French, Italian & Spanish Flags Fly High in 2025 EPT Barcelona Main Event
The final numbers for the 2025 EPT Barcelona Main Event are in and show 2,045 entries, making it the third-largest EPT Main Event in history in terms of total entries. That includes 1,490 unique players representing 82 countries to generate a prize pool of €9,918,250.
This year saw a 3.5% increase in the number of total entries from 2024, according to PokerStars, and a 1.4% increase in unique participants.
More than a tenth of the field is flying the French flag, with 191 French players representing 12.82% of unique entrants. The next most represented country is Italy with 135 players (9.06%) and Spain with 129 players (8.66%). Meanwhile, the EPT Barcelona Main Event drew 92 British players (6.17%) and two fewer Americans (6.04%).
Also among the 82 countries represented in the field are Iran, Peru, Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates, all of which produced two players to make up less than a percentage of the field. Countries with just one player representing them include Vietname, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, New Zealand, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
Take a look at the full nationality breakdown of the 2025 EPT Barcelona Main Event in the table below.
| Country | Players | Percentage | Country | Players | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 191 | 12.82% | Latvia | 6 | 0.40% |
| Italy | 135 | 9.06% | Malaysia | 6 | 0.40% |
| Spain | 129 | 8.66% | Slovenia | 6 | 0.40% |
| United Kingdom | 92 | 6.17% | Lebanon | 5 | 0.34% |
| USA | 90 | 6.04% | Morocco | 5 | 0.34% |
| Brazil | 62 | 4.16% | Venezuela | 5 | 0.34% |
| Netherlands | 56 | 3.76% | Croatia | 4 | 0.27% |
| Germany | 55 | 3.69% | Estonia | 4 | 0.27% |
| Argentina | 39 | 2.62% | Serbia | 4 | 0.27% |
| Sweden | 38 | 2.55% | Uruguay | 4 | 0.27% |
| Russia | 36 | 2.42% | Algeria | 3 | 0.20% |
| Ukraine | 33 | 2.21% | Slovakia | 3 | 0.20% |
| Romania | 32 | 2.15% | Thailand | 3 | 0.20% |
| Norway | 26 | 1.74% | Albania | 2 | 0.13% |
| Canada | 25 | 1.68% | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 0.13% |
| Greece | 24 | 1.61% | Chile | 2 | 0.13% |
| Japan | 24 | 1.61% | Iran | 2 | 0.13% |
| Belgium | 20 | 1.34% | Malta | 2 | 0.13% |
| Israel | 20 | 1.34% | Moldova | 2 | 0.13% |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1.34% | Panama | 2 | 0.13% |
| Poland | 19 | 1.28% | Peru | 2 | 0.13% |
| Bulgaria | 18 | 1.21% | Tunisia | 2 | 0.13% |
| Denmark | 18 | 1.21% | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 0.13% |
| Finland | 18 | 1.21% | Azerbaijan | 1 | 0.07% |
| China | 15 | 1.01% | Cambodia | 1 | 0.07% |
| Czech Republic | 14 | 0.94% | Costa Rica | 1 | 0.07% |
| Hong Kong | 14 | 0.94% | Cuba | 1 | 0.07% |
| Austria | 12 | 0.81% | Ecuador | 1 | 0.07% |
| Hungary | 12 | 0.81% | El Salvador | 1 | 0.07% |
| Ireland | 12 | 0.81% | Georgia | 1 | 0.07% |
| Lithuania | 12 | 0.81% | Honduras | 1 | 0.07% |
| Portugal | 12 | 0.81% | Jordan | 1 | 0.07% |
| Belarus | 10 | 0.67% | Kazakhstan | 1 | 0.07% |
| India | 10 | 0.67% | Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 0.07% |
| Armenia | 8 | 0.54% | New Zealand | 1 | 0.07% |
| Australia | 8 | 0.54% | North Macedonia | 1 | 0.07% |
| Mexico | 8 | 0.54% | Philippines | 1 | 0.07% |
| Turkey | 8 | 0.54% | Singapore | 1 | 0.07% |
| Luxembourg | 7 | 0.47% | South Korea | 1 | 0.07% |
| Colombia | 6 | 0.40% | Taiwan | 1 | 0.07% |
| Iceland | 6 | 0.40% | Vietnam | 1 | 0.07% |
*Stats courtesy PokerStars