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EPT9 Barcelona finalist Antonin Duda bagged 1,740,000 chips at the end of day 2 to overtake the chip lead in the Eureka 4 Prague Main Event.
It was a close race for the top spot, Duda beat Athanasios Xenodochidis by only 9 thousand in chips. The Czech is leading 57 survoviors into the penultimate day here in the Hilton Prague, on his home soil. Today's play continued with 542 players out of 1,738 participants (who created a €1,685,860 prize pool) and we saw almost 90% of the field falling during the day. Dario Sammartino, Jose Carlos Garcia and Sergio Aido are amongst those who are still in contention for the title and a €280,000 first prize.
Top 5 chip counts after day 2: 1st - Antonin Duda, Czech Republic, 1,740,000 2nd - Athanasios Xenodochidis, Greece, 1,731,000 3rd - Lucas Blanco, Spain, 1,325,000 4th - Balasz Botond, Hungary, PokerStars player, 1,170,000 5th - Periklis Charmpilas, Greece, PokerStars player, 1,160,000
ORI MULLER BUBBLED, THREE TEAM POKERSTARS PROS CASHED The bubble took longer than one would guess in the Eureka 4 Prague Main Event. The clock stopped just two spots shy of paid positions in order to play hand-for-hand. Even in such a huge field the bubble lasted about 40 minutes of play, eventually bursting with "all-in and a call" to be heard on four tables. Ori Muller from Israel swallowed a really bitter pill as he was the only player eliminated while the other three short stacks scored a double, meaning Muller missed a chance to split the bubble on top of his bustout. Team PokerStars Pros Eugene Katchalov, Julien Brecard and Martin Hruby managed to get to the money but none of them survived into day 3. EPT champions Kent Lundmark, Pieter De Korver, Marius Pospiech and Remi Castaignon also cashed while Roberto Romanello, David Vamplew, Rupert Elder and Ruben Visser left the Main Event without any prize.
GERMANS WITH THE STRONGEST REPRESENTATION IN EUREKA 4 PRAGUE Record-breaking 1,738 players took a shot in the €1,100 Main Event with Germany being the most represented country; 169 Germans entered the field (almost 10%), pushing Russia in 2nd place with 149 participants. The home country followed in 3rd place with 101 players trying to win the very first Eureka title for the Czech Republic. The United Kingdom also reached three digits with exact 100 players. Overall, players from 65 countries attended the tournament
