EPT Barcelona: Once again, one of the biggest Main Events in tour history
Over 22 years of the European Poker Tour, spanning 153 Main Events across 22 countries and 28 cities, one destination stands head and shoulders above the rest when it comes to the numbers:
Barcelona.
In fact, nine of the 10 biggest Main Events in tour history took place right here in the Catalan capital.
The 2026 edition of the EPT Barcelona Main Event once again boasts staggering numbers, enough to rank it the seventh-biggest Main Event in history by total entries, with 1,823 registrations (from 1,297 unique players).
There were 635 entries on Day 1A followed by 1,049 on Day 1B, plus a further 139 entries that came at the start of Day 2 to complete the field.
All those entries have created a prize pool of €8,841,550 and a top prize of €1,370,050
Below, you’ll not only find all the stats from the 2026 EPT Barcelona Main Event, but also some interesting stats from tour history, provided to us by the great Jan Kores, PokerStars Media Coordinator extraordinaire.
EPT BARCELONA 2026 MAIN EVENT STATS
1,823 total entries
1,297 unique players
526 re-entries
€8,841,550 prize pool
271 places paid
€1,370,050 top prize
€8,600 minimum cash
The top nine finishers will all enjoy six-figure scores:
1. €1,370,050
2. €857,800
3. €612,700
4. €471,250
5. €362,500
6. €278,950
7. €214,600
8. €165,050
9. €126,950
Having celebrated its 20th anniversary last year, this is the 21st edition of EPT Barcelona, pushing the tournament’s all-time numbers to 27,395 entries and €136,915,750 in prize money.
Players came from 79 countries, with Italy (149 players or 11.49% of the field), France (141 or 10.87%) and Spain (88 or 6.78%) the top three in terms of player representation.
The pie chart below shows the full player distribution.
EPT ALL-TIME TOTALS
Including EPT Barcelona 2026:
- This is the 153rd EPT Main Event
- There have been 123,913 entries in EPT Main Events
- A total of €651,003,041 has been awarded in EPT Main Event prize pools
TOP 10 BIGGEST EPT MAIN EVENTS IN HISTORY
The biggest EPT Main Events in terms of entries are:
- EPT Barcelona 2022 — 2,294 entries, €11,125,900 prize pool
- EPT Barcelona 2023 — 2,120 entries, €10,282,000 prize pool
- EPT Barcelona 2025 — 2,045 entries, €9,918,250 prize pool
- EPT Barcelona 2019 — 1,988 entries, €9,641,800 prize pool
- EPT Barcelona 2024 — 1,975 entries, €9,578,750 prize pool
- EPT Barcelona 2018 — 1,931 entries, €9,365,350 prize pool
- EPT Barcelona 2026 — 1,823 entries, €8,841,550 prize pool
- EPT Barcelona 2016 — 1,785 entries, €8,657,250 prize pool
- EPT Paris 2024 — 1,747 entries, €8,385,600 prize pool
- EPT Barcelona 2015 — 1,694 entries, €8,215,900 prize pool
EPT BARCELONA MAIN EVENT HISTORY
- 2004: 229 players, €229,000 prize pool, Alexander Stevic (Sweden) for €80,000
- 2005: 327 players, €1,300,000 prize pool, Jan Boubli (France) for €416,000
- 2006: 480 players, €2,304,000 prize pool, Bjorn-Erik Glenne (Norway) for €691,000
- 2007: 543 players, €4,181,100 prize pool, Sander Lyloff (Denmark) for €1,170,700
- 2008: 619 players, €4,952,000 prize pool, Sebastian Ruthenberg (Germany) for €1,361,000
- 2009: 479 players, €3,832,000 prize pool, Carter Phillips (USA) for €850,000
- 2010: 758 players, €3,790,000 prize pool, Kent Lundmark (Sweden) for €825,000
- 2011: 811 players, €4,055,000 prize pool, Martin Schleich (Germany) for €850,000
- 2012: 1,082 players, €5,247,700 prize pool, Mikalai Pobal (Belarus) for €1,007,550
- 2013: 1,234 players, €5,984,900 prize pool, Tom Middleton (UK) for €942,000
- 2014: 1,496 players, €7,255,600 prize pool, Andre Lettau (Germany) for €794,058
- 2015: 1,694 players, €8,215,900 prize pool, John Juanda (Indonesia) for €1,022,593
- 2016: 1,785 players, €8,657,250 prize pool, Sebastian Malec (Poland) for €1,122,800
- 2017: 1,682 players, €8,157,700 prize pool, Sebastian Sorensson (Sweden) for €987,043
- 2018: 1,931 entries, €9,365,350 prize pool, Piotr Nurzynski (Poland) for €1,037,109
- 2019: 1,988 entries, €9,641,800 prize pool, Simon Brandstrom (Sweden) for €1,290,166
- 2022: 2,294 entries, €11,125,900 prize pool, Giuliano Bendinelli (Italy) for €1,491,133
- 2023: 2,120 entries, €10,282,000 prize pool, Simon Wiciak (France) for €1,134,375
- 2024: 1,975 entries, €9,578,750 prize pool, Stephen Song (USA) for €1,290,386
- 2025: 2,045 entries, €9,918,250 prize pool, Thomas Eychenne (France) for €1,217,175
- 2026: 1,823 entries, €8,841,550 prize pool, €1,370,050 for the winner
With thanks to Jan Kores, EPT Media Coordinator, for the stats and pie chart.
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