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

07-04-2024 13:06 UTC+1

Day 1b of Pokerstars Eureka Hamburg Main Event Awaits

Richard Hayes

After a busy day of poker yesterday, Day 1b of the €1,100 Main Event at PokerStars Eureka Hamburg is due to kick off today, Thursday 4 July 2024, at 4:00 p.m. local time at Casino Schenefeld, Hamburg.

Day 1a is already in the books and attracted a total of 166 entrants, with 40 players bagging and tagging for Day 2. With a prize pool of €157,700 already generated, the event looks primed to be a potential record-breaker.

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.

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 booked their place in Day 2 yesterday, with Boris Progner best placed amongst them on 189,000.

PokerStars Team Pro Felix "xflixx" Schneiders is expected to hop in the Main Event today, while it is also believed Bundesliga and DFB Pokal winner Ivan Klasnic, who lifted those trophies with Werder Bremen and started out his career at Hamburg side FC St.Pauli, will be at the felt.

Players will start with 30,000 chips at blind level 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante, with the event featuring 40-minute levels. Play will continue until the end of Level 13. Each flight permits a single reentry.

The final Day 1, Day 1c, takes place on Friday 5 July at 4:00 p.m. local time. The tournaments then moves towards a conclusion with Day 2 on Saturday 6 July at 3:00 p.m., with the final day beginning at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday July 7. Days 2-3 will feature 60-minute levels.

A stream of the Day 1b action will be on Schneider's Twitch channel operating on a 30-minute delay, a link to which will be available here as soon as we are able.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for all your coverage of what is sure to be an exciting day of poker here at PokerStars Eureka Hamburg.

Tags: Andrzej Powalka Boris Progner Gregory Kehren Ivan Klasnic Jan Scheldorf Kent Roed Mohammed Nuri Sergej Schumacher

07-04-2024 15:51 UTC+1

Drobyna Puts Hegendorf in Blender

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Richard Hayes

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The flop read Q♦10♥8♥ and around 5,300 was in the middle. It appeared likely Denis Drobyna had checked, Andre Hegendorf had put out a bet of 1,500, Jesper Karlsson had called, and Drobyna had check-jammed for 22,600.

Hegendorf was deep in thought, spending most of the time peering at his opponent Karlsson who was still to act, trying to get a feel for the strength of his hand.

Eventually another player asked for the clock, and as it was nearing its conclusion Hegendorf folded, and Karlsson quickly followed suit. Hegendorf sighed and intimated he would have called if he was closing the action. Drobyna scooped a decent pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andre Hegendorf	35,000 6,500	6,500
Denys Drobyna	32,000 32,000	32,000
Jesper Karlsson	31,000 31,000	31,000

Tags: Andre Hegendorf Denys Drobyna Jesper Karlsson

07-04-2024 18:01 UTC+1

Lian Doubles via Bloch

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Richard Hayes

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Around 12,000 was in the middle on a completed board of J♦6♠9♣5♥8♦, and Herry Lian led out with a bet of 8,000.

His opponent Jan Bloch, thought the spot through before reaching for chips and producing a raise to 50,000, covering the rest of Lian's stack.

Lian couldn't get his chips in quick enough, understandable given he had Q♦10♦ for the nut queen-high straight, besting Bloch's 10♣10♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Herry Lian	70,000 70,000	70,000
Jan Bloch	37,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Herry Lian Jan Bloch

07-04-2024 18:33 UTC+1

Vellrath Doubles via Zhao

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Richard Hayes

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Around 10,500 was in the middle on a board of 4♣J♥10♣ in a pot between Cheng Zhao in middle position and Thorben Vellrath in the big blind.

Zhao put out a bet of 7,000, only to be faced with a check-jam from his opponent of 22,100. As Zhao took some time to think through the spot, Vellrath told him "Your draw isn't coming".

After a bit more thought, Zhao moved his chips into the middle with the slightly covering stack.

Thorben Vellrath: A♣K♣ All in
Cheng Zhao: J♦9♦

It was in fact Vellrath who held the nut flush draw, and sure enough the 8♣ rolled off on the turn to give him a lock on the hand and render the 3♣ river irrelevant.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thorben Vellrath	54,700 25,700	25,700
Cheng Zhao	2,800 2,800	2,800

Tags: Cheng Zhao Thorben Vellrath

07-04-2024 18:48 UTC+1

Lach Secures Triple Up; Abbaspour Busts Coknez

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Richard Hayes

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Cards were just being swept away and Kai Lach was raking in a big pot, with Anders Andersen good enough to recount the hand.

It was a three-way all in involving Kai Lach, Halil Coknez and Arwin Abbaspour, who covered both players.

Lach held ace-king, Abbaspour held pocket kings, and Coknez had pocket sevens. The flop came ace-high to send Lach the triple up, and Abbaspour won a small side pot with his pocket kings to send Coknez to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kai Lach	91,000 91,000	91,000
Arwin Abbaspour	82,000 82,000	82,000
Anders Andersen	56,000
Halil Coknez	Busted

Tags: Anders Anderson Halil Coknez Kai Lach

07-04-2024 20:39 UTC+1

Brunckhorst Wins Four-Way All-In to Bust Eslik

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Richard Hayes

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Cards were on their backs and four stacks were in the middle, with PokerNews arriving just as the dealer was working out the pot after the 4♥9♣10♠8♣6♦ runout.

Anil Eslik, the player at risk, had Q♥5♥ and had completed whiffed the board.

Sven Walter had A♠K♣ for ace-king high, Noah El Ammar had A♦Q♣ for ace-queen high, but the winner of the hand was Danny Brunckhorst, who had been all-in for 8,000, with A♣10♦ for top pair tens.

Walter took a small side pot against Ammar but it wouldn't have improved his mood much at the outcome.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danny Brunckhorst	34,000 4,000	4,000
Sven Walter	21,000 21,000	21,000
Noah El Ammar	3,000 3,000	3,000
Anil Eslik	Busted

Tags: Anil Eslik Danny Brunckhorst Noah El Ammar Sven Walter

07-04-2024 21:34 UTC+1

Karl Doubles via Claussen

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Richard Hayes

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Around 70,000 was in the middle on a completed board of 3♦Q♥5♠4♦4♣ in a hand between Nicola Karl in early position and Tim Claussen in the big blind.

Claussen checked, and Karl moved all in for 41,000. Claussen went into the tank, and at one stage looked like he was set to send his hand into the muck.

However he appeared to change his mind at the last minute and gave the spot another minute or so of thought. He then flicked in a calling chip.

Karl showed K♠K♥ for a pair of kings, while Claussen had 7♠3♠ for a pair of threes. Karl scooped a big pot, while Claussen was left with crumbs.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicola Karl	160,000
Tim Claussen	500 37,500	37,500

Tags: Nicola Karl Tim Claussen

07-04-2024 23:12 UTC+1

Eskes Busts Schneiders

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Richard Hayes

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

Action folded to Tjenno Eskes in the small blind, who raised to 3,500. PokerStars Team Pro Felix Schneiders was in the big blind, and he three-bet jammed for 30,000. Eskes took a bit of time to think it through, but made the call.

Felix Schneiders: 10♦9♦ All in
Tjenno Eskes: K♥Q♣

Eskes was ahead but the 9♥8♦7♥ flop was a monster for Schneider, giving him top pair and the wrap around straight draw.

He looked good to obtain a double-up, but the turn brought the K♦, a crazy card, which gave Eskes the lead with a pair of kings, but also gave Schneiders a flush draw to go with his straight draw and pair of nines.

It seemed like Schneiders could barely miss the river with so many outs, but the Q♠ rolled off to give Eskes two pair and send Schneiders to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tjenno Eskes	125,000 125,000	125,000
Felix Schneiders	Busted

Tags: Felix Schneiders Tjenno Eskes

07-04-2024 23:53 UTC+1

Wendel Wins Three-Way All-In

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Richard Hayes

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

Jonas Wendel moved all-in from middle position for 28,500 and Robert Lundh followed suit in the cutoff for slightly less. The action wasn't done there though as Quentin Weber called in the small blind, covering both players.

Robert Lundh: J♦J♥ All in
Jonas Wendel: 9♠9♦ All in
Quentin Weber: 7♥7♣

Lundh looked in great shape for a triple up, and remained ahead after the A♥2♠10♦ flop.

However the 9♥ rolled off on the turn to give Wendel a set, and the A♠ improved him further to a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quentin Weber	85,000 60,000	60,000
Jonas Wendel	75,000 75,000	75,000
Robert Lundh	Busted

Tags: Jonas Wendel Quentin Weber Robert Lundh

07-05-2024 02:58 UTC+1

Junker Streaks Ahead of Closest Challengers on Day 1b

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Richard Hayes

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

Day 1b of the PokerStars Eureka Hamburg Main Event has concluded here at Casino Schenefeld, with 52 players progressing to Day 2 from the field of 208, bringing the total numbers of players bagging for Day 2 to 92 thus far. The prize pool currently stands at €355,300, with a final starting flight to come.

Axel Junker of Germany has bagged the chip lead from Day 1b, and holds the overall lead for the tournament thus far, amassing a huge stack of 421,500. He streaked ahead of his closest challengers, Mengshi Tian of China (262,500) and his fellow countryman Stefan Teckenburg (212,000).

Junker's largest live cash is for $35,000 and he will be hoping to bag a pay day in that region in this event. Tian is approaching $100,000 in live cashes and will be aiming to reach that milestone this week, while Teckenburg's biggest live result is for just under $10,000.

Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts

Place	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Axel Junker	Germany	421,500	140
2	Mengshi Tian	China	262,500	87
3	Stefan Teckenburg	Germany	212,000	70
4	Mateusz Sikora	Poland	208,500	69
5	Marcin Puczylowski	Poland	203,500	67
6	Andre Hegendorf	Germany	192,500	64
7	Nicola Karl	Germany	191,500	63
8	Tommy Eriksson	Sweden	177,000	59
9	Yves Thalmann	Switzerland	173,000	57
10	Bernd Reich	Germany	172,000	57

Other players who have progressed include Yves Thalmann (173,000), Patrick Gerritsen (161,500) and PokerStars qualifier Jonas Degen (119,500). PokerStars Power Path Silver Pass winner Heiko Fiehn also found a bag for Day 2 (117,000).

PokerStars Team Pro Felix Schneiders was not so fortunate and will fire again in the final flight, while Croatian football star Ivan Klasnic, Nicklas Dehli and Robert Lundh all exited before the close of play.

The final opportunity for players to book their spot takes place Friday, July 5 at 4:00 p.m. local time, following the same structure as previous flights.

Players will start with 30,000 chips at blind level 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante, with the flight featuring 40-minute levels. Play will continue until the end of Level 13. Each flight permits a single reentry.

The tournaments then moves towards a conclusion with Day 2 on Saturday, July 6 at 3:00 p.m., with the final day beginning at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 7. Days 2-3 will feature 60-minute levels.

Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for all your coverage of the action.

Tags: Andre Hegendorf Axel Junker Bernd Reich Felix Schneiders Heiko Fiehn Ivan Klasnic Jonas Degen Marcin Puczylowski Mateusz Sikora Mengshi Tian Nicklas Dehli Nicola Karl Patrick Gerritsen Robert Lundh Stefan Teckenburg Yves Thalmann