$2,200 Eureka High Roller | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-16-2023 14:45 UTC+2

Efe Flops a Boat

Calum Grant

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Roger Abed open-jammed for 250,000 from the hijack and was called by Oleg Furman from the cutoff. Aziz Efe then rejammed from the small blind and folded out Furman.

Roger Abed: K♣Q♥
Aziz Efe: 9♠9♦

Furman seemed to fume that he folded when seeing the cards, as he said he had Ax10x. However, he soon breathed a sigh of relief as Efe made a full house in the 9♣7♥7♣ fllop. The 4♥ turn and 7♦ river was just a formality and Abed's exit was confirmed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aziz Efe	900,000 485,000	485,000
Oleg Furman	400,000 285,000	285,000
Roger Abed	Busted
Lander Lijo	Busted
George Rabahie	Busted
Erik Bauer	Busted

Tags: Aziz Efe Oleg Furman Roger Abed

10-16-2023 14:44 UTC+2

Wheeler Gets Pressured By Markov

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Ollie Garland

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Jason Wheeler raised to 65,000 from the small blind. Anton Markov called in the big blind.

Wheeler continued for 55,000 on the 2♦10♣7♦ flop. Anton Markov spent some time in the tank before moving all in, putting Wheeler to the test for his extra 220,000 behind the line.

Wheeler thought for some time before electing to make a frustrated fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Markov	935,000 220,000	220,000
Jason Wheeler	220,000 -470,000	-470,000

Tags: Anton Markov Jason Wheeler

10-16-2023 14:41 UTC+2

Karali Takes Down Limped Pot

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Calum Grant

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Zeki Karali limped in from early posiiton and Fabian Gumz did the same from the cutoff. Armin Rezaei then checked his action in. the big blind.

On the A♠A♦3♦ flop, Rezaei checked before Karali bet 55,000. Only Gumz called.

Karali fired out another 75,000 on the J♠ turn and Gumz folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Armin Rezaei	1,450,000 710,000	710,000
Zeki Karali	500,000 -205,000	-205,000
Fabian Gumz	400,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Armin Rezaei Fabian Gumz Zeki Karali

10-16-2023 14:36 UTC+2

Sharp River Call From Sula

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Jeremy Geist

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Nicanor Sula opened to 45,000 in early position and got called by George Rabahie in the big blind.

The Q♣A♥A♠ flop hit the felt and action quickly checked through to a 10♣ turn. Rabahie checked again and Sula opted to put his foot back on the gas and bet out for 25,000. This action was met with a quick check-raise to 60,000 by Rabahie. Sula mulled it over and eventually landed on a call.

The 4♠ landed on the river and Rabahie led for 55,000. After a few moments Sula put in the chips. Rabahie shook his head and tabled 8♣4♣ for a missed flush draw and Sula tabled J♥10♥ for just third pair. He dragged the pot after a great river call.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Rabahie	385,000 75,000	75,000
Nicanor Sula	310,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: George Rabahie Nicanor Sula

10-16-2023 14:31 UTC+2

Ruijs Chips Away at Karsenty

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Ollie Garland

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

David Karsenty raised from middle position, Joris Ruijs three-bet jammed for 335,000 from the button and Karsenty made the call.

Joris Ruijs: K♠J♥
David Karsenty: 5♥5♣

The board ran out J♣8♦J♠8♣2♦. Ruijs' won this flip for his tournament life and doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Karsenty	1,100,000 -200,000	-200,000
Joris Ruijs	820,000 515,000	515,000

Tags: David Karsenty Joris Ruijs

10-16-2023 14:27 UTC+2

Latest Eliminations

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Calum Grant

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Eros Calderone	Busted
Dawid Smolka	Busted
Kirill Aleksandrov	Busted
Georges Ghossan	Busted
Hwany Lee	Busted
Eugenio Peralta	Busted
David Hu	Busted
Arseniy Meshcheryakov	Busted
Pascal Hartmann	Busted
Roman Kolotiuk	Busted

10-16-2023 14:23 UTC+2

Demirkol Tanks With the Second Nuts

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Ollie Garland

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The pot stood at approximately 185,000 with two players looking at a full board that read 7♣10♦J♠Q♥9♣.

Mehmet Demirkol, in the big blind, checked the action over to Cecile Ticherfatine, who was under the gun. Ticherfatine placed a sizeable bet of 200,000 and Demirkol went into the tank.

Demirkol thought for so long the clock was called. Within the remaining seconds of his countdown, he flicked in a singular chip. Ticherfatine tabled K♥Q♣ with confidence, and was somewhat annoyed to see Demirkol held K♠J♥.

Both players chopped this pot with a king-high straight. "What were you thinking about?" Ticherfatine asked as she took back her initial bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cecile Ticherfatine	500,000 110,000	110,000
Mehmet Demirkol	455,000 -165,000	-165,000

Tags: Cecile Ticherfatine Mehmet Demirkol

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

10-16-2023 14:08 UTC+2

Efe Takes a Stop-and-Go Line

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Jeremy Geist

Level 21 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

The action folded to Ignas Jasinevicius on the button who opened to 35,000 before Aziz Efe defended his big blind.

The J♦3♠3♥ flop hit the felt and action checked to Jasinevicius on the button who continued for 15,000. Efe only thought about his options for a moment before putting in a small check-raise to 30,000. Jasinevicius mulled it over for a few seconds and then put in a call.

The K♠ rolled off on the turn and surprisingly Efe snap-checked it over to Jasinevicius. He checked back.

The 7♥ landed on the river and Efe opted to put his foot back on the gas pedal and bet out for 40,000. Jasinevicius seemed to be a bit perplexed at the line and mulled over his options before eventually thinking better of a call and throwing away his hand.

Efe scooped the pot without having to go to showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aziz Efe	415,000 80,000	80,000
Ignas Jasinevicius	310,000 -55,000	-55,000

10-16-2023 14:07 UTC+2

Emerging Big Stacks in the Room

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Ollie Garland

Level 21 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrei Kaigorodtsev	1,600,000 345,000	345,000
David Karsenty	1,300,000 370,000	370,000
Sergi Reixach	1,275,000 755,000	755,000
Gonzalo Leal	830,000 70,000	70,000
Valeriy Pak	820,000 -100,000	-100,000
Armin Rezaei	740,000 220,000	220,000