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The Eureka Poker Tour's event in Croatia is just a week away, but you still have a chance to win your seat. Satellites are running on PokerStars with buy-ins as low as €1, and you can win your seat all the way up until the day before the festival starts....more

You have a month. That's long enough to do just about anything. In this case, your only mission is to find a way to get to Croatia for the next stop of the Eureka Poker Tour. PokerStars is going to make it as easy as possible for you. After kicking...more

6.40pm: Bart Lybaert is Eureka3 champion, winning €115,000 Fabian Leib out in second, winning €77,250 There we are. The day is done. "Finally, it's over," said Fabian Leib, exhausted. He got pretty unlucky on the final hand, but actually seemed kind of happy that this was finished. The hand played...more

The champion of Eureka Prague, the biggest ever Eureka poker tour event, is Menikos Panagiotou. The 29-year-old Cypriot had already outlasted 644 players to reach the final eight and he absolutely ran over the final table today, eliminating six of his seven opponents to claim the first prize of €137,100....more

6.50pm: Menikos Panagiotou wins Eureka Prague (€137,100); Robert Vukovic second (€75,000) Robert Vukovic was always going to have to take a bit of a flyer to get back into this heads-up battle and unfortunately it didn't work out for him. He raised on the button to 125,000 on the button,...more

4.05pm: On a break The six remaining players are now on a 15 minute break, you'll find level 27 updates in a new post. 3.55pm: Vukovic takes one from Klosinski After a period where nothing happened (just pre-flop raise and takes) a big pot just played out between Robert Vukovic...more

What a difference two months make. Back in March, Antonio Dieguez Rodriguez looked crestfallen having finished second in the inaugural Eureka Poker Tour event in Prague. At the end of this tournament he fell too, but to his knees, face on felt, only moving it to wipe away tears...more

1.25am: Antonio Dieguez Rodriguez wins Eureka Poker Tour, Nova Gorica (€40,010) On the button Antonio Dieguez Rodriguez made it 125,000 to play and Plamen Todorov called from the big blind. On the flop of J♦5♦7♥ Todorov led for 160,000, Rodriguez moved all-in and Todorov called. On their backs: Todorov:...more

7.15pm: End of the level You'll find the next level's updates in a new post. 7.05pm: Viliyan Petleshkov doubles through Dorde Jovanovic Down to just 80,000 he moved all-in with pocket kings from the small blind after Dorde Jovanovic had opened from under-the-gun+1, the latter calling the extra with pocket...more

A 34-year-old entrepreneur from Hungary has beaten 254 other hopefuls to win Eureka Croatia and the €47,298 first prize. After a quick fire final table that lasted exactly four levels Richard Bodis was the last man standing and his feet are still firmly attached to the ground: "The trophy...more

9.25pm: Richard Bodis wins Eureka Croatia (€47,298) From the small blind Richard Bodis made it 50,000 to go, Carsten Luxig made it 110,000 total from the big blind and Bodis called. The flop of T♠K♣2♦ was checked by both players before Luxig fired out a bet of 130,000 on...more

7.10pm: End of the level You'll find level 24 updates in a new post shortly. 7pm: Richard Bodis doubles up I don't know exactly how the action went but with the board reading 7♣5♠A♥4♣2♣ and with around 300,000 in the middle Richard Bodis moved all-in for about 350,000 with 8♠6♣...more

When the 16 remaining players returned today they were all looking up with chip envy at one man, Idan Greenberg from Israel. Ultimately no one could catch him as the 'Green Machine' steamrolled his way to the Eureka Bulgaria title and its hefty €55,145 first prize. Eureka Bulgaria champion...more

2.30am: Idan Greenberg wins Eureka Bulgaria Idan Greenberg had ground his way back into a 55,000 chip lead when the following hand occurred. He limped the button, Milan Rakic made it 195,000 and Greenberg shoved, Rakic took his time but he made the call. Greenberg: J♦J♣ Rakic: 9♣9♦ The...more

7.05pm: Break time The players are now on a 15 minute break. You'll find level 24 updates in a new post. -- NW 7pm: Rakic rakes big pot I only saw the river action but with a complete board of A♦6♥K♥Q♥T♦ Georgi Harasimov bet 135,000 into a pot of...more