$2,200 Eureka High Roller Day 1a | 2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-13-2024 23:27 UTC+2

Retiere Shows the Goods

Ollie Garland

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The pot stood at approximately 94,000 with two players looking at a board of 9♠5♣6♣J♥.

Romain Retiere, who was under the gun, bet out 55,000. Chakib Mhiri, in middle position, thought for a considerable amount of time before finally choosing to fold.

As Retiere raked in the pot he flashed 6♥6♠ for a flopped set, proving to Mhiri had made the correct fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Retiere	300,000 50,000	50,000
Chakib Mhiri	245,000 32,500	32,500

Tags: Chakib Mhiri Romain Retiere

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

10-13-2024 23:39 UTC+2

Hu Doubles Up Varnaev

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Ollie Garland

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The action was caught as Jinlong Hu, in the hijack, had Sergei Varnaev all in and at risk for his effective stack of approximately 150,000.

Sergei Varnaev: A♦K♠ All in
Jinlong Hu: A♥Q♥

The board ran out 5♥4♦2♦7♠3♦; Hu couldn't improve upon Varnaev and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergei Varnaev	300,000 123,000	123,000
Jinlong Hu	200,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: Sergei Varnaev Jinlong Hu

10-13-2024 23:41 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Warburton	370,000 89,000	89,000
Julien Sitbon	330,000 275,000	275,000
Tamazi Skhirtladze	300,000 50,000	50,000
Nikolaos Oikonomou	230,000 -15,000	-15,000
Nariman Yaghmai	150,000
Umberto Ruggeri	145,000 55,000	55,000
Andrei Volkov	123,000 -26,500	-26,500
Karolis Sereika	115,000
Damir Gabdullin	95,000
Federico Macori	33,000

Clarke Sends Goel to the Rail

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Ollie Garland

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Apoorva Goel moved all in for his last 32,000 from early position. Patrick Clarke, in the cutoff, made the call.

Apoorva Goel: K♥Q♣ All in
Patrick Clarke: A♥K♦

The A♦10♣4♠ gave Clarke top pair, but Goel had outs to Broadway. The 7♠ turn and 9♠ river changed nothing and Clarke was sent tot he rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Clarke	210,000 -107,000	-107,000
Apoorva Goel	Busted

Tags: Apoorva Goel Patrick Clarke

10-13-2024 23:54 UTC+2

Di Meglio Chipping Up on the Bubble

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Mathieu Di Meglio raised to 13,000 from the hijack with Tudor Zapsa calling on the button and Danielle Noja defending his big blind.

The 8♦9♣6♦ flop got checked through for the 10♦ to come on the turn. After Zapsa checked, Di Meglio bet 8,000 and got two quick folds from his opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mathieu Di Meglio	4,000,000 3,660,000	3,660,000
Tudor Zapsa	200,000 -5,000	-5,000
Danielle Noja	58,000 -29,500	-29,500

Tags: Danielle Noja Mathieu Di Meglio Tudor Zapsa

10-14-2024 00:01 UTC+2

Vogelsang Gets Raised on the River

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Ollie Garland

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Mustafa Biz raised to 10,000 from early position and Tom Vogelsang called, from the button.

The K♥7♦6♦ flop saw Biz continue for 7,000. Vogelsang called.

The Q♦ turn checked through to the Q♣ on the river. Biz bet out 8,000 and Vogelsang responded with a raise to 46,000. Biz came back with a three-bet to 125,000 and Vogelsang folded.

As Biz raked in the pot he showed K♣Q♠ for a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustafa Biz	420,000 325,000	325,000
Tom Vogelsang	230,000

Tags: Mustafa Biz Tom Vogelsang

10-14-2024 00:03 UTC+2

Bezhanyan Runs Into Aces

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Aren Bezhanyan raised to 10,000 from under the gun and Andreas Frohli three-bet to 30,000 from the hijack. After the rest of the table folded, Bezhanyan four-bet jammed for roughly 170,000 and Frohli snap-called.

Aren Bezhanyan: A♠10♦ All in
Andreas Frohli: A♣A♥

Bezhanyan had run into the aces of Frohli, and needed a miracle to not bust just before the bubble. The board ran out 5♥10♠3♠3♣J♥ to give Frohli the winner with his aces, and Bezhanyan was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Frohli	700,000 200,000	200,000
Aren Bezhanyan	Busted

Tags: Andreas Frohli Aren Bezhanyan

10-14-2024 00:08 UTC+2

Bubble Time

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Play is now hand-for-hand.

10-14-2024 00:16 UTC+2

Zapsa Bubbles the Tournament

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The complete action was missed but on a board reading J♠2♥5♦10♦2♠, Tudor Zapsa checked from the small blind and Ivan Pavlov shoved for Zapsa's remaining 100,000. Zapsa called and Pavlov turned over A♣A♠ for an overpair. Zapsa didn't show his cards and they were lost in the muck before the dealer had a chance to reveal them.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Pavlov	400,000 315,000	315,000
Tudor Zapsa	Busted

Tags: Ivan Pavlov Tudor Zapsa