Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
2019 PokerNews Cup Casino Finix
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 PokerNews Cup Casino Finix
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€100,000
Entries
141
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Tsaknis Out, Tseisvili Reenters
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Just after the break, Gkotsa Tseisvili and Sotirios Koutoupas were both felted and both decided to reenter. Vasileios Tsaknis also hit the rail but thus far has not gotten back into the mix.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
50,000
12,600
|
12,600 |
|
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|
Busted | |
Day 1a Photos
Photos courtesy of Katerina Lukina.
Farmakis Nails a Nut Straight
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Georgios Farmakis has been on a roll since the 25-minute break and has broken the six-figure barrier in chips.
In a recent hand, Gkotsa Tseisvili bet 5,000 into a pot of around 10,000 with the 
on the board. Farmakis raised to 15,000. Tseisvili tanked for a minute before he made the call.
Farmakis turned over 
for the nut-straight. Tseisvili let out a sigh and turned over 
for two pair and was down to about 20 big blinds after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000
97,900
|
97,900 |
|
|
20,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
Orfanidou Eliminates Koutoupas
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
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 
flop.
Orfanidou led out again and got a call after the 
came on the turn and led out one final table after the 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 
weren't enough to beat the full house held by Orfanidou with .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
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Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Orfanidou Ousts Minkov
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Christina Orfanidou was at it again. Petar Minkov jammed from the small blind for 8,500 and Orfanidou made the quick call.
It was looking good for Minkov to double his short stack with 
against the held by Orfanidou. However, the 
board gave Orfanidou a flush and she felted another player in the Day 1a field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
Busted |
Ignatov Doubles Off Farmakis
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Georgi Ignatov jammed for about 14,000 into a pot of around twice as much with the 
on the board. Georgios Farmakis tanked for a couple of minutes before making the call.
The dealer passed Ignatov the pot after he turned over for the nut-straight and Farmakis tossing his hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
90,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
|
55,000
21,800
|
21,800 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Late Reg Closed
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
The late registration period for Day 1a has closed. The field attracted 24 entrants including four reentries. The day will play down to four players bagging chips, each in the money.
The latter part of Level 10 was all small ball with no big pots witnessed.