Head Down the PokerStars Power Path to the 2023 EPT Barcelona Festival
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The excitement surrounding the 2023 World Series of Poker is starting to die down, but tournament grinders do not have time to rest on their laurels because the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona festival is right around the corner.
The latest edition of EPT Barcelona runs from August 21 through September 3, and it looks set to build on the record-breaking success of last year. Some massive events adorn the bustling schedule, and there is every chance the mind-boggling attendance figures from 2022 will be beaten this time around.
European Poker Tour Barcelona Event Schedule
The €1,100 ESPT Main Event is the tournament that gets the festival off the ground. An incredible turnout of 6,313 entrants created a €6,060,480 prize pool in 2022, with Dutchman Rick van Bruggen defeating British pro Jack Sinclair heads-up to clinch a €600,000 top prize.
There is the usual array of Mystery Bounties, €25,000 High Rollers, €50,000 High Rollers, and €100,000 buy-in events, plus plenty of prestigious tournaments at the more affordable end of the scale.
Of course, it is the €5,300 EPT Barcelona Main Event that every player heading to Spain wants to win. Including re-entries, 2,294 players entered the 2022 edition of the EPT Barcelona Main Event, creating an €11,125,900 prize pool.
That prize pool was so vast that nobody at the final table took home less than €152,310 for their efforts, while the top two finishers became millionaires! Jimmy Guerrero finished in second place, and took home €1,250,337, leaving Italy's Giuliano Bendinelli to secure a €1,491,133 payday after staging an epic comeback that saw him down to a solitary big blind at one stage.
You won't believe how incredible Power Path is.
PokerStars EPT Barcelona Main Event Champions
| # | Month | Year | Players | Buy-in | Winner | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September | 2004 | 229 | €1,000 | Alexander Stevic | Sweden | €80,000 |
| 2 | September | 2005 | 327 | €4,000 | Jan Boubli | France | €416,000 |
| 3 | September | 2006 | 480 | €5,000 | Bjørn-Erik Glenne | Norway | €691,000 |
| 4 | August | 2007 | 543 | €8,000 | Sander Lyloff | Denmark | €1,170,700 |
| 5 | September | 2008 | 619 | €8,000 | Sebastian Ruthenberg | Germany | €1,361,000 |
| 6 | September | 2009 | 478 | €8,000 | Carter Phillips | United States | €850,000 |
| 7 | November | 2010 | 757 | €5,000 | Kent Lundmark | Sweden | €825,000 |
| 8 | August | 2011 | 811 | €5,000 | Martin Schleich | Germany | €850,000 |
| 9 | August | 2012 | 1,082 | €5,000 | Mikalai Pobal | Belarus | €1,007,550 |
| 10 | September | 2013 | 1,234 | €5,000 | Tom Middleton | United Kingdom | €942,000 |
| 11 | August | 2014 | 1,496 | €5,000 | Andre Lettau | Germany | €794,058 |
| 12 | August | 2015 | 1,694 | €5,000 | John Juanda | Indonesia | €1,022,593 |
| 13 | August | 2016 | 1,785 | €5,300 | Sebastian Malec | Poland | €1,122,800 |
| 2018 | August | 2018 | 1,931 | €5,300 | Piotr Nurzynski | Poland | €1,037,109 |
| 2019 | August | 2019 | 1,988 | €5,300 | Simon Brandstrom | Sweden | €1,290,166 |
| 2022 | August | 2022 | 2,294 | €5,300 | Giuliano Bendinelli | Italy | €1,491,133 |
Will You Turn a Freebie or $0.50 Into an EPT Barcelona Package?
In addition to the plethora of live and online satellites for the EPT Barcelona Main Event and side events, the recently launched Power Path makes it possible for you to turn a free $0.50 Power Path Spin & Go ticket into package worth $10,300!
Make it all the way and bag yourself a Gold Pass, and you can redeem it for a wealth of amazing prizes, including a $10,300 package for EPT Barcelona. That package consists of:
- €5,300 EPT Barcelona Main Event entry
- €1,100 EPT Barcelona Event #47 – NLHE Freezeout entry
- 8 nights' accommodation at the SB Icaria Hotel (Aug 27-Sept 4) worth €2,440
- €690 in expenses plus limited edition merchandise, live event liaison support, and exclusive activities, including players party and a catamaran boat trip
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In this Series
- 1 Head Down the PokerStars Power Path to the 2023 EPT Barcelona Festival
- 2 Juan Pardo Warms Up for EPT Barcelona With $83K PokerStars Score
- 3 EPT Barcelona Activities: Beyond the Felt – A Blend of Fun and Entertainment
- 4 Mathias Duarte Flies the Mystery Bounty Flag For Uruguay Again (€192,000)
- 5 EPT Barcelona: Felipe Ketzer Dominates Opening €25,000 No-Limit Hold'em (€255,480)
- 6 Can't Make It To Spain? Try The Mini EPT Barcelona Online Instead
- 7 Red Hot David Yan Continues Fine Form at EPT Barcelona; Sergio Aguero Makes €25K Final Table
- 8 Kayhan Mokri Breaks Through For a Trophy in the EPT Barcelona €100,000 Super High Roller
- 9 Lucien Cohen Conquers Largest Live Field in PokerStars History (€676,230)
- 10 Goran Mandic Goes All-In Blind to Win Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller Trophy (€418,980)
- 11 PokerNews Counts Down Our Top 5 EPT Barcelona Moments
- 12 Tom Orpaz Continues an Incredible EPT Barcelona Run With €50,000 Super High Roller Title
- 13 Ricardo De Andrade Wins €3,000 Mystery Bounty at his First-Ever EPT
- 14 EPT Barcelona Hands of the Week: Dan Heimiller Swept Away, Big Swings for Kassouf
- 15 Andre Akkari Among Final Six in EPT Barcelona Main Event, Nearly €1.5M Up Top
- 16 Simon Wiciak Dominates EPT Barcelona Main Event To Win €1,134,375
- 17 Ka Kwan Lau Obliterates Final Table to Claim €10,000 EPT High Roller Trophy (€910,400)
