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

3 days ago

Mhiri Gets Richer, Stacks Barka

Kai Cocklin

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Chakib Mhiri opened from the button and Samy Barka shoved from the small blind for around 25,000. When it got back to Mhiri, he flicked in the call.

Samy Barka: 4♣4♥ All in
Chakib Mhiri: A♦J♦

It was a fair flip that favored the big-stacked Mhiri after the flop of 8♣A♣J♣ improved him to two pair. Barka did pick up a flush draw, but never managed to find it as the 10♠10♦ runout sent him to the rail just after the second break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chakib Mhiri	260,000 27,600	27,600
Stephen Kurland	78,000 33,000	33,000
Grigoli Liklikadze	30,000
Samy Barka	Busted

Tags: Chakib Mhiri Samy Barka

3 days ago

Escobar Triples Up

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Tim Baker

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Kasra Rashidi shoved from under the gun for 10,000 and Aleksandr Ilin called from the cutoff. Daniel Escobar then called for his last 8,000 from the big blind.

Daniel Escobar: K♥5♦ All in
Kasra Rashidi: A♠3♠ All in
Aleksandr Ilin: Q♥J♦

If Ilin could spike a queen or jack, he would send both of his opponents home. However the board ran out 4♥3♦7♣K♦7♦ to give Escobar the winner with a pair of kings, tripling him up, while Rashidi won a small side pot against Ilin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Ilin	43,000 43,000	43,000
Daniel Escobar	27,000 -64,000	-64,000
Kasra Rashidi	6,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Aleksandr Ilin Daniel Escobar Kasra Rashidi

3 days ago

Nasiradinov Cracks Kings by Making Quads

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Ollie Garland

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Mukhtar Nasiradinov, in the hijack, found himself all-in and at risk for his effective stack of 18,800, against Carlos Mejia Mora, in the cutoff.

Mukhtar Nasiradinov: 4♣4♥
Carlos Mejia Mora: K♣K♥

Nasiradinov had run into a monster but the 3♠J♥4♦ flop came to the rescue. The 6♣ turn and 4♠ river improved him to quads and he safely cracked kings to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mukhtar Nasiradinov	37,600 37,600	37,600
Carlos Mejia Mora	10,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Carlos Mejia Mora Mukhtar Nasiradinov

3 days ago

Binder’s All-In Leaves Konopelko Stumped

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Sava Krink

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Bernhard Binder opened the action with a raise to 2,000, but Andrei Konopelko in the small blind had other plans, three-betting to 7,500. Binder made the call.

The flop came 5♣7♥4♦, and Konopelko kept up the pressure with a 9,000 bet, which Binder called.

When the Q♦ hit the turn, Konopelko fired a hefty 16,000. This time, instead of just calling, Binder shoved all in for 23,100. The unexpected move left Konopelko deep in thought, but after careful consideration, he decided to fold, handing Binder a solid boost to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bernhard Binder	74,600 74,600	74,600
Andrei Konopelko	17,700 17,700	17,700

Tags: Andrei Konopelko Bernhard Binder

3 days ago

Grodek Rivers a Straight, Timoshenko Calls Off Tournament Life

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Kai Cocklin

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A full board of K♠10♦10♥Q♠2♠ was showing with over 50,000 chips sitting in the middle when Aleksandr Timoshenko checked, and Stanislaw Grodek shoved. The two players had very similar stacks of just over 20,000 remaining, and after a while thinking, Timoshenko called .

Grodek then showed A♦J♦ for a straight, and Timoshenko's AxQ♣ went into the muck. The stacks were counted down and Grodek had slightly more, so Timoshenko was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanislaw Grodek	100,000 100,000	100,000
Krishna Madhariwar	45,000 45,000	45,000
Aleksandr Timoshenko	Busted

Tags: Aleksandr Timoshenko Stanislaw Grodek

3 days ago

Volkov Takes It with a Double Barrel

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Ollie Garland

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The pot stood at 13,500 with two players looking at a board of 2♥5♥8♣.

Anton Volkov, in the big blind, led out for 3,500. Nenad Djukic, in early position, made the call.

The 2♣ turn saw Volkov size up to 5,500. Djukic thought for a considerable amount of time before finally choosing to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nenad Djukic	85,000 85,000	85,000
Anton Volkov	40,500 40,500	40,500

Tags: Anton Volkov Nenad Djukic

3 days ago

Li Gets Some Back From Oie

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Tim Baker

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With roughly 13,000 in the middle on a board of 2♣5♠4♠7♥. Vidar Oie checked from the big blind and Zhendong Li bet 9,000 from the button. Oie called to see a river.

The river came the K♣ and after Oie checked, Li instantly shoved for roughly 50,000. Oie didn't take much time to slide his cards into the muck and forfeit the pot to Li

Player	Chips	Progress
Zhendong Li	87,000 -18,000	-18,000
Vidar Oie	55,000 -17,000	-17,000

Tags: Vidar Oie Zhendong Li

2 days 23 hours ago

Ionescu Wins a Flip In Dramatic Fashion

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Ollie Garland

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Michael Goossens raised to 2,200 from the hijack, Petre Ionescu three-bet jammed for 19,900 from the button and Goossens made the call.

Petre Ionescu: 6♠6♦ All in
Michael Goossens: A♣10♣

This flip fell in the favour of Goossens on the 10♠3♥Q♠ flop. However, the unlikely 7♠ turn and 2♠ river improved Ionescu to a flush to stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Petre Ionescu	32,300
Michael Goossens	21,500

Tags: Petre Ionescu Michael Goossens

2 days 23 hours ago

Helou Check-Raises Goncalves

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Kai Cocklin

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Firoz Mangroe raised from under the gun to 2,000 and Mathieu Goncalves called from the button. Mark Helou also called from the small blind.

The flop fell 2♦4♠K♠ where Helou checked it over to Mangroe, who fired 2,000. Both Goncalves and Helou called.

On the A♥ turn, the action checked to Goncalves, who bet 3,500. Helou then raised to 12,000, which got a quick fold out of Mangroe. Goncalves rechecked his cards and leant back in his chair, then elected to fold, relinquishing the pot to Helou.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Helou	90,000 -18,500	-18,500
Mathieu Goncalves	50,000 50,000	50,000
Firoz Mangroe	33,000 33,000	33,000

Tags: Firoz Mangroe Mark Helou Mathieu Goncalves

2 days 23 hours ago

Stoma Doubles Through Stausholm

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Tim Baker

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Martin Stausholm raised to 2,000 from early position with Denis Danut Chisu calling on the button. Denis Stoma then shoved for 19,000 from the small blind, which prompted Stausholm to jam over the top with the covering stack. Chisu folded and the others' cards were revealed.

Denis Stoma: A♥Q♣ All in
Martin Stausholm: K♦Q♦

Stoma had Stausholm dominated and was poised for a double-up. The board ran out A♣3♣3♠6♥10♥ to give Stoma the winner with a pair of aces and keep him in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Stausholm	75,000 75,000	75,000
Denis Stoma	43,000 43,000	43,000
Danut Chisu	35,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Denis Danut Chisu Denis Stoma Martin Stausholm