European Masters of Poker Riga Finds Final Nine

Only nine players remain from an original field of 175 in the €1,650 buy-in European Masters of Poker Riga main event held at the Royal Casino Spa & Hotel Resort in Latvia’s capital city.

With 22 players paid in total, the remaining soldiers are now battling towards the upper planes of the prize pool, particularly the €58,225 top prize. By the end of play, the EMOP will have found its very last winner of season III.

Here is the final table and their chip counts:

Kimmo Kurko (Finland) 305,000
Martin Dahlqvist (Sweden) 722,000
Anton Astapau (Belarus) 484,000
Joakim Fredriksson (Sweden) 317,000
Edgars Augstkalns (Latvia) 485,000
Maris Keiriss (Latvia) 110,000
Eduards Rakuss (Latvia) 391,000
Simon Löfberg (Sweden) 274,000
Branko Stupar (Sweden) 426,000

Here is what they are playing for (converted from Latvian Lat to Euro):

1. €58,225
2. €40,504
3. €30,377
4. €22,783
5. €15,189
6. €12,024
7. €9,493
8. €7,594
9. €5,695

Check back tomorrow to find out who becomes the first victor of Riga and the final champ of the EMOP season III.

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