Eureka Poker Tour

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Eureka Poker Tour
Eureka Poker Tour Logo 2021 (1024x376).png
Sport Texas Hold 'em
Founded2011
CountryFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
Most recent
champion(s)		 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Robert Röhlich (2024)
Official website pokerstarslive.com/eureka

The Eureka Poker Tour (EKA) started in March 2011, is a major regional poker tour in the central and eastern Europe. The tour is sponsored by PokerStars.com, like its counterparts, the European Poker Tour (2004), Asia Pacific Poker Tour (2007), Latin American Poker Tour (2008) and North American Poker Tour (2010). [1]

Contents

History

After a run across Central and Eastern Europe for Season 1, PokerStars.com launched the Season 2 of the Poker Tour adding a venue in Latvia for this season. [2]

From 2013 to 2016, PokerStars.com organized more than 15 stops of EKA events across central and eastern Europe.

In 2017, the EKA series was discontinued and rebranded as the PokerStars Festival. In 2022, pokerstars.com announced the return of regional tours as EKA (Eureka Poker Tour), UKIPT (UK and Ireland Poker Tour), FPS (France Poker Series) and ESPT (Estrellas Poker Tour). [3]

Season 1

DateEvent / CityPlayersPrize PoolWinnerPrizeResults
17-20 March 2011 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg EKA Prague €800
329
€243,460 Flag of England.svg Keith Johnson [4] €58,400
12-15 May 2011 Flag of Slovenia.svg EKA Nova Gorica €800
211
€149,410 Flag of Spain.svg Antonio Dieguez Rodriguez [5] €40,010
23-26 June 2011 Flag of Bulgaria.svg EKA Varna €800
308
€224,840 Flag of Israel.svg Idan Greenberg [6] €55,145
24-27 August 2011 Flag of Croatia.svg EKA Zagreb €800
259
€183,400 Flag of Hungary.svg Richard Bodis [7] €47,298
4-10 December 2011 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg EPT/EKA Prague €330 Deepstack
203
€59,073 Flag of Norway.svg Geir Engholm€13,100

Season 2

DateEvent / CityPlayersPrize PoolWinnerPrizeResults
9-14 April 2012 Flag of Croatia.svg EKA Croatia €1,100
178
€172,660 Flag of Croatia.svg Alija Filipovic [9] €42,700
4-10 June 2012 Flag of Bulgaria.svg EKA Bulgaria €1,100
246
€238,590 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Petar Zografov [10] €48,745
1-7 October 2012 Flag of Latvia.svg EKA Latvia €1,100
278
€269,660 Flag of Finland.svg Lauri Merikallio [11] €68,800
5-15 December 2012 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg EPT/EKA Prague €1,100
652
€632,440 Flag of Cyprus.svg Menikos Panayiotou [12] €137,100

Season 3

DateEvent / CityPlayersPrize PoolWinnerPrizeResults
18-24 March 2013 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg EKA Rozvadov €1,100
€ 500,000 Guaranteed
500
€500,000 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bart Lybaert [15] €115,000
24-30 May 2013 Flag of Croatia.svg EKA Croatia €1,100
283
€274,510 Flag of Hungary.svg Achilles Bozso [16] €59,100
22-28 July 2013 Flag of Bulgaria.svg EKA Bulgaria €1,100
417
€404,490 Flag of Israel.svg Liran Machluf [17] €93,000
8-18 December 2013 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg EPT/EKA Prague €1,100
1,315
€1,275,550 Flag of Austria.svg Dimitri Holdeew [18] €226,400

Season 4

DateEvent / CityPlayersPrize PoolWinnerPrizeResults
19-29 March 2014 Flag of Austria.svg EPT/EKA Vienna €1,100
1,432
€1,389,040 Flag of Hungary.svg Zoltan Gal [20] €208,655
26 May-3 June 2014 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg EKA Rozvadov €1,100
€ 500,000 Guaranteed
493
€500,000 Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Meciar [21] €87,600
6-9 November 2014 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg EKA Rozvadov €550
PokerStars King's Cup
€ 200,000 Guaranteed
551
€267,235 Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Hartmann [22] €45,000
7-17 December 2014 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg EPT/EKA Prague €1,100
1,738
€1,685,860 Flag of Hungary.svg Balazs Botond [23] €206,948

Season 5

DateEvent / CityPlayersPrize PoolWinnerPrizeResults
21 February-1 March 2015 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg EKA Rozvadov €1,100
664
€644,080 Flag of Austria.svg Raphael Wimmer [25] €99,685
22-31 May 2015 Flag of Germany.svg EKA Hamburg €1,100
581
€563,570 Flag of Germany.svg Tom Holke [26] €107,920
5-16 December 2015 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg EPT/EKA Prague €1,100
1,893
€1,836,210 Flag of Spain.svg Javier Rojas Mederos [27] €311,000

How it works? Player of the Year: the Silver tier will award points for all events with a buy-in of $600 and lower; and the Gold tier will count all other events across the EUREKA Festivals, no matter the buy-in.

Season 6

DateEvent / CityPlayersPrize PoolWinnerPrizeResults
2-8 March 2016 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg EKA Rozvadov €1,100
€ 500,000 Guaranteed
682
€661,540 Flag of Argentina.svg Ivan Luca [30] €106,186
16-22 May 2016 Flag of Romania.svg EKA Bucharest €1,100
579
€561,630 Flag of Israel.svg Avishai Shitrit [31] €107,350
23 September-3 October 2016 Flag of Germany.svg EKA Hamburg €1,100
367
€355,990 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Dinesh Alt [32] €69,120
8-19 December 2016 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg EPT/EKA Prague €1,100
2,031
€1,970,070 Flag of Poland.svg Hubert Matuszewski [33] €193,298

How it works? Player of the Year: the Silver tier will award points for all events with a buy-in of $600 and lower; and the Gold tier will count all other events across the EUREKA Festivals, no matter the buy-in.

Season 2022

DateEvent / CityPlayersPrize PoolWinnerPrizeResults
5-16 March 2022 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg EPT/EKA Prague €1,100
3,155
€3,028,800 Flag of Argentina.svg Alejandro Lococo [36] €417,820
20-29 May 2022 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg EKA Rozvadov €1,100
€ 1,000,000 Guaranteed
1,096
€1,041,200 Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Montebelli [37] €146,126
25-31 July 2022 Flag of Romania.svg EKA Bucharest €1,100
407
€390,720 Flag of Romania.svg Adrian Gusti Sas [38] €77,430
7-18 December 2022 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg EPT/EKA Prague €1,100
4,017
€3,856,320 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Pieter Theelen [39] €496,760

Season 2023

DateEvent / CityPlayersPrize PoolWinnerPrizeResults
13-20 March 2023 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg EKA Rozvadov €1,100
€ 1,000,000 Guaranteed
1,866
€1,772,700 Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Schneegass [40] €187,335
26 September-3 October 2023 Flag of Germany.svg EKA Hamburg €1,100
703
€667,850 Flag of Germany.svg Amir Mozaffarian [41] €123,780
11-22 October 2023 Flag of Cyprus.svg EPT/EKA Cyprus S1,100
2,659
$2,552,640 Flag of India.svg Ankit Ahuja [42] $362,365
6-17 December 2023 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg EPT/EKA Prague €1,100
4,403
€4,226,880 Flag of Austria.svg Alexander Tkatschew [43] €511,710

Season 2024

DateEvent / CityPlayersPrize PoolWinnerPrizeSchedule
8-18 March 2024 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg EKA Rozvadov €1,100
Guaranteed Prize Pool €1,000,000
King's Casino, Rozvadov, Czech Republic
1,526
€1,449,700 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Robert Röhlich [44] €243,500
1-7 July 2024 Flag of Germany.svg EKA Hamburg €1,100
Casino Schenefeld, Hamburg, Germany
645
€584,250 Flag of Ukraine.svg Khossein Kokhestani [45] €110,070
9-20 October 2024 Flag of Cyprus.svg EPT/EKA Cyprus $1,100
Merit Royal Hotel & Casino, Kyrenia, Cyprus
1,038
$2,662,850 Flag of England.svg Leo Worthington-Leese [46] $314,030
4-15 December 2024 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg EPT/EKA Prague €1,100
King's Casino, Prague, Czech Republic

Winners by country

PlaceCountryTimes
1st
 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
4
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
4
3rd
 Flag of Austria.svg Austria
3
Flag of Israel.svg Israel
3
5th
 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
2
Flag of England.svg England
2
Flag of Spain.svg Spain
2
8th
 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
1
Flag of Bolivia.svg Bulgary
1
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia
1
Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus
1
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
1
Flag of Finland.svg Finland
1
Flag of India.svg India
1
Flag of Italy.svg Italy
1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
1
Flag of Norway.svg Norway
1
Flag of Poland.svg Poland
1
Flag of Romania.svg Romenia
1
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
1
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland
1
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
1
Total
35

Up to Season 2024 EKA Cyprus / In case of a tie, it will be sorted alphabetically

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