Late registration is now closed for Day 1a of the Eureka High Roller. There have been a total of 1,060 entries made. The flight plays down to 15 percent, which means 159 players are expected to make it through to Day 2 and into the money.
Niveau: 11
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
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Players in the Eureka High Roller are heading for a 75-minute dinner break. Late registration remains open until play resumes at the start of Level 11.
Attila Zab opened to 3,000 from the hijack, Joseph Mouawad three-bet to 13,500 from the cutoff and Stefan Olofsson moved all in for 45,000 from the button. Zab folded and Mouawad went into the tank.
"Aces again?" he asked before finally making the call.
Stefan Olofsson: A♣K♠
Joseph Mouawad: A♠K♥
What was overwhelmingly likely to be a chopped pot soon went astray as the first four cards came 5♥Q♠J♠6♠. With three spades on board, Mouawad now had an ace-high flush draw. "Just one more!" Mouawad politely asked. But the river landed the 9♣ and both players seemed happy enough to chop the pot.
De Han Kim kicked off the action by making a raise to 12,600 from under the gun, leaving only 600 chips behind. Petr Kubenka then called from middle position before Hwany Lee jammed his 13,900 stack in the middle from the button.
The chips were not done flying yet, as big blind Nuno Duarte fired in his stack of 115,000 chips as well. Kubenka, who played less than Duarte, thought about it for a bit before folding his hand, which he later claimed was ace-king. The other three players showed down.
De Han Kim: A♦3♦
Hwany Lee: Q♦Q♣
Nuno Duarte: A♠K♦
The 9♥2♠10♠ flop helped no one, but the A♥ turn saw Duarte take a gigantic lead. Both Lee and Kim stood up to leave, but the Q♠ river made Lee sit back down as he hit his set at the last moment.
He quadrupled up while Kim was sent to the exit just before the dinner break.
Tamer Kamel raised from late position, Davis Mihelsons three-bet to 8,500 from the button and Kamel four-bet to 28,000. Mihelsons moved all in and Kamel called. Mihelsons was at risk as players flipped their cards.
Davis Mihelsons: 9♦9♠
Tamer Kamel: A♥Q♥
The board ran out 8♥10♣J♠J♣A♣. Mihelsons looked good on the flop, picking up a straight draw along with his pocket nines. Kamel, however, paired his ace on the river to win the pot and bring his stack up to around 200,000, while Mihelsons was left with nothing.
Umberto Zaffagnini raised to 2,500 from middle position, Jean-Patrick Delorme three-bet to 7,200 from the hijack and Tobias Peters four-bet jammed for 25,200 from the button. Zaffagnini moved all in himself and Delorme made a frustrated folded.
Tobias Peters: J♠J♦
Umberto Zaffagnini: K♠K♦
The J♥ in the window brought some hope for Peters until the 7♣K♣ followed quickly behind. The A♥ and 8♦ runout didn't improve Peters and he was sent to the rail.
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