€1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day 3 Completed
2021 PokerStars EPT Prague
€1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2021 PokerStars EPT Prague
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€3,028,800
Entries
3,155
Level
38
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
66
Players Left
9
Level 34
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Argentina’s Alejandro “Papo MC” Lococo leads the final nine players into the Day 4 finale of the €1,100 Eureka Main Event at EPT Prague. The first multi-flight event of the European Poker Tour’s return to King’s Casino Prague attracted 3,155 runners and generated a €3,028,800 prize pool. The final nine players will return on Thursday at 12 p.m. local time to fight for the top prize of €417,820.
Lococo, a PokerStars Ambassador, is fresh off his final table finish at the 2021 WSOP Main Event and the popular international MC is looking for a big score in his first EPT cash. He is followed at a distance by Jon Kyte in second and WSOP bracelet winner Alexandre Reard in third. Bartolomeo Tato and Ville Jantunen round out the top five chip counts.
€1,100 Eureka Main Event Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Country | Chip Count | Final Table Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alejandro Lococo | Argentina | 24,075,000 | 69 |
| 2 | Jon Kyte | Norway | 12,825,000 | 37 |
| 3 | Alexandre Reard | France | 11,900,000 | 34 |
| 4 | Bartolomeo Tato | Italy | 10,300,000 | 30 |
| 5 | Ville Jantunen | Finland | 8,950,000 | 26 |
| 6 | Nicolas Cottin | Chile | 7,250,000 | 21 |
| 7 | Jakub Koleckar | Czech Republic | 6,775,000 | 19 |
| 8 | Merijn van Rooij | Netherlands | 6,450,000 | 18 |
| 9 | Yann Nasser | Luxembourg | 6,200,000 | 18 |
Lococo Runs Wild
"Papo MC" went on a Day 3 tear that saw him finish at the top of the leaderboard with nearly double the chips of his closest competitor. It started early when Lococo made queens and tens to crack Jan Mach's ace-king. It was one of many eliminations that Lococo would pick up, with Firat Baltaci following closely behind after the Argentinian MC called his shove with a pair of kings. Lococo followed that up with a set of nines to eliminate Petr Kubenka, who shoved with ace-queen.
Perhaps the biggest hand of Lococo's night came when he emerged from a deep tank to call Dan Borlan with a pair of threes. Borlan turned over dust and was out the door in 13th place. Lococo finished the day strong and he will return for the final table with just over 24,000,000 chips.
Players will return at 12:00 p.m. for the Day 4 finale, and play will continue in Level 35 with blinds at 175,000/350,000 with a 350,000 ante. Each returning player is guaranteed a minimum payout of €32,860.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | € 417,820 |
| 2 | € 249,000 |
| 3 | € 174,130 |
| 4 | € 131,900 |
| 5 | € 99,920 |
| 6 | € 75,690 |
| 7 | € 57,340 |
| 8 | € 43,430 |
| 9 | € 32,860 |
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team for updates live from Day 4 of the €1,100 Eureka Main Event and other marquee events throughout the return of EPT Prague.
Level 34
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,075,000
1,625,000
|
1,625,000 |
|
||
|
12,825,000
-2,675,000
|
-2,675,000 |
|
11,900,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |
|
10,300,000
-750,000
|
-750,000 |
|
8,950,000
5,000,000
|
5,000,000 |
|
7,250,000
-2,150,000
|
-2,150,000 |
|
6,775,000
1,150,000
|
1,150,000 |
|
6,450,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
6,200,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
Level 34
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Day 3 has ended with nine players remaining at the final table at the end of Level 34.
Stay tuned for final table chip counts and a full recap from the PokerNews team.
Level 34
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Tournament staff has just announced that four more hands will be played before the remaining players bag up for the end of Day 3.
Level 34
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Merijn Van Rooij raised in early position to 600,000 and got calls from Alexandre Reard in the hijack and Bartolomeo Tato in the cutoff. Nicolas Cottin responded by moving all-in in the small blind for 4.1 million. Van Rooij called for about 40% of his stack and the others folded.
Nicolas Cottin: 
Merijn Van Rooij: 
Van Rooij was poised to thin the field to eight until the dealer spread a flop of 
, giving Cottin a set of nines.
The turn brought chop outs for Van Rooij with the 
, but the 
on the river clinched the win for Cottin, boosting his stack close to the ten million chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
11,050,000
-3,975,000
|
-3,975,000 |
|
|
9,400,000
5,025,000
|
5,025,000 |
|
|
6,230,000
-8,170,000
|
-8,170,000 |
Level 34
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Alejandro Lococo and Jon Kyte haven't been afraid to mix it up with each other today, and they recently took their big stack battle to the final table.
Kyte opened in the cutoff to 650,000, to which Lococo replied with a three-bet to 2,625,000.
Kyte still wanted to play for more, as he clicked it back to Lococo for 4,850,000.
That was enough for Lococo, who after a brief pause pushed his cards toward the dealer.
Even with this loss, Lococo is still a strong chip leader at the table
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
22,450,000
-1,150,000
|
-1,150,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
15,500,000
3,100,000
|
3,100,000 |
Level 34
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
What could have been a massive pot with stacks blasted in preflop became something very different as the final table got underway.
Alexandre Reard raised to 550,000 under the gun. In middle position, Yann Nasser called. The rest of the action folded around.
The dealer spread a flop of 
and both players checked.
The 
fell on the turn, and Reard put out a bet of 500,000. Nasser called.
The river brought the , and this time Reard bet 1.2 million. After some deliberation, and with just over 3 million in his stack, Nasser just called.
The hands were revealed to some surprised looks from their tablemates.
Reard turned over 
.
Nasser showed for the superior two pair.
A tablemate who will remain nameless exclaimed to Nasser, "What? You don't like money?"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,000,000
-2,900,000
|
-2,900,000 |
|
|
7,100,000
2,825,000
|
2,825,000 |
Level: 34
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
Level 33
: 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Merijn Van Rooij | 14,400,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Alejandro Lococo | 23,600,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Alexandre Reard | 14,900,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Bartolomeo Tato | 15,025,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Yann Nasser | 4,275,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Nicolas Cottin | 4,375,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Ville Jantunen | 3,950,000 |
| 1 | 8 | Jon Kyte | 12,400,000 |
| 1 | 9 | Jakub Kolecker | 5,625,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,600,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
15,025,000
6,225,000
|
6,225,000 |
|
|
14,900,000
3,900,000
|
3,900,000 |
|
|
14,400,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |
|
|
12,400,000
-1,700,000
|
-1,700,000 |
|
|
5,625,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
4,375,000
1,025,000
|
1,025,000 |
|
|
4,275,000
1,475,000
|
1,475,000 |
|
|
3,950,000
-2,245,000
|
-2,245,000 |