EPT Cyprus Continues with Day 1f of $1,100 Eureka Main Event
The 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus taking place at Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa continues today with the $1,100 Eureka Main Event. With four of the six starting flights already having concluded yesterday, and Day 1e currently underway, a 5 p.m. start time will make way for the final turbo starting flight, Day 1f.
Early into the morning of yesterday's turbo flight, Mark Steven Smith bagged the chip lead taking through a total of 1,050,000 for the Day 2 restart. This result puts Smith second in the overall ranking, just behind Day 1c chip leader Marian Virlanuta with 1,156,000; the only two players to have eclipsed the one million chip mark so far.
Day 1d Top Ten Chip Counts:
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Steven Smith | United Kingdom | 1,050,000 | 175 |
| 2 | Semen Kravets | Russia | 499,000 | 83 |
| 3 | Joseph Mouawad | Lebanon | 453,000 | 76 |
| 4 | Sebastian Ting | Germany | 391,000 | 65 |
| 5 | Leonid Orman | Russia | 380,000 | 63 |
| 6 | Michael Wang | United States | 355,000 | 59 |
| 7 | Nikita Voznesenskiy | Russia | 350,000 | 58 |
| 8 | Halef Bulut Celik | Turkey | 327,000 | 55 |
| 9 | Frederick Anastasiades | Cyprus | 288,000 | 48 |
| 10 | Robbie Bull | United Kingdom | 286,000 | 48 |
Each player will receive a starting stack of 30,000 with the blinds commencing at 100/100 with a 100 big-blind ante. The levels will be 20 minutes long with players allowed one reentry per flight. A break of 20 minutes will be held after every five levels. Late registration will close at the end of Level 10 and play will end for the day once the field is reduced to 15% of the total entries.
All players who survive into Day 2 are guaranteed to make the money, with the prize pool being announced at the start of Day 2.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for the coverage of this event from the moment cards are in the air until a winner is crowned on the 14th of October.