Aylar Lie raised to 500 from the button, the small blind called and Piotr Wiecek, in the big blind, squeezed to 2,800. Lie called and the small blind folded.
The Q♥3♥3♠ flop saw Wiecek continue for 2,000. Lie didn't back down.
The 6♦ turn saw a repeat of the action, this time Wiecek sized up to 6,600.
The 8♣ river prompted Wiecek to move all in for 19,400. Lie went deep into the tank, eventually choosing to make the call.
Piotr Wiecek: A♠Q♠
Aylar Lie: A♥Q♦
Lie made the correct call resulting in a chopped pot.
A preflop-raising war saw 3,200 reach the middle with two players navigating a flop of 7♦A♦Q♦.
Both Yunkyu Song, in the big blind, and Leonid Sidelkovskiy, in the cutoff, checked the hand through to reveal the A♥ turn and J♠ river. Song was the first to play for this pot, leading for 1,800. Sidelkovskiy made a swift fold.
The 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus, taking place at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa, kicked off today with the $1,100 Eureka Main Event. Day 1a, the first of the six starting flights, got underway this afternoon with its turbo counterpart, Day 1b, set to kick off at 7 p.m. local time.
This inaugural event in Northern Cyprus drew an impressive field of 2,659 entries in 2023. The winner, Ankit Ahuja, claimed the trophy and the lion’s share of the $2,552,640 prize pool. Ahuja defeated Romania’s Eduard Norel in heads-up play taking home a massive $362,365 for his efforts.
2023 Eureka Main Event Final Table Results:
Place
Player
Country
Prize (USD)
1
Ankit Ahuja
India
$362,365
2
Eduard Norel
Romania
$226,550
3
Andrei Teodorescu
Romania
$161,800
4
Andrei Vavilonskii
Russia
$124,475
5
Roman Gadzhiev
Russia
$95,750
6
Mykhailo Demydenko
Ukraine
$73,650
7
Delrouz Babak
Iran
$56,650
8
Michel Atallah
Lebanon
$43,375
Ankit Ahuja
Each player will receive a starting stack of 30,000 with the blinds commencing at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. The levels will be 30 minutes long with players allowed one reentry per flight. A break of 15 minutes will be held after every four levels. Late registration will close at the end of Level 10 and play will end for the day once the field is reduced to 15% of the total entries. All players who survive into Day 2 are guaranteed to make the money, with the prize pool being announced at the start of Day 2.
Those unfortunate enough not to find a bag for Day 2 are in luck; four more starting flights over the following two days will provide ample opportunity to progress.
$1,100 Eureka Main Event Schedule:
Date
Event Day
Local Time
Thu. Oct. 10
1c
12:00 p.m.
Thu. Oct. 10
1d
7:00 p.m.
Fri. Oct. 11
1e
11:00 a.m.
Fri. Oct. 11
1f
5:00 p.m.
Sat. Oct. 12
2
12:00 p.m.
Sun. Oct. 13
3
12:00 p.m.
Mon. Oct. 14
4
12:00 p.m.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for the coverage of this event from the moment cards are in the air until a winner is crowned on October 14.
