Aziz Efe moved all in from middle position and was called by Wael Sarkis in the big blind who had 300,000 less than Efe.
Aziz Efe: A♣9♦
Wael Sarkis: 10♣10♥
The full board ran out 3♠K♦6♦8♥K♠ and Sarkis would get a pure double, while Efe was left with 300,000.
The very next hand Efe moved all in from early position for his last 300,000 and got called in middle position for one big blind. Valeriy Pak then raised from late position to 2,000,000 and the remaining players folded leaving him and Efe heads up.
Aziz Efe: Q♣3♠
Valeriy Pak: 9♠9♣
The full board ran out 5♣5♠6♦6♠4♦ and Pak sent Efe to the rail in 8th place.
The action folded to Alexander van der Swaluw in the cutoff who took a moment and then moved all in. The button and the small blind got out of the way and action was on Guillermo Gordo in the big blind who went into the tank. Eventually he called off with just 125,000 more than Swaluw.
Alexander van der Swaluw: A♠Q♣
Guillermo Gordo: K♣J♥
The K♠4♣5♥ flop sent Gordo into the lead but the dagger came on the turn when the dealer rolled over the A♥. The 2♠ river would not improve Gordo and he would be left with just 125,000.
The very next hand he was forced all in from the small blind and surprisingly the action folded all the way to Joris Ruijs who was in the big blind.
The cards hit their backs with Gordo all in and at risk.
Guillermo Gordo: 7♠2♥
Joris Ruijs: 5♣2♠
The full board ran out 9♠6♦6♣5♠3♣ and with another dagger on the turn, Ruijs hit a pair and Gordo was sent to the rail in 6th place.
Joris Ruijs jammed for 6,000,000 from the small blind and Alexander van der Swaluw called from the big blind to put his compatriot at risk.
Joris Ruijs: K♣2♣
Alexander van der Swaluw: 4♦4♠
Ruijs had some counterfeit outs to go along with his overcard after the J♥10♥10♣ flop. The A♦ also gave him a gutshot to Broadway. The 4♥ river resulted in Van Der Swaluw having a full house for the winning hand.
There has been another winner crowned at the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus, as the $2,200 Eureka High Roller has come to its conclusion following a three-way deal involving Valeriy Pak, Takahiro Tsugu and Alexander van der Swaluw. Pak then won the flip for the trophy to be confirmed as the overall winner.
Pak took home $338,460, while Tsugu and Van Der Swaluw locked up $300,000 and $292,320 respectively in a day that lasted nearly 17 hours.
Day 2 began with 216 players, from an initial 1,444 entries, who were already in the money and featured notable names such as EPT Main Event winners Anton Wigg (49th - $7,775), Piotr Nurzynski (146th - $3,850) and Tom Middleton (102nd - $4,425).
EPT Cyprus $2,200 Eureka High Roller Final Table Results
Maximilian Silz and PokerStars ambassador Alejandro Lococo came into the day as the chip leaders after topping the field on Day 1a and 1b, respectively. Lococo had a premature exit and bowed out in 103rd place for $5,100. Silz put in a deeper run before being ousted in 29th place for $10,275.
The field was whittled down to the final table of nine players after 13 hours of play. Luke Martinelli’s (10th - $32,000) ace-three outflopped Wael Sarkis’ ace-jack, but a jack on the turn and a brick on the river marked the end of the Australian’s journey.
The chips were then passed around the table with several double-ups taking place, which included aces being cracked in consecutive hands to prolong nine-handed play.
After 90 minutes of the final table, someone had to be the first to exit, and that player was Baurzhan Akimov. He ran king-ten into ace-king and couldn't connect on the runout. Akimov collected $41,575, which marked his biggest ever live cash, taking him over the $100,000 mark in live tournament earnings.
Aziz Efe was next to go. He was reduced to crumbs after doubling up Sarkis and was finished off by Pak. Like Akimov, Efe’s payday of $54,075 also gave him his biggest-ever tournament score.
Pak then claimed his second elimination in quick succession as his pocket jacks remained best against Sarkis’ pocket nines. Sarkis banked $69,925 and secured a career milestone of passing $1 million in live earnings.
It was then Guillermo Gordo’s turn to book his best-ever tournament payout, which netted him $90,875. His sixth-place finish came at the hands of Joris Ruijs. Shortly after, David Karsenty jammed into ace-king with suited connectors but failed to leapfrog the big slick and was ousted to set up four-handed play.
Pak began to pull away, but Van Der Swaluw and Rouijs doubled through him in back-to-back hands to halt his domination. Van Der Swaluw then claimed the rest of Rouij's chips after he rivered a full house to bust his compatriot.
The three remaining players quickly came to an ICM deal and decided to flip for the trophy. Still the chip leader, Pak flopped trip queens to seal the victory.
That concludes PokerNews live reporting of the $2,200 Eureka High Roller