Seat 4 - Georgios Tsouloftas, 34, Limassol, Cyprus (2,255,000)
Georgios Tsouloftas is flying the flag for his native country at the final table. “Cyprus is my home and this resort even more,” he said.
Tsouloftas first cashed here in 2017 and won the Merit Mediterrean Poker Cup in June 2022 for $264,065. He also finished in fourth place in the Irish Open in March, and was third in the Colossus event at the WSOP Europe in Rozvadov last month.
Tsouloftas finished in 24th in the massive Eureka Main Event field earlier this series but is making his first-ever EPT Main Event cash here. Fifth place or better would surpass his previous best result and move him past $1.5 million in live earnings.
Career Record
EPT cashes: None
Best EPT result: None
Career earnings: $1,228,105
Tournament Progression
Day 1: 43,500 (206/260, 1B)
Day 2: 620,000 (7/144)
Day 3: 755,000 (25/45)
Day 4: 7,970,000 (1/16)
Day 5: 2,255,000 (6/6)
Event Highlights
Tsouloftas scored two massive eliminations at the end of Day 4 to seize the chip lead.
First, Tsouloftas was on the button and called a raise of 100,000 from Lander Lijo. Lijo bet 80,000 on the K♠7♣7♦ flop and Tsouloftas called. The turn was the 2♠ and Lijo bet another 225,000. Tsouloftas again called to the 2♥ river as Lijo bet 680,000, representing most of his remaining stack. Tsouloftas then moved all in and Lijo called with two aces, but Tsouloftas had 7♠6♠ for a full house to send Lijo to the rail.
Tsouloftas then picked up kings and three-bet to 300,000 on the button. Chakib Mhiri moved all in for 1,600,000 with two tens and Tsouloftas called to eliminate him in 18th place.