Day 3 of the €1,100 Eureka Main Event Due to Commence
Excitement is building as Day 3 of the €1,100 Eureka Main Event at the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague is scheduled to commence today, December 10, at noon local time at the Hilton Prague.
Only 125 players remain, each eyeing the lion’s share of the €4,226,880 prize pool. The winner will receive a payout of €511,710. Both figures are records for this event. Marcin Dziubdziela enters the penultimate day as the chip leader with 3,460,000, while Ercan Atmaca is the only other player bringing more than 100 big blinds to the table.
Of the five PokerStars Ambassadors through to Day 2, only Ramon Colillas (805,000) and Felix Schneiders (695,000) remain.
In a testament to the universal appeal of poker, 10 different nationalities are represented in the top 10 chip counts at the start of play.
Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcin Dziubdziela | Poland | 3,460,000 | 115 |
| 2 | Ercan Atmaca | Netherlands | 3,205,000 | 107 |
| 3 | Alexander Tkatschew | Germany | 2,815,000 | 94 |
| 4 | Ran Shahar | Israel | 2,800,000 | 93 |
| 5 | Niclas Mjelstad | Norway | 2,600,000 | 87 |
| 6 | Catalin Moraru | Romania | 2,495,000 | 83 |
| 7 | Pablo Silva | Brazil | 2,400,000 | 80 |
| 8 | Samuel Fournier | France | 2,380,000 | 79 |
| 9 | Candido Cappiello | Italy | 2,370,000 | 79 |
| 10 | Ahani Piroozi | United States | 2,325,000 | 78 |
Plenty of other notable names are still in the mix, including Jon Kyte (420,000), Simon Higgins (755,000), Santtu Leinonen (2,115,000) and Anton Siden (825,000).
Day 2 began with 659 players, and a frantic day of action saw the field whittled down to 125 by the time matters concluded after eight levels of play. Among the casualties were David Doherty (181st - €4,520), Tobias Leknes (231st - €3,420), defending champion Pieter Theelen (268th - €3,420), Conor Beresford (297th - €2,960), and Ivan Tononi (521st - €1,940).
Play will resume on Level 24, which features 15,000/30,000 blinds with a 30,000 big blind ante. The schedule to big the day shows ten 60-minute levels, with 25-minute breaks included after every two levels along with a dinner break.
The PokerNews team will be here providing detailed coverage of the event, so stay tuned to follow all the action and see who will be left standing by the time Day 3 concludes!