$1,100 Eureka Main Event Dia 3 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

2023-10-15 17:29 UTC+3

Michel Atallah Eliminated in 8th Place ($43,375)

Nível 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Michel Atallah raised to 300,000 from the cutoff and Andrei Teodorescu defended his big blind.

Both players checked the 4♥A♣7♦ flop as the 6♦ fell on the turn. Atallah then bet 400,000 and Teodorescu came back with a raise to 1,000,000.

Atallah then moved all in for around 4,000,000 and Teodorescu snap-called with 8♦5♠ for a turned straight. Atallah had 7♠7♣ for a set and needed the board to pair on the river to stay alive, but he saw the J♠ fall that ended his tournament in eighth place.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Andrei Teodorescu	14,000,000 3,925,000	3,925,000
Michel Atallah	Eliminado

Tags: Andrei Teodorescu Michel Atallah

2023-10-15 17:22 UTC+3

Atallah Bets & Takes From Demydenko

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Nível 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Mykhailo Demydenko completed in the small blind and Michel Atallah checked his option in the big blind.

Demydenko checked on the flop of 7♦2♥6♠ and Atallah bet 250,000. Demydenko laid it down without a fight.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mykhailo Demydenko	9,400,000 -775,000	-775,000
Michel Atallah	4,500,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Michel Atallah Mykhailo Demydenko

2023-10-15 17:17 UTC+3

Walter Treccarichi Eliminated in 9th Place ($33,525)

Nível 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Walter Treccarichi raised to 1,000,000 in middle position and Ankit Ahuja called from the cutoff.

The flop came 10♣6♠5♦ and Treccarichi bet 500,000, leaving himself just 350,000 behind. Ahuja then moved all in and Treccarichi called off his last chips.

Walter Treccarichi: A♦9♦
Ankit Ahuja: 9♠9♥

Treccarichi was looking for an ace but couldn't connect with the K♠ turn or 10♠ river as the Italian was sent to the rail in ninth place.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ankit Ahuja	14,800,000 2,800,000	2,800,000

Walter Treccarichi	Eliminado

Tags: Ankit Ahuja Walter Treccarichi

2023-10-15 17:13 UTC+3

Ahuja's Run-Bad Continues

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Nível 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

In a heads-up pot between the blinds, Ankit Ahuja bet 175,000 on the flop of 5♠6♥7♣ and Andrei Vavilonskii called.

Ahuja then checked on the K♦ turn and Vavilonskii bet 450,000. Ahuja called. Ahuja checked again on the 9♥ river and Vavilonskii checked back.

Ahuja showed 5♦3♦ for a pair of fives, but it was no good against the rivered pair of nines of Vavilonskii with Q♥9♥.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Andrei Vavilonskii	18,500,000 -675,000	-675,000
Ankit Ahuja	12,000,000 -1,375,000	-1,375,000

Tags: Andrei Vavilonskii Ankit Ahuja

2023-10-15 17:07 UTC+3

Treccarichi Takes Two Hits

Nível 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Eduard Norel raised to 300,000 on the button and Walter Treccarichi defended his big blind.

Both players checked the 4♠7♠Q♣ flop before Norel bet 300,000 on the 10♦ turn.

Treccarichi called to the J♥ river and Norel then bet another 450,000. Treccarichi called, but mucked when Norel showed A♠K♣ for the rivered straight.

The next hand, Treccarichi limped in and Michel Atallah checked his option. Action checked to the turn on a board of K♠7♠10♥6♠ when Treccarichi led out for 200,000.

Atallah then raised to 400,000 and Treccarichi called. The river came the A♣ and Atallah moved all in. Treccarichi, with around 2,000,000 remaining, quickly folded.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Eduard Norel	14,600,000 1,600,000	1,600,000

Michel Atallah	4,300,000 760,000	760,000
Walter Treccarichi	2,050,000 -1,700,000	-1,700,000

Tags: Eduard Norel Michel Atallah Walter Treccarichi

Nível: 31

Blinds: 100,000/150,000

Ante: 150,000

2023-10-15 16:39 UTC+3

Updated Chip Counts

Nível 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Andrei Vavilonskii	19,175,000 275,000	275,000
Eduard Norel	14,175,000 1,175,000	1,175,000

Ankit Ahuja	13,375,000 -725,000	-725,000

Mykhailo Demydenko	10,175,000 75,000	75,000
Andrei Teodorescu	10,075,000 75,000	75,000
Michel Atallah	3,850,000 310,000	310,000
Walter Treccarichi	3,700,000 -50,000	-50,000
Roman Gadzhiev	3,425,000 325,000	325,000
Delrouz Babak	1,800,000 -400,000	-400,000

2023-10-15 16:37 UTC+3

Break Time

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Nível 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

The remaining nine players have been sent on another 15-minute break.

2023-10-15 16:35 UTC+3

Ahuja In Free Fall, Runs Into a Massive Cooler

Nível 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Ankit Ahuja just suffered his third significant beat at the final table to take a tumble down the leaderboard.

Ahuja raised to 250,000 in the cutoff before Andrei Teodorescu three-bet to 860,000 in the small blind. Ahuja called and the flop came K♣J♦K♠.

Teodorescu checked and Ahuja bet 300,000. Teodorescu called to the 7♠ turn and checked again.

Ahuja then fired out 575,000 and Teodorescu moved all in for 3,885,000. Ahuja snap-called with K♥Q♥ for trips, but Teodorescu had him out-kicked with A♣K♦.

The river came the 10♣ and Teodorescu earned the massive double up.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ankit Ahuja	14,100,000 -5,600,000	-5,600,000

Andrei Teodorescu	10,000,000 4,800,000	4,800,000

Tags: Andrei Teodorescu Ankit Ahuja

2023-10-15 16:32 UTC+3

Vavilonskii Narrows the Gap on Ahuja

Nível 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

In a blind versus blind situation, Ankit Ahuja bet 400,000 on the flop of 10♠J♥K♠. He was called by Andrei Vavilonskii in the big blind, who called another bet of 1,200,000 on the turn 6♣.

The river was the Q♣ and Ahuja fired a third barrel of 2,000,000. Vavilonski called quickly.

"A set," said Ahuja while showing 10♦10♣, but Vavilonski had a straight with J♣9♦ and won the pot to take the chip lead.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ankit Ahuja	19,700,000 -2,600,000	-2,600,000

Andrei Vavilonskii	18,900,000 4,000,000	4,000,000

Tags: Andrei Vavilonskii Ankit Ahuja