2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j2
Prize
€1,287,800
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€8,385,600
Entries
1,747
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
644
Players Left
222

Sixth-Largest EPT Main Event Sees 69 Countries Represented In Paris

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
EPT Paris Trophy
EPT Paris Trophy

This week’s field size of 1,747 entries at the spacious Palais des Congrès in Paris has made the €5,300 PokerStars European Poker Tour Main Event the largest one ever held outside of Barcelona.

The tournament saw a 9% increase over last year, thanks to 1,224 unique players and 523 reentries. The event is now the sixth-largest EPT Main Event in history, generating an overall prize pool of €8,385,600.

Largest EPT Main Event Fields

YearMain EventEntriesPrize Pool (EUR)
2022EPT Barcelona2,294€11,125,900
2023EPT Barcelona2,120€10,282,000
2019EPT Barcelona1,988€9,641,800
2018EPT Barcelona1,931€9,365,350
2016EPT Barcelona1,785€8,657,250
2024EPT Paris1,747€8,385,600
2015EPT Barcelona1,694€8,215,900
2023EPT Paris1,606€7,708,800

A total of 69 different countries were represented this week in Paris, up from 65 at this event a year ago. As expected, the host country of France led the way for a second straight year with 300 players or 24.51% of the field. The rest of the top five nations also remained the same, including Italy (78 players - 6.37%), Germany (68 players - 5.56%), the United Kingdom (66 players - 5.39%) and Spain (58 or 4.74%).

Further down the list is Romania with 54 players for 4.41% of the field, the United States with 44 players for 3.59% of the field, and The Netherlands with 35 players for 2.86% of the field.

EPT Paris Main Event Nationalities (Courtesy of PokerStars)
EPT Paris Main Event Nationalities (Courtesy of PokerStars)

Some of the other countries represented this year include Argentina (6 players - 0.49%), Croatia (3 players - 0.25%), Mexico (2 players - 0.16%) and Malaysia (1 player - 0.08%).

A full breakdown of the nationalities represented in the EPT Paris Main Event is available in the table below.

Nationalities In EPT Paris Main Event

CountryPlayersPercentage
France30024.51%
Italy786.37%
Germany685.56%
United Kingdom665.39%
Spain584.74%
Romania544.41%
USA443.59%
Netherlands352.86%
Portugal312.53%
Brazil292.37%
Canada292.37%
Ukraine262.12%
Sweden252.04%
Russia241.96%
Austria231.88%
Bulgaria221.80%
Greece221.80%
Poland211.72%
Japan201.63%
Lebanon181.47%
Belgium161.31%
Hungary161.31%
Ireland151.23%
Hong Kong120.98%
Belarus110.90%
China100.82%
Turkey100.82%
Norway90.74%
South Korea90.74%
Denmark80.65%
Finland80.65%
Switzerland80.65%
Czech Republic70.57%
Estonia70.57%
India70.57%
Israel70.57%
Lithuania70.57%
Argentina60.49%
Australia60.49%
Latvia50.41%
Kazakhstan40.33%
Serbia40.33%
Croatia30.25%
Iran30.25%
Tunisia30.25%
Cyprus20.16%
Kyrgyzstan20.16%
Luxembourg20.16%
Mexico20.16%
Moldova20.16%
Uruguay20.16%
Albania10.08%
Algeria10.08%
Armenia10.08%
Colombia10.08%
Cuba10.08%
Kong Hong10.08%
Malaysia10.08%
Malta10.08%
Mongolia10.08%
Montenegro10.08%
Morocco10.08%
New Zealand10.08%
North Macedonia10.08%
Philippines10.08%
Slovakia10.08%
Slovenia10.08%
South Africa10.08%
Thailand10.08%