€2,200 Eureka High Roller Day 1a | 2024 PokerStars EPT Prague

3 days 13 hours ago

Flush Hopes Drowned by a Full House

Sava Krink

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Karim Maekelberg opened the action with a raise, only to face an all-in shove from Felix Kias. The table folded back to Maekelberg, who snap-called, setting up a dramatic showdown.

Felix Kias: 10♥10♠ All in
Karim Maekelberg: K♥K♦

Kias needed help against Maekelberg’s pocket kings, and the 4♠3♠9♠ flop delivered a glimmer of hope with a flush draw. The 9♦ turn kept Maekelberg in front, leaving Kias needing a spade or a ten to survive.

The river brought a spade, but it was the K♠, giving Maekelberg a full house and dashing Kias’ dreams. Kias was sent packing, while Maekelberg stacked the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Karim Maekelberg	60,000
Felix Kias	Busted

Tags: Felix Kias Karim Maekelberg

3 days 13 hours ago

Nuetzel Joins Flurry of Bustouts

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Matt Warburton

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Bustouts are coming thick and fast in the Eureka High Roller and among them was Fabrizio Nuetzel, who pushed all in from the hijack for 14,000, a little over ten big blinds. Darius Gadeikis called in the big blind with the covering stack to put Nuetzel at risk as the cards were turned.

Fabrizio Nuetzel: 8♥7♥ All in
Darius Gadeikis: A♣Q♣

Nuetzel was behind but very much alive until the 6♠A♦2♣ flop gave Gadeikis a pair of aces. The turn was the J♥ and river the 9♦ and Gadeikis held to win the pot, sending Nuetzel to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darius Gadeikis	59,000
Fabrizio Nuetzel	Busted

Tags: Darius Gadeikis Fabrizio Nuetzel

3 days 13 hours ago

Palmu Loses Flip Again Majid

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Matt Warburton

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action folded around to Ejlal Majid, who raised from the small blind. Severi Palmu then moved all in from the big blind for around 25,000 and Majid quickly made the call to put his opponent at risk. The cards were turned.

Severi Palmu: A♣J♦ All in
Ejlal Majid: 9♦9♠

It was a coin flip and Majid was on the right end of it when the board ran out 5♠5♦6♦4♣10♦ to give him two pair with the fives on board. Majid won the pot and Palmu was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ejlal Majid	70,000 70,000	70,000
Severi Palmu	Busted

Tags: Ejlal Majid Severi Palmu

3 days 13 hours ago

D'Anselmo Busts to Higher Pair

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Matt Warburton

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Nicola D'Anselmo was all-in from early position for 19,000 and was looked up by Giuseppe Dedoni in middle position, who had him well covered as players flipped their cards.

Nicola D'Anselmo: 8♥8♠ All in
Giuseppe Dedoni: 10♥10♠

D'Anselmo was dominated and the board ran out Q♥J♠6♣7♠10♦ to give Dedoni a set of tens on the river. Dedoni won the pot and D'Anselmo was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giuseppe Dedoni	75,000 75,000	75,000
Nicola D'Anselmo	Busted

Tags: Giuseppe Dedoni Nicola D'Anselmo

3 days 14 hours ago

Shupa Gets Kings Cracked by Brignone

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Matt Warburton

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Artur Shupa open-shoved all in from early position with a short stack of 11,000 and Gaetano Brignone made the call in the small blind with the covering stack. Players flipped their cards.

Artur Shupa: K♣K♦ All in
Gaetano Brignone: A♦10♦

Shupa was way ahead with his pocket kings and stayed ahead on the 10♠J♠9♣ flop and 8♣ turn. The river, however, was the A♣ and Brignone paired his ace to win the pot, sending Shupa to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gaetano Brignone	73,000 73,000	73,000
Artur Shupa	Busted

Tags: Artur Shupa Gaetano Brignone

3 days 14 hours ago

Dzhura Removes Rau

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Barry Russell

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Tom Cohen raised to 2,000 from under the gun. Eduard Rau called on his direct left. Stefan Peukert and Muhibur Rahman also called before Yevhen Dzhura three-bet to 10,500 on the button.

Action was back on Cohen who quickly folded, Rau then back jammed the rest of his 26,000 stack. Peukert along with Rahman folded and Dzhura quickly called.

Eduard Rau: 9♥9♣ All in
Yevhen Dzhura: A♥Q♥

Safe flop and turn for Rau as it came 3♣K♦K♠7♥, but the A♣ on the river secured the pot for Dzhura.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yevhen Dzhura	128,000 115,000	115,000
Stefan Peukert	62,000 62,000	62,000
Tom Cohen	24,000 24,000	24,000
Muhibur Rahman	13,500 13,500	13,500
Eduard Rau	Busted

Tags: Eduard Rau Muhibur Rahman Stefan Peukert Tom Cohen Yevhen Dzhura

3 days 14 hours ago

Czuczor Sends to the Rail

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Barry Russell

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Raul Gallego raised from middle position to 3,000, but was met with a three-bet to 7,000 from Marton Czuczor in the hijack. Gallego, with 32,000 behind, shoved, and Czuczor quickly called.

Raul Gallego: J♠J♣ All in
Marton Czuczor: Q♠Q♣

No sweat for Gallego as the board ran out 10♥6♣4♣2♥K♠ and this pot took Czuczor's chip count to over 190,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marton Czuczor	190,100 78,100	78,100
Raul Gallego	Busted

Tags: Marton Czuczor Raul Gallego

3 days 14 hours ago

Veksler Busts to Chirieac's Quad Aces

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Matt Warburton

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Pavlo Veksler was all in from the small blind for around 20,000 against Ovidiu Chirieac in the big blind, who had him well covered. Players flipped their cards, with Veksler at risk.

Pavlo Veksler: Q♦10♦ All in
Ovidiu Chirieac: A♠A♥

Chirieac had pocket aces and there was no sweat on the flop as the board ran out A♦2♥A♣Q♣5♠ to give him quads. Veksler didn't look too surprised as he took his leave.

"You should have seen the first hand of the day," said Veksler as he left the table. He presumably didn't run too good today.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ovidiu Chirieac	140,000 57,100	57,100
Pavlo Veksler	Busted

Tags: Ovidiu Chirieac Pavlo Veksler

3 days 15 hours ago

Hoebe Elminated

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Barry Russell

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

Bo Hoebe found himself all-in on 9♠7♠J♥6♥8♦ for 50,500 from early position. Udo Erlei who was on the button, clearly in a difficult spot, asked the dealer for a count. With 135,000 chips already in the middle, Erlei counted out 50,500 from his stack and eventually called.

Hoebe immediately stood up and said "of course you have it" before the cards were shown then tabled A♠K♠. Erlei showed 9♣9♥ and scooped this massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Udo Erlei	212,000 212,000	212,000
Bo Hoebe	Busted

Tags: Bo Hoebe Udo Erlei

3 days 15 hours ago

Shapira Runs Into Queens

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Matt Warburton

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

Zhou Chengzhou raised it up from middle position and Ran Shapira moved all in from late position for 11,900. Chengzhou called and players flipped their cards, with Shapira at risk.

Ran Shapira: 4♣4♠ All in
Zhou Chengzhou: Q♥Q♦

Chengzhou was already well ahead and further improved on the flop when the board ran out Q♣6♥8♣10♣3♠ to give him a set of queens. He won the pot and Shapira was sent to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zhou Chengzhou	129,000 129,000	129,000
Ran Shapira	Busted

Tags: Ran Shapira Zhou Chengzhou