EPT Prague Main Event to pay €1m+ to its winner; 1,224 entries confirmed
Registration closed at noon today on the EPT Prague Main Event with the final tally of entries hitting 1,224. There were 409 entries on Day 1A; 753 on Day 1B and another 62 cramming in before the shutters came down today.
It continues Prague’s incredible record of producing a field of more than 1,000 entries every year bar one since 2013. The only dip below came under the PokerStars Championship branding in 2017.
While last year’s sensational field of 1,458 may remain as the attendance record for quite some time, these are tremendous numbers once again given how many options poker players have in early December.
The packed tournament room on Day 2
This is the fourth-biggest Main Event held at the Hilton Prague and the 24th biggest EPT Main Event of all time. That’s pretty spectacular for a tournament series hosting its 150th renewal here.
The other key stat, of course, is the prize pool. And the headline this time is that there’s €5,936,400 in prizes on offer. The winner will take €1,019,300.
It’s always especially good when a Main Event offers a seven-figure top prize.
Tonight’s main focus will be the bubble, which will burst when only 183 players remain. After that, everyone will have locked up a min-cash of at least €8,350.
CENTRAL LOCATION ONCE AGAIN DELIVERS
Prague has always prospered by its perfect location at the centre of Europe, drawing the most diverse field of all EPTs. There were players in this field from 62 nationalities, though the biggest contingent (the 79 players from Italy) represent only 9.1% of the total field.
In the likes of Barcelona or Paris, players from the home country dominate. In Prague, it’s always a really broad array of players from all corners of the world.
This time player nationalities include Cuba, Armenia and Gabon.
EEPT PRAGUE MAIN EVENT HISTORY
Here’s how this tournament has played out down the years:
2007: 555 entries, €2,530,240 prize pool, Arnaud Mattern (France) for €708,400
2008: 570 entries, €2,764,500 prize pool, Salvatore Bonavena (Italy) for €774,000
2009: 586 entries, €2,930,000 prize pool, Jan Skampa (Czech Republic) for €682,000
2010: 563 entries, €2,730,550 prize pool, Roberto Romanello (UK) for €640,000
2011: 772 entries, €3,501,700 prize pool, Martin Finger (Germany) for €720,000
2012: 864 entries, €4,190,400 prize pool, Ramzi Jelassi (Sweden) for €835,000
2013: 1,007 entries, €4,883,950 prize pool, Julian Track (Germany) for €725,700
2014: 1,107 entries, €5,535,000 prize pool, Stephen Graner (USA) for €969,000
2015: 1,044 entries, €5,063,400 prize pool, Hossein Ensan (Germany) for €754,510
2016: 1,192 entries, €5,781,200 prize pool, Jasper Meijer van Putten (Netherlands) for €699,300
2017: 855 entries, €4,146,750 prize pool, Kalidou Sow (France) for €675,000
2018: 1,174 entries, €5,693,900 prize pool, Paul Michaelis (Germany) for €840,000
2019: 1,154 entries, €5,596,900 prize pool, Mikalai Pobal (Belarus) for €1,005,600
2022 (Mar): 1,190 entries, €5,771,500 prize pool, Grzegorz Glowny (Poland) for €692,252
2022 (Dec): 1,267 entries, €6,144,950 prize pool, Jordan Saccucci (Canada) for €913,250
2023: 1,285 entries, €6,232,250 prize pool, Padraig O’Neill (Ireland) for € 1,030,000
2024: 1,458 entries, €7,071,300 prize pool, Pedro Marques (Portugal) for €963,450
2025: 1,224 entries, €5,936,400 prize pool, €1,019,300 for the winner
With thanks to EPT Media Coordinator Jan Kores for statistics
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