Eureka Poker Tour
The Eureka Poker Tour 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, Asia Pacific Poker Tour, Latin American Poker Tour and North American Poker Tour.
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, UKIPT, FPS and ESPT.
Discontinued: In 2024, PokerStars announced the new PokerStars Open that replaces the following tours: EKA, UKIPT, FPS and ESPT, 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 ''
Season 3
- ''Eureka Poker Tour - Season 3 - Leaderboard Champion: Sergei Popov, he won one EPT Season 10 Main Event Entry of his choice ''
Season 4
- ''Eureka Poker Tour - Season 4 - Leaderboard Champion: Gennady Menshikov, he won one EPT Season 11 Main Event Entry of his choice ''
Season 5
- Eureka Poker Tour - Season 5 - Leaderboard GOLD Champion: Vladimir Velikov
- Eureka Poker Tour - Season 5 - Leaderboard SILVER Champion: Yohann Nataf
Season 6
- Eureka Poker Tour - Season 6 - Leaderboard GOLD Champion: Tobias Peters
- Eureka Poker Tour - Season 6 - Leaderboard SILVER Champion: Michal Mrakeš