$1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$2,552,640
Entries
2,659
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
366
Players Left
55
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
After nearly ten hours of play, the second of four starting flights has reached a conclusion for Day 1b of the $1,100 buy-in Eureka Main Event, part of the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Cyprus at the luxurious Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa. Carl Shaw of the United Kingdom ended the night with the chip lead, bagging 703,000 to end the night. He is most closely followed by Eros Calderone of Italy (604,000). Azizjon Rakhimov of Uzbekistan (521,000) and Steve O'Dwyer of Ireland (487,000).
Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Shaw | United Kingdom | 703,000 | 117 |
| 2 | Eros Calderone | Italy | 604,000 | 101 |
| 3 | Azizjon Rakhimov | Uzbekistan | 521,000 | 87 |
| 4 | Steve O'Dwyer | Ireland | 487,000 | 81 |
| 5 | Stanislav Tishkevich | Israel | 428,000 | 71 |
| 6 | Andreas Christoforou | Cyprus | 365,000 | 61 |
| 7 | Jorg Schneegass | Germany | 338,000 | 56 |
| 8 | Ankit Ahuja | India | 334,000 | 56 |
| 9 | Nils Pudel | Germany | 328,000 | 55 |
| 10 | Roman Gadzhiev | Russia | 289,000 | 48 |
Day 1b Action
Day 1b of the main event attracted a total field of 366 entrants, 55 of whom bagged a stack for Day 2 and subsequently made the money. There was no shortage of big names playing in today's evening flight, with Ankit Ahuja (334,000) and Jessica Teusl (22,000) being among the notables to advance to Day 2, while notables who fell short of making the money included PokerStars Team Pros Alejandro Lococo, Lasse Jagd Lauritsen and Benjamin Spragg as well as Ren Lin, Leon Sturm, Antoine Labat and Olga Iermolcheva.
The action in today's flight was fast-paced from the get-go, with several coolers happening in the early levels. Nihat Karyagdi chipped up early after cracking his opponent's flopped set with a turned flush while Nicolay Langfeldt made a full house to best his opponent's trip-aces. Both players were able to ride the momentum from these early wins to end up bagging chips for Day 2.
Shaw began emerging as one of the main chip leaders of the day as early as Level 6, and never looked back from there. He sent player after player to the rail and for most of the night it seemed he could do no wrong. Sometimes he would get the money in bad, sometimes he would get it in good, but he almost always came out on top by the river. He began to really pick up steam towards the later stages of the night, including a hand where he rivered a full house against the flopped two-pair of Alex Peffly to further extend his lead over the rest of the field.
Aren Bezhanyan had a strong start to the day but ultimately found himself short-stacked near the bubble. He would end up shoving with queen-jack offsuit only for Nemanja Lukovic to call with king-ten offsuit. Bezhanyan failed to improve and would be eliminated on the stone bubble while the 55 remaining players bagged their chips having made the money and advanecd to Day 2.
There are still two more flights to play in the Eureka Main Event before the Day 1a and Day 1b survivors return for Day 2 on October 14. Day 1c and 1d will take place on Oct. 13 and will follow similar structures as the previous two flights.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team is on-site here in North Cyprus to provide updates throughout the remaining tournament and the rest of the inaugural EPT Cyprus stop.
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
703,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
||
|
604,000
604,000
|
604,000 |
|
521,000
521,000
|
521,000 |
|
487,000
487,000
|
487,000 |
|
||
|
428,000
428,000
|
428,000 |
|
365,000
365,000
|
365,000 |
|
338,000
338,000
|
338,000 |
|
334,000
114,000
|
114,000 |
|
||
|
328,000
328,000
|
328,000 |
|
289,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |
|
280,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
267,000
-78,000
|
-78,000 |
|
267,000
267,000
|
267,000 |
|
247,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
243,000
151,000
|
151,000 |
|
234,000
234,000
|
234,000 |
|
|
226,000
226,000
|
226,000 |
|
224,000
224,000
|
224,000 |
|
222,000
222,000
|
222,000 |
|
219,000
219,000
|
219,000 |
|
|
216,000
128,000
|
128,000 |
|
214,000
214,000
|
214,000 |
|
207,000
207,000
|
207,000 |
|
|
206,000
206,000
|
206,000 |
|
|
201,000
201,000
|
201,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With nine minutes left of Level 17 and 55 players advancing to Day 2, play has concluded for Day 1b of the Eureka main event.
Stay tuned for full, updated chip counts as well as a recap of the night's action.
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Aren Bezhanyan moved all in from under the gun for 45,000 and Nemanja Lukovic called from the big blind with a covering stack.
Aren Bezhanyan: Q♦J♥
Nemanja Lukovic: K♣10♥
The board ran out 6♦5♠4♠2♠K♠. Lukovic's top pair was good for a winner and Bezhanyan was sent to the rail on the stone bubble.
Players are now bagging chips for Day 2 and all remaining players from Day 1b are automatically in the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
225,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With 56 players remaining and 55 players advancing to Day 2 and making the money, the tournament staff has announced the start of hand for hand play.
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With two players seeing a final board of 6♣10♣A♥3♣5♣ and about 95,000 already in the middle, Milos Skrbic had bet 40,000 only for Oleg Furman to raise to 80,000, sending Skrbic deep into the tank.
"Sorry guys" Skrbic, who was clearly faced with an agonizing decision, said to his table after about three minutes of thought.
Not long after Skrbic opted to fold sending a big pot in Furman's direction.
"King?" Furman asked his opponent, to which Skrbic said that he did indeed have a king of clubs for the second-highest flush (not counting the possible straight flush).
"Good fold" Furman told his opponent as he scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
345,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
|
202,000
99,000
|
99,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Level 16
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Action folded around to Carl Shaw in the small blind who moved all in, covering Alex Peffly who had slightly under 30,000. Peffly made the call and was at risk.
Alex Peffly: A♦9♦
Carl Shaw: J♣2♦
"In the window even..." Peffly said as the flop came J♥8♦7♠ with a jack in the window, giving Shaw top pair.
"Nice and sweaty" Shaw replied as the Q♦ turn gave Peffly a flush draw to go along with his gutshot straight draw and live ace. The 9♠ river was a brick and Peffly was sent to the rail on the soft bubble while Shaw collected the last of his chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
691,000
157,000
|
157,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 16
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
With two players seeing a board of J♦9♥3♥ and about 32,000 in the middle, Roman Gadzhiev checked and Marius Kjaerstad bet 12,000. Gadzhiev made the call.
Action repeated itself on the 3♠ turn with Gadzhiev check-calling another bet from Kjaerstad, this time for 15,000.
On the 5♦ river Gadzhiev checked again and this time Kjaerstad sized up with a bet of 40,000. Gadzhiev made the call.
Kjaerstad showed down A♣A♦ and Gadzhiev's hand hit the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
315,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
|
230,000
230,000
|
230,000 |