Andris Rasins raised to 800,000 from the hijack and Alexantr Spatharis shoved for 1,375,000 total on the button. Action folded back to Rasins, who quickly called to put Spatharis at risk.
Alexantr Spatharis: A♠10♥
Andris Rasins: Q♥Q♠
The board ran out A♣7♠A♥6♦10♣ — improvign Spatharis to a full house to keep his tournament run alive.
Gerald Karlic opened to 600,000 from early position, and short-stack Manuel Roca three-bet jammed for 2,125,000. Action folded back to Karlic, who made the quick call.
Manuel Roca: 6♦6♣
Gerald Karlic: Q♣10♣
Roca was ahead in a race but the queen was in the window on the K♥Q♠3♠ flop, and the 10♦ turn improved Karlic to two pair. Roca couldn't find a two-outer on the river, and he wished the table well as he departed.
A record-breaking Eureka Main Event has nearly reached its conclusion here at the 2024 European Poker Tour Prague inside Hilton Prague, as just 14 players of the original 4,732 entries will return for Day 4 to play down to a winner. In addition to the title of Main Event Champion, they will be competing for the €517,730 first-place prize, which represents the bulk of the €4,542,720 prize pool.
Leading the way is Bulgaria's own Martin Tsvetanov, who was on the brink of elimination last night after getting into massive flip against Jack Sinclair near the end of the day. However, fate was on Tsvetanov's side and he instead scored a double-up that vaulted him into the chip lead en route to bagging up 28,650,000. A place at the final table would secure his best live-tournament cash, currently at $47,367.
Despite the large hit to his stack, Sinclair still managed to end fourth in chips with 13,900,000. Sinclair is arguably the most-accomplished player remaining, with over $5,000,000 in live-tournament earnings, which includes winning the WSOPE Main Event in 2018. It also appears likely Sinclair will get another chance at navigating a Eureka Main Event final table, having placed fourth in the event in 2022.
Start of Day 4 Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Martin Tsvetanov
Bulgaria
28,650,000
95
2
Ricardo Caridade
Portgual
22,900,000
76
3
Gerald Karlic
Austria
19,425,000
64
4
Jack Sinclair
United Kingdom
13,900,000
46
5
Alexantr Spatharis
Greece
9,400,000
31
6
Mikkel Nielsen
Denmark
8,050,000
26
7
Konstantinos Nanos
Greece
6,300,000
21
8
Theodoros Ampelikiotis
Greece
5,575,000
18
9
Martijn Kiers
Netherlands
5,555,000
18
10
Magnus Persson
Sweden
5,350,000
17
11
Matthew Micallef
Malta
5,250,000
17
12
Andris Rasins
Latvia
4,675,000
15
13
Ryan Plant
United Kingdom
4,300,000
14
14
Manuel Roca
Andorra
2,750,000
9
Also in the hunt is Austrian poker pro Gerald Karlic, who already holds two EPT titles. Karlic enters Day 4 third in chips and can eclipse his previous best cash of $281,714 by securing a runner-up finish or better.
Gerald Karlic
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
1
€517,730
9
€48,530
2
€327,390
10-11
€37,250
3
€233,860
12-13
€31,030
4
€179,890
14
€25,850
5
€138,370
6
€106,440
7
€81,860
8
€62,960
Play is scheduled to get underway at noon local time and resume on Level 34, which features 150,000/300,000 blinds with a 300,000 big-blind ante. Levels will continue to last 60 minutes each, and 20-minute breaks will be held after every two levels. Any extended breaks will be contingent on tournament staff and players.
The time to crown the next Eureka Main Event Champion has arrived, so be sure to follow PokerNews as we continue to bring you all the action until the final card has been dealt and only one player remains!
