Please note that while the overall table begins at 2pm local time, it's being shown on a live stream from 3pm - that's when the blog can be updated.
Seat 1: Martin Meciar, Prievidza, Slovakia, PokerStars Qualifier - 2,200,000 He's the one Slovak on the final table but his poker achievements indicate that Martin Meciar is a tricky one to overcome. Playing under nickname "kingroler" on PokerStars, Meciar went on a deep run in last year's SCOOP to complete third in event #21 for $111,189. He also has an outstanding live lead to his pocket, he finished 4th in PokerStars Russian Poker Series in Riga back in 2010 to snatch €61,744. He plays only MTTs and this year he decided to pay attention more on live tournaments than he used to lately. He says he was running good in all in situations within the tuournament with the critical situation coming right on day 1 when he cracked aces with pocket sevens. He'll come to the overall table as a chip leader.
Seat 2: Sascha Ranzinger, Stuttgart, Germany, PokerStars Qualifier - 1,220,000We were with regards to not mentioning his name as he was in danger on the unofficial final table but Sascha Ranzinger got there with tens over aces. Ranzinger calls himself as a semi-professional player; he works as a dealer. He comes from Stuttgart but now resides in Vienna. Sascha did well in satellites, qualified four times for the tournament though it's his first experience with the Eureka Poker Tour Main Event and already creating a biggest live cash by making the overall table.
Seat 3: Bert Geens, Belgium - 1,035,000Starting day 3 as a chip leader and having a pleasing distance from his followers, Bert Geens was surely one of the vital favourites for reaching the general table. He's in search of his carreer-best result by finishing 6th or better to overcome a €18,000 prize he grabbed last year at 2014 Oktoberfest Poker Festival. It will likely be a unique final table for him as he's going to play alongside his pal Michael-David Passy who has also made it to the highest eight.
Seat 4: Michael Eiler, Germany, PokerStars Qualifier - 720,000The only EPT champion who attended Eureka 4 Rozvadov has made an outstanding run to earn a seat on the final table. He could become the first actual winner of both EPT & Eureka main events. He'll not match his EPT7 Vienna payday, where he scooped a €700,000 first prize after beating Team PokerStars Pro Martin Hruby heads-up. Yet Eiler could score his 2nd best lead to live tournaments, a 7th place finish would secure it.
Seat 5: Beatrix Wolfsberger, Sankt Poelten, Austria, PokerStars Qualifier - 1,140,000The only lady on the final table is 46 years old and has poker as a hobby. Beatrix Wolfsberger qualified via €27 satellite and enjoys playing biggest tournament in her carreer. She usually plays cash games and small tournaments, going this far in Eureka Main Event is securing her a record payday.
Seat 6: Michael-David Passy, Brussels, Belgium - 1,890,000Michael-David Passy is a 25-year old nightclub owner from Brussels in Belgium, he's also a former DJ. Passy travelled to Rozvadov together with his buddy of 5 years Bert Geens, the latter having also made the general table. Passy admits that playing against his pal on the final table will add an additional element to the metagame. The 2 have regular homegames back in Belgium including their very own variant where they mix blackjack, poker and the board game Monopoly. Passy is an amateur player and unusually for this present day and age, doesn't play online. He was playing casually, mostly cash, for around six to seven years but has only really began to deal with live tournaments during the last two years.
Seat 7: Christian Jambor, Cologne, Germany - 935,000Another recreational player coming to the overall table is from Cologne. Christian Jambor plays mostly tournaments and managed to get several small cashes but this final table experience is actually his biggest poker success. Jambor was short stacked at the bubble but eventually survived it after which continued on his road to the highest eight.
Seat 8: Dawid Mysiewicz, Tychy, Poland, PokerStars Qualifier - 595,000 Poles were running really bad on day 3 but aside from Dawid Mysiewicz, who was facing elimination at the semifinal table with AK versus pocket kings. He spiked an ace at the flop to outlive and get on a large stack which was a brand new experience for him as he was sitting on a brief stack for many of the tournament. Dawid plays mostly online, he's a poker pro specialized on MTTs and his biggest win to this point is set $20,000. Now he has no less than €10,700 guaranteed and desires only one other causalty to make his personal best.
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