Over 1,000 Players On Day 1b
It's a little early to be walking around the tournament rooms and see the yellow T25,000 chips in play, but that's what's going on here in Barcelona. The reason is that the field is simply too big on Day 1b and it is needed to conserve other chips to put into play with new players. There are 70 yellow T25,000 chips in play right now.
The field has grown to 1,009 entrants on Day 1b, and it's still growing with more and more alternates taking to the felt by the minute. This is now by far the largest European Poker Tour main event on European soil, and it could still become the largest EPT event ever.
When you add today's field with the 475 players from Day 1a, the current total is 1,484 players. Only two events have been larger — the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event in Season 7 and Season 6 with 1,560 entrants and 1,529 entrants, respectively.
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 5 | PokerStars Caribbean Adventure | 1,347 | $12,674,000 | Poorya Nazari | $3,000,000 |
| 4 | Season 6 | Sanremo | 1,240 | €6,014,000 | Liv Boeree | €1,250,000 |
| 5 | Season 10 | Barcelona | 1,234 | €5,984,900 | Tom Middleton | €924,000 |
| 6 | Season 5 | Sanremo | 1,178 | €5,713,300 | Constant Rijkenberg | €1,508,000 |
| 7 | Season 4 | PokerStars Caribbean Adventure | 1,136 | $8,594,976 | Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier | $2,000,000 |
| 8 | Season 9 | Barcelona | 1,082 | €5,247,700 | Mikalai Pobal | €1,007,550 |
| 9 | Season 8 | PokerStars Caribbean Adventure | 1,072 | $10,398,400 | John Dibella | $1,775,000 |
| 10 | Season 10 | PokerStars Caribbean Adventure | 1,031 | $10,000,700 | Dominik Panka | $1,423,096 |