Late registration closed at the end of Level 10 on Day 1b. 416 entrants were recorded on this second flight of the €2,200 Eureka High Roller. So after the 1,062 runners of Day 1a, it makes a total 1,478 entries.
This field generated a prize pool of €2,837,760, but the payouts will only be announced on Day 2.
Daniel Heredi pushed all in with a short stack of just 12,000. Thomas Syversen moved all in over the top for 80,000 and the rest of the table folded. Players turned over their cards.
Daniel Heredi: K♥7♦
Thomas Syversen: A♠Q♥
The board ran out 9♣5♦J♠2♦6♠. Neither player improved and so Syversen held with his ace-queen high to win the pot. Heredi was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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90,000
90,000
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90,000 |
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Busted |
Kolarik Tomas moved all in for 56,500 from the hijack. Murad Mohammad called in the small blind.
Kolarik Tomas: K♠10♠
Murad Mohammad: J♠J♦
The board ran out Q♠9♣K♥3♦2♣. Tomas paired his king on the flop to pull ahead of Mohammad's pocket jacks, ensuring his double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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260,000
260,000
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260,000 |
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119,000
119,000
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119,000 |
Jason Wheeler raised to 6,500 and Fabian Rolli moved all in from the small blind for 61,500. Wheeler made the call with the much bigger stack and players flipped their cards.
Fabian Rolli: J♣10♣
Jason Wheeler: A♦10♦
The board ran out J♥2♠A♥9♠K♠. Rolli paired his jack, but Wheeler paired his ace on the flop to stay ahead. He held and Rolli was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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270,000
123,000
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123,000 |
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Busted |
Roni Ezra had already put in 49,000 chips preflop when Tommi Lankinen jammed all in with a covering stack.
Ezra had 72,000 chips behind and tanked for a good while before he ultimately sighed and gave up the pot by mucking his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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280,000
280,000
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280,000 |
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72,000 |
David Tous raised to 6,500 from early position, receiving calls from both Tamer Kamel and Gaetano Brignone in the small and big blind, respectively.
The 7♠J♠8♦ flop checked through to the 5♣ on the turn. Kamel took the lead for 11,000, Brignone called and Tous folded.
The K♠ river checked to a showdown. Kamel tabled A♦6♦ for a missed straight draw, while Brignone dragged in the pot with 7♣5♥, for sevens and fives.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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140,000
-80,000
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-80,000 |
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132,000
132,000
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132,000 |
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88,000
-112,000
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-112,000 |
Govert Metaal raised to 6,000 from the hijack and the action folded to Max Neugebauer, who went all in for 39,000 from the big blind. Metaal put in the extra chips and the players showed down.
Max Neugebauer: A♣3♦
Govert Metaal: Q♦J♠
Both players flopped a pair on 3♠4♥J♥, but it was Metaal who took the lead. The K♦ turn did not help anyone, nor did the 5♥ river, which meant that Neugebauer was eliminated as the field inches towards the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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250,000 | |
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Busted |
Following an open raise to 6,000 from middle position, Stefan Huber moved all in for 20,000 and Emad Zarghami pushed over the top for 38,000. The original raiser folded and two players showed their cards.
Stefan Huber: A♣K♦
Emad Zarghami: K♥Q♦
The board ran out K♣2♣8♠3♠5♥. Both players made a pair of kings on the flop. Huber remained ahead with his ace-high kicker to win the pot and double up his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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50,000
28,000
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28,000 |
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20,000
-92,000
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-92,000 |
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The remaining players have been sent on another 20-minute break.
