$25,000 Second Chance
Day 2 Completed
2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$25,000 Second Chance
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$1,200,500
Entries
50
Level
25
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
37
Players Left
1
Level 25
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
In the scorching heat of Cyprus, PokerStars Ambassador Elias Gutierrez stayed cool to claim his second high roller title of the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus.
Earlier in the week, at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa, Gutierrez banked $417,570 for winning the $25,000 Super High Roller Warm Up. A few days later, he emerged victorious in the $25,000 Super High Roller Second Chance, pocketing $390,200 and another Spadie trophy.
The six-figure windfall takes the online specialist's series earnings to over $800,000 and boosted his lifetime earnings over the $1 million milestone, reaching the top 25 on Spain's all-time money list.
The Spaniard navigated through a field of 50 entries to take home the lion's share of the $1,200,500 prize pool and overcame Teun Mulder in a very short heads-up duel that spanned just one level.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elias Gutierrez | Spain | $390,200 |
| 2 | Teun Mulder | Netherlands | $258,100 |
| 3 | Hassan Nashar | Gambia | $174,100 |
| 4 | Samuel Mullur | Austria | $132,100 |
| 5 | Kayhan Mokri | Norway | $102,000 |
| 6 | Ognyan Dimov | Bulgaria | $81,000 |
| 7 | Simone Andrian | Italy | $63,000 |
Winner’s Reaction
Gutierrez told PokerNews that the last heads-up was a lot more difficult, mainly because he wanted to win so much and was close to the title.
"My first win was more difficult. The heads-up was very up and down. I started with a huge chip lead heads-up, but my opponent turned it around, and I suffered mentally because I really wanted to win."
The Spanish professional spoke about how he prepared for this heads-up compared to the last one, having been in almost the same situation regarding stack sizes.
"Today, I entered [heads-up] better. I tried to relax and think clearly about what I was doing and what was going on. I went back to the game a lot more mentally prepared."
Final Day’s Action
After playing through eight levels on Day 1, the twenty-five survivors were joined by twelve more late registrants. Those who fell short of making the money included PokerStars Ambassador Sam Grafton, whom Kayhan Mokri eliminated in the second level of the day.
Boris Angelov, Martin Zamani, and Steve O'Dwyer were eliminated before the money, as well as Day 1 chip leader Albert Daher, who cold four-bet ace-queen right into the cowboys of Gutierrez, resulting in Daher busting one place away from the final table.
With only seven places paid, Roman Hrabec earned the unfortunate title as bubble boy after being forced all-in from the big blind with eight-six suited. He couldn’t find a miracle and lost to Mulder’s set, making him the last player to leave without a payout.
Immediately after the bubble burst, Simone Andrian's pocket queens got cracked by Mulder's ace-ten, knocking him out in seventh place. Not long after, the two short stacks, Ognyan Dimov and Mokri, busted in sixth and fifth, respectively.
Samuel Mullur came into the final table with a commanding chip lead, which he held onto until the money bubble burst. But some unfortunate runouts resulted in him jamming his short-stack into the middle with ace-three and running into Gutierrez’s ace-jack. There was no help for Mullur, and his tournament ended in fourth place, just shy of a podium finish.
With the blinds rising and the average stack shrinking, it didn’t take long for the next elimination. Hassan Nashar, who had been the most chatty and active player throughout the tournament, found himself in a great spot to retake the chip lead after getting his stack in the middle way ahead against Gutierrez. However, a brutal turn gave Gutierrez a wheel, sending Nashar out in third place.
When heads-up play began, Gutierrez held a huge five-to-one chip lead over Mulder, similar to his heads-up battle days ago. That one turned into an emotional rollercoaster for him, but this time, he wrapped it up almost instantaneously. On the final hand, Gutierrez shoved the river with top pair and got paid off by Mulder’s second pair, thus crowning Gutierrez the $25K Super High Roller Second Chance champion.
That wraps up PokerNews coverage of the $25,000 SHR Second Chance event, but be sure to stay tuned for coverage of the remaining tournaments that are being played out at EPT Cyprus.
Level 25
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Just a few hands into heads-up play, Elias Gutierrez limped on the button and Teun Mulder checked his option in the big blind.
Mulder check-called a 250,000 bet from Gutierrez on the 5♦3♥J♥ flop and then led out for 250,000 after the 4♦ fell on the turn. Gutierrez called.
The 3♣ completed the board and Mulder checked. Gutierrez put a stack of T-100,000 chips into the middle and Mulder quickly called all in for a bit under two million total.
Gutierrez turned over J♦6♥ for jacks-up, which was good against the 5♠2♥ of Mulder for fives-up to eliminate Mulder in second place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,500,000
2,275,000
|
2,275,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 25
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.
In the 19th episode, Connor speaks with former poker pro Eugene Katchalov, one of Ukraine's all-time money leaders who fled the country in 2022 after Russia's invasion and has since returned to the war-torn region with his family.
Katchalov, a former PokerStars ambassador, talked about growing up in New York City, his poker glory days and 2007 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic victory for $2.5 million, returning to Ukraine and misconceptions about the longstanding conflict with Russia. He also discussed his venture into esports and new plans to get back into poker with a project aimed at leveling the playing field between pros and recreationals.
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Level: 25
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
Level 24
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Elias Gutierrez and Teun Mulder are taking a short break before playing heads up for the PokerStars Spadie trophy and $390,200 first-place prize.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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10,225,000 | |
|
|
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2,275,000
-2,125,000
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-2,125,000 |
Level 24
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Elias Gutierrez shoved with the covering stack from the button and Hassan Nashar called from the big blind for his last 4,000,000.
Hassan Nashar: A♦Q♦ 
Elias Gutierrez: A♠4♣
Nashar had Gutierrez dominated and just needed a safe runout to move into the chip lead again. However, the board ran out 8♣2♠3♠5♥3♣ to give Gutierrez the winner with a straight on the turn. Nashar was eliminated in third place and the tournament was heads-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,225,000
5,725,000
|
5,725,000 |
|
|
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Busted | |
Level 24
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Elias Gutierrez moved all in from the small blind and Teun Mulder snap-called all in for his last 1,950,000 from the big blind.
Teun Mulder: A♣A♠
Elias Gutierrez: K♥3♦
It was bad timing from Gutierrez, and the 10♦7♠9♣5♥A♥ runout provided Mulder with a sweat-free double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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4,500,000 | |
|
|
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|
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4,400,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
|
|
3,600,000
-1,600,000
|
-1,600,000 |
Level 24
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Hassan Nashar shoved from the button for 2,500,000 and Teun Mulder called from the big blind.
Hassan Nashar: A♥5♠
Teun Mulder: K♣Q♣
Nashar was slightly ahead with ace-high against the king-queen of Mulder, and when the dealer put out a board of 2♠J♣5♥8♦10♦, Nashar won the pot with a pair of fives and became the new chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,200,000
3,500,000
|
3,500,000 |
|
|
4,500,000
-1,100,000
|
-1,100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,800,000
-2,400,000
|
-2,400,000 |
Level 24
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Elias Gutierrez has chipped up nicely over the past several hands by winning both preflop and on the flop to overtake the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,600,000
2,200,000
|
2,200,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,200,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
|
1,700,000
-2,100,000
|
-2,100,000 |