the Main Event on Day 1b.

Players such as Halil Coknez, Simone Demasi and Marcin Puczylowski all fired yesterday but failed to make the cut, and will no doubt try their luck at one of the remaining flights.

The second of three Day 1's will take place at 4:00 p.m. local time on Thursday, July 4 at Casino Schenefeld, following the same structure as today's flight.

Be sure to join us at PokerNews for all the rest of the action in what is sure to be an action-packed weekend of poker.

Tags: Andrzej Powalka Boris Progner Gregory Kehren Jan Scheldorf Kent Roed Sergej Schumacher Yun Ho

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Day 1a Completed