Late registration has closed in Day 1c, with 777 of the 1,844 entries still in contention.
Play will close when 15% of the field remains, which means 277 players will be advancing from this starting flight.
Juha Helppi was all in for around 33,000 from the big blind against Andriy Mertengren on the button, who had him covered.
Juha Helppi: 
Andriy Mertengren: 
Mertengren had run his jacks right into the aces of Helppi and nothing changed on the runout of 
to earn the Finnish poker legend the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
13,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
Action was caught on the 
flop with around 40,000 in the pot.
Branislav Pindroch checked from early position before Mirand Murseli bet 17,500 from middle position. Norbert Szecsi then jammed for 30,500 from the hijack which sent Mike Neuens into the tank from the button. Neuens found the fold as did Pindroch but Murseli made the call.
Norbert Szecsi: 
Mirand Murseli: 
Szecsi was head with a set but Murseli made a flush following the turn to become the favorite. The 
river completed the board to send Szecsi on his way out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
Busted |
Sidney Opoong limped in from under the gun, with Gab Yong Kim doing the same on his direct left.
Marc Perini followed suit in middle position before Antonios Loupasis jammed for 21,000 from the button.
Matthias Auer then moved all in for 22,000 from the big blind.
Opoong folded before Gab Yong Kim shipped in his big stack, which was enough to get Perini out of the way.
Antonios Loupasis: 
Matthias Auer: 
Gab Yong Kim: 
Auer was in great shape to triple up his stack and that's exactly what happened as his hand remained ahead following the 
runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
Busted |
While the screams in the main tournament area earlier in the day were due to Croatia's victory over Brazil in the World Cup quarter-finals, the raucous cries heard just now were the result of something different that everyone at the table agreed they had never witnessed.
Three players at Table 26 saw a flop of 
that checked through to the turn to put four to a Royal Flush on the board. Stanislavs Macugins bet out and only Gal Halevi called.
To the astonishment of everyone at and around the table, the dealer managed to peel off the one and only 
on the river to put a Royal Flush on the board.
"One in ten million!" one of the players gasped.
"Is there a bad beat jackpot?!" joked another.
Neither player attempted to get the other off the mega-nuts and the two chopped the pot with Macugins holding and Halevi holding 
. Everyone at the table, including the dealer, said they had never seen such an improbable runout.
"Be sure to say I was at the table!" Oz Zitun told PokerNews.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Andrei Grimberg opened to 7,000 from under the gun before Eljano Hysaj raised to 22,500 from the hijack.
Action folded back to Grimberg who put in the four-bet to 55,500 and Hysaj wasted little time moving all in for 125,000 and was snap-called by Grimberg who had the bigger stack.
Eljano Hysaj: 
Andrei Grimberg:
The 
silenced the table as Grimberg leapfrogged into the lead. The aces couldn't improve on the 
runout and Hysaj busted the Eureka Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
Busted |
With late registration closed in Day 1c and Day 1d, it has now been confirmed that the €1,100 Eureka Main Event at PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague has broken its previous record of 3,155 set back in March.
This edition has seen a huge 4,018 total entries and has generated a massive prize pool of €3,856,320.
Payouts are yet to be determined but anyone who makes Day 2, will lock up the min-cash which is expected to be announced at the beginning of tomorrow's play.
EPT London Main Event runner-up Jack Sinclair is assembling an above-average stack after taking down a small pot.
Sinclair opened to 10,000 from under the gun, with only the big blind calling. Sinclair continued for 5,000 on the 
flop which was enough to fold out his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000 | |
|
||
Richard Toth opened the action from the hijack and then called when Andrejs Kovalovs jammed for 142,000 on his direct left.
Andrejs Kovalovs: 
Richard Toth: 
Toth connected best on the 
flop to make trips and leave the aces drawing to two immediate outs. The 
runout changed nothing and the event was brought to 279 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
580,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Leonardo Parmiggiani shoved for 60,000 and was called by Bart Fergiatakis on his direct left.
Leonardo Parmiggiani: 
Bart Fergiatakis: 
The 
flop was no help for the at-risk player but the turn gave him an open-ended straight draw. However, the completed the board and Parmiggiani exited the tournament late on Day 1a
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
900,000
490,000
|
490,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
