Day 1c of the PokerStars Eureka Hamburg Main Event has concluded here at Casino Schenefeld, with 46 players progressing from the 241 entrants. They join the 92 players who qualified in Days 1a and 1b, meaning 138 players will return for Day 2.
The event attracted a total of 615 entries, generating an impressive prize pool of €584,250. Details of payouts will follow at the start of Day 2.
Julian Paulsen of Germany was among the chip leaders for much of the day and ended up bagging the second-biggest stack (370,500), just behind fellow countryman Timo Scarcella who amassed 392,000 during the course of the day.
Malte Von Ostrowski completes an all-German top three on 122,000, while PokerStars Qualifier Philipp Ruthard (269,000) will have been delighted to bag a top-ten stack in his flight.
Scarcella boasts live recorded earnings totaling over $170,000, with his biggest cash thus far being a fifth-place finish in the PokerStars Eureka Cup at EPT Prague in 2022 for $43,000.
Paulsen does not appear to have any recorded tournament cashes, and will be looking to bag a big first entry on The Hendon Mob when he returns for Day 2. Von Ostrowski has live recorded cashes of less than $5,000 and would no doubt love to claim a first major title on home soil.
Day 1c Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timo Scarcella | Germany | 392,000 | 130 |
| 2 | Julian Paulsen | Germany | 370,500 | 123 |
| 3 | Malte Von Ostrowski | Germany | 367,000 | 122 |
| 4 | Baris Topuz | Turkey | 362,500 | 120 |
| 5 | Sandor Ambrus | Germany | 352,000 | 117 |
| 6 | Halis Bozkurt | Germany | 327,000 | 109 |
| 7 | Özgür Anar | Germany | 293,000 | 97 |
| 8 | Philipp Ruthard | Austria | 269,000 | 89 |
| 9 | Yilmaz Tokmak | Turkey | 266,000 | 88 |
| 10 | Atush Esker | Finland | 265,000 | 88 |
Among the other players who progressed from Day 1c were names such as Nicklas Dehli (175,000), Dario Sorrenti (171,000) and Ercan Atmaca (73,000).
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Two other PokerStars Qualifiers also progressed from Day 1c - Rizkallah Kocheiche (133,500) and Jonathan Christensen (81,500)
Day 2 takes place on Saturday, July 6 at 3:00 p.m. local time, with the final day beginning at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 7. Days 2-3 will feature 60-minute levels, with the players returning to Level 14, at blinds of 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 big blind ante.
A stream of the Day 2 action will be shown on Felix Schneiders' Twitch Channel (xflixx), and a link will be available here as soon as it is live.
Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for all your coverage of the action, as we start to move towards the business end of the tournament.
