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

Kamas Out Just Before Break

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Georgios Kamas
Georgios Kamas

It's break-time for the remaining six players. Just before the break, Georgios Kamas jammed for seven big blinds with {a-Hearts}{5-Spades} from early position and was called by Christina Orfanidou from the button with {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}.

Kamas didn't get a save from the {q-Spades}{9-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{4-Spades} and he is on a permanent break for the day versus the rest of the players who will be back in 15 minutes.

Player Chips Progress
Christina Orfanidou gr
Christina Orfanidou
212,500 -17,500
Georgios Kamas gr
Georgios Kamas
Busted

Tags: Christina OrfanidouGeorgios Kamas

Uncontested Pot for Baltiras

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Georgios Efthymiadis limped from under the gun before Christina Orfanidou called from one seat over. Georgios Kamas called from the button before Georgi Ignatov raised to 27,500 from the small blind.

Savvas Baltiras jammed for about 175,000 and everyone folded to give him an uncontested pot.

Player Chips Progress
Savvas Baltiras gr
Savvas Baltiras
225,000 75,000

Tags: Christina OrfanidouGeorgi IgnatovGeorgios EfthymiadisGeorgios KamasSavvas Baltiras

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Farmakis Hits the Rail with Nines

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Georgios Farmakis
Georgios Farmakis

Georgios Efthymiadis opened from early position with {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} for 10,000 before he called a jam of around 40,000 from Georgios Farmakis from middle position with {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}.

Efthymiadis paired the board and Farmakis wished everyone a good game before he left the poker room.

After the hand, there were seven players battling it out. Four will bag chips and automatically head into Day 2 in the money.

Player Chips Progress
Georgios Efthymiadis gr
Georgios Efthymiadis
170,000 30,000
Georgios Farmakis gr
Georgios Farmakis
Busted

Tags: Georgios EfthymiadisGeorgios Farmakis

Baltiras Back in Business

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Savvas Baltiras
Savvas Baltiras

Savvas Baltiras had the chip lead for a few hours earlier in the day before getting short on chips. He is back in business after doubling up against Georgios Efthymiadis.

Baltiras opened for 15,000 from the button before Baltiras Georgios Efthymiadis raised to 40,000 from the small blind. Baltiras jammed for 85,000 and Efthymiadis called.

Georgios Efthymiadis: {4-Diamonds}{4-Spades}
Savvas Baltiras: {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}

Baltiras stayed ahead the entire hand as the {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} ran out on the board to give him a double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Savvas Baltiras gr
Savvas Baltiras
180,000 100,000
Georgios Efthymiadis gr
Georgios Efthymiadis
140,000 -100,000

Tags: Georgios EfthymiadisSavvas Baltiras

Efthymiadis Taking Control

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Georgios Efthymiadis
Georgios Efthymiadis

Georgios Efthymiadis hasn't been involved in any big pots but he has been three betting a bit preflop and taking down smaller pots on the flop to quietly build up his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Georgios Efthymiadis gr
Georgios Efthymiadis
240,000 100,000

Tags: Georgios Efthymiadis

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Tseisvili Eliminated

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Gkotsa Tseisvili was down to under one big blind and got it in against Christina Orfanidou and Georgios Kamas.

Both players checked all the way through the {2-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{j-Spades}{j-Clubs}{2-Clubs} board. Kamas showed {6-Hearts}{2-Hearts} and both other players tossed their hands away. As it was an all-in and a call, Tseisvili was nice enough to share he had {10-Spades}{9-Spades} after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Georgios Kamas gr
Georgios Kamas
105,000 -5,000
Gkotsa Tseisvili gr
Gkotsa Tseisvili
Busted

Tags: Georgios KamasGkotsa TseisviliChristina Orfanidou

Last Table Seat Draw

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
SeatPlayerChips
1Marian Ivanov300,000
2Georgios Kamas95,000
3Georgi Ignatov32,000
4Savvas Baltiras80,000
5Georgios Efthymiadis140,000
6Christina Orfanidou255,000
7Georgios Farmakis105,000
8Gkotsa Tseisvili2,000
9Symeon Marvakis155,000
Player Chips Progress
Marian Ivanov bg
Marian Ivanov
Day 1A Chip Leader
300,000 30,000
Christina Orfanidou gr
Christina Orfanidou
255,000 15,000
Symeon Marvakis gr
Symeon Marvakis
155,000 70,000
Georgios Efthymiadis gr
Georgios Efthymiadis
140,000 45,000
Georgios Farmakis gr
Georgios Farmakis
105,000 85,000
Georgios Kamas gr
Georgios Kamas
95,000 -15,000
Savvas Baltiras gr
Savvas Baltiras
80,000 30,000
Georgi Ignatov bg
Georgi Ignatov
32,000 -56,000
Gkotsa Tseisvili gr
Gkotsa Tseisvili
2,000 -83,000