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Eureka Poker Tour

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).

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.

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).

Discontinued: In 2024, PokerStars announced the new PokerStars Open that replaces the following tours: EKA (Eureka Poker Tour), UKIPT (UK and Ireland Poker Tour), FPS (France Poker Series) and ESPT (Estrellas Poker Tour), starting in March 2025.

Season 1

  • Eureka Poker Tour - Season 1 - Leaderboard Champion: Antonio Dieguez Rodriguez, he won entries to all Sunday Million tournaments on PokerStars.com in calendar year 2012

Season 2

  • Eureka Poker Tour - Season 2 - Leaderboard Champion: Alija Filipovic, he won one EPT Season 9 Main Event Entry of his choice (€5,300)

Season 3

  • Eureka Poker Tour - Season 3 - Leaderboard Champion: Sergei Popov, he won one EPT Season 10 Main Event Entry of his choice (€5,300)

Season 4

  • Eureka Poker Tour - Season 4 - Leaderboard Champion: Gennady Menshikov, he won one EPT Season 11 Main Event Entry of his choice (€5,300)

Season 5

  • Eureka Poker Tour - Season 5 - Leaderboard GOLD Champion: Vladimir Velikov
  • Eureka Poker Tour - Season 5 - Leaderboard SILVER Champion: Yohann Nataf

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

  • Eureka Poker Tour - Season 6 - Leaderboard GOLD Champion: Tobias Peters
  • Eureka Poker Tour - Season 6 - Leaderboard SILVER Champion: Michal MrakeÅ¡

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

Season 2023

Season 2024

<small style="font-size:85%;">* denote deal</small>

Winners by country

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

References

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