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EPT PARIS 2024 MAIN EVENT ATRAI O 6.º MAIOR FIELD DA HISTÓRIA COM 1.747 INSCRIÇÕES
22/02/2024
- The EPT Paris 2024 is the 6th biggest in the history of the circuit
- 1,747 entries create a prize pool of €8,385,600, winner takes €1,287,800
- The top 255 finishers receive prizes as the bubble bursts on Day 2
- Eliot Hudon leads the 222 players remaining for Day 3
EPT Paris 2024 Main Event attracts 6th largest field in history
The Main Event of the European Poker Tour Paris 2024 attracted the 6th largest turnout in history. With 1,747 entries, it is the largest EPT held outside Barcelona. Attendance was up 9% on the previous year, confirming the French capital as a world-class poker hub.
Division of participation in EPT Paris 2024
- Day 1a: 607 registrations
- Day 1b: 1,054 entries
- Day 2: 86 new registrations
- Total: 1,747 entries from 1,224 unique players
The prize pool exceeded €8 million, with the top 255 positions sharing €8,385,600. The champion will walk away a millionaire, winning €1,287,800, while the players in 2nd to 9th place will take home six-figure prizes.
Day 2 saw the bubble burst inside the main tournament room at Le Palais des Congrès in Paris.
Spanish player Ignacio Molina was the last player to leave the table without a prize, leaving with pocket jacks against Eliot Hudon's queens.
Hudon, a native of Montréal, secured his first live cash prize on European soil. He also finished the session at the top of the leaderboard with 222 players.
Top 10 chip stacks
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eliot Hudon | Canada | 955,000 |
| 2 | Alexios Zervos | Greece | 788,000 |
| 3 | Matthias Lipp | Austria | 714,000 |
| 4 | David Kaufmann | Germany | 700,000 |
| 5 | Eero Rantala | Finland | 685,000 |
| 6 | Farid Jattin | Colombia | 660,000 |
| 7 | Clement Michaud | France | 606,000 |
| 8 | Daniel Custodio | Portugal | 587,000 |
| 9 | Alessandro Minasi | Italy | 574,000 |
| 10 | Eric Sfez | France | 551,000 |
Dani starts on the 3rd with the 8th largest stack in play!
Former EPT champions who made it through to Day 3 include Dimitar Danchev (415,000), Anton Wigg (343,000), Robin Ylitalo (329,000), Arsenii Karmatckii (305,000), Padraig O'Neill (290,000), Nicolas Dumont (87,000) and PokerStars ambassador Simon Wiciak (119,000).
Team PokerStars representative Benjamin Spragg also advanced to the next round after accumulating 138,000 chips, while PokerStars Championship Macau winner Elliot Smith advanced with 87,000 chips.
Action in the EPT Main Event returns on Thursday, February 22, at 12:00 CET, with blinds at 2,000/5,000. An average stack is currently worth 47 big blinds.
The PokerStars TV live stream starts at 12:30.
10 BIGGEST EPT MAIN EVENTS IN TERMS OF ATTENDANCE IN HISTORY
- 1st - EPT Barcelona 2022 - 2,294 entries, prize pool of €11,125,900
- 2nd - EPT Barcelona 2023 - 2,120 entries, prize pool of €10,282,000
- 3rd - EPT Barcelona 2019 - 1,988 entries, prize pool of €9,641,800
- 4th - EPT Barcelona 2018 - 1,931 entries, prize pool of €9,365,350
- 5th - EPT Barcelona 2016 - 1,785 entries, prize pool of €8,657,250
- 6th - EPT Paris 2024 - 1,747 entries, prize pool of €8,385,600
- 7th - EPT Barcelona 2015 - 1,694 entries, prize pool of €8,215,900
- 8th - EPT Paris 2023 - 1,606 entries, prize pool of €7,708,800
- 9th - PCA 2011 - 1,560 entries, prize pool of $15,132,000
- 10th - PCA 2010 - 1,529 entries, prize pool of $14,831,300
POKERSTARS TV LIVE STREAMING SCHEDULE FROM EPT PARIS
- February 22, 12:30 CET: EPT Main Event - Day 3
- February 23, 12:30 CET: EPT Main Event - Day 4
- February 24, 12:30 CET: EPT Main Event - Day 5
- February 25, 13:00 CET: EPT Main Event - Final Table
Upcoming live events sponsored by PokerStars
- February 14-25, 2024: EPT Paris
- March 8-18, 2024: Eureka Poker Tour Rozvadov
- March 19-24, 2024: Estrellas Poker Tour Madrid
- March 25 to April 1, 2024
- April 24 to May 4, 2024: EPT Monte-Carlo
- June 10-16, 2024: Estrellas Poker Tour Malaga
- August 26 to September 8, 2024: EPT Barcelona
- October 9-20, 2024: EPT Cyprus
- December 4-15, 2024: EPT Prague
Visit the PokerStars LIVE website for more details on future events.
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Source: Jan Kores, PokerStars Media Coordinator
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