Nível: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Nível: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
While the screams in the main tournament area earlier in the day were due to Croatia's victory over Brazil in the World Cup quarter-finals, the raucous cries heard just now were the result of something different that everyone at the table agreed they had never witnessed.
Three players at Table 26 saw a flop of that checked through to the turn to put four to a Royal Flush on the board. Stanislavs Macugins bet out and only Gal Halevi called.
To the astonishment of everyone at and around the table, the dealer managed to peel off the one and only on the river to put a Royal Flush on the board.
"One in ten million!" one of the players gasped.
"Is there a bad beat jackpot?!" joked another.
Neither player attempted to get the other off the mega-nuts and the two chopped the pot with Macugins holding and Halevi holding . Everyone at the table, including the dealer, said they had never seen such an improbable runout.
"Be sure to say I was at the table!" Oz Zitun told PokerNews.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Gal Halevi |
180,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
Stanislavs Macugins |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Andrei Grimberg opened to 7,000 from under the gun before Eljano Hysaj raised to 22,500 from the hijack.
Action folded back to Grimberg who put in the four-bet to 55,500 and Hysaj wasted little time moving all in for 125,000 and was snap-called by Grimberg who had the bigger stack.
Eljano Hysaj:
Andrei Grimberg:
The silenced the table as Grimberg leapfrogged into the lead. The aces couldn't improve on the runout and Hysaj busted the Eureka Main Event.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Andrei Grimberg |
300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
Eljano Hysaj | Eliminado |
Ana Marquez just took down a pot preflop after moving all-in for around 37,000 after an opponent opened the action.
She now has around 45,000 and will need to find some run good for any hope of making Day 2.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Ana Marquez | 45,000 |
Leif Larsson opened to 5,500 and Bassel Zebib flat-called on the button before Kannapong Thanarattrakul three-bet jammed a stack of around 15,000 from the small blind. Larsson four-bet with a much bigger stack and Zebib folded to get the hand heads-up.
Kannapong Thanarattrakul:
Leif Larsson:
Thanarattrakul was dominated and didn't get any help from the flop or turn. However, the arrived on the river right on schedule and gave a grin as he secured the unlikely double.
Larsson seemed hardly affected as he sits with a massive stack of around 320,000.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Leif Larsson |
320,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
Bassel Zebib |
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
Kannapong Thanarattrakul |
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
The 487 remaining players are on a 25-minute break. Day 1a will close when 277 players remain.
With late registration closed in Day 1c and Day 1d, it has now been confirmed that the €1,100 Eureka Main Event at PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague has broken its previous record of 3,155 set back in March.
This edition has seen a huge 4,018 total entries and has generated a massive prize pool of €3,856,320.
Payouts are yet to be determined but anyone who makes Day 2, will lock up the min-cash which is expected to be announced at the beginning of tomorrow's play.
Nível: 14
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Idan Osteraicher opened to 8,000 from middle position before calling the 22,000 jam from Virgil Grecu from the small blind.
Virgil Grecu:
Idan Osteraicher:
Grecu was unable to connect on the runout and was eliminated.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Idan Osteraicher | 200,000 | |
Virgil Grecu | Eliminado |
Tibor Benko open-shoved a stack of around 52,500 from early position and Thorsten Weiss called in the small blind with a bigger stack.
Tibor Benko:
Thorsten Weiss:
Benko got some help on the flop of with a pair of nines but couldn't improve further on the runout to be eliminated.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Thorsten Weiss | 125,000 | |
Tibor Benko | Eliminado |