Lococo Over One Million, Set Up For Another Deep Run as Overall Chip Leader
The Day 1b evening flight of the €1,100 Eureka Main Event has wrapped up after 10 hours of play inside the luxurious Hilton Prague venue during the PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague. A familiar face turned it into his show once again with hopes of a repeat win here in the Czech Republic.
This second of four starting flights drew 434 entries, surpassing the numbers from the last time EPT came to Prague, just as Day 1a did. The event still has two more starting flights to go, and it's looking very likely to break the attendance record of 3,155.
Eureka Main Event By The Numbers
| Event | Entries | Advanced | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| €1,100 Eureka Main Event Day 1a | 959 | 144 | €920,640 |
| €1,100 Eureka Main Event Day 1b | 434 | 65 | €416,640 |
| €1,100 Eureka Main Event Day 1c | 314 | - | €301,440 |
| €1,100 Eureka Main Event Day 1d | 1 | - | €960 |
| €1,100 Eureka Main Event Day 2 | - | - | - |
| €1,100 Eureka Main Event Day 3 | - | - | - |
| €1,100 Eureka Main Event Day 4 | - | - | - |
Over A Million: The Lococo Show
Last time the EPT came to Prague, Alejandro Lococo topped the field and took home first place. He may not have cashed in Day 1a's flight, but he certainly did here on Day 1b. The only player to eclipse one million in either flight so far, Lococo sits comfortably in the overall chip lead. He drilled an unlikely set early on to start his run. He busted out some superstitious tricks to get the card he needed when his opponent sucked out on the flop. Finally, he was the man responsible for ending the night when he burst the bubble.. There's a lot of tournament left to play, but surely thoughts of a repeat winner have had to have crossed his mind with such a strong showing.
Eureka Main Event Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alejandro Lococo | Argentina | 1,083,000 | 135 |
| 2 | Fabrice Bigot | France | 692,000 | 87 |
| 3 | Quentin Guivarch | France | 539,000 | 67 |
| 4 | Eduard Anufriiev | Ukraine | 490,000 | 61 |
| 5 | Sondre Bjornebekk | Norway | 469,000 | 59 |
| 6 | Luca Marchetti | Italy | 410,000 | 51 |
| 7 | Sammy Truong | Germany | 392,000 | 49 |
| 8 | Renato Ardelean | Romania | 380,000 | 48 |
| 9 | Marcin Dziubdziela | Poland | 314,000 | 39 |
| 10 | Simon Lofberg | Sweden | 305000 | 38 |
PokerNews will have all the coverage of Day 1c and Day 1d of this Eureka Main Event, which gets underway on Friday, December 9 at 11 a.m.. and 6 p.m. local time, respectively.