2019 PokerNews Cup Casino Finix

Main Event
Day: 1cd
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

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

Spyridis Doubles

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

A player opened to 2,000 before Dimosthenis Spyridis made it 4,200 from the small blind before Georgios Gkampintasvili four-bet to 12,000 from the big blind.

The original opener folded and Spyridis called.

Spiridis jammed for about 30,000 after the {q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} came on the flop and got a call from Gkampintasvili.

Dimosthenis Spyridis: {a-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}
Georgios Gkampintasvili: {k-Hearts}{q-Clubs}

Gkampintasvili needed a pair of runners to improve over the flush held by Spyridis. The {9-Spades} on the turn keep him alive for the full house. However, the {10-Clubs} on the river wasn't one of the cards he needed and the dealer pushed the pot to Spyridis.

Player Chips Progress
Dimosthenis Spyridis gr
Dimosthenis Spyridis
75,000
25,000
25,000
Georgios Gkampintasvili gr
Georgios Gkampintasvili
35,000
-64,000
-64,000

Stryvakis Loses to a Full House

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Polykarpos Stryvakis
Polykarpos Stryvakis

Polykarpos Stryvakis has just left the poker room after he was felted by Dritan Korimani.

The duo were all-in on the flop in what appeared to be a 80,000 pot with Stryvakis holding {q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} and Korimani holding {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades} on a {9-Spades}{q-Clubs}{8-Clubs} board. Stryvakis was drawing to just a jack after the {4-Hearts} came on the turn.

No jack came as instead it was the {4-Clubs} to complete the board on the river and Korimani scooped up a big pot at the expense of the Fenix Casino Poker Room Manager.

Meanwhile, Miroslav Gavrilov has been noticed in his seat as a new entry to Day 1c.

Player Chips Progress
Dritan Korimani al
Dritan Korimani
115,000
65,000
65,000
Miroslav Gavrilov bg
Miroslav Gavrilov
50,000
Polykarpos Stryvakis gr
Polykarpos Stryvakis
Busted

Tags: Dritan KorimaniPolykarpos StryvakisMiroslav Gavrilov

Everyone Loves a Chop

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Aris Christodoulis
Aris Christodoulis

It could have been a big pot if players had something different but instead a big pot was chopped up.

Hristo Bogdanov opened from the cutoff for 3,500. Dimitrios Chatziriotis three-bet to 10,000 from the button and Aris Christodoulis four-bet to 25,000. Bogdanov folded and Chatziriotis jammed for around 45,000.

Christodoulis made the quick call and turned over {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}. Chatziriotis turned over {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} and unless something funky happened it was going to be a chop.

The {9-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} did present runner-runner flush possibilities but the {10-Hearts} on the turn quickly took away that potential drama to guarantee a chop for both players. The {10-Diamonds} completed the board on the river and the dealer split up the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Aris Christodoulis gr
Aris Christodoulis
125,000
44,600
44,600
Dimitrios Chatziriotis gr
Dimitrios Chatziriotis
47,000
-1,600
-1,600

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Last Level of Late Registration

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

Level 12 has just kicked off with blinds at 1,000/2,000 and a big blind ante of 2,000. After the level is in the books, late registration will be closed and players will know how many will advance to Day 2 from the Day 1c field.

Efstathios Mathanailidis was eliminated just before the start of the level and wasn't among the 34 players to start Level 12.

Player Chips Progress
Efstathios Mathanailidis gr
Efstathios Mathanailidis
Busted

Statev out Stanev In

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

The Day 1c field is up to 60 entrants including 13 reentries. This is already larger than the 54 entrants that competed in the Day 1a and Day 1b fields combined.

Player Chips Progress
Diyan Stanev bg
Diyan Stanev
50,000
50,000
50,000
Toni Statev bg
Toni Statev
Busted

Roller Coaster for Epskamp

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Yori Epskamp
Yori Epskamp

Yori Epskamp bet 5,500 into a pot of a bit more after the {2-Clubs}{8-Spades}{q-Hearts} came on the flop. Konstantinos Nikolaidis min-clicked it to 11,000 and Epskamp called.

Both players checked after the {3-Diamonds} came on the turn. Epskamp then bet 20,000 after the {2-Diamonds} completed the board on the river. Nikolaidis quickly jammed for 30,000 and Epskamp just as quickly tossed his hand in the muck.

"Show your cards," Dimitrios Barmpathanasis, who wasn't in the hand, said. He was informed that it wasn't an all-in and call and the dealer began shuffling the cards.

A short while later, Epskamp was at it again. He called a jam from Savvas Dirchalidis on a {q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} board and turned over {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts} for two pair. Dirchalidis had a flush draw and a gutshot straight draw with {j-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and missed both after the {4-Clubs} came on the turn followed by the {k-Spades} on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Yori Epskamp nl
Yori Epskamp
110,000
32,200
32,200
Konstantinos Nikolaidis gr
Konstantinos Nikolaidis
80,000
30,000
30,000
Savvas Dirchalidis gr
Savvas Dirchalidis
Busted

Tags: Dimitrios BarmpathanasisKonstantinos NikolaidisYori Epskamp