PokerStars record-setting live event attracts 7,398 entries

2023 European Poker Tour Barcelona The festival started with a subscription amount of 1,100 euros Estrelas poker tour The main event. The tournament attracted a large attendance of 7,398 participants, setting a new record for the largest live tournament PokerStars has ever organized.

The previous record was set by a turnout of 6,313 people for this same tournament when it was last held in 2022. This means that there is an increase of 17 percent year-on-year.

There were 3,291 unique players, which means that 4,107 re-entries were made during the event. Players from 86 countries participated in this tournament. Unprecedented attendance figures resulted in a final prize pool of €7,102,080, or over $7.7 million when presented. American dollar.

The top 1,109 contestants finally got paid, with payouts ranging from $1,890 to $730,328. This higher amount was secured by Lucien Cohen. It was the second biggest payday for the Frenchman, with his highest result being the nearly $1.2 million he earned as the 2011 prize winner. ept Deauville The main event. The 59-year-old Parisian now has more than $2.3 million in lifetime cash to his name.

Cohen also earned $1,320 card player Player of the Year points for winning. This was his second Boy-The qualifying result of the year, with one final table finish in a side event with a €550 entry value in French poker series Stopped in Paris this summer. As a result of his great victory in Spain, Cohen climbed into the list of the best 300 players in 2023. Boy Arrangement submitted by world poker.

This tournament was held over eight days inside Casino Barcelona. It was originally scheduled to last seven rounds, but an additional round was required to narrow the record down to the champion. After the eight rounds were completed, the second day began on Friday 25 August with all remaining competitors receiving the cash.

All of the top seven winners of the event had six figures. PokerStars Ambassador Parker Talbot, better known to many by his screen name “Tonkaaaap”, finished seventh when his eight pocketed Ferdinando D’Alessio. The $114,037 he earned from his deep run was the fourth most live hit on his resume.

Bonus day began with Cohen leading for the last six. Dalissio scored the first knockdown of the day, defeating Avihai Smadja with $147,798. Since then, Cohen has taken all of the remaining eliminations.

After sending Ankit Ahuja (5th – $192,035), Danilo Vilasevic (4th – $250,657) and Petros Karademos (3rd – $318,190) to the rails, Cohen built up a 4:1 chip lead over Dalessio in the heads-up match. . .

D’Alessio had closed the gap slightly by the time the final hand of the tournament was dealt. With blinds ranging from 1,000,000-2,000,000 and the big ante of 2,000,000, Cohen raised the bet to 5,000,000 on the button with K8 D’Alessio contacted K4. The flip came down to Kc10 D’Alessio verified Cohen, who made a $10,000,000 continuation bet. D’Alessio totaled it all at $77,500,000. Cohen called the same pair and kick higher. 8 In turn he gave him Kings and Eights. 7 The river was of no use to Dalessio, who would have cut with a jack or ten at the end. Instead, he was eliminated in second place, earning $448,546 for his efforts.

Here’s a look at the batches Boy Points awarded at the final table:

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