Seat 1: Ricardo Ibañez, 34, Leon, Spain - 3,216,000
Ibañez is a 34-year-old welder from Leon who decided to enter EPT Madrid on a whim. “I follow my heart, not my head,” he said. He rarely plays online but does play live cash games and tournaments as a hobby. He has been playing poker for a few years and his biggest cash before making the EPT Madrid final was in a tournament in Salamanca for around €3,000.