2019 PokerNews Cup Casino Finix

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2019 PokerNews Cup Casino Finix

Final Results
Winner
Prize
€18,450
Event Info
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€100,000
Entries
141
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000

"Now I'm Back"

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Pavel Pavlov
Pavel Pavlov

Gkotsa Tseisvili bet 15,500 into a pot of 17,000 after the {4-Spades}{9-Clubs}{7-Spades} came on the flop. Georgios Farmakis called and Pavel Pavlov, who had exactly the bet size in his stack, also called.

Farmakis then jammed all-in for about 27,000 after the {2-Hearts} came on the turn and Tseisvili folded. Farmakis turned over {j-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} and Pavlov began celebrating with {10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} for an open-ended straight draw.

"One time," shouted Pavlov. "Let's run it once!"

The celebrations got louder after the {6-Spades} spiked the river to give Pavlov a straight and a triple up.

"Now I'm back!" shouted Pavlov.

Player Chips Progress
Pavel Pavlov bg
Pavel Pavlov
64,000
42,000
42,000
Gkotsa Tseisvili gr
Gkotsa Tseisvili
50,000
-8,000
-8,000
Georgios Farmakis gr
Georgios Farmakis
27,000
-53,000
-53,000

Tags: Georgios FarmakisGkotsa TseisviliPavel Pavlov

Efthymiadis Flushes a Double

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Georgios Efthymiadis
Georgios Efthymiadis

Christina Orfanidou bet 16,000 into a pot of a bit more after the {7-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} came on the flop. Georgios Efthymiadis splashed all his chips in the middle and stood up.

Orfanidou made the quick call and turned over {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for trips while Efthymiadis turned over {a-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} for a flush draw.

It wasn't looking good for Efthymiadis to survive after the {5-Spades} came on the turn. However, the {10-Diamonds} completed the board on the river to give him the flush and take a dent out of Orfanidou's stack.

Player Chips Progress
Christina Orfanidou gr
Christina Orfanidou
140,000
-30,000
-30,000
Georgios Efthymiadis gr
Georgios Efthymiadis
90,000
50,000
50,000

Tags: Christina OrfanidouGeorgios Efthymiadis

Pocket Rockets for the Double for Kamas

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Georgios Kamas
Georgios Kamas

Georgios Efthymiadis bet 11,000 into a pot of a little more with the {5-Spades}{5-Hearts}{j-Spades} on the flop. Christina Orfanidou called before Georgios Kamas jammed for 55,100.

Efthymiadis quickly called and Orfanidiu folded.

Georgios Kamas: {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}
Georgios Efthymiadis: {k-Spades}{9-Spades}

Efthymiadis had a flush draw and also had a gutshot straight draw after the {10-Hearts} came on the turn. The {10-Diamonds} paired the board on the river taking a dent out of Efthymiadis' stack and doubling up Kamas.

Player Chips Progress
Christina Orfanidou gr
Christina Orfanidou
170,000
-28,000
-28,000
Georgios Kamas gr
Georgios Kamas
135,000
65,000
65,000
Georgios Efthymiadis gr
Georgios Efthymiadis
40,000
-21,000
-21,000

Tags: Georgios Efthymiadis Christina OrfanidouGeorgios Kamas

Orfanidou Eliminates Koutoupas

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Christina Orfanidou
Christina Orfanidou

Christina Orfanidou just eliminated Sotirios Koutoupas and shared the hand to PokerNews.

She called a bet preflop from the blinds against Koutoupas. Orfanidou led out and got a call on the {a-}{9-}{7-} flop.

Orfanidou led out again and got a call after the {10-} came on the turn and led out one final table after the {10-} paired the board on the river.

Koutoupas raised for his entire stack on the river and got a quick call. He was eliminated when his trips with {10-}{8-} weren't enough to beat the full house held by Orfanidou with {a-}{10-}.

Player Chips Progress
Christina Orfanidou gr
Christina Orfanidou
170,000
12,000
12,000
Sotirios Koutoupas gr
Sotirios Koutoupas
Busted
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Christina OrfanidouSotirios Koutoupas

Kamas Hits Rail After Flopping Trips

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante
Georgios Kamas
Georgios Kamas

Marian Ivanov bet 3,000 into a pot of a bit more with the {2-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} on the flop. Georgios Farmakis made the call before Georgios Kamas jammed his last 5,700 into the middle.

Ivanov declared himself all-in but the table questioned this move since Kamas' raise wasn't more than a min-raise. Tournament Director Thomas Lamatsch was called over and told Ivanov he could either call or fold.

Ivanov accepted the ruling graciously and made the call as did Farmakis. Both Ivanov and Farmakis checked after the {8-Diamonds} came on the turn.

Ivanov then bet for 7,100 after the {j-Clubs} completed the board on the river. Farmakis jammed for what looked like at least twice as much more and Ivanov snap-called.

Kamas turned over {8-Spades}{2-Spades} for flopped trips and a full house on the river. But he lost the hand with Farmakis turning over {q-Diamonds}{j-Spades} and Ivanov turning over {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for better full houses. The duo split the pot and Kamas collected his things and left the poker room.

Player Chips Progress
Marian Ivanov bg
Marian Ivanov
80,000
12,000
12,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Georgios Farmakis gr
Georgios Farmakis
40,000
10,000
10,000
Georgios Kamas gr
Georgios Kamas
Busted

Tags: Georgios FarmakisMarian IvanovThomas Lamatsch

Efthimidis Eliminates J.S.

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante
Georgios Efthymiadis
Georgios Efthymiadis

J.S. jammed for about 7,000 into a pot of about the same with the {k-Spades}{9-Spades}{8-Clubs} on the board. Two players folded before Georgios Efthymiadis made the call.

J.S. turned over {10-Spades}{7-Spades} for an open-ended straight draw and a flush draw and was flipping against the top pair held by Efthymiadis with {k-Diamonds}{5-Spades}.

Neither the {2-Clubs} on the turn nor the {4-Hearts} on the river were able to save J.S. and he left the tournament area after losing all his chips.

Also eliminated and currently not reentered back in the field was Vasil Bachvarov.

Player Chips Progress
Georgios Efthymiadis gr
Georgios Efthymiadis
82,000
82,000
82,000
J.S. gr
J.S.
Busted
Vasil Bachvarov bg
Vasil Bachvarov
Busted

Tags: Georgios EfthimidisJ.S.

Ignatov Wins a Big Hand with Quads

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Georgios Farmakis led out for 1,200 into a pot of about the same after the {3-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} came on the flop before he called a raise from Georgi Ignatov to 3,000.

Farmakis led out for 4,500 after the {a-Spades} came on the turn. Ignatov raised to 10,000 and Farmakis called.

The {3-Clubs} paired the board on the river. Farmakis checked before Ignatov bet 20,000. Farmakis paused for about 30 second before he made the call.

Ignatov turned over {3-Hearts}{3-Spades} for quads to scoop up a big early pot.

Player Chips Progress
Georgi Ignatov bg
Georgi Ignatov
80,000
30,000
30,000
Georgios Farmakis gr
Georgios Farmakis
18,000
18,000
18,000

Tags: Georgi IgnatovGeorgios Farmakis

Welcome to the Thirteenth Edition of the PokerNews Cup Main Event at Finix Casino

PokerNews Cup Main Event at Finix Casino
PokerNews Cup Main Event at Finix Casino

The thirteenth edition of the PokerNews Cup Main Event is about to kick off at Finix Casino with the first of its four opening flights at 6 p.m. EEST.

Players will be competing for at least a share of €100,000 guaranteed for a €550 buy-in or less if they qualified online or through one of the many €60 live satellites running at Finix Casino.

There will be plenty of opportunities for players to build a monster stack starting off with 50,000 in chips and unlimited reentries permitted during each of the four opening flights on May 15-17. The first three flights, including today's Day 1a, feature 30-minute blind levels while the final opening flight is a turbo affair with 15-minute blind levels.

The action for each opening flight continues until just 15 percent of the field remains, at which time all players will already be in the money. Players that successfully bag chips on Day 1 will battle it out in a deeper structure of 40-minute blind levels on May 18-19 until is crowned.

Here is a look at today's structure with breaks taking place after every four blind levels.

LevelSmall BlindBig BlindBig Blind Ante
150100 
275150 
3100200 
4150300300
5200400400
6200500500
7300600600
8400800800
95001,0001,000
106001,2001,200
118001,6001,600
121,0002,0002,000
131,0002,5002,500
141,5003,0003,000
152,0004,0004,000
162,5005,0005,000
173,0006,0006,000
184,0008,0008,000
195,00010,00010,000
206,00012,00012,000

The Main Event has a long and storied tradition dating back to October 2007 when the festival kicked off in Melbourne, Australia at the Crown Casino. Australia's Dory Zayneh defeated countrymate Kenny Ng heads up to claim the A$300,000 ($266,959) top prize.

At the last PokerNews Cup at King's Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic in 2017, Germany's Holger Bansner shipped the Main Event after agreeing to a four-way deal to collect €24,098 ($28,277).

Holger Bansner Wins the 2017 PokerNews Cup Rozvadov
Holger Bansner wins the 2017 PokerNews Cup Rozvadov

Also taking place today is the penultimate day of the PokerNews Cup €1,100 High Roller. A total of 37 players of the original 80 entrant field returned. That figure will grow with re-entries permitted during the first two blind levels of Day 2.

Ivan Ivanov kicked off the action in the chip lead after bagging 631,500 in chips. On his heals are Day 1b chip leader Marcel Galustov with 614,500 in chips. PokerNews will be live reporting the High Roller until its conclusion and you can follow the coverage here.

Stay tuned at PokerNews as we bring you the biggest hands and highlights of the PokerNews Cup at Finix Casino.

Tags: Dory ZaynehFinix CasinoHolger BansnerIvan IvanovKenny NgMarcel GalustovPokerNews Cup