$2,200 Eureka High Roller
Day 1b Started
$2,200 Eureka High Roller
Day 1b Started
The Day 1b evening flight of the $2,200 Eureka High Roller is traditionally known for a more turbo-like structure. The same will be true for the edition at the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus. Starting at 7 p.m. local time at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa, the 20-minute blind levels of Day 1b will force plenty of action.
Last year, during the inaugural edition of EPT Cyprus, PokerStars' Alejandro Lococo grabbed the chip lead on Day 1b, propelling him to second place in the overall chip counts. Meanwhile, Wael Sarkis and Aziz Efe made it all the way to the final table after qualifying on Day 1b. Thus, despite the shorter levels, a strong performance on Day 1b can set one up for success on the second and final day of the tournament.
Place | Winner | Country | Prize (USD) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Valeriy Pak | Belarus | $338,460* |
2 | Takahiro Tsugu | Japan | $300,000* |
3 | Alexander van der Swaluw | Netherlands | $292,320* |
4 | Joris Ruijs | Netherlands | $153,950 |
5 | David Karsenty | France | $118,300 |
6 | Guillermo Gordo | Spain | $90,875 |
7 | Wael Sarkis | Lebanon | $69,925 |
8 | Aziz Efe | Turkey | $54,075 |
9 | Baurzhan Akimov | Kazakhstan | $41,575 |
*Denotes ICM deal
Day 1b, like its ongoing Day 1a counterpart, will play down to 15 percent of the field. All remaining players at that point will have secured themselves a min-cash as they bag up for Day 2 of the tournament, which starts at 12:30 p.m. local time on Monday, October 14.
Every player who buys into Day 1b will sit down with a starting stack of 30,000. Blinds will start at 100/200 with a big blind ante, leaving plenty of room for play early on. An option for unlimited reentries is available to all players until the start of Level 11, around 11 p.m. local time. A break of 20 minutes is scheduled after every five of the 20-minute levels, and play will continue until the bubble has burst.
Stay tuned as PokerNews will be present from start to finish to report the blazing action of Day 1b straight from the tournament floor.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
The first 52 players have found their seats as cards are in the air for Day 1b of the $2,200 Eureka High Roller
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Philipp Wenzelburger |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Ege Guven |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Alon Huberman |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Fouad Toujani |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Georgios Tsouloftas |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Onur Hazinedar |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Alessio Isaia |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Marcelo Manfredini |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Milen Bakardjiev |
30,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Toni Kaukua |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Henrik Juncker | 30,000 | |
Piotr Wiecek |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Mustafa Simsek |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Bogdan Tapu |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Georgios Vrakas |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Kirill Beutler |
30,000
-5,300
|
-5,300 |
Yunsheng Sun |
30,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
Mugur Iordan |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Georgii Klenin
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Daniel Lakerveld |
30,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Wojciech Radziewicz |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Marcin Kreft |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Walid Bou Habib |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Mekan Atayev |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Zoran Marich |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Arriving on a three-way flop of 4?2?Q? with 4,800 in the middle already, the action checked to Philipp Wenzelburger on the button. He bet 1,000, folding out Karen Nazarian in the hijack.
Yunsheng Sun in the cutoff put in 1,500, was was ruled as a raise to 2,000. Wenzelburger called to the 3? turn, where he folded once Sun bet 4,500.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Yunsheng Sun |
33,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
Philipp Wenzelburger |
28,800
-1,200
|
-1,200 |
Karen Nazarian |
28,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
Three players were seen tossing in chips on a flop of 6?5?2?. By the 7? turn, the pot had grown to a massive size of 20,000, to which Siarhei Chudapal added 5,600 via a bet from the small blind.
Milen Bakardjiev folded his cards in middle position before Joe Mouawad called in the cutoff. Chudapal threw in another 10,000 on the 3? river, this time getting a fold from his opponent.
With a big smile on his face, Chudapal tabled A?A? for pocket aces as he raked in the gigantic pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Siarhei Chudapal |
45,200
15,200
|
15,200 |
Milen Bakardjiev |
21,100
-8,900
|
-8,900 |
Joe Mouawad |
19,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tom Talboom | 30,000 | |
Stephen Kurland |
30,000
-48,000
|
-48,000 |
Shankui Li | 30,000 | |
Luc van der Beek | 30,000 | |
Dumitru Pora | 30,000 | |
Timothy Friese | 30,000 | |
Gregoire Auzoux | 30,000 |
Georges Azar checked from the small blind on a turn of K?4?2?4?. Tjan Tepeh then threw in a bet of 4,000 in the cutoff, which Azar called.
The 3? river saw Azar tank for a minute or so before checking, after which Tepeh quickly checked behind. Azar reluctantly showed J?8? for a missed flush draw, seeing Tepeh take the pot with K?J? for top pair.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tjan Tepeh | 37,200 | |
Georges Azar | 18,200 |