€1,100 Eureka Main Event Dia 1a | 2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

2022-12-09 04:46 UTC+2

Notable Names Bow Out as €1,100 Eureka Main Event Draws Gigantic Field

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

A mammoth-sized field turned out for the €1,100 Eureka Main Event inside the Hilton Prague, which has become one of the must-play events of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague.

Day 1a of the tournament attracted a whopping 959 entries, surpassing the 694 figure which came on the same day in March's edition of EPT Prague. Day 1b, which is just wrapping up also saw an increase and had a further 434 entries.

Day 1c and Day 1d have also begun to create a players list with 314 and 1 registering for the final two starting flights. Overall, 1,708 entries have been counted so far and is on pace to break the attendance record which stands at 3,155.

The Day 1a field generated €920,960 of the €1,639,680 prize pool, which looks to eclipse the €3,028,800 collected back in the Spring time.

Eureka Main Event By The Numbers

Event	Entries	Advanced	Prize Pool
€1,100 Eureka Main Event Day 1a	959	144	€920,640
€1,100 Eureka Main Event Day 1b	434	65	€416,640
€1,100 Eureka Main Event Day 1c	314	-	€301,440
€1,100 Eureka Main Event Day 1d	1	-	€960
€1,100 Eureka Main Event Day 2	-	-	-
€1,100 Eureka Main Event Day 3	-	-	-
€1,100 Eureka Main Event Day 4	-	-	-

Notable Names Struggle in Day 1a

Left to Right: Pierre Calamusa, Andrea Ricci, Kyriakos Papadopolous, Jessica Tuesl — Left to Right: Pierre Calamusa, Andrea Ricci, Kyriakos Papadopoulos, Jessica Teusl

A host of poker's top names turned out for Day 1a, but were unable to make into the final 15% of the field. The likes of Fedor Holz, Pierre Calamusa, Andrea Ricci, Kyriakos Papadopoulos and Jessica Teusl all fell short of navigating the first hurdle.

PokerStars Ambassadors Alejandro Lococo and Benjamin Spragg also hopped into the Eureka Main Event but suffered the same fate as the names above.

When the dust settled on Day 1a, Damir Savio ended the session as chip leader with a stack of 849,000. Tournament circuit regular Dawid Smolka also had a fruitful day on the felt and bagged 680,000 in chips. France's Aurelien Russo rounds out the top three chip counts and will begin Day 2 with a healthy stack worth 606,000.

The bubble burst in quick fashion, and the 144 Day 1a advancers have all locked up the min-cash which will be determined when the rest of the Day 1's play out.

Eureka Main Event Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts

Place	Name	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Damir Savio	Italy	849,000	106
2	Dawid Smolka (pictured)	Poland	680,000	85
3	Aurelien Russo	France	606,000	76
4	Toni Kaukua	Finland	595,000	74
5	Fredrik Skarfstad	Sweden	558,000	70
6	Konstantin Farber	Germany	475,000	59
7	Yulian Bogdanov	Bulgaria	443,000	55
8	Thomas Channell	England	436,000	55
9	Peter Tordai	Hungary	424,000	53
10	Safwane Bahri	France	421,000	53

PokerNews will be on the ground for Day 1c and Day 1d of the Eureka Main Event, which gets underway on Friday, December 9 at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. CET respectively.

2022-12-09 03:40 UTC+2

Bubble Bursts; 144 Players Bag for Day 2

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

Day 1a of the €1,100 Eureka Main Event has come to a close following the bursting of the bubble.

144 of the 959 entries have made it through to Day 2, which plays out on Saturday, December.

Day 1b concludes in a few hours time, with Day 1c and 1d getting underway on Friday, December 9 and 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. CET respectively.

Full chip counts and end of day recap to follow shortly.

2022-12-09 00:05 UTC+2

Beresford Wins Flip

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Nível 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Conor Beresford was all-in with last 48,000 preflop and was at risk to Zoran Marinkovic.

Conor Beresford:
Zoran Marinkovic:

The queens remained best and Beresford doubled up to a six-figure stack following the runout.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Conor Beresford	100,000
Zoran Marinkovic	50,000	50,000

2022-12-08 23:42 UTC+2

Chen Becomes Big Stack

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Nível 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Oren Rosen opened to 5,000 from under the gun before Norkus Stanislovas jammed for 20,000 from middle position. Zhong Chen then moved all in for 77,000 from the hijack. Action then folded to Linda Van De Ree, who was on the button. After taking some time, she made the call, which left her with around 50,000 behind.

The blinds got out of the way as did Rosen and then the players exposed their cards.

Norkus Stanislovas:
Zhong Chen:
Linda Van De Ree:

The pocket jacks were ahead following the flop but the turn gave Chen the better full house. The completed the board which resulted in Stanislovas being eliminated and Van De Ree being left short.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Zhong Chen	185,000
Linda Van De Ree	50,000
Norkus Stanislovas	Eliminado

2022-12-08 22:47 UTC+2

Day 1a to Play Down Until 144 Remain

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Nível 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The tournament director has just confirmed that Day 1a will close when 144 players remain.

2022-12-08 22:37 UTC+2

Ricci Makes Nut Flush But Busts

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Nível 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Action was caught on the flop with 55,000 in the middle. Yevhen Pavlenko was all-in for 83,500 from the hijack and Andrea Ricci was the only player left to act.

Ricci was narrowly covered and committed the remainder of his stack.

Andrea Ricci:
Yevhen Pavlenko:

Pavlenko was ahead with a set of deuces while Ricci was drawing to a flush. The turn changed nothing but the river gave Ricci the flush. However, as the board paired, Pavlenko improved to a full house and scooped in the massive pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Yevhen Pavlenko	210,000	210,000
Andrea Ricci	Eliminado

2022-12-08 18:31 UTC+2

Reigning Champion Lococo in Main Event

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Nível 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The action was caught on the turn with 3,300 in the pot. Reigning champion and PokerStars ambassador Alejandro Lococo bet 1,200 from the small blind. With the board reading , Sander Ostlyngen called from early position.

Lococo fired for 2,200 on the river which folded out his opponent.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Alejandro Lococo	28,000

2022-12-08 17:50 UTC+2

Red Spade Pass Winner Wessman Among Eureka Main Event Big Stacks

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Nível 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

PokerStars Red Spade Pass winner Viktor Wessman is one of the big stacks in the Eureka Main Event. The Swedish poker player won the coveted prize in the Mystery Bounty event at EPT Barcelona.

Wessman was then flown out to Sao Paolo for a once-in-a-lifetime F1 Grand Prix experience and also found some time to play poker with some of the game's biggest names as well as some F1 superstars.

Wessman walked away from the felt as the victor and collected the one-of-a-kind Spadie trophy and a handful of other amazing prizes.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Valentin-Marius Cristea	165,000	165,000
Adonis Al Nour	142,000	142,000
Viktor Wessman	122,000	122,000
Shkelzen Varaku	122,000	122,000
Mercedes Osti	110,000	110,000
Simone Demasi	105,000	105,000
Thierry Delpui	102,000	102,000
Rachid El Yacoubi	100,000	100,000
Moshe Eliyahu	98,000	45,000
Gabriele Sonzogni	90,000	90,000
Clement Eloy	85,000	85,000

2022-12-08 17:00 UTC+2

Jahn Scoops One In; Teusl Hops into Eureka Main Event

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Nível 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Patrik Zidek opened to 1,300 from early position and was called by Moshe Eliyahi from the button. Soenke Jahn made it 6,500 to go from the small blind and only Eliyahi called.

Jahn continued for 3,500 on the flop and Eliyahi called. On the turn, Jahn took his time before betting another 8,000. Eliyahi opted to fold his hand and Jahn raked in the pot.

As the hand played out, 2022 WSOP Ladies Championship winner Jessica Teusl joined the table.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Moshe Eliyahu	53,000
Soenke Jahn	44,000
Jessica Teusl	30,000
Patrik Zidek	28,000

2022-12-08 14:44 UTC+2

McMillin McDoubles By Cracking Haven's Aces

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Nível 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Mark McMillin was in a heads-up pot against Duco ten Haven on a flop of and got his stack of 20,900 in the middle with Ten Haven having him slightly covered.

Mark McMillin:
Duco ten Haven:

McMillin had out-flopped Haven's aces with two pair and his hand held up for a double as the board ran out to leave Ten Haven with crumbs.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mark McMillin	42,000	42,000
Duco ten Haven	500	500

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