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

2023-10-15 14:30 UTC+3

Alfred Karam Eliminated in 20th Place ($12,425)

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Nível 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Alfred Karam was down to 200,000 after running into aces and forced all in from the big blind against Andrei Teodorescu in early position.

Alfred Karam: K♠4♦
Andrei Teodorescu: Q♦J♥

Karam took the lead with a pair of fours on the flop of 4♣7♦A♦, but the J♣ turn put Teodorescu in front before the 9♦ river confirmed Karam's elimination.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Andrei Teodorescu	3,800,000 630,000	630,000
Alfred Karam	Eliminado

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2023-10-15 14:08 UTC+3

Javier Rodríguez Eliminated in 21 Place ($10,375)

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Nível 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Eduard Norel in middle position opened to 160,000, then Javier Rodriguez on the button jammed for more than one million chips. Norel snap-called.

Javier Rodriguez: 9♠9♦
Eduard Norel : K♣K♥

On the board 6♦J♠10♣6♥2♦, Norel's kings kept the lead and Rodriguez was eliminated just before the break.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Javier Rodriguez	Eliminado

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2023-10-15 13:48 UTC+3

Nikolay Baryshnikov Eliminated in 22nd Place ($10,375)

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Nível 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Table 3, Alfred Karam and Nikolay Baryshnikov flipped their cards preflop, with Karam having the smallest stack (660,000).

Alfred Karam: 5♥5♠
Nikolay Baryshnikov: A♠Q♥

On K♣J♠7♥9♠K♥, Karam won the flip and doubled up.

A few hands later, Iulian-Remus Blebea opened to 200,000 from under the gun. In the big blind, Baryshnikov moved all in with his last 650,000 chips, and Blebea called.

Nikolay Baryshnikov: K♣Q♥
Iulian-Remus Blebea: A♦Q♣`

Baryshnikov's last dance didn't go as planned, as Blebea hit a better full house on K♦10♣A♣A♥K♠. Eliminated in 22nd place, Baryshnikov wins $10,375.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Iulian-Remus Blebea	3,600,000 900,000	900,000
Alfred Karam	1,300,000 750,000	750,000
Nikolay Baryshnikov	Eliminado

Tags: Alfred Karam Iulian-Remus Blebea Nikolay Baryshnikov

2023-10-15 13:38 UTC+3

Adam Rayhaan Eliminated in 23rd Place ($10,375)

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Nível 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Three-handed on a flop of J♠6♥4♠, Ankit Ahuja bet 175,000 from the cutoff and Dauren Zhaparov called in the small blind before Adam Rayhaan shoved all in for around 2,000,000 from the big blind.

Ahuja called, while Zhaparov got out of the way.

Adam Rayhaan: J♥10♦
Ankit Ahuja: A♥J♦

Both players had hit a jack, but Ahuja was ahead with his ace-kicker. Rayhaan received no help on the 9♦ turn or 6♣ river and was sent to the rail in 23rd place.

After the hand, Zhaparov admitted he also had a jack. "Anyone else have a jack," Ahuja joked as he stacked up nearly 12,000,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Ankit Ahuja	11,700,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Dauren Zhaparov	3,000,000 -300,000	-300,000
Adam Rayhaan	Eliminado

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2023-10-15 13:33 UTC+3

Florian Guimond Eliminated in 24th Place ($8,975)

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Nível 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Florian Guimond arrived at his new table with just 200,000 and soon got the rest of his stack in the middle from the small blind against Tom Vogelsang in early position.

Florian Guimond: K♥9♠
Tom Vogelsang: 6♦6♠

Guimond took the lead on the 4♥K♦Q♠ flop, but Vogelsang spiked the 6♣ on the turn to make a set and leave Guimond drawing dead. The river was the 10♦ and Guimond was eliminated in 24th place.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Tom Vogelsang	3,500,000 200,000	200,000
Florian Guimond	Eliminado

Tags: Florian Guimond Tom Vogelsang

2023-10-15 13:11 UTC+3

Day 3 Not Al-Kubasi's Day; Bojovic Also Busts to One-Outer

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Nível 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Ali Al-Kubasi on the button and Ramon Kropmanns in the small blind got into a pre-flop raising war that ended with Al-Kubasi all in for his last 3,500,000.

Ali Al-Kubasi: J♠J♥
Ramon Kropmanns: 9♥9♦

Al-Kubasi was poised for a massive double up until the flop came 8♣9♣5♥, giving Kropmanns top set. Al-Kubasi let out a loud groan after running into a set for the third time today and could only watch helplessly as the board ran out Q♠6♥, sending him to an early exit after starting the day in second place on the leaderboard.

At the same time on another table, Luka Bojovic moved all in for 320,000 in the hijack, Grzegorz Kozieja reshoved for 900,000 in the small blind, and Andrei Vavilonskii gave it some thought before mucking his big blind.

Luka Bojovic: A♠Q♠
Grzegorz Kozieja: 8♥8♣

Bojovic pulled in front on the 3♠A♦5♣ flop with a pair of aces, but Kozieja spiked the 8♦ on the turn to make a set.

"Wow, ace-eight I folded," Vavilonskii said, suggesting that Kozieja had hit a one-outer. The river was the 9♦ and Kozieja returned Bojovic's phone charger to him in return for the rest of his stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Ramon Kropmanns	7,300,000 2,550,000	2,550,000
Grzegorz Kozieja	1,300,000 -75,000	-75,000
Luka Bojovic	Eliminado
Ali Al-Kubasi	Eliminado

Tags: Ali Al-Kubasi Grzegorz Kozieja Luka Bojovic Ramon Kropmanns

2023-10-15 12:59 UTC+3

Vogelsang Wins a Race; Vavilonskii Leaves Karam on Fumes

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Nível 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Adam Rayhaan raised to 170,000 on the button and Tom Vogelsang called in the small blind before big blind Azizjon Rakhimov, who had just had a cappuccino delivered to the table, moved all in for 1,175,000. Rayhaan folded, but Vogelsang called.

Azizjon Rakhimov: A♥K♦
Tom Vogelsang: 5♣5♦

Rakhimov came out on the losing end of the coin flip as the board came 6♥4♣10♦7♠6♠, sending him to the rail but not before remembering to take his cappuccino with him as he wished the table luck.

At the same time on another table, Andrei Vavilonskii and Alfred Karam were tangling in a pot with the board showing 7♥5♠8♦9♦. Karam bet 450,000 in the big blind before Vavilonskii moved all in for 1,765,000 from the small blind.

Karam called with J♥6♥ for a straight, but Vavilonskii had a higher straight with 10♣6♣. The river came the 5♣ and Karam was forced to hand over most of his stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Tom Vogelsang	4,300,000 1,105,000	1,105,000
Andrei Vavilonskii	3,700,000 1,850,000	1,850,000
Adam Rayhaan	2,500,000 630,000	630,000
Alfred Karam	400,000 -1,005,000	-1,005,000
Azizjon Rakhimov	Eliminado

Tags: Adam Rayhaan Alfred Karam Andrei Vavilonskii Azizjon Rakhimov Tom Vogelsang

2023-10-15 12:42 UTC+3

Al-Kubasi Runs Into Queens Again

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Nível 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Three-handed on a flop of 8♣A♦Q♠, Florian Guimond bet 100,000 from the cutoff and Ali Al-Kubasi then raised to 200,000 in the small blind.

Ramon Kropmanns got out of the way in the big blind, but Guimond called to the 4♠ turn. Al-Kubasi then bet another 200,000 and Guimond responded by moving all in for 670,000.

Al-Kubasi snap-called with A♣7♥, but he was already drawing dead as Guimond showed Q♣Q♥ for a set. The 4♣ river improved Guimond to a full house and Al-Kubasi left the table to collect himself, leaving the dealer to count out his chips to give to Guimond.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Ramon Kropmanns	4,750,000 450,000	450,000
Ali Al-Kubasi	3,700,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000
Florian Guimond	2,300,000 1,150,000	1,150,000

Tags: Ali Al-Kubasi Florian Guimond Ramon Kropmanns

2023-10-15 11:00 UTC+3

31 Remain Heading to Penultimate Day of Eureka Cyprus Main Event

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The second to last day of the $1,100 buy-in Eureka Main Event at the first-ever PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Cyprus stop will get underway at noon local time as 31 players return in their quest for the trophy and $362,365 up top for the winner.

Leading the way heading into Day 3 is India's Ankit Ahuja, who was the only player to bag more than ten million chips with a stack of 10,105,000. Ahuja will have more than 100 big blinds, and the same is true for Iraq's Ali Al-Kubasi and Romania's Eduard Norel.

Eureka Main Event Day 3 Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Name	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Ankit Ahuja	India	10,105,000	168
2	Ali Al-Kubasi	Iraq	8,125,000	135
3	Eduard Norel	Romania	6,470,000	108
4	Luka Bojovic	Serbia	4,710,000	79
5	David Kaufmann	Germany	3,635,000	61
6	Tom Vogelsang	Netherlands	3,195,000	53
7	Andreas Tomazou	Cyprus	3,175,000	53
8	Aksel Aygun	Belgium	3,130,000	52
9	Ramon Kropmanns	Brazil	2,660,000	44
10	Stanislav Tishkevich	Israel	2,485,000	41

Other players who will be on the Day 3 felt include South Korea's Hwany Lee, Italy's Walter Treccarichi, Germany's David Kaufmann and Brazil's Ramon Kropmanns.

Some players who made the money but won't be on the Day 3 felt include 2022 EPT London Main Event champion Ian Hamilton (34th - $6,800), poker power couple Stefan Lehner (41st - $5,900) and Jessica Teusl (374th - $1,675) and recent EPT Barcelona champ Simon Wiciak (105th - $3,875)

Action will resume on Level 27 with blinds of 30,000/60,000/60,000 and levels lasting 60 minutes in duration. The plan is to play ten levels or down to six players, whichever comes first.

Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team is on-site and ready to bring readers updates on Day 3 of the Eureka Main Event in Cyprus.

Tags: Aksel Aygun Ali Al-Kubasi Andreas Tomazou Ankit Ahuja David Kaufmann Hwany Lee Ian Hamilton Jessica Teusl Luka Bojovic Ramon Kropmanns Simon Wiciak Stanislav Tishkevich Stefan Lehner Tom Vogelsang Walter Treccarichi