Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
2019 PokerNews Cup Casino Finix
Main Event
Day: 1cd
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
Panagiotidis Eliminates Koutoupas
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Sotirios Koutoupas jammed for about 14 big blinds from the small blind with 
and was called by Panagiotis Panagiotidis in the big blind with 
.
Koutoupas had live cards but hit the rail after he was unable to hit any of the 
board.
But have no fear, according to this interview with Sarah Herring, he might have another bullet in him yet.
A short while later, Diyan Stanev also hit the rail.
Meanwhile, Panagiotidis not only has the most chips in play of the remaining 12 players in the Day 1c field but as of now has more chips than Day 1a chip leader Marian Ivanov with 580,000 and of Day 1b chip leader Rosen Simeonov with 640,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
670,000 | |
|
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|
Busted | |
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|
Busted | |
Small Pots
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
There haven't been any big hands or eliminations in the last 20 minutes.
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Chip Counts at Break (full)
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
587,000 | |
|
|
||
|
400,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
283,000
-37,000
|
-37,000 |
|
270,000 | |
|
239,000
99,000
|
99,000 |
|
|
170,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
160,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
160,000
-29,000
|
-29,000 |
|
139,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
135,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
125,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
|
125,000
79,000
|
79,000 |
|
|
95,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
92,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
Break Time!
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
The remaining 14 players are on a 15-minute break.
Epskamp Hits the Rail
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Our PokerNews' very own Yori Epskamp is out short of the money. The PokerNews Global Live Reporting Manager jammed all in from the small blind with 
and was called by Dimitrios Barmpathanasis for 57,000 total with 
. An came on the flop and Epskamp was unable to catch up to bring him down to 21,500 in chips.
A couple of hands later, Epskamp jammed 
for the rest of his stack and was called by Barmpathanasis with 
. The 
ran out on the board and Epskamp was flushed out of the tournament six players shy of making it to Day 2.
A couple of hands later on the same time, Dimosthenis Spyridis hit the rail and after that hand, there were 14 players remaining with 10 advancing to Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Kioutsoukis Ousts Michailidis
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Dimitrios Michailidis got it all in for about 15 big blinds with and was up against the 
held by Loukas Kioutsoukis.
Michailidis was out short of the money after the 
on the board was unable to pull him ahead of his opponent's kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
410,000 | |
|
Busted | |
|
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Milanov Wins a Huge Pot with Aces
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Dimitrios Barmpathanasis opened for 11,000 from under the gun. Alexander Milanov called from middle position as did the players on the button, the small blind, and the big blind.
Three players checked before Milanov bet 25,000 after the 
came on the flop. It folded around to Barmpathanasis who raised it to 80,000. Milanov jammed for about 140,000 and Barmpathanasis snap-called.
Alexander Milanov: 
Dimitrios Barmpathanasis: 
"Nice hand," Barmpathanasis said after he saw his opponent's pocket rockets.
Neither the 
on the turn nor the 
on the river proved to be of help for Barmpathanasis and the dealer sent a monster pot over to Milanov.
A short while later on the same table, Dritan Korimani was unable to survive long enough to bag chips for Day 2 and there are 17 players remaining in the Day 1c field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
320,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
|
120,000
-47,500
|
-47,500 |
|
Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000