€500,000 Guaranteed at Apollonia – The Don of Balkans Makes History!

When this journey began, the first festivals featured €100,000 in guaranteed prizes and one clear goal: to build a poker festival series in the Balkans that would grow year after year and attract players not only from neighboring countries, but from across Europe. Today, that €100,000 GTD has become €500,000 GTD. And most importantly? We […]
Leonidas Georgopoulos Crowned BPC Main Event Champion for €42,300

Leonidas Georgopoulos has been crowned champion of the Apollonia BPC King of Balkan, taking home €42,300 after a record-breaking Main Event! The biggest event of the festival smashed all previous records, attracting 690 entries and 271 re-entries for a total of 961 entries, while generating a massive €292,415 prize pool! Known online as “neverfold8”, Georgopoulos […]
BPC Main Event: 36 Finalists Chase the €50,110 Top Prize After Record-Breaking Field

The BPC King of Balkan has officially made history at the Apollonia Poker Room, setting a new all-time attendance record with an incredible 961 total registrations and a final prize pool of €292,415. After two days of action in the €350 BPC Main Event, just 36 players remain in contention for the title, with Dalibor […]
BPC Main Event Smashes €220K GTD – €245,375+ Prize Pool with One Flight Still to Go

The €350 BPC Main Event at the Apollonia Poker Room has officially smashed its €220,000 guarantee, with one final starting flight still remaining. After the completion of Day 1D and Day 1E Turbo, the tournament has reached 814 total registrations (558 entries + 256 re-entries), with the prize pool already standing at €245,375+. So far, […]
BPC Main Event: 18 More Players Advance to Day 2 ITM

The €350 BPC Main Event continued its strong run at the Apollonia Poker Room, with another 18 players securing their place in Day 2 – and officially reaching the money – through Day 1C. The third starting flight attracted 147 total registrations (107 entries + 40 re-entries), adding another strong turnout to the €220,000 guaranteed […]
BPC: The High Roller Crown Goes to I.S. — €10,320 for the Win!

The curtain finally came down on the €770 High Roller at 06:00 local time / 07:00 Greek time, with the blinds reaching 250k/500k and the eventual champion walking away with the €10,320 first prize. The event attracted 46 entries and 12 re-entries, smashing the original €30,000 guarantee and pushing the final prize pool all the […]
BPC Main Event: Jim Davinci Leads as 17 Players Advance to Day 2 ITM

The €350 BPC Main Event is officially underway at the Apollonia Poker Room, with the opening flight attracting 110 total registrations (81 entries + 29 re-entries). From early in the day, Jim Davinci built a commanding stack and never looked back. By the end of Day 1A, Davinci had bagged an impressive 1,385,000 chips, enough […]
King of Balkan: “F4n4t1k” Takes the Crown and the EPT Prague Package

The €165 King of Balkan has crowned its champion at Apollonia Hotel & Casino, with Greek player “F4n4t1k” taking down the title after a heads-up deal with Nikola Trajanov. The event proved to be another successful tournament of the festival, attracting 285 total registrations and comfortably smashing its €30,000 guarantee. By the time registration had […]
BPC King of Balkan: €42,750 Prize Pool – 37 Players Return for the Final Day

The €165 King of Balkan has completed its starting flights at Apollonia Hotel & Casino, with the tournament closing at 285 total registrations and the prize pool climbing to an impressive €42,750, comfortably surpassing the €30,000 guarantee. A total of 37 players have secured their places in Wednesday’s Final Day, with all returning players already […]
King of Balkan: Vasilis Zisis Leads 18 Players Through Day 1A ITM

Day 1A of the €165 King of Balkan is in the books at Apollonia Hotel & Casino, attracting 137 total registrations (105 entries + 32 re-entries) and generating €20,550 for the prize pool. With 13% of the field advancing, 18 players secured their seats in Day 2, with all 18 qualifiers already in the money […]