A record-smashing field of 4,017 turned out for the €1,100 Eureka Main Event at 2022 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague.
The opening event of the Prague series generated a prize pool of €3,856,320 and drew players from 73 different countries to eclipse the previous record set by the previous Eureka Main Event here at Hilton Prague, which attracted 3,155 entries from 65 countries. Germany leads the way with 218 players, while Italy and France sent 212 and 193 runners, respectively.
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Israel (108 players), Czech Republic (90 players), Poland (84 players), Greece (80 players), Sweden (71 players), Switzerland (66 players), and Romania (61 players) rounded out the top ten.
The total entries includes 1,983 unique players, which is a 28% increase from the 1,553 that turned out in March.
A full breakdown of the field is on the table below.
Nearly half of the Day 2 field has already been eliminated and Thomas Graupner was the latest casualty. Graupner open-shoved a stack of around 80,000 from middle position and was called by Thomas Vieth on the button.
Thomas Graupner:
Thomas Vieth:
Vieth took a big lead on the flop of with a pair of kings and the runout of didn't change things for Graupner to be eliminated.
Ludovic Marguerat open-jammed a stack of 86,000 from middle position and was called by the bigger-stacked Thomas Vieth in the small blind.
Ludovic Marguerat:
Thomas Vieth:
Marguerat was dominated but that didn't stop the flop from landing to bring a "no!" out of his opponent and nothing changed after the runout to earn him the double.
The prize pool information has been released in the record-breaking €1,100 Eureka Main Event. With 4,017 entries and 603 players paid, a minimum cash will be worth €1,700 and the winner will earn the top prize of €496,760.
The full payout information for the €1,100 Eureka Main Event is available in the table below.
with a pair of kings and the runout of 
didn't change things for Graupner to be eliminated.
to keep his tournament dreams alive.
