€2,200 Eureka High Roller
Day 1a Completed
2024 PokerStars EPT Prague
€2,200 Eureka High Roller
Day: 1a
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Flight 1a, the first flight of the PokerStars European Poker Tour €2,200 Eureka High Roller, saw 1,177 players enter. Of those, only 177 players will be returning tomorrow afternoon at 12:30 p.m local time to the Hilton Prague for Day 2. Both flights combined have generated a total prize pool of €3,171,840.
Yehor Shumeiko, a Ukrainian player, has bagged the largest stack in this stacked field. After 17 levels of play, he has amassed 757,000 chips, putting him at the top of the chip counts heading into Day 2. Shumeiko, a potential dark horse in this tournament, will be looking to surpass his biggest live cash of $24,275.
Sitting in second place is Italian EPT regular Claudio Di Giacomo, who holds 717,000 chips. With over $2,100,000 in live earnings, Di Giacomo is no stranger to deep runs, having recently scored a €50,000 cash in Barcelona.
Close behind Di Giacomo is Czech player Michal Schuh, who will enter Day 2 full of confidence given his previous success in large tournament fields.
Also in the top ten, the UK's Arian "AK" Kashani, who recently secured the top prize at the UKIPT's Nottingham event for over $260,000, has amassed over 550,000 in chips for Day 2.
Jason Wheeler, from the USA, boasts over $5,000,000 in live earnings, with nearly $1,000,000 coming from his Prague tournament results. Wheeler bagged a whooping 533,000 stack. Morten Klein, a seasoned high roller regular, will be looking to leverage his 461,000 chip stack and vast experience to apply pressure on his opponents.
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yehor shumeiko | Ukraine | 757,000 | 95 |
| 2 | Claudio Di Giacomo | Italy | 717,000 | 90 |
| 3 | Michal Schuh | Czech Republic | 697,000 | 87 |
| 4 | Felix Rabas | Austria | 619,000 | 77 |
| 5 | Bogdan Munteanu | Romania | 553,000 | 69 |
| 6 | Arian Kashani | United Kingdom | 550,000 | 69 |
| 7 | Jason Wheeler | USA | 533,000 | 67 |
| 8 | Jan Krahulik | Czech Republic | 514,000 | 64 |
| 9 | Vito Vella | Italy | 513,000 | 64 |
| 10 | Morten Klein | Norway | 461,000 | 58 |
Other notables returning for 2 day include- Simon Lofberg (391,000), Fabrice Bigot (201,000), Fabio Peluso (282,000), Davidi Kitai (234,000), Maria Lampropulos (119,00).
Play resumes at 12:30 PM local time with blinds at 4,000/8,000 and an 8,000 ante to start Level 18. Each level lasts 40 minutes, and all returning players are guaranteed a minimum payout. The tournament will continue to its conclusion tomorrow, with the winner receiving a trophy.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for ongoing coverage of the action from the capital of Czechia.
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
757,000
362,000
|
362,000 |
|
717,000
203,000
|
203,000 |
|
697,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
619,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
|
553,000
553,000
|
553,000 |
|
550,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
533,000
188,000
|
188,000 |
|
514,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
513,000
513,000
|
513,000 |
|
461,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
446,000
-44,000
|
-44,000 |
|
442,000
442,000
|
442,000 |
|
438,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
420,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
416,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
400,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
391,000
391,000
|
391,000 |
|
390,000
352,000
|
352,000 |
|
388,000
92,500
|
92,500 |
|
380,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
377,000
377,000
|
377,000 |
|
371,000
371,000
|
371,000 |
|
|
371,000
371,000
|
371,000 |
|
|
368,000
368,000
|
368,000 |
|
360,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Day 1a has now concluded with 177 players making it through to Day 2 and into the money. Standby for the recap on PokerNews.
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Michal Schuh raised to 15,000 from early position and Gerard Carbo three-bet to 71,000 from the button, leaving just 28,000 behind. Schuh put him all in for the rest of his chips and Carbo called all in for around 105,000 total. He was at risk on the stone bubble as players turned their cards.
Gerard Carbo: 9♦9♣ 
Michal Schuh: 8♦8♠
Carbo was well ahead, but the board brought a brutal runout of Q♠8♥J♥Q♦10♥ and Schuh made a set of eights on the flop, improving to a full house on the turn. Carbo even made a straight on the river, if only to add insult to injury, as Schuh dragged in the pot.
Carbo was eliminated on the stone bubble and the other 177 players made the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
700,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Day 1a of the Eureka High Roller has now gone hand for hand.
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Niklas Bauer raised to 12,000 from middle position and Volodymyr Pashchetnyk moved all in with a short stack of around 40,000. Bauer made the call with the covering stack.
Volodymyr Pashchetnyk: K♥Q♦
Niklas Bauer: A♣A♠
Bauer woke up with aces and the board ran out 4♣J♣8♦10♥4♥ to give him two pair with the fours on board. He won the pot and Pashchetnyk was eliminated one off the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
As PokerNews picked up the action, Jason Wheeler had 72,000 in the middle from the big blind and Daniel Erlandsson responded by moving all in from the button for 145,000. Wheeler went deep into the tank.
"How can they do this to me everytime?," he pondered. "This must be the one that I win." He made the call and players flipped their cards.
Daniel Erlandsson: 10♦10♠
Jason Wheeler: A♦K♠
The board ran out 8♠A♠3♠4♣5♣ and Wheeler picked up a pair of aces on the flop. He held to win the pot and Erlandsson was eliminated just two away from the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
345,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
There were roughly 55,000 chips in the pot on 10♥8♣K♥J♦. Zab Attila on the button bet 20,000 when the action checked to him, Ioannis Poullos in the big blind raised to 80,000 and was met by a shove from Alilovic Antonio. Attila took his time before he mucked his cards.
Alilovic Antonio: Q♠Q♣
Ioannis Poullos: A♦Q♥
Antonio was only drawing to a chop could not find it on the 8♥ and was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
|
36,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
|
Busted |