Main Event
Day 1a Started
Main Event
Day 1a Started
In 90 minutes from now at 2 p.m. local time, the €1,100 Eureka 6 Rozvadov Main Event kicks off at the King's Casino and the biggest casino in Europe will host the PokerStars regional series for the fourth time. The flagship tournament of the series comes with a staggering guarantee of €500,000 and features three starting days in total.
All players receive 25,000 in chips and the levels on Day 1a and Day 1b last 45 minutes each whereas the third and final flight gets underway on Saturday as of 10 p.m. local time. Only players that busted in either of the previous flight are allowed to enter and play the same 10 levels in order to bag up for Day 2, late registration is possible until the end of level six.
The festival already kicked off a few days ago and 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Pius Heinz made a rare appearance, immediately taking thew spotlight again and taking down the €5,300 Super High Roller.
Eureka stops in Rozvadov at a glance
Season | Players | Winner | Country | Prize Money in EUR |
---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 421 | Bart Lybaert | Belgium | 115,000 |
4 | 493 | Martin Meciar | Slovakia | 87,600 |
5 | 664 | Raphael Wimmer | Austria | 99,695 |
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand until a Main Event winner is crowned, so make sure to tune in regularly.
As of 12 p.m. local time, a €150+20 Hyper Turbo Satellite for Day 1a got underway and the registration has since closed. Thanks to 77 entries, a total of 10 tickets worth €1,100 each were generated and the 11th place finisher will receive €204.
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Defending Eureka Rozvadov Main Event champion Raphael Wimmer has made the trip to the Czech Republic once again and he is joined by Eureka 5 Hamburg champion Tom Holke as well as EPT7 Main Event winner Michael Eiler.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tom Holke
|
25,000 | |
Michael Eiler
|
25,000 | |
Raphael Wimmer | 25,000 |
Last season, the Main Event started with just under 100 entries on Day 1a and that number has already been eclipsed with at least 142 entries. Among those to have taken their seats are Marius Pospiech, Roman Cieslik as well as Rasmus Agerskov.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Marius Pospiech | 25,000 | 25,000 |
Roman Cieslik | 25,000 | 25,000 |
Rasmus Agerskov | 25,000 | 25,000 |
Picking up the action on the river, Nandor Solyom bet 1,475 and Tom Holke called in the cutoff before Petr Satek then squeezed to 7,000. Solyom called and Holke suddenly turned over his for two pair, assuming it was time for the showdown already.
The dealer then reminded the German that there had been a raise and Holke mucked his two pair. Satek turned over and Solyom sighed, revealing the .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Petr Satek
|
35,000 | 35,000 |
Tom Holke
|
23,000 | -2,000 |
Nandor Solyom | 17,000 | 17,000 |
Daniel Rose already lost 10,000 chips and the board was already gone. A few tables over, Vlado Sevo was involved in a three-way pot to the flop. Sevo, the player in the small blind and Stephan Nitzschke all invested 1,100 chips and the fell on the turn. The small blind checked, Sevo bet 2,850 and that won the pot without any further resistance.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Vlado Sevo | 28,000 | 28,000 |
Stephan Nitzschke
|
24,000 | 24,000 |
Daniel Rose | 15,000 | 15,000 |
Makarios Avramidis, who won a bracelet at the 2015 World Series of Poker Europe, has entered Day 1a and he is joined by Ismail Kalkan. The latter finished 23rd in the World Series of Poker Circuit Event here in Rozvadov last November.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ismail Kalkan | 25,000 | |
Makarios Avramidis
|
25,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0