Six Return For Final Day of Eureka Main Event With $362,365 Up Top
The final day of the $1,100 Eureka Main Event at the PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus is upon us as six players vie to become the next Eukrea champion and win the $362,365 up top for first place.
Leading the way heading into the final day of action, which gets underway at noon local time, is Romania's Eduard Norel with a stack of 19,575,000 good for 78 big blinds, followed by the player second in chips, Russia's Andrei Vavilonskii.
Day 2 chip leader Ankit Ahuja seemed unstoppable in the first hours of Day 3 before getting cooled off at the final table to find himself third in chips. This is familiar territory for the Indian who just weeks ago finished fifth in the ESPT Main Event at EPT Barcelona for $193,412.
Final Six Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eduard Norel | Romania | 19,575,000 | 78 |
| 2 | Andrei Vavilonskii | Russia | 17,300,000 | 69 |
| 3 | Ankit Ahuja | India | 15,625,000 | 63 |
| 4 | Andrei Teodorescu | Romania | 13,825,000 | 55 |
| 5 | Mykhailo Demydenko | Ukraine | 9,175,000 | 37 |
| 6 | Roman Gadzhiev | Russia | 4,500,000 | 18 |
Also returning on Day 4 are Romania's Andrei Teodorescu, Ukraine's Mykhailo Demydenko and Russia's Roman Gadzhiev, who will have a high task ahead of him as he looks to run up his stack of 18 big blinds.
The action picks back up with 43 minutes remaining in Level 33 with blinds of 125,000/250,000 and a 250,000 big blind ante.
Final Table Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $362,365 | ||
| 2 | $226,550 | ||
| 3 | $161,800 | ||
| 4 | $124,475 | ||
| 5 | $95,750 | ||
| 6 | $73,650 | ||
| 7 | Delrouz Babak | Iran | $56,650 |
| 8 | Michel Atallah | Lebanon | $43,375 |
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team is on-site here at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel and Spa in Northern Cyprus and will provide updates as the final table closes out.