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12-07-2024 01:43 UTC+1

Vidar Oie Bags the Chip Lead on Day 1f of €1,100 Eureka Main Event

Georgios Tavoularis

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The €1,100 Eureka Main Event’s Day 1f, the final starting flight of the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour at the Hilton Prague, has officially wrapped up. This turbo flight attracted 839 entries, a considerable increase compared to the 543 from yesterday’s Day 1d. By the end of 20 levels of play, 125 players secured a bag at the end of play, locking up their spot in Day 2 and guaranteeing themselves a min-cash.

The full field for the tournament now totals 4,732 entries, setting a new record high prize pool of €4,542,720, with 709 players returning for Saturday’s Day 2 restart.

Vidar Oie bagged the top stack of the day, finishing the night with an impressive 760,000 chips.

Top Ten Chip Counts

Place	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Vidar Oie	Norway	760,000	127
2	Martin Kabrhel	Czech Republic	644,000	107
3	Ewen Trevidy	France	636,000	106
4	Alexandros Papadopoulos	Greece	604,000	101
5	Ryan Plant	United Kingdom	550,000	92
6	Christian Pedersen	Denmark	513,000	86
7	Pavel Binar	Czech Republic	440,000	73
8	Matthias Auer	Austria	425,000	71
9	Mateusz Dabkowski	Poland	418,000	70
10	Jack Sinclair	United Kingdom	415,000	69

Martin Kabrhel was undoubtedly the voice of the room, managing to bag the second biggest stack of the day. Kabrhel, along with other notables such as Jack Sinclair (415,000), Juha Helppi (220,000), Steve O'Dwyer (158,000) and others, will return tomorrow for their chance to advance to Day 3 and ultimately claim the trophy.

On the other hand, Niklas Astedt was one of the notables who didn’t make it to Day 2. Astedt failed to hit the river in a hand against Matthias Auer and didn’t manage to survive. Others who fell short of making it to Day 2 include Barny Boatman, and Felix Schneiders.

Jerry Odeen claimed the overall chip lead after reporting 841,000 at the end of Day 1e.

Day 2 starts on Saturday, December 7, at 11 a.m. The blinds will be 3,000/6,000 for the first 21 minutes of play. Subsequent levels will be extended to 60 minutes each.

The PokerNews live reporting team will return tomorrow to bring you more coverage of the Eureka Poker Tour Main Event here at EPT Prague, so stay tuned.

Tags: Alexandros Papadopoulos Christian Pedersen Ewen Trevidy Felix Schneiders Jack Sinclair Juha Helppi Martin Kabrhel Mateusz Dabkowski Matthias Auer Niklas Astedt Pavel Binar Ryan Plant Steve O'Dwyer Vidar Oie

12-07-2024 00:43 UTC+1

Chiriac and Manolakis Fall Short of Day 2

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Georgios Tavoularis

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Hand One:

There were two all-ins on the bubble. One of them came from George Chiriac, who moved all in from the button and was called by Kevin Hasler in the big blind.

George Chiriac: Q?8? All in
Kevin Hasler: J?10?

The dealer put out a board of 5?10?A?10x5x giving Hasler a full house and busting Chiriac.

Hand Two:

Christian Pedersen raised from early position. The action folded to Michail Manolakis in the small blind who did not see that Pedersen had raised. Manolakis covered the big blind by some margin and elected to move all in, thinking he was pressuring just one player on the bubble. The big blind folded and Pedersen snap-called.

Michail Manolakis: K?2? All in
Christian Pedersen: K?K?

Manolakis' misclick had run into kings. The board ran out 5?3?J?2?6?; Pedersen's kings held to eliminate Manolakis.

With these two eliminations, all remaining players were in the money and advancing to Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Pedersen	510,000 510,000	510,000
Kevin Hasler	150,000 150,000	150,000
George Chiriac	Busted
Michail Manolakis	Busted

Tags: Christian Pedersen George Chiriac Kevin Hasler Michail Manolakis

12-06-2024 23:58 UTC+1

Nikolaisen Spikes Miracle Turn to Stay Alive

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Georgios Tavoularis

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Mosjin El Yakoubi opened the action with an all in from early position. Espen Nikolaisen moved all in as well from late position, and Miki Garcia called from the small blind.

Mosjin El Yakoubi: Q?10? All in
Espen Nikolaisen: 9?9? All in
Miki Garcia: K?K?

Garcia was in prime position to scoop a massive pot just 20 spots away from the money when the flop came 3?3?5?. However, the 9? on the turn shifted the momentum, giving Nikolaisen a full house. The Q? on the river sealed the hand for Nikolaisen, who raked in the pot, eliminating Yakoubi while Garcia took a major hit to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Espen Nikolaisen	280,000 185,000	185,000
Miki Garcia	150,000 150,000	150,000
Mosjin El Yakoubi	Busted

Tags: Espen Nikolaisen Miki Garcia Mosjin El Yakoubi

12-06-2024 22:56 UTC+1

Schneiders Runs Into Aces to Bust

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Ollie Garland

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Kristian Dahl raised from middle position, Felix Schneiders three-bet jammed for around 15,000, from the button, and Dahl called.

Felix Schneiders: K?Q? All in
Kristian Dahl: A?A?

Schneiders had run into aces and the 6?4?9? flop meant his chances of survival were slim. The 9? turn confirmed the win for Dahl and Schneiders exited the tournament floor on the 10? river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristian Dahl	130,000 130,000	130,000
Felix Schneiders	Busted

Tags: Felix Schneiders Kristian Dahl

12-06-2024 22:44 UTC+1

Guerrini Ends Esmael's Run

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Tim Baker

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Michele Guerrini raised from middle position to 8,000 before Ali Esmael shoved for 31,500 from the hijack. When it folded back to him, Guerrini called.

Ali Esmael: A?9? All in
Michele Guerrini: 8?7?

Esmael was ahead until the dealer fanned out a flop of 8?J?4?, propelling Guerrini into the lead with a pair of eights. The 2? turn and Q? river didn't help Esmael and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michele Guerrini	115,000 115,000	115,000
Ali Esmael	Busted

Tags: Ali Esmael Michele Guerrini

12-06-2024 21:43 UTC+1

Astedt Flushed Out

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

On the turn with the board showing A?4?8?6?, Matthias Auer was first to act from the small blind and put out a bet that was big enough to put Niklas Astedt all in. Astedt had roughly 9,000 in his stack and after thinking it over for a few moments, put in the call.

Niklas Astedt: Q?8? All in
Matthias Auer: A?J?

Auer was ahead with top pair, but Astedt could hit a non-club queen or eight on the river to win the hand. The dealer put out the 2? on the river to give Auer the nut flush, and Astedt was sent home.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Auer	100,000 100,000	100,000
Niklas Astedt	Busted

Tags: Matthias Auer Niklas Astedt

12-06-2024 21:36 UTC+1

Kabrhel Eliminates Fridrich

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The complete action was missed but in a battle of the blinds, Radovan Fridrich got his last 6,000 into the middle on a flop of Q?6?8? with Martin Kabrhel being the player trying to bust him.

Radovan Fridrich: 7?7? All in
Martin Kabrhel: 8?4?

Kabrhel had hit an eight on the flop to take the lead and Fridrich needed to find one of the two remaining sevens to stay alive. The board ran out Q?5? and Fridrich was out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Kabrhel	140,000 140,000	140,000

Radovan Fridrich	Busted

Tags: Martin Kabrhel Radovan Fridrich

12-06-2024 21:12 UTC+1

Schneiders Sends Stanevicius Home

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Ollie Garland

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Pierre May raised to 3,500 from under the gun, Felix Schneiders called on the button and Aurimas Stanevicius, in the small blind, moved all in. May folded and Schneiders snap-called.

Aurimas Stanevicius: K?J? All in
Felix Schneiders: A?Q?

Schneiders was ahead and the Q?8?5? flop confirmed this. The 2? turn and 8? river changed nothing and Stanevicius was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felix Schneiders	115,000 80,000	80,000
Aurimas Stanevicius	Busted

Tags: Aurimas Stanevicius Felix Schneiders Pierre May

12-06-2024 20:36 UTC+1

Ponomarev Almost Gets the Fold

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Ollie Garland

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The pot stood at around 24,000 with two players looking at a board of 10?J?A?2?.

Nikolay Ponomarev, in the big blind, bet out 9,000. Simas Karaliunas, in middle position, called.

The J? river saw Ponomarev empty the clip, moving all in for 10,400. Karaliunas went deep into the tank, thinking for some time before making a reluctant call.

Nikolay Ponomarev: 9?7? All in
Simas Karaliunas: A?10?

Karaliunas' two pair were best and Ponomarev was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simas Karaliunas	65,000 65,000	65,000
Nikolay Ponomarev	Busted

Tags: Simas Karaliunas Nikolay Ponomarev

12-06-2024 19:42 UTC+1

Bechrakis Sends Boatman to the Rail

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Georgios Tavoularis

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Evangelos Bechrakis opened the action from middle position to 1,600, and both Emmanuel Rouvet and Barny Boatman called. Lukas Lukac then put out a three-bet of 5,000 from the small blind, and all of his opponents called.

The flop came 2?J?9?, and action was checked to Rouvet, who announced all in for 12,000. Boatman moved all in as well for 18,000, and Lukac folded. Bechrakis took his time but eventually made the call.

Emmanuel Rouvet: 3?2? All in
Barny Boatman: K?Q? All in
Evangelos Bechrakis: Q?9?

Bechrakis’ pair of nines held up after the 8? and 5? runout, eliminating both Rouvet and Boatman. Bechrakis now has the honor of busting an EPT champion.