2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
65
Prize
€1,134,375
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€10,282,000
Entries
2,120
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
792
Players Left
260

Day 1a of Event #25: €5,300 Main Event Set to Begin at 12 PM

EPT Branding
EPT Branding

Welcome back to the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) here at Casino Barcelona, where players are gathering to take their shot at poker glory in the €5,300 Main Event.

Last year, Italy's own Giuliano Bendinelli came back from a single big blind to best the 2,294-player field and take home the €1,491,133 first-place prize.

This year, the field is expected to be even larger, as has been the general trend throughout the history of the EPT. Here's a look at previous champions, field sizes, and prize pools over the years:

Previous EPT Barcelona Main Event Champions

YEARENTRIESPRIZE POOLCHAMPIONCOUNTRY1ST PRIZE
20121,082€5,247,700Mikalai PobalBelarus€1,007,550
20131,234€5,984,900Tom MiddletonUnited Kingdom€942,000
20141,496€7,255,600Andre LettauGermany€794,058
20151,694€8,215,900John JuandaIndonesia€1,022,593
20161,785€8,657,250Sebastian MalecPoland€1,122,800
20171,682€8,157,700Sebastian SorenssonSweden€987,043
20181,931€9,365,350Piotr NurzynskiPoland€1,037,109
20191,988€9,641,800Simon BrandstromSweden€1,290,166
20222,294€11,125,900Giuliano BendinelliItaly€1,491,133

Play is set to kick off at 12 p.m. local time. Players will begin with 30,000 in chips with blinds starting at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. Levels will last 60 minutes, and players will be sent on 20-minute breaks after every two levels. An extended 75-minute dinner break will be held after Level 6.

Each player will be allowed a single reentry across both Day 1a and Day 1b. Play will end for the day after Level 10, and all remaining entrants from both flights will reconvene on Tuesday, August 29 at noon for Day 2.

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Tags: Andre LettauGiuliano BendinelliJohn JuandaMikalai PobalPiotr NurzynskiSebastian MalecSebastian SorenssonSimon BrandstromTom Middleton