78 Countries Represented in Biggest EPT Main Event In History
European Poker Tour history was made this week as the €5,300 Barcelona EPT Main Event drew 2,294 runners to be the largest EPT Main Event field ever.
The field is 15% bigger than the field of 1,988 entries from the 2019 EPT Barcelona Main Event, which set the previous record. The prize pool is also bigger as well, €11,125,900 compared to the €9,641,800 from three years ago.
With 1,686 unique entries this year, the 2016 EPT Barcelona Main Event still holds the record for the biggest EPT Main Event in terms of unique entrants. That year, there were 1,785 unique runners.
Biggest EPT Main Events of All Time
| RANK | EVENT | ENTRIES | PRIZE POOL | |
| 1 | EPT Barcelona 2022 | 2,294 | €11,125,900 | |
| 2 | EPT Barcelona 2019 | 1,988 | €9,641,800 | |
| 3 | EPT Barcelona 2018 | 1,931 | €9,365,350 | |
| 4 | EPT Barcelona 2016 | 1,785 | €8,657,250 | |
| 5 | EPT Barcelona 2015 | 1,694 | €8,215,900 | |
| 6 | PCA 2011 | 1,560 | $15,132,000 | |
| 7 | PCA 2010 | 1,529 | $14,831,300 | |
| 8 | EPT Barcelona | 1,496 | €7,255,600 | |
| 9 | PCA 2009 | 1,347 | $12,674,000 | |
| 10 | EPT Sanremo 2010 | 1,240 | €6,014,000 |
Nationality Statistics
The largest EPT Main Event in history attracted players from 78 countries, three more than the 75 countries that were represented at in the 2019 EPT Barcelona Main Event. France (210 players) and Italy (136 players) were the most represented countries, respectively making up 12.46% and 8.07% of the field.
Spain (115 players), Brazil (85 players) and the Netherlands (81 players) were the next most represented, followed by the United Kingdom (81 players), Germany (65 players), Romania (56 players) and the United States (51 players).
Other countries represented in the 2022 EPT Barcelona Main Event include Costa Rica (three players), Iceland (three players), Kyrgyzstan (two players) the Philippines (one player), Panama (one player) and Venezuela (one player).
A full breakdown of the nationality statistics for the 2022 EPT Barcelona Main Event is available in the table below.
| COUNTRY | PLAYERS | PERCENTAGE | COUNTRY | PLAYERS | PERCENTAGE | |
| France | 210 | 12.46% | Estonia | 7 | 0.42% | |
| Italy | 136 | 8.07% | Morocco | 7 | 0.42% | |
| Spain | 115 | 6.82% | Armenia | 6 | 0.36% | |
| Brazil | 85 | 5.04% | Iran | 6 | 0.36% | |
| Netherlands | 84 | 4.98% | Serbia | 6 | 0.36% | |
| United Kingdom | 81 | 4.80% | Slovenia | 6 | 0.36% | |
| Germany | 65 | 3.86% | Kazakhstan | 5 | 0.30% | |
| Romania | 56 | 3.32% | Mexico | 5 | 0.30% | |
| Sweden | 52 | 3.08% | Moldova | 5 | 0.30% | |
| USA | 51 | 3.02% | Uruguay | 5 | 0.30% | |
| Poland | 48 | 2.85% | Jordan | 4 | 0.24% | |
| Canada | 37 | 2.19% | Luxembourg | 4 | 0.24% | |
| Bulgaria | 36 | 2.14% | Peru | 4 | 0.24% | |
| Norway | 33 | 1.96% | Azerbaijan | 3 | 0.18% | |
| Finland | 32 | 1.90% | Costa Rica | 3 | 0.18% | |
| Japan | 30 | 1.78% | China | 3 | 0.18% | |
| Ukraine | 30 | 1.78% | Iceland | 3 | 0.18% | |
| Denmark | 29 | 1.72% | Lebanon | 3 | 0.18% | |
| Belgium | 28 | 1.66% | New Zealand | 3 | 0.18% | |
| Hungary | 27 | 1.60% | Taiwan | 3 | 0.18% | |
| Russia | 27 | 1.60% | Tunisia | 3 | 0.18% | |
| Ireland | 24 | 1.42% | Dominican Republic | 2 | 0.12% | |
| Argentina | 23 | 1.36% | Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 0.12% | |
| Austria | 22 | 1.30% | Malaysia | 2 | 0.12% | |
| Portugal | 22 | 1.30% | Panama | 2 | 0.12% | |
| Israel | 20 | 1.19% | Thailand | 2 | 0.12% | |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1.13% | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 0.12% | |
| Greece | 17 | 1.01% | Vietnam | 2 | 0.12% | |
| Australia | 15 | 0.89% | Algeria | 1 | 0.06% | |
| Belarus | 15 | 0.89% | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 0.06% | |
| Turkey | 14 | 0.83% | Cyprus | 1 | 0.06% | |
| Lithuania | 13 | 0.77% | Faroe Islands | 1 | 0.06% | |
| Czech Republic | 12 | 0.71% | Indonesia | 1 | 0.06% | |
| India | 12 | 0.71% | Jamaica | 1 | 0.06% | |
| Hong Kong | 10 | 0.59% | Montenegro | 1 | 0.06% | |
| Latvia | 10 | 0.59% | Paraguay | 1 | 0.06% | |
| Colombia | 9 | 0.53% | Philippines | 1 | 0.06% | |
| Croatia | 9 | 0.53% | Slovakia | 1 | 0.06% | |
| South Korea | 9 | 0.53% | Venezuela | 1 | 0.06% |