Neil Higgins went all in for 230,000 in the hijack and was called once the action had folded to Hans Rasmussen in the big blind.
Neil Higgins: 6♥6♦ 
Hans Rasmussen: Q♦J♠
Rasmussen took the lead on the 3♠4♦Q♥ flop, but Higgins turned a straight draw with the 5♦ and sat back down.
However, he stood back up as the river fell the 4♣, and left the tournament area to pick up his cash.
Matteo Cassin had shoved all in for 445,000 in early position and Nicolas Maquerre called in the seat next to him for 285,000. The rest of the table folded before the players showed down.
Nicolas Maquerre: A♠Q♦
Matteo Cassin: 9♠9♣
No ace or queen arrived on the 6♦2♠3♠8♦J♠ board. Maquerre was picked up for his payout while Cassin chipped back up to an average stack.
Mohamed Rahioui was down to his last 200,000, which he got in from the big blind against Jorge Pereira on the button.
Mohamed Rahioui: A♦Q♦
Jorge Pereira: K♥6♥
Rahioui had the better hand, but the 2♣4♦K♦ flop reversed the situation. The 4♣ turn did nothing to help him, and the 7♠ river remained ace-free as well.
Meanwhile, Carlos Egea had been building his stack steadily and was seen with more than two million in chips.
Level: 26
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Gabriel Cunha opened to 80,000 from early position, before he was faced with a three-bet to 190,000 by Murat Erkmen in the next seat.
Action folded back to Cunha, who quickly four-bet jammed for 580,000, with Erkmen making the snap-call.
Gabriel Cunha: Q♣J♣
Murat Erkmen: A♠K♦
Cunha needed some help from the board, and although he flopped an up and down straight draw on 10♣9♦2♥, the 10♦3♦ turn and river were bricks to send Erkmen a decent pot.
Scott Margereson pushed his 300,000 chips in as first to act and was looked up by Valerio Sorrentino in the big blind.
Scott Margereson: A♥8♣
Valerio Sorrentino: K♠J♠
Margereson had a marginal lead, but it disappeared when the flop came J♥10♠3♦. Sorentino's pair of jacks won the pot after the Q♥ turn and 7♠ river completed the board, knocking Margereson out of the tournament.
Last year at in Barcelona, France's Simon Wiciak defeated João Sydenstricker heads-up to win the EPT Main Event for €1,134,375.
Wiciak bested the field of 2,120 runners for the golden trophy, his first major live poker title, and the career-best seven-figure score.
The Frenchman struck a three-handed deal with Sydenstricker and Britain's Carl Shaw that flattened the payouts, and the trio played on for the trophy and an additional €108,975 in prize money.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Wiciak | France | €1,134,375* |
| 2 | João Sydenstricker | Brazil | €1,048,550* |
| 3 | Carl Shaw | United Kingdom | €901,070* |
| 4 | Santiago Plante | Canada | €511,300 |
| 5 | Andre Akkari | Brazil | €393,300 |
| 6 | Ezequiel Waigel | Argentina | €302,500 |
| 7 | Curtis Knight | Canada | €232,700 |
| 8 | Robin Ylitalo | Sweden | €179,000 |
*Denotes three-way deal
Action folded to Koen Roelink in the small blind, who moved all in for around 240,000, with Tomislav Pavanic making the call in the big blind after some deliberation.
Koen Roelink: Q♦6♥
Tomislav Pavanic: J♥4♥
Roelink was ahead but the flop came J♦6♠3♣ to give Pavanic a pair of jacks versus Roelink's sixes, and the 7♠2♥ turn and river were bricks, to send Roelink to the exits.
Piotr Druzba moved in for 240,000 in the small blind. Sehmus Akcay weighed his options in the big blind before eventually making the call.
Piotr Druzba: K♠9♣
Sehmus Akcay: Q♦10♠
Akcay took the lead on the 10♥J♥9♥ flop and made a straight on the 8♠ turn. Druzba rivered the higher straight on the Q♠ river, however, and was awarded the double-up.
Akcay was left with four big blinds, which he lost soon after the hand was completed.
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