2024 EAPT Grand Final

$1,100 EAPT Cyprus
Day: 1ab
Event Info

2024 EAPT Grand Final

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$139,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$500,000
Entries
885
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
3,000,000
Players Info - Day 1ab
Entries
352
Players Left
52

Kaliahin Sets the Pace on Day 1a of $1,100 EAPT Cyprus

Level 16 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Ihor Kaliahin
Ihor Kaliahin

Play has reached a conclusion for the first of five starting flights in the $1,100 Eurasian Poker Tour (EAPT) Cyprus here at the Royal Diamond Hotel and Spa. The first flight attracted 176 entrants and by the end of the night, 26 players were able to find a bag and advance to Day 2 where they will be guaranteed at least a min-cash.

Ihor Kaliahin finished the night with the overall chip lead, bagging 3,040,000 chips, a stack worth 76 big blinds at the last level of play today. Kaliahin is most closely followed by Artem Tuzhik (2,760,000) and Hiroyuki Tane (2,670,000). Kaliahin was among the top stacks towards the last half of the day and pulled ahead of perennial chip leads Hassan Nashar and Tane to bag the chip lead at the end of the night.

Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts

PlacePlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Ihor KaliahinUkraine3,040,00076
2Artem TuzhikRussian Federation2,760,00069
3Hiroyuki TaneJapan2,670,00067
4Hassan NasharGambia2,400,00060
5Vitalii ViunchenkoRussian Federation2,190,00055
6Azamat TulepbergenovKazakhstan2,035,00051
7Roman TimergazinRussian Federation1,970,00049
8Yuksel SavsaTurkey1,735,00043
9Joseph MouawadLebanon1,560,00039
10Alfredo VersaceItaly1,460,00037

Other notables to advance from the first starting flight include 2007 EPT London champion Joseph Mouawad (1,560,000) and bracelet winner Guo Liang Wei (915,000). Some players who were entered Day 1a but fell before the end of the night include WPT champions Alessio Isaia and Benjamin Hamnett.

Stay tuned as PokerNews brings you all the action from this event leading to a winner being crowned on the final day on May 12.

Tags: Alessio IsaiaAlfredo VersaceArtem TuzhikAzamat TulepbergenovBenjamin HamnettGuo Liang WeiHassan NasharHiroyuki TaneIhor KaliahinJoseph MouawadRoman TimergazinVitalii ViunchenkoYuksel Savsa