$2,200 Eureka High Roller
Day 1b Completed
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$2,200 Eureka High Roller
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$2,772,480
Entries
1,444
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
433
Players Left
64
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Day 1b of Event #17: $2,200 High Roller at the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus attracted 433 runners, which along with Day 1a’s 1,011 brought the total field up to 1,444 players that made their way to the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa. This generated a massive prize pool of $2,772,480.
After 20 levels of play, 64 players remained in the second flight of the day. PokerStars ambassador Alejandro Lococo (665,000) is no stranger to bagging a big stack and today was no different. He may have started off quietly but when the bubble began to approach, he could be seen pushing the action and going for all of his opponent's chips on a regular basis. He will enter Day 2 as the chip leader of this flight and be in the mix for the overall spot.
There were however multiple players to bag big stacks. Pascal Hartmann (610,000) of Germany, Sarkis Wael (484,000) of Lebanon, Henok Tekle (466,000) of the Netherlands and Ran Shahar (444,000) of Isreal will all be on Lococo's radar as Day 2 begins.
| Place | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alejandro Lococo | Argentina | 665000 | 111 |
| 2 | Pascal Hartmann | Germany | 610000 | 102 |
| 3 | Sarkis Wael | Lebanon | 484000 | 81 |
| 4 | Henok Tekle | Netherlands | 466000 | 78 |
| 5 | Ran Shahar | Israel | 444000 | 74 |
| 6 | Oleg Furman | Israel | 415000 | 69 |
| 7 | Osman Aksu | Turkey | 330000 | 55 |
| 8 | Nicanor Sula | Moldova | 327000 | 55 |
| 9 | Andreas Tomazou | Cyprus | 315000 | 53 |
| 10 | Ravil Khamatgareev | Russia | 310000 | 52 |
Some other notable names to bag chips and move on to Day 2 were PSPC Champion Aliaksandr Shylko (96,000) of Belarus, 2018 EPT Barcelona Main Event Champion Piotr Nurzynski (99,000) of Poland, and 2013 EPT Barcelona Main Event Champion Tom Middleton.
Unfortunately, not everyone was so fortunate. Among those to bust on Day 1b were PokerStars Ambassadors Ben “Spraggy” Spragg and Parker “Tonkaaaa” Talbot. Plus, WSOP Bracelet winner Pete Chen to name just a few.
Day 2 will kick off Monday October 16th at 12:00 p.m. EET and will see a total of 216 players returning when the flights are combined. Play will begin with 5:12 left on the clock in level 17, 3,000/6,000/6,000 blinds, where Flight 1a left off. The seat draw and prize breakdown will be announced before play begins in the morning.
Although Lococo holds the chip lead there are multiple players from both flights on his heals and as always, it is anyone’s tournament to win.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for live updates straight from the tournament floor of Event #17: $2,200 High Roller.
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
665,000
665,000
|
665,000 |
|
||
|
610,000
610,000
|
610,000 |
|
484,000 | |
|
466,000
466,000
|
466,000 |
|
444,000
444,000
|
444,000 |
|
415,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
330,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
327,000
327,000
|
327,000 |
|
315,000
291,600
|
291,600 |
|
310,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
303,000
167,000
|
167,000 |
|
299,000
299,000
|
299,000 |
|
297,000
108,000
|
108,000 |
|
288,000
288,000
|
288,000 |
|
276,000
276,000
|
276,000 |
|
274,000
274,000
|
274,000 |
|
|
272,000
272,000
|
272,000 |
|
266,000
266,000
|
266,000 |
|
260,000
136,000
|
136,000 |
|
260,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
251,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
|
229,000
151,800
|
151,800 |
|
|
226,000
226,000
|
226,000 |
|
|
225,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
224,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Hand-for-hand play began and on the second deal the players came to a stop with four different players all in and at risk on four different tables. After all of the hands were dealt-out two of the four players hit the rail and the other two found a double.
The official bubble was Kim Wittendorff who called off with pocket aces but would fall to the two pair of his opponent. A few tables over it was Amirreza Arami Roudsari who would lose when his opponent drilled a queen to hit top pair on the river.
All players must put chips in a bag to move on to Day 2 and be in the money, so both of the bubble players will be going home empty handed.
Complete recap coming soon.
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Connor Richards, and Matt Hansen talk about Ari Engel capturing his record 16th World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit gold ring, remember poker author Anthony Holden, and reveal what six new players have confirmed to play the $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop. They also recap Isaac Haxton winning the Super High Roller Bowl, winners from the Mixed Game Series II, WSOP Player of the Year Ian Matakis winning another tournament, and Next Gen Poker becoming ambassadors for PokerStars USA ahead of the NAPT.
Chad also shares highlights from his vacation on a Virgin Voyages cruise where he played in the WPT at Sea poker room, Matt tells you how you can win a seat into the $10,000 WPT World Championship, and Connor comes to you straight from the EPT Cyprus, which just kicked off.
Finally, Chad chats with Jeffrey Allan Grosso, author of the poker book Dirty Dealing. In it, he alleges that his ideas and screenplay were stolen by Miramax Films and ultimately turned into the movie Rounders. It might sound crazy, but there was a court case and everything. Chad read the book prior to chatting with Grosso, who opened up about what he claims happened, how he feels about it, and why he ultimately decided to write a book about his experience.
Listen to those stories and more on the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast.
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The field has been narrowed down to just 66 players and the floor has announced hand-for-hand play.
Level: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Oleg Furman opened the button to 27,000 and got called by Osman Aksu in the big blind.
The K♥2♠3♣ flop landed and action checked to Furman who continued for 35,000. Aksu called.
The 5♠ hit the turn and the action slowed down and checked through to a 10♦ river.
Aksu opted to lead the river for another 35,000 and Furman went into the tank for a moment. After about a minute he landed on a fold while showing a three. Aksu nodded and showed a he had the goods as he flashed a king.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
325,000 | |
|
|
300,000 |
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
A total of 433 players took their shot at Flight 1b of the Eureka High Roller. A total of 65 players will put chips in a bag and move on to Day 2 in the money.
Currently, 70 players remain with no overwhelming chip leader. It's anyone's game.
The bubble is all but here.
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000