Eureka Poker Tour
Texas Hold 'em | |
Founded | 2011 |
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Country | Czech Republic Slovenia Bulgaria Croatia Latvia Austria Germany Romania Cyprus |
Most recent champion(s) | Ankit Ahuja (2023) |
Official website | pokerstarslive.com/eureka |
The Eureka Poker Tour (EKA) started in March 2011, is a major regional
History
After a run across Central and Eastern Europe for Season 1,
From 2013 to 2016,
In 2017, the EKA series was discontinued and rebranded as the PokerStars Festival. In 2022,
Season 1
Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
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17-20 March 2011 | EKA Prague €800 | 329
|
€243,460 | Keith Johnson[4] | €58,400 | [1] |
12-15 May 2011 | EKA Nova Gorica €800 | 211
|
€149,410 | Antonio Dieguez Rodriguez[5] | €40,010 | [2] |
23-26 June 2011 | EKA Varna €800 | 308
|
€224,840 | Idan Greenberg[6] | €55,145 | [3] |
24-27 August 2011 | EKA Zagreb €800 | 259
|
€183,400 | Richard Bodis[7] | €47,298 | [4] |
4-10 December 2011 | EPT/EKA Prague €330 Deepstack | 203
|
€59,073 | Geir Engholm | €13,100 | [5] |
- Eureka Poker Tour - Season 1 - Leaderboard Champion: PokerStars.com in calendar year 2012[8]
Season 2
Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
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9-14 April 2012 | EKA Croatia €1,100 | 178
|
€172,660 | Alija Filipovic[9] | €42,700 | [6] [7] |
4-10 June 2012 | EKA Bulgaria €1,100 | 246
|
€238,590 | Petar Zografov[10] | €48,745 | [8] |
1-7 October 2012 | EKA Latvia €1,100 | 278
|
€269,660 | Lauri Merikallio[11] | €68,800 | [9] |
5-15 December 2012 | EPT/EKA Prague €1,100 | 652
|
€632,440 | Menikos Panayiotou[12] | €137,100 | [10] |
- Eureka Poker Tour - Season 2 - Leaderboard Champion: Alija Filipovic, he won one EPT Season 9 Main Event Entry of his choice (€5,300)[13][14]
Season 3
Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
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18-24 March 2013 | EKA Rozvadov €1,100 € 500,000 Guaranteed |
500
|
€500,000 | Bart Lybaert[15] | €115,000 | [11] |
24-30 May 2013 | EKA Croatia €1,100 | 283
|
€274,510 | Achilles Bozso[16] | €59,100 | [12] |
22-28 July 2013 | EKA Bulgaria €1,100 | 417
|
€404,490 | Liran Machluf[17] | €93,000 | [13] |
8-18 December 2013 | EPT/EKA Prague €1,100 | 1,315
|
€1,275,550 | Dimitri Holdeew[18] | €226,400 | [14] |
- Eureka Poker Tour - Season 3 - Leaderboard Champion: Sergei Popov,[19] he won one EPT Season 10 Main Event Entry of his choice (€5,300)
Season 4
Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
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19-29 March 2014 | EPT/EKA Vienna €1,100 | 1,432
|
€1,389,040 | Zoltan Gal[20] | €208,655 | [15] |
26 May-3 June 2014 | EKA Rozvadov €1,100 € 500,000 Guaranteed |
493
|
€500,000 | Martin Meciar[21] | €87,600 | [16] |
6-9 November 2014 | EKA Rozvadov €550 PokerStars King's Cup € 200,000 Guaranteed |
551
|
€267,235 | Philipp Hartmann[22] | €45,000 | [17] |
7-17 December 2014 | EPT/EKA Prague €1,100 | 1,738
|
€1,685,860 | Balazs Botond[23] | €206,948 | [18] |
- Eureka Poker Tour - Season 4 - Leaderboard Champion: Gennady Menshikov,[24] he won one EPT Season 11 Main Event Entry of his choice (€5,300)
Season 5
Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
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21 February-1 March 2015 | EKA Rozvadov €1,100 | 664
|
€644,080 | Raphael Wimmer[25] | €99,685 | [19] |
22-31 May 2015 | EKA Hamburg €1,100 | 581
|
€563,570 | Tom Holke[26] | €107,920 | [20] |
5-16 December 2015 | EPT/EKA Prague €1,100 | 1,893
|
€1,836,210 | Javier Rojas Mederos[27] | €311,000 | [21] |
- Eureka Poker Tour - Season 5 - Leaderboard GOLD Champion: Vladimir Velikov[28]
- Eureka Poker Tour - Season 5 - Leaderboard SILVER Champion: Yohann Nataf[29]
How it works? Player of the Year: the Silver tier will award points for all events with a buy-in of $600 and lower; and the Gold tier will count all other events across the EUREKA Festivals, no matter the buy-in.
Season 6
Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2-8 March 2016 | EKA Rozvadov €1,100 € 500,000 Guaranteed |
682
|
€661,540 | Ivan Luca[30] | €106,186 | [22] |
16-22 May 2016 | EKA Bucharest €1,100 | 579
|
€561,630 | Avishai Shitrit[31] | €107,350 | [23] |
23 September-3 October 2016 | EKA Hamburg €1,100 | 367
|
€355,990 | Dinesh Alt[32] | €69,120 | [24] |
8-19 December 2016 | EPT/EKA Prague €1,100 | 2,031
|
€1,970,070 | Hubert Matuszewski[33] | €193,298 | [25] |
- Eureka Poker Tour - Season 6 - Leaderboard GOLD Champion: Tobias Peters[34]
- Eureka Poker Tour - Season 6 - Leaderboard SILVER Champion: Michal Mrakeš[35]
How it works? Player of the Year: the Silver tier will award points for all events with a buy-in of $600 and lower; and the Gold tier will count all other events across the EUREKA Festivals, no matter the buy-in.
Season 2022
Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
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5-16 March 2022 | EPT/EKA Prague €1,100 | 3,155
|
€3,028,800 | Alejandro Lococo[36] | €417,820 | [26] |
20-29 May 2022 | EKA Rozvadov €1,100 € 1,000,000 Guaranteed |
1,096
|
€1,041,200 | Giorgio Montebelli[37] | €146,126 | [27] |
25-31 July 2022 | EKA Bucharest €1,100 | 407
|
€390,720 | Adrian Gusti Sas[38] | €77,430 | [28] |
7-18 December 2022 | EPT/EKA Prague €1,100 | 4,017
|
€3,856,320 | Pieter Theelen[39] | €496,760 | [29] |
Season 2023
Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13-20 March 2023 | EKA Rozvadov €1,100 € 1,000,000 Guaranteed |
1,866
|
€1,772,700 | Jörg Schneegass[40] | €187,335 | [30] |
26 September-3 October 2023 | EKA Hamburg €1,100 | 703
|
€667,850 | Amir Mozaffarian[41] | €123,780 | [31] |
11-22 October 2023 | EPT/EKA Cyprus S1,100 | 2,659
|
$2,552,640 | Ankit Ahuja[42] | $362,365 | [32] |
6-17 December 2023 | EPT/EKA Prague €1,100 | 4,403
|
€4,226,880 | Alexander Tkatschew[43] | €511,710 | [33] |
Season 2024
Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Schedulle |
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8-18 March 2024 | EKA Rozvadov S1,100 Guaranteed Prize Pool €1,000,000 King's Casino, Rozvadov, Czech Republic |
1,526
|
€1,449,700 | Robert Röhlich[44] | €243,500 | [34] |
9-20 October 2024 | EPT/EKA Cyprus S1,100 Merit Royal Hotel & Casino, Kyrenia, Cyprus |
[35][36] | ||||
4-15 December 2024 | EPT/EKA Prague €1,100 King's Casino, Prague, Czech Republic |
[37][38] |
More venues on 2024 to be announced
Winners by country
Up to Season 2024 EKA Rozvadov / In case of a tie, it will be sorted alphabetically
References
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- ^ PokerStars BLOG- "EUREKA POKER TOUR TO RETURN FOR SEASON 2". pokerstars.com. January 31, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
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- ^ WEB ARCHIVE - "www.eurekapokertour.com/leaderboard". web.archive.org. September 20, 2011. Archived from the original on September 20, 2011. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
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