2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

$2,200 Eureka High Roller
Day: 1a
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q6
Prize
$338,460
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$2,772,480
Entries
1,444
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
1,011
Players Left
152

Silz Bags the Chip Lead on Day 1a of the $2,200 Eureka High Roller

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Maximilian Silz
Maximilian Silz

The PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa continued today with the first of two Day 1 flights for the $2,200 Eureka High Roller.

A huge 1,011 entries were collected on Day 1a, and just 152 players made it to Day 2. The Day 1a entries contributed $1,941,120 to the prize pool, which stands at $2,772,480.

The bursting of the bubble marked the end of the Day 1a flight, and saw the surviving players make the money.

As the dust settled Maximilian Silz bagged the overall chip lead, taking through a total of 1,134,000 for the Day 2 restart. Silz��s astounding stack was emphasised by the fact he amassed almost double the amount of chips as his nearest competitor, Wooram Cho, who managed to bag 599,000.

PlacePlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Maximilian SilzGermany1,134,000142
2Wooram ChoSouth Korea599,00075
3Anton WiggSweden548,00069
4Marc FogginUnited Kingdom526,00066
5Konstantin VoroninRussia525,00066
6Sergey BaranskiBelarus520,00065
7Hwany LeeSouth Korea510,00064
8Aleksandr DenisovRussia509,00064
9Kubanychbek AbakirovKyrgyzstan482,00060
10Parham GhadamgahiIran459,00057

Day 1a welcomed many familiar faces, including PokerStars Team Pro members Benjamin Spragg, Parker Talbot and Alejandro Lococo. Although, it wasn��t to be for the trio as each found their way to the rail before the day��s end.

Those more fortunate to progress to Day 2 included Anton Wigg (548,000), Sergi Reixach (405,000), Jason Wheeler (280,000) and Antoine Labat (386,000).
Labat is already having an incredibly impressive year across all the EPTs having finished second in the Estrellas High Roller for �500,000 in Barcelona just two months ago. In addition, Labat most recently finished in third place in the EPT Cyprus $10,200 Mystery Bounty for $58,900.

Day 2 will restart at 12 p.m. on October 16 and will play down until just one player remains. Play is expected to resume on Level 18, as just a couple of minutes of Level 17 remained on the clock following extensive hand-for-hand play.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be back tomorrow to bring you more coverage of the Eureka Poker Tour High Roller here at EPT Cyprus, so stay tuned.

Tags: Alejandro LococoAleksandr DenisovAntoine LabatAnton WiggBenjamin SpraggHwany LeeJason WheelerKonstantin VoroninKubanychbek AbakirovMarc FogginMaximilian SilzParham GhadamgahiParker TalbotSergey BaranskiSergi ReixachWooram Cho