€2,200 Eureka High Roller
Day 1b Started
€2,200 Eureka High Roller
Day 1b Started
It’s day five of the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague, and Day 1b of the €2,200 Eureka High Roller is set to begin at 7 p.m. local time in the stunning Hilton Prague.
Day 1a is already in full swing, with registration open until 8:55 p.m, but Day 1b gives players a final opportunity to bag and continue to Day 2. A total of 1,534 entries were made in this event last year, a record at the time, and another large field is already building this time around.
Norway’s Sander Ostlyngen came out on top in 2022, beating Slovakia's Stanislav Koleno heads up at the final table to take home a cool €463,850. With less than $30,000 in cashes prior to his win, Ostlyngen came from fourth in chips as the final table began to defeat the likes of Andrew Hulme and David Hu to take home the trophy.
Place | Player | Country | Prize (In Euro) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sander Ostlyngen | Norway | €463,850 | |
2 | Stanislav Koleno | Slovenia | €289,420 | |
3 | Jorge Ufano | Spain | €206,470 | |
4 | Andrew Hulme | United Kingdom | €159,020 | |
5 | Nichita Verbitchii | Moldova | €122,330 | |
6 | Kasparas Klezys | Lithiunia | €94,130 | |
7 | David Hu | Netherlands | €72,390 | |
8 | Marius Gicovanu | Romania | €55,680 | |
9 | Hugues Mazerolle | France | €42,830 |
In contrast to Day 1a, the 1b flight is just 20 minute blind levels, so expect much faster-paced action. There are unlimited reentries up until registration closes at approximately 11 p.m. local time. The €2,200 buy-in will give players a starting stack of 30,000 chips.
The flight ends when just 15% of the field is left, at which point all remaining players make the money to bag and tag. They, along with 15% of players who made it from Day 1a, will then come back for Day 2 to compete for the trophy and, of course, a large chunk of the prize pool.
Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews, as we provide live updates of all the action across EPT Prague.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
The cards are in the air for Day 1b of the €2,200 Eureka High Roller.
Pablo Silva opened to 500 from the button, and Michel Leibgorin called in the big blind. "Check in the dark," said the French player before the dealer revealed a flop of 9♠10♣A♣. Silva checked back.
The 7♠ came on the turn, and Leibgorin lead out for 700. Silva raised to 1,500. Leibgorin waited a few seconds, then folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Pablo Silva |
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
Michel Leibgorin |
27,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
Omer Segal raised to 400 from the cutoff, but Ran Shahar three-bet to 1,500 from the button. The blinds folded, and Segal decided to quickly four-bet to 4,200. Shahar eventually called.
Segal continued with a bet of 5,500 on the 3♥3♠9♦ flop, and Shahar called. Then on the turn 2♦, Segal moved all in for a little bit less than 20,000. Shahar snap-called.
Omer Segal: A♥Q♠
Ran Shahar: 8♣3♣
Shahar had an unorthodox hand, but he managed to hit trips on the flop. As Segal had a slightly smaller stack than Shahar, he was the first player of the day eliminated after the river Q♦.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ran Shahar |
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Omer Segal | Busted |
The action is joined with Jorge Ufano making it 700 from the big blind on a flop of 10♦6♠A♣. Xiacheng Chen called from the small blind and it went heads up.
The 2♣ turn saw Chen check-call a bet of 1,400 from Ufano.
Both shut down on the 2♠ river. Chen tabled 6♦5♦, while Ufano showed K♥10♥ to take down the pot and continue his impressive early surge in the tournament.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jorge Ufano |
64,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
Xiacheng Chen
|
25,500
25,500
|
25,500 |
The action is joined with Jorge Pardo making it 700 from the big blind on a flop of 10♦6♠A♣. Xiacheng Chen called from the small blind and it went heads up.
The 2♣ turn saw Chen check-call a bet of 1,400 from Pardo.
Both shut down on the 2♠ river. Chen tabled 6♦5♦, while Pardo showed K♥10♥ to take down the pot and continue his impressive early surge in the tournament.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
|
64,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
Xiacheng Chen
|
25,500
25,500
|
25,500 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Miroslav Alilovic | 30,000 | |
Boris Angelov |
30,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
Ian Armstrong | 30,000 | |
Vlado Banicevic | 30,000 | |
Woody Christy | 30,000 | |
|
||
Mathieu Di Meglio | 30,000 | |
Ian Drake |
30,000
26,600
|
26,600 |
Mohamad El Rais | 30,000 | |
|
||
Or Nezer | 30,000 | |
Antoine Saout |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Adrian Chiforescu | 30,000 |