Just 66 Players Advance to Day 3 of the €1,100 Eureka Main Event
Play for Day 2 of the €1,100 Eureka Main Event at EPT Prague has come to a close with Poland's Karol Konopka (4,775,000) a top of the chip counts.
Rounding out the top three chip stacks are Merijn van Rooij (3,990,000) and Heinz Schluter (3,775,0000). Van Rooij was involved in hand of the day, after his opponent ran their pockets kings into his pocket aces in a pot worth 4 million.
The 496 players that made it through to Day 2 had all guaranteed themselves a payday of at least €1,700 but of course, all eyes were on the €417,820 up top.
After the dust settled in the second stage of this event, it was confirmed that just 66 players will return for Day 3, which kicks off on Wednesday, March 8 at 12 p.m. CET.
PokerStars Ambassador Alejandro Lococo is one of the notable names who is progressing, and he is joined by the likes of WSOP bracelet winner Alexandre Reard and Day 1c chip leader Maxime Costas.
The United Kingdom's Patrick Leonard (161st - €3,570) and bracelet winner Jonas Lauck (72nd - €6,090) were among the big names to bow out in today's session. The 2017 champion of this event, Georgios Vrakas, also fell early on, finishing in 403rd place for a cash of €1,910.
Top 10 Chip Counts
| Name | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karol Konopka | Czech Republic | 4,725,000 | 158 |
| Merijn Van Rooij | Netherlands | 3,990,000 | 133 |
| Heinz Schluter | Germany | 3,775,000 | 126 |
| Jakub Koleckar | Czech Republic | 3,720,000 | 124 |
| Jon Kyte | Norway | 3,595,000 | 120 |
| Tjenno Eskes | Netherlands | 3,430,000 | 114 |
| Karol Bogusz | Poland | 2,620,000 | 87 |
| Abel Aspas | Spain | 2,500,000 | 83 |
| Bartolomeo Tato | Italy | 2,140,000 | 71 |
| Ville Jantunen | Finland | 2,070,000 | 69 |
Breakdown of the Eureka Main Event
Some interesting stats have appeared from the Eureka Main Event, 65 different countries have players representing them, with France having the most entries. There have been 201 French players throughout the event, which is good for 12.94% of the field.
| Country | No. of Players | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| France | 201 | 12.94% |
| Italy | 161 | 10.37% |
| Germany | 137 | 8.82% |
| Poland | 90 | 5.80% |
| Czech Republic | 75 | 4.83% |
| Israel | 75 | 4.83% |
| Greece | 66 | 4.25% |
| Netherlands | 63 | 4.06% |
| Romania | 56 | 3.61% |
| UK | 53 | 3.41% |
| Sweden | 48 | 3.09% |
| Austria | 37 | 2.38% |
| Hungary | 37 | 2.38% |
| Spain | 37 | 2.38% |
| Switzerland | 35 | 2.25% |
| Denmark | 31 | 2.00% |
| Bulgaria | 28 | 1.80% |
| Finland | 27 | 1.74% |
| Portugal | 24 | 1.55% |
| Belgium | 23 | 1.48% |
| Lithuania | 22 | 1.42% |
What's Next?
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the action from this event and every EPT Prague event here at King’s Casino Prague. Don't forget that Day 3 gets underway on Wednesday, March 9 at 12 p.m. CET. There will be 10-minutes left of Level 24, where the blinds will be 15,000/30,000/30,000a.