Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$2,200 Eureka High Roller
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$2,610,600
Entries
1,374
Level
38
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
966
Players Left
145
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Milen Bakardjiev raised from under the gun, Daniel Lakerveld called in early position and Bassel Moussa, in middle position three-bet to 8,600. Aleksandr Faterin, in the big blind, called off the bet for his last 7,600. Bakardjiev folded and Lakerveld called.
With action on the side, Lakerveld check-called a bet of 6,600 from Moussa on the 9?2?J? flop.
The 10? turn checked through to the 8? on the river. Lakerveld bet out 5,000 and Moussa made a quick call.
Aleksandr Faterin: K?K? 
Bassel Moussa: A?Q?
Daniel Lakerveld: J?J?
Moussa made a straight on the river to claim the pot and send Faterin to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000 | |
|
40,000 | |
|
35,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The board read 10?A?10?J? and Simon Wiciak had checked from the big blind. Alexandr Khvan bet 3,000 from the hijack and Wiciak called.
The 6? hit the river and both players checked. Wiciak showed A?9? and Khvan mucked his cards. Wiciak asked Khvan "You almost bluffed?"
Khvan responded by saying "Yes, but I rivered a pair."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
88,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
39,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
||
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
On a board of K?J?A?J?, there were over 20,000 chips in the middle when both Ion-Silviu Scobai and Samuel Ju checked.
The river brought the 4? and Scobai fired out a bet of 12,000, which gave Ju a dilemma.
"I have a really good hand, but I never win when PokerNews is watching. If they weren't here, I'd snap-call," said Ju. After a short time thinking it over, Ju, somewhat reluctantly, dropped in the call.
Scobai then showed Q?10? for a flopped straight, and Ju mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
50,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
With around 10,000 in the pot and the board showing Q?2?9?5?, Tom Kunze, sitting in the big blind, checked to Dean Hutchison, who fired a 15,000 bet. After taking a moment to think it over, Kunze made the call.
When the Q? landed on the river, both players checked in no time. Kunze then revealed Q?5? for a full house, scooping up another nice boost to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
157,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
|
61,000 |
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
When it folded to Jason Wheeler in middle positon, he opened the action to 2,200 with only Patrick Leonard making the call from the button.
The flop of Q?8?5? got a check from both Wheeler and Leonard. The board-pairing 5? fell on the turn and Wheeler led out with a bet of 8,000. Leonard didn't use much time to muck his hand and Wheeler pulled in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
57,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
22,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
22,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
||
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The pot stood around 19,000 with two players looking at a board of 7?10?7?.
Guy Taylor, in the big blind, checked the action to Steven Warburton, on the button. Warburton bet out 9,000 and Taylor check-raised to 22,000. Warburton called.
The 10? turn saw Taylor slow down with a check. Warburton bet out 12,500 and Taylor went deep into the tank. Taylor thought for so long the clock was eventually called, prompting him to commit his chips to the middle.
The 9? river saw Taylor check again. Warburton moved all in for Taylor's effective stack of 36,000, sending him into the tank. Taylor, again, thought for several minutes resulting in the clock being called for a second time. Taylor finally called off the bet for his tournament life.
Guy Taylor: A?3?
Steven Warburton: K?9?
Taylor's hero call sent him to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
155,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
On a board of 4?9?4?10? with around 8,000 chips in the middle, Alexandr Khvan had fired 3,000 and Ramzi Karam raised to 12,000. Umberto Ruggeri got out of the way, and Khvan put in the call.
A 10? double-paired the board on the river and Khvan led out for 10,000, which got a quick call out of Karam.
Khvan showed 4?2? for a full house, but Karam had a bigger boat with 9?9?, and will surely be frustrated at that river card.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
15,000 | |
|
|
10,000
-78,000
|
-78,000 |
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The pot stood at approximately 18,500 with two players looking at a board of 5?K?K?8?8?.
Vladimir Lelgant, in the big blind, bet out for a sizable wager of 17,000. Daniel Lakerveld, in the hijack, went deep into the tank before finally flicking in the call.
Lelgant rolled over K?9? for a full house, winning him this pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
77,500
77,500
|
77,500 |
|
|
25,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
With over 25,000 chips in the pot on a flop of Q?5?Q?, Sal Al Fakih checked it over to Sergio Benso, who fired 4,300. Al Fakih then raised to 10,000, and Benso called.
Both quickly checked the 10? turn to the 6? river, where Al Fakih shoved for around 21,000. Benso went into the tank and considered for quite some time, and even had the calling chips in his hand. Ultimately, he decided against it and laid it down, which meant Al Fakih took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
55,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
15,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |