$1,100 Eureka Main Event
Jour 1b terminé
2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$1,100 Eureka Main Event
Jours 1b
Event Info
2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
Résultats
Event Info
Info Niveau
Info Joueurs - Jour 1b
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$2,662,850
Entrants
2,803
Niveau
38
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entrants
162
Joueurs Survivants
23
Joueurs Survivants 1 / 2,803
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Niveau 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Day 1b of the $1,100 Eureka Main Event, running as part of the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa, has now reached its conclusion. A total of 162 entries were made, but after 17 levels of play, only 23 advanced to Day 2 and secured a minimum cash.
As this turbo flight died down, Xiaosheng Zheng bagged the overall chip lead taking through a total of 485,000 for the Day 2 restart. Zheng put on a dominating performance that saw him within the top ten stacks throughout the entity of the day, with only Yuan Xu following behind with a stack that has eclipsed the 400,000 chip mark.
Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts:
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xiaosheng Zheng | China | 485,000 | 81 |
| 2 | Yuan Xu | China | 415,000 | 69 |
| 3 | Dumitru Pora | Romania | 383,000 | 64 |
| 4 | Victoria Livschitz | United States | 347,000 | 58 |
| 5 | Milos Skrbic | Serbia | 339,000 | 57 |
| 6 | Nasser Al Mujaibel | Kuwait | 328,000 | 55 |
| 7 | Abdullah Alajmi | Kuwait | 310,000 | 52 |
| 8 | Kacper Pyzara | Poland | 261,000 | 44 |
| 9 | Peng Chen | China | 235,000 | 39 |
| 10 | Ionut Chirap | Romania | 219,000 | 37 |
Three members of PokerStars Team Pro surfaced for this late-night flight, but only Georgina James managed to survive the fast-paced structure, accumulating a stack of 156,000 for the Day 2 restart on Saturday.
Throughout the day James showed that she wasn’t afraid to play big pots, eliminating Michel Molenaar early on into proceedings; the all-in showdown saw her flush draw materialise against Molenarr’s flopped top pair, sending him to the rail.
EPT regular, Molenarr, went on to reenter the tournament during this turbo flight but again failed to accumulate a stack for Day 2; his two entries serving only to plump the current prize pool of $394,250.
However, the fortune of James wasn’t to be had by either member of Team Pro Kenny Hallaert or Barny Boatman. Hallaert went crashing out the first level after registration had closed; his top pair had run into the big blind special of Antonios Onoufriou, sending him to the rail and depriving him of the opportunity to fire a second bullet this evening.
Early into the morning, a lengthy bubble culminated with two bust-outs on different tables, concluding the play for the night. The misfortune of this bubble fell on the shoulders of both Panagiotis Mavritsakis and David Kaufmann who saw their chips fall into the hands of James and Milos Skrbic respectively.
Day 2 will kick off on the 12th of October, but before then, players have plenty more opportunities to get into the mix with flights 1c and e, alongside their turbo counterparts 1d and f, happening over the next two days.
The PokerNews live reporting team will return to bring you more coverage of the Eureka Main Event here at EPT Cyprus, so stay tuned.
Niveau 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
485,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
||
|
415,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
|
383,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
347,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
339,000
99,000
|
99,000 |
|
328,000
163,000
|
163,000 |
|
310,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
261,000 | |
|
235,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
219,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
177,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
169,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
166,000
111,000
|
111,000 |
|
161,000 | |
|
156,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
||
|
156,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
118,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
106,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
93,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
91,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
|
70,000 | |
|
52,000
80,500
|
80,500 |
|
26,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
Niveau 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The remaining 23 players have bagged and tagged for the night. Stay tuned for a recap of the day and full chip counts to follow.
Niveau 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Hand One:
Panagiotis Mavritsakis moved all in for 33,000 from the button and was looked up by Georgina James, in the small blind.
Panagiotis Mavritsakis: K♦J♠ 
Georgina James: A♣J♥
The board ran out Q♣5♣6♣8♣10♠; James improved to the nut flush on the turn and Mavritsakis was eliminated.
Hand Two:
In what was reported to be a three-bet pot preflop, the action was caught with approximately 70,000 in the middle with two players looking at a flop of 2♠6♦3♠.
Milos Skrbic, in the big blind, bet out 16,000. David Kaufmann, who was under the gun, moved all in for 69,000 and Skrbic snap-called.
David Kaufmann: 10♦10♣
Milos Skrbic: J♥J♠
The 4♦ turn and 8♥ river saw Skrbic best, helping burst the bubble
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
240,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
135,000
101,000
|
101,000 |
|
|
||
|
Eliminé | |
|
Eliminé | |
Niveau 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Sonny Franco moved all in for approximately 45,000 from the cutoff. Alik Zazian, in the small blind, moved all in himself and the hand went to a showdown.
Sonny Franco: K♦7♥
Alik Zazian: A♦Q♥
The board ran out J♠2♠3♦4♥2♥; Zazian sent Franco to the rail. The remaining 25 players are now under going hand-for-hand play.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
Eliminé |
Niveau 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Dumitru Pora raised to 14,000 from the hijack, Dimitar Kukushkov three-bet jammed for 50,000 from the big blind and Pora called.
Dimitar Kukushkov: 5♥5♦
Dumitru Pora: 7♥7♦
Kukushkov was getting ready to exit until the K♣5♣8♣ flop reversed their fates. The 10♥ turn and Q♦ river confirmed his double up.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
330,000 | |
|
|
119,000 |
Niveau 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With play slowing down as the bubble approaches, the big stacks are taking advantage of their favourable positions; Xiaosheng Zheng raised to 13,000 from the button and Antonios Onoufriou called out of the small blind.
The 9♠8♦3♠ flop saw Onoufriou undergo a lengthy tank as he checked and then folded to a bet of 15,000 from Zheng.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
405,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
135,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Niveau: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Niveau 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Damir Zhugralin raised to 10,000 from under the gun and Stoyan Obreshkov, in the cutoff, three-bet to 21,000.
Victoria Livschitz, on the button, thought for some time before moving all in for approximately 260,000, just three players off the money, Both Zhugralin and Obreshkov made a quick fold.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
303,000
257,500
|
257,500 |
|
|
115,000
13,500
|
13,500 |
|
|
55,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
