€1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day 1c Completed
2023 PokerStars EPT Prague
€1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
2023 PokerStars EPT Prague
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€4,226,880
Entries
4,403
Level
40
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
1,138
Players Left
171
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With a total of 426 entries, Days 1a and 1b felt like warm-ups compared to the 1,138 entrants recorded today, Thursday, December 7, on Day 1c of the €1,100 Eureka Main Event of the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour at the Hilton Prague.
But out of this massive field, only 171 players made it to the money as they managed to bag chips when 15% of the field remained. If qualifying for Day 2 was a tough task for some players, it was an easy job for Marcin Dziubdziela, who ended up as the chip leader with 852,000 chips. It is almost one average stack ahead of another Polish player, Damian Wroblewski, second in chips with 701,000, while the third place belongs to Laurent Vauquelin (671,000).
Eureka Main Event Day 1c Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcin Dziubdziela | Poland | 852,000 | 142 |
| 2 | Damian Wroblewski | Poland | 701,000 | 117 |
| 3 | Laurent Vauquelin | France | 671,000 | 112 |
| 4 | Miroslav Forman | Czechia | 601,000 | 100 |
| 5 | Danut Chisu | Romania | 505,000 | 84 |
| 6 | Totti Arosuo | Finland | 501,000 | 84 |
| 7 | Julien Sitbon | France | 500,000 | 83 |
| 8 | Manuel Valduga | Italy | 497,000 | 83 |
| 9 | Christos Xanthopoulos | Greece | 495,000 | 83 |
| 10 | Andrej Tekel | Austria | 491,000 | 82 |
After finishing 17th in this event in 2022, Danut Chisu will try to do better this year. He's off to a good start as he has managed to reach the Top 10 (505,000), ahead of Julien Sitbon, who bagged half a million chips. Ran Shahar (425,000) and Ercan Atmaca (227,000) qualified with a stack above average as well, along with PokerStars Ambassador Felix Schneiders (208,000). Ramon Colillas also made it to the money, but with a smaller stack (67,000).
A few other notables also found a bag to enter Day 2, such as Jason Wheeler (158,000), Jacques Guenni (155,000), 2023 EPT Monte-Carlo FPS champion Daisuke Ogita (154,000), Frederik Thiemer (126,000), or the recent WSOPE Main Event winner Max Neugebauer (106,000).
However, this flight was unsuccessful for players like Benjamin Spragg, Marle Spragg, William Kassouf, Niklas Astedt, or Tamas Adamszki, who won the EPT Prague €10,200 No-Limit Hold'em event for €117,150 earlier in the day.
To qualify for Day 2, they'll have to take one or several other shots in the last two flights which will take place tomorrow, Friday, December 8. Action will start at 11:00 a.m. with Day 1e on 30-minute levels. Then, Day 1f will kick off at 6:00 p.m., with 20-minute levels.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team is on-site and will be back tomorrow for continued coverage of the €1,100 Eureka Main Event.
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
852,000
147,000
|
147,000 |
|
||
|
701,000
701,000
|
701,000 |
|
671,000
111,000
|
111,000 |
|
601,000
368,000
|
368,000 |
|
505,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
|
501,000
501,000
|
501,000 |
|
500,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
497,000
255,300
|
255,300 |
|
495,000
465,000
|
465,000 |
|
491,000
121,500
|
121,500 |
|
441,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
437,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
425,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
|
415,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
411,000
411,000
|
411,000 |
|
|
406,000
406,000
|
406,000 |
|
400,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
392,000
392,000
|
392,000 |
|
390,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
|
390,000
-122,000
|
-122,000 |
|
377,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
|
371,000
371,000
|
371,000 |
|
354,000
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
351,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
349,000
179,000
|
179,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Those who have not been able to make it to the Czech capital city need not worry about missing out on the action from the final EPT jaunt of the year as cards-up coverage for the €10,200 Mystery Bounty and €5,300 EPT Main Event will be available from December 12-17 on PokerStars' YouTube and Twitch channels.
The Mystery Bounty starts the six-day broadcasting fiesta, with action from the final day commencing at 1 p.m. CET.
The following day is when the Main Event stream starts, so be sure to catch the livestream from Day 2 all the way through to the final table.
English-language coverage will be hosted by James Hartigan, Joe Stapleton, Griffin Benger, Nick Walsh and Maria Ho.
There will also be streams on the French, Spanish and Brazilian channels in addition to broadcasts in German and Italian.
| Date | Time (CET) | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Dec-12 | 13:00 | €10K Mystery Bounty Day 2 |
| Dec-13 | 12:30 | €5K Main Event Day 2 |
| Dec-14 | 12:30 | €5K Main Event Day 3 |
| Dec-15 | 12:30 | €5K Main Event Day 4 |
| Dec-16 | 12:30 | €5K Main Event Day 5 |
| Dec-17 | 13:00 | €5K Main Event Final Table |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
De Han Kim shoved his remaining 43,000 across the line from middle position and Tomas Kolarik called in the big blind.
De Han Kim: 9♣9♦
Tomas Kolarik: K♣Q♣
The K♦7♥2♥ flop paired Kolarik's king to take the lead and Kim was unable to catch up as the 10♣ turn and 7♠ river completed the board, sending Kim to the rail as the stone bubble.
Play has concluded for the night as the remaining 171 players bag their chips for Day 2 on Saturday, December 9th at 12:00 p.m.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
183,000
-117,000
|
-117,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The action folded around to Symeon Alexandridis in the small blind and he jammed for 125,000. Mitja Rudolf was in the big blind and snap-called putting Alexandridis at risk.
Symeon Alexandridis: K♣Q♣
Mitja Rudolf: J♦J♣
It was a classic coin flip until the K♦J♥5♣ flop hit the felt, giving Rudolf a set of jacks. The 10♠ turn gave Alexandridis a straight draw but the 4♦ river was a brick as he exited the table.
Just 172 players remain with 171 reaching Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
308,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With 173 players remaining, two more eliminations are now needed to end the day. As a reminder, players must bag chips for Day 2 to be in the money.
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Alexandros Dranovitsas opened 12,000 under the gun, and he received calls from Franco Polidori, Airidas Stazys on the button, as well as Marek Sulc in the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of 9♣6♦5♥, and the action was checked to Polidori who pushed a bet of 18,000 across the line. Only Stazys made the call.
The 9♠ paired the board on the turn, and Polidori checked to Stazys as he fired a bet of 24,000. Polidori called.
When the J♦ completed the board, Polidori checked for a final time and Stazys stacked up a bet of 70,000 and pushed it forward. Polidori went deep into the tank for about three minutes before reluctantly letting his 8♥8♠ go. Stazys quietly mucked his hand as the dealer pushed him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
309,000
309,000
|
309,000 |
|
270,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
192,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
|
145,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Julien Sitbon opened to 12,000 from the cutoff, then Yair Grinberg raised all in for 28,000 from the button. The blinds folded, and Sitbon immediately called.
Yair Grinberg: A♥K♠
Julien Sitbon: Q♦8♦
Grinberg was in the lead, but Sitbon found a flush draw on the 5♣A♦9♦ flop. The J♣ on the turn didn't change anything. However, the K♦ on the river completed Sitbon's flush to send Grinberg to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
Busted |