Off the back of a record-breaking event in Vienna, the Eureka Poker Tour returned to Rozvadov to create the largest ever standalone tournament within the history of the tour. With 493 entries, it still meant that there has been a €7,000 overlay for all who entered the event.
PokerStars qualifier Martin Meciar came into the general table with the chip lead and it was person who he never relinquished over a lightning-fast final table that lasted just over four levels; the Slovakian player always gave the impression to be control and the victory seemed assured from early on. Entering the heads-up match with a 5:1 chip lead, it was expected that Belgian amateur Michael-David Passy would give him a difficult battle, provided the latter was in a position to get an early double up. However, the battle was brief and bloody as Passy reshoved 8♥5♥ into Meciar's Q♣Q♥ and wasn't in a position to catch up.
PokerStars qualififer Dawid Mysiewicz was the primary player to be eliminated from the general after about 25 minutes, the Polish player moved all in with ace-king but bumped into Sasch Ranzinger's pocket queens. Ranzinger also eliminated former EPT winner (and PokerStars qualifier here) Michael Eiler; the EPT Season 7 Vienna winner had hoped to be the primary player to do the Eureka/EPT double but he reshoved A♦J♣ into Ranzinger's A♥K♥ and couldn't find that illusive knave to maintain himself alive.
Straight after Eiler's exit, Bert Geens pushed excessive of a Meciar raise with Q♣T♣ however the latter called instantly with A♠A♥ and spiked a 3rd ace at the flop for good measure. Unlike the opposite exits, Geens didn't leave but stayed to rail his pal Passy, continually shouting and offering support.
Christian Jambor have been unable to get anything going at any point inside the day, summed up by his exit hand - pushing with A♣Q♣ against Ranzinger's A♥3♠ but losing out when the board came 2♣T♦6♠5♥4♦, his opponent creating a straight at the river. Four-handed saw Razinger and Meciar, the 2 biggest stacks, constantly going to war with each other. Something needed to give and it was Razinger who opted to five-bet all in with J♥T♦, he was instantly called by Meciar's K♥K♦ for the largest pot of the tournament. A blank board later and the Slovakian had nearly all of the chips three-handed.
Beatrix Wolfsberger had spent the vast majority of the general table as one of the vital shorter stacks, carefully navigating her way up the ladder while avoiding the marginal spots. She managed one double up with Q♠J♠ against Meciar's A♣6♣ however the second showdown against the Slovakian was to be her last. Meciar raised to 200,000 from the small blind and Wolfsberger moved in for just over one million in chips with J♣9♣. Meciar called with A♣T♥ and the board bricked out to present him a big 5:1 chip lead against Passy heads-up.
After a short lived break for the 2 remaining players to agree a deal, the heads-up lasted exactly three hands, Meciar limp-trapping with pocket queens and Passy moving in with 8♥5♥. The Belgian managed to flop a couple but couldn't improve beyond that. Handshakes abounded nevertheless it was the Slovakian who took home the €87,600 first prize.
Eureka4 Rozvadov Main EventEntrants : 493Buy-in : €1,100Prize pool : €500,000Places paid : 71
1 Martin Meciar (Slovakia) PokerStars Qualifier €93,6002 Michael-David Passy (Belgium) €59,0003 Beatrix Wolfsberger (Austria) PokerStars Qualifier €42,3004 Sascha Ranzinger (Germany) PokerStars Qualifier €33,3005 Christian Jambor (Germany) €26,1106 Bert Geens (Belgium) €20,4507 Michael Eiler (Germany) PokerStars Qualifier €15,4008 Dawid Mysiewicz (Poland) PokerStars Qualifier €10,700
To read the live updates for this final table click here and here. To seek out an entire list of all 71 players who cashed on this event please click here.
The next scheduled Eureka Poker Tour event might be in Prague later this year, take a look at the Eureka Poker Tour website for more news. Meanwhile, from Rozvadov, it's over and out!
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