ESPT By the Numbers: 79 Countries Represented in Record-Breaking Main Event
The final numbers are in for the record-breaking €1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event at the 2022 PokerStars and Barcelona©Casino European Poker Tour— the largest live event in PokerStars history — and the nationality statistics show France and Spain to be the most represented countries by a significant margin.
Of the 6,313 total runners across the six starting flights, there were 2,765 unique entries from 79 different counties across the world.
The only two countries to reach double-digit percentages, France (475 players) and Spain (356 players) represent nearly a third of the field (17.18% and 12.88% for a total of 30%).
Many other European countries are well-represented in the data, including Italy (254 players), the Netherlands (138 players), Germany (136 players), Romania (104 players), the United Kingdom (91 players), Poland (70 players), Sweden (65 players), Norway (64 players) and Switzerland (52 players).
A few hundred players made the trip across the Atlantic Ocean from the South, Latin and North American countries including Brazil (84 players), the USA (46 players), Argentina (28 players), Canada (28 players), Colombia (seven players), Mexico (seven players) and Peru (four players).
The ESPT Main Event also drew players from East Asia, including from Japan (26 players) Hong Kong (11 players), China (nine players), South Korea (nine players), Thailand (three players), Taiwan (two players and Vietnam (two players), as well as players from Middle Eastern countries like Turkey (21 players), Iran (eight players) and Jordan (three players).
African countries represented, meanwhile, include Morocco (nine players), Egypt (three players) and South Africa (three players).
A full breakdown of the nationality stats for the record-breaking 2022 €1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event is available in the table below.
| COUNTRY | PLAYERS | PERCENTAGE | COUNTRY | PLAYERS | PERCENTAGE | |
| France | 475 | 17.18% | China | 9 | 0.33% | |
| Spain | 356 | 12.88% | India | 9 | 0.33% | |
| Italy | 254 | 9.19% | Morocco | 9 | 0.33% | |
| Netherlands | 138 | 4.99% | South Korea | 9 | 0.33% | |
| Germany | 136 | 4.92% | Iran | 8 | 0.29% | |
| Romania | 104 | 3.76% | Latvia | 8 | 0.29% | |
| United Kingdom | 91 | 3.29% | Serbia | 8 | 0.29% | |
| Brazil | 84 | 3.04% | Colombia | 7 | 0.25% | |
| Poland | 70 | 2.53% | Mexico | 7 | 0.25% | |
| Sweden | 65 | 2.35% | Kazakhstan | 6 | 0.22% | |
| Norway | 64 | 2.31% | Slovenia | 6 | 0.22% | |
| Switzerland | 52 | 1.88% | Tunisia | 6 | 0.22% | |
| Portugal | 51 | 1.84% | Armenia | 5 | 0.18% | |
| Belgium | 46 | 1.66% | Moldova | 4 | 0.14% | |
| Denmark | 46 | 1.66% | Peru | 4 | 0.14% | |
| USA | 46 | 1.66% | Uruguay | 4 | 0.14% | |
| Finland | 43 | 1.56% | Egypt | 3 | 0.11% | |
| Bulgaria | 42 | 1.52% | Chile | 3 | 0.11% | |
| Hungary | 38 | 1.37% | Jordan | 3 | 0.11% | |
| Ukraine | 35 | 1.27% | Seychelles | 3 | 0.11% | |
| Israel | 32 | 1.16% | South Africa | 3 | 0.11% | |
| Greece | 30 | 1.08% | Thailand | 3 | 0.11% | |
| Argentina | 28 | 1.01% | Venezuela | 3 | 0.11% | |
| Canada | 28 | 1.01% | Albania | 2 | 0.07% | |
| Japan | 26 | 0.94% | Algeria | 2 | 0.07% | |
| Russia | 26 | 0.94% | Cyprus | 2 | 0.07% | |
| Austria | 23 | 0.83% | Dominican Republic | 2 | 0.07% | |
| Ireland | 23 | 0.83% | Lebanon | 2 | 0.07% | |
| Turkey | 21 | 0.76% | Malta | 2 | 0.07% | |
| Czech Republic | 18 | 0.65% | Panama | 2 | 0.07% | |
| Luxembourg | 17 | 0.61% | Taiwan | 2 | 0.07% | |
| Slovakia | 17 | 0.61% | Vietnam | 2 | 0.07% | |
| Lithuania | 16 | 0.58% | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 0.04% | |
| Australia | 15 | 0.54% | Costa Rica | 1 | 0.04% | |
| Belarus | 11 | 0.40% | Cuba | 1 | 0.04% | |
| Estonia | 11 | 0.40% | Dominica | 1 | 0.04% | |
| Hong Kong | 11 | 0.40% | Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 0.04% | |
| Croatia | 10 | 0.36% | Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 0.04% | |
| Iceland | 10 | 0.36% | Montenegro | 1 | 0.04% | |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0.04% |
*Note: The nationality stats reflect only unique players (2,765) and NOT the total entries