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The total amount of players has been made public just now: 1,496. That means it's by far the biggest European Poker Tour on European soil, just two PCA Main Events had bigger fields. 239 players will get into the money in this tournament, with the min cash netting you €8,050, winning it will make you €1,261,000. You can find all the prize pool information under the prize pool tab.
Here's a look at the current top 10 EPT main events ever:
| Season | Main Event | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Top Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Season 7 | PokerStars Caribbean Adventure | 1,560 | $15,132,000 | Galen Hall | $2,300,000 |
| 2 | Season 6 | PokerStars Caribbean Adventure | 1,529 | $14,831,300 | Harrison Gimbel | $2,200,000 |
| 3 | Season 11 | Barcelona | 1,496 | €7,480,000 | --TBD-- | €1,261,000 |
| 4 | Season 5 | PokerStars Caribbean Adventure | 1,347 | $12,674,000 | Poorya Nazari | $3,000,000 |
| 5 | Season 6 | Sanremo | 1,240 | €6,014,000 | Liv Boeree | €1,250,000 |
| 6 | Season 10 | Barcelona | 1,234 | €5,984,900 | Tom Middleton | €924,000 |
| 7 | Season 5 | Sanremo | 1,178 | €5,713,300 | Constant Rijkenberg | €1,508,000 |
| 8 | Season 4 | PokerStars Caribbean Adventure | 1,136 | $8,594,976 | Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier | $2,000,000 |
| 9 | Season 9 | Barcelona | 1,082 | €5,247,700 | Mikalai Pobal | €1,007,550 |
| 10 | Season 8 | PokerStars Caribbean Adventure | 1,072 | $10,398,400 | John Dibella | $1,775,000 |
Noah Boeken called off the last of his chips on a final board of 
against Julian Panchyrz. Panchyrz had the 
for a rivered two pair, and Boeken couldn't beat it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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142,000
114,700
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114,700 |
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Mikkel Lokkegaard Hansen opened from early position for 2,400 and got a call from Scott Seiver to his left. Round it went to Oscar Casado Diaz in the big blind who raised to 8,500. Hansen moved all in for 24,300 and when Seiver folded Diaz insta-called and tabled 
. Hansen was at risk and up from his chair tabling 
and calling for an ace as he did so.
The dealer didn’t take long to oblige as the dealer put out a board of 
and Hansen sat back down to his double up. “I should have folded.” Diaz mournfully joked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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52,000 |
1,496 players have entered this event, making for the biggest EPT on European soil, as you might know by now. Remarkable fact; just 6.1 percent of the players are from Spain. By far the biggest chunk of players are from Germany, while France, Russia and the United Kingdom also delivered more entrants.
The top ten of nationalities:
| Country | Players |
|---|---|
| Germany | 170 |
| France | 118 |
| Russia | 106 |
| United Kingdom | 95 |
| Spain | 92 |
| USA | 66 |
| Italy | 64 |
| Canada | 56 |
| Netherlands | 56 |
| Sweden | 55 |
Lukas Berglund, who won a WPT event here back in 2011 for €231,500, and went deep in the EPT Sanremo last season, has just eliminated High Stakes player Jason Les.
Les shoved all in for a mere 11,100 from the hijack, and Lukas Berglund reshoved from the small blind. The big blind thought for a bit, but eventually folded.
Berglund had 
, and was well ahead of Les' 
.
The 
flop didn't help Les, and Berglund knocked out his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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46,000
9,000
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9,000 |
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Action folded to the UK's Paul Vas Nunes on the button, and he opened with a raise to 3,000. Ronnie Bardah reraised all in from the small blind for 13,600. Vas Nunes called with the 
, but he was up against the for Bardah.
The flop, turn, and river ran out 
, and Bardah doubled back to the starting stack of 30,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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A player in early position opened for 2,500 and Jordi Marcos Fernandez declared all in. It wasn’t his turn to act however and the dealer put out her hand to indicate as much. It was Mikkel Nielsen’s turn to act next and he was receiving a vigorous massage. After a while Nielsen called the 2,500. Fernandez now had his turn and moved in. It folded back round to Nielsen who got the count and made the call with 
and dominated the 
of Fernandez.
The board ran out 
and Fernandez was out. When he had left the original raiser asked if he had seen the out of turn shove. He had not. “I guess I’m lucky.” He added.
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Zoltan Purak opened to 2,600 and received one caller before the small blind made it 10,600. Purak responded by four-betting to 24,600 and the small blind thought for about three minutes before five-betting to 51,100.
Purak tanked briefly but then moved all in and his opponent folded instantly. The Hungarian player has increased his stack by around 33% without a showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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200,000
120,200
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120,200 |
