Nedeljko Todorovic opened to 2,500 under the gun and received calls from Florin Bilan in the next seat, and the button.
Julian Paulsen was in the small blind, and he three-bet to 20,000. Todorovic moved all-in for around 11,000, Bilan followed suit for around 10,000, and the button folded.
Hael Al Labani opened to 4,500 from middle position, and was faced with a three-bet to 13,000 by Piotr Zapolski on the button.
Eric Fischer in the small blind pondered the spot, and then cold four-bet jammed for 62,500. Al Labani then moved all in for around 100,000, forcing out Zapolski.
Eric Fischer: A♥A♣
Hael Al Labani: A♦K♠
Fischer had woken up with aces and Al Labani had ran straight into them with ace-king, the 3♠3♦6♠4♥J♠ runout failing to provide him with an unlikely escape, sending Fischer a nice pot.
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
Philipp Ruthard
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).
Dario Sorrenti
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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.
