Fedor Holz Among 85 Players Returning for Day 3 of €1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day 3 of the €1,100 Eureka Main Event at the 2022 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague inside the Hilton Prague kicks off today at noon local time with just 85 players remaining.
Leading the way is France's Quentin Guivarch, who bagged a stack of 4,335,000 as he chases the first-place prize of €496,760. Not far behind are fellow big stacks Waldemar Starostin of Germany (3,400,000), Elias Suhonen of Finland (3,300,000) and Eldiyar Janiev of Kyrgyzstan (3,005,000).
€1,100 Eureka Main Event Top 10 Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT | BIG BLINDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quentin Guivarch | France | 4,335,000 | 87 |
| 2 | Waldemar Starostin | Germany | 3,400,000 | 68 |
| 3 | Elias Suhonen | Finland | 3,300,000 | 66 |
| 4 | Eldiyar Janiev | Kyrgyzstan | 3,005,000 | 60 |
| 5 | Leonardo Romeo | Italy | 3,000,000 | 60 |
| 6 | Anton Suarez | Sweden | 2,930,000 | 59 |
| 7 | Martin Stoyanov | Bulgaria | 2,750,000 | 55 |
| 8 | Pieter Theelen | Austria | 2,700,000 | 54 |
| 9 | Risto Ailamo | Finland | 2,530,000 | 51 |
| 10 | Joshua Boulton | United Kingdom | 2,320,000 | 46 |
Another player on the hunt for the EPT Main Event trophy is German all-time money leader Fedor Holz. The Young Prince bagged 1,090,000 as he looks for his first EPT title and to add to his $36.3 million in live earnings.
Defending champion and PokerStars ambassador Alejandro Lococo, meanwhile brings a stack of 1,535,000 into Day 3 as he looks to go back-to-back after winning the March €1,100 Eureka Main Event for €417,820.
Some other notable names to look out for in the Day 3 field include Martin Stoyanov, Lukas Zaskodny, Day 1c chip leader Bart Fergiatakis and 2022 EPT London Main Event runner-up Jack Sinclair, who also finished second in the EPT Barcelona €1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event earlier this year for €377,120.
Day 3 wiill play for ten 60-minute levels and will kick off on Level 26 with blinds of 25,000/50,000/50,000. There will be 25-minute breaks every two levels and a 75-minute dinner break at approximately 6:50 p.m.
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