The first event ever hosted by the EPT back in season 1 was in Barcelona, and the stop has remained one of the more popular locations on the tour ever since. This fact has been demonstrated by the record Main Event field we have seen there this weekend.
Main Event sees Sebastian Malec overcome record field to win
The field size for this event grew to an impressive 1,785 players which meant that despite the new payout structure which rewards 20% of the field, there was still an impressive 1,122,800 Euro up top. As the field was whittled down to less than 100 players, Jason Mercier was once again threatening to steal the headlines, building a formidable stack. He eventually faded though, as did almost all of the players who might be considered familiar faces.
The final table saw 7 survivors takes their seats, with Uri Reichenstein and Thomas De Rooij leading the way on 11,330,000 and 11,180,000 respectively. UK pro Adam Owen who goes under the online name “Adamyid” was close behind with 9,800,000. Those bigger stacks managed to reach 4-handed play, but Sebastian Malec managed to gatecrash their party, eventually getting heads up with Reichenstein. After an epic heads up match lasting over 6 hours, Sebastian Malec finally managed to vanquish his opponent. He takes home 1,122,800 Euros for his victory.
Payouts (Top 10)
| 1 | Sebastian Malec | €1,122,800 |
| 2 | Uri Reichenstein | €807,100 |
| 3 | Adam Owen | €646,250 |
| 4 | Thomas De Rooij | €535,100 |
| 5 | Zorlu Er | €431,550 |
| 6 | Andreas Chalkiadakis | €330,290 |
| 7 | Harcharan Dogra Dogra | €230,950 |
| 8 | Pavel Plesuv | €165,950 |
| 9 | Stephen Malone | €123,450 |
| 10 | Morten Mortensen | €98,350 |
Connor Drinan Takes Down 10K High Roller
As is always the case with High Roller events, fans were treated to a few familiar faces at the final table, with Connor Drinan and Joseph Cheong being joined by this year’s Aussie Millions Main Event winner Ari Engel. The slow rate of bust outs created a late night finish for this event, but it was Connor Drinan who eventually managed to take the title and €849,200 prize money, defeating Mihails Morozovs heads up.
Payouts (Final Table)
| 1 | Connor Drinan | €849,200 |
| 2 | Mihails Morozovs | €616,840 |
| 3 | Kyle Keranen | €496,440 |
| 4 | Oleksii Khoroshenin | €396,700 |
| 5 | Ari Engel | €307,900 |
| 6 | Joseph Cheong | €233,300 |
| 7 | Patrick Leonard | €169,700 |
| 8 | Pascal Hartmann | €124,400 |
Article by Craig B.
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Graduated in Media Communication at the University of Lausanne, Louis Hartman is a co-founder of somuchpoker.com. He began his career in Cambodia as freelance journalist. In same time he was making his living by playing poker every night at that time. Intense learner, he read dozens of poker strategy books to improve his skills during many years. With a strong interest about poker "behind the scene" in Asia and his communication skills, Louis launched Somuchpoker in 2014.
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