2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

$1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$362,365
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$2,552,640
Entries
2,659
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
399
Players Left
31

Ankit Ahuja Leads 31 Players After Day 2 of Eureka Cyprus Main Event

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Ankit Ahuja
Ankit Ahuja

Day 2 of the $1,100 buy-in Eureka Main Event has wrapped up more than 10 levels of play as at the first-ever PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Cyprus stop with India's Ankit Ahuja bagging the chip lead with 10,105,000 over fellow big stacks Ali Al-Kubasi (8,125,000), Eduard Norel (6,470,000) and Luka Bojovic (4,710,000).

Only 31 players made it to the end of Day 2, less than a tenth of the number that started the day. Among those who found bags were Dutchman Tom Vogelsang, American Javier Rodriguez and Romanian Iulian-Remus Blebea.

Ahuja, who sits fourth on India's all-time money list, is no stranger to tournament success with over $1.8 million in live earnings as he chases the $362,365 up top for the eventual winner.

Eureka Main Event End Of Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts

 RankNameCountryChipsBig Blinds
 1Ankit AhujaIndia10,105,000168
 2Ali Al-KubasiIraq8,125,000135
 3Eduard NorelRomania6,470,000108
 4Luka BojovicSerbia4,710,00079
 5David KaufmannGermany3,635,00061
 6Tom VogelsangNetherlands3,195,00053
 7Andreas TomazouCyprus3,175,00053
 8Aksel AygunBelgium3,130,00052
 9Ramon KropmannsBrazil2,660,00044
 10Stanislav TishkevichIsrael2,485,00041

Day 2 Action

There were 399 players who returned for action on Day 2 and, with all of them already in the money, it didn't take long for that number to drop drastically.

One of the early eliminations was Sahab Saberikakhki, who doubled up Nikolaos Lampropoulos when his king-jack was pipped by Big Slick before losing a flip with ten-eight suited against the pocket fives of Michele D'Angelo.

Other players who fell in the early hours of Day 2 include Kenny Hallaert, Tom Middleton, Francisco Benitez and Jessica Teusl.

Jessica Teusl
Jessica Teusl

EPT darling and high-stakes crusher Steve O'Dwyer was contending for the chip lead as Level 20 rolled around, but the Ireland transplant's luck ran out as his top pair with king-jack was no good against the overpair of Mihaita Croitoru with Cowboys.

EPT Main Event champions Ian Hamilton and Simon Wiciak were seated side-by-side for part of the day, but things took a turn for the worse for Wiciak, who just weeks ago took down the EPT Barcelona Main Event, as his pocket kings were far out-flopped but the ace-queen of David Kaufmann. Hamilton, meanwhile, fell later in the evening in 34th place for $6,800.

Simon Wiciak
Simon Wiciak

Some of the other players who weren't fortunate enough to survive the day include Daniel Smiljkovic (50th - $5,900), recent Poker Masters crusher Vladas Tamasauskas (55th - $5,900) and overall Day 1 chip leader Gaelle Baumann (60th - $5,125).

Action will pick back up on Oct. 15 at noon local time on Level 27 with blinds of 30,000/60,000/60,000 and levels lasting 60 minutes in duration. The plan is to play ten levels or down to six players, whichever comes first.

Don't go far as the PokerNews live reporting team will be back tomorrow as the Eureka Main Event draws closer to crowning a winner here on the North Cyprus coast.

Tags: Ali Al-KubasiAnkit AhujaDaniel SmiljkovicGaelle BaumannIan HamiltonJavier RodriguezJessica TeuslLuka BojovicMichele D'AngeloMihaita CroitoruSahab SaberikakhkiSimon WiciakSteve O'DwyerTom MiddletonTom Vogelsang