The 2024 European Poker Tour (EPT) Cyprus kicked off in spectacular fashion with the $1,100 buy-in Eureka Poker Tour no-limit hold’em main event, drawing a staggering 2,803 entries. This created a prize pool of nearly $2.7 million.
After six starting flights and three days of combined-field action, Leo Worthington-Leese from the UK emerged victorious. The Brighton resident claimed $314,030 for his efforts, marking the second-largest score of his career. His biggest payday remains the $425,272 he earned for a third-place finish at the 2023 EPT Monte-Carlo main event. With this latest win, his total live tournament earnings now exceed $1.5 million.
A total of 418 players made it into the money, with notable finishes from poker pros such as Victoria Livschitz (81st), 2020 WSOP Online main event champion Stoyan Madanzhiev (64th), two-time bracelet winners Alexandre Reard (53rd), Michael Wang (51st), Martin Zamani (39th), Marle Spragg (35th), and WPT/EPT champion Andrey Pateychuk (14th).
The final day saw eight players vying for the title, with Yuan Xu leading the pack and Leo Worthington-Leese starting in sixth place. However, he was just a few big blinds away from the top three.
The first elimination came when Alexey Badulin’s A-J fell to Aleksandr Razinkov’s pocket tens, sending Badulin out in eighth place ($46,600). Frederick Anastasiades then knocked out Recep Aydemir in seventh ($60,850) after his A-9 bested Aydemir’s pocket fours.
Guoliang Wei was eliminated in sixth place ($78,770) after losing to Samuel Fournier’s A-J. Fournier then found pocket aces and took out Xu in fifth ($101,390) after Xu’s pocket nines couldn’t hold up.
Razinkov was the next to fall, finishing in fourth place ($132,120) after his K-3 lost to Anastasiades’ A-9, which made two pair by the river.
With three players remaining, a deal was made to divide the remaining prize money, leaving $79,957 and the trophy for the eventual winner. In the next key hand, Worthington-Leese’s 10-9 cracked Fournier’s pocket fives after Worthington-Leese flopped a nine and turned a ten. Fournier exited with $237,051.
In the penultimate hand, Worthington-Leese’s pocket queens held up against Anastasiades’ pocket sevens, leaving Anastasiades with just a few big blinds.
The final hand saw Anastasiades shove with K-2 suited, only to be called by Worthington-Leese’s J-3. A seven-high straight on the river sealed the victory for Leo Worthington-Leese, eliminating Anastasiades in second place with $248,479.
$1,100 Eureka Cyprus Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leo Worthington-Leese | United Kingdom | $314,030* |
| 2 | Frederick Anastasiades | Cyprus | $248,479* |
| 3 | Samuel Fournier | France | $237,051* |
| 4 | Aleksandr Razinkov | Russia | $132,120 |
| 5 | Yuan Xu | China | $109,390 |
