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Last year, we celebrated first ever Slovakian champion. Now Austria gets the honor. Raphael Wimmer scooped the title to become first Austrian tournament to win the Eureka Main Evnet.
Wimmer was rewarded with €99,685 alongside the trophy. He cut a 5-way deal and eventually grabbed the €10k prize left for the champion as he beat Josef Pavelka heads-up.
5-way deal in Eureka Rozvadov Main Event: Raphael Wimmer, Austria - €89,685 Marek Blasko, Slovakia - €59,962 Rastislav Paleta, Czech Republic - €59,962 Ruben Pleijster, Netherlands - €53,215 Josef Pavelka, Czech Republic - €50,646
The Czechs were close to put their flag on the Eureka winners list, dominating Wimmer in a 3-way action. Although the Austrian was left with only 5 big blinds, neither Pavelka or Paleta stopped him from making a huge come back, leading all the way up on the throne. Wimmer had a massive support in the rail, including seven friends who also participated in the Main Event. They cheered for Wimmer very loudly throughout the whole final table, eventually exploding with joy after the last hand. The Eureka 5 Rozvadov was the biggest stand-alone event, attracting a 664-player field creating a €644,080 prize pool. For the first time, Eureka experienced a special Re-Entry Turbo flight. The King's Casino hosted the tour for a third time, this year as a season opener with a 9-day festival. More than €1 million in prizes were rewarded during 22 tournaments.
Eureka 5 Rozvadov final table results: 1st - Raphael Wimmer, Austria - €89,685 2nd - Josef Pavelka, Czech Republic - €50,646 3rd - Rastislav Paleta, Czech Republic - €59,962 4th - Marek Blasko, Slovakia - €59,962 5th - Ruben Pleijster, Netherlands - €53,215 6th - Josef Gulas, Czech Republic, €25,630 7th - Branislav Ondrus, Slovakia, €18,680 8th - Hossein Ensan, Germany, €12,770
