Alexander Tkatschew opened 1,100,000 on the button and Catalin Moraru shoved 3,475,000 in the small blind. Tkatschew called and both hands were tabled.
Catalin Moraru: A♥K♣
Alexander Tkatschew: K♥Q♣
Moraru had Tkatschew dominated and the dealer ran out the 9♦9♠6♠J♥A♣ run out for him to collect the double.
Antonino Venneri opened 1,000,000 in early position before Remigiusz Wyrzykiewicz three-bet 2,600,000 in the cutoff. The action quickly folded around to Venneri and he made the call.
The dealer fanned a flop of 8♦5♠3♠, and Venneri check-raised all-in for about 7,000,000 after Wyrzykiewicz bet 850,000. Wyrzykiewicz snap-called and both hands were tabled.
Venneri had an over pair but Wyrzykiewicz woke up with aces once again and Venneri couldn't catch up as the 8♥ fell on the turn and the K♣ on the river.
Remigiusz Wyrzykiewicz opened 600,000 under the gun, and both Alexander Tkatschew and Ercan Atmaca made the call.
The dealer fanned a flop of J♣6♠2♣, and Atmaca checked before Wyrzykiewicz continued for 625,000. Both Tkatschew and Atmaca called.
The 4♣ rolled off on the turn, and Atmaca check-called another bet of 1,200,000 from Wyrzykiewicz, while Tkatschew surrendered his cards.
The 8♥ completed the board on the river, and Atmaca checked to Wyrzykiewicz who fired a bet of 3,850,000. The dealer broke the bet down and the action was back on Atmaca. After about 20 seconds, he cut a stack of whites and said something unclear. Wyrzykiewicz thought he said 'Call", and rolled over his A♣A♠. Atmaca reacted immediately saying he did not say call, he asked if it was "Four".
The floor was called over and the clock was paused while they went to the cameras to see if it was forward motion or not. After about 20 minutes, the floor ruled it was not forward motion, and Wyrzykiewicz prematurely showed his hand without the dealer announcing a call.
Atmaca showed 6♦5♥ before tossing it into the muck.
Viktor Jensen opened 600,000 in early position and only Miroslav Forman came along in the big blind.
The dealer spread a flop of 9♣8♠8♣, and Forman check-called a bet of 400,000.
When the Q♣ fell on the turn, both players checked to see the 9♦ river,
Forman took about 45 seconds before firing 2,600,000, and Jensen wasted little time announcing a call, Forman showed 3♣3♠, and Jensen dragged the pot with K♣Q♦.
The €1,100 Eureka Main Event at the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague has reached a final table of nine that will play out today at noon local time, and leading the way it Poland's Remigiusz Wyrzykiewicz with a stack of 26,825,000 good for 107 big blinds.
Wyrzykiewicz's largest cash was in 2015 when he finished eight-place in the €5,300 EPT Main Event in Malta for €76,000. A spot in the top six on Monday would surpass that total, but everyone is eyeing the top piece of the €4,226,880 prize pool. The eventual champion will take home €511,710, along with the Eureka Tour trophy.
Miroslav Forman
Hot on his tail to start the day is Czechia's very own Miroslav Forman, beginning the day with 25,820,000 in chips. Forman has already locked up his all-time best cash prize with this final table appearance, being guaranteed a payout of €45,400 over his pervious highest win of €21,300 in the 2016 EPT Barcelona Main Event.
Final Table Chip Counts
Place
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Remigiusz Wyrzykiewicz
Poland
26,825,000
107
2
Miroslav Forman
Czechia
25,820,000
103
3
Alexander Tkatschew
Austria
22,400,000
90
4
Eduardo Pereira
Portugal
13,000,000
52
5
Ercan Atmaca
Netherlands
12,400,000
50
6
Antonino Venneri
Italy
10,100,000
40
7
Viktor Jensen
Sweden
8,625,000
35
8
Catalin Moraru
Romania
6,625,000
27
9
Radek Jantos
Czechia
6,300,000
25
Play will resume on Level 34 with blinds of 150,000/300,000 and a 300,000 big blind ante. The nine remaining players will continue with 60-minute levels until a winner is decided.
€1,100 Eureka Main Event Remaing Payouts
Place
Prize
1
€511,710
2
€306,790
3
€219,120
4
€168,570
5
€129,680
6
€99,750
7
€76,720
8
€59,010
9
€45,400
Stay tuned on the final day as the PokerNews live reporting team follows the action through to the final hand as the next Eureka Tour champion will be crowned.
