Don't Forget to Follow the Eureka Poker Tour Prague Final Table Action
Our colleague, Nick Wright, is here in Prague covering the final table of the Eureka Poker Tour Main Event, which attracted 1,315 players. Today, the final eight players returned to action with PokerStars qualifier Ami Barer leading the way.
The young Canadian has won over $5.5 million online under the nickname "UhhMee." He has won two FTOPS titles and came close to winning a SCOOP bracelet but fell short at heads-up stage in Event #03 back in 2011. Eureka Prague could be Barer's biggest live success; so far his largest live cash is €45,000 after he finished 25th at the 2009 EPT Grand Final.
Also at the table is Team PokerStars Pro Marcin Horecki, a professional player who used to be a successful alpine skier winning several medals for the national Poland team. An injury forced him to end his sports career and, after starting to play the card game Magic: The Gathering, he soon moved into poker. In October 2008 he finished third at the EPT London Main Event to take home ￡303,439 and repeated the same result at EPT Prague two years later when he finishing third again for a €247,000 payday. Horecki has also notched up two MicroMillions Player of the Series titles.
Another notable seeking the title is Stephen Chidwick, a well-known British pro who has had huge success both live and online. Known on PokerStars as "stevie444", Chidwick has won almost $4 million online including a $320 WCOOP Pot Limit Badugi event back in September. Chidwick first came to fame when he famously won 100 seats on PokerStars for the 2008 World Series when he was only 19. He now has several WSOP final tables to his name. His biggest live cash came in this year's World Series when he finished third in the $25,000 NL 6-handed event for $353,780; his total live winnings exceed $1.5 million.
For more information and to follow the action, head on over to the PokerStars Blog.