How Big Will It Be?
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With 475 entrants on Day 1a and a field already over 800 with 100 or so alternates on the list for Day 1b, the European Poker Tour Season 11 Barcelona Main Event will become one of the largest EPT events in history — a fitting accomplishment given this is the 100th EPT event ever held and the city where it all started.
Several EPT main events have topped the 1,000-player mark, and the largest ever was the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event from Season 7 that attracted a whopping 1,560 entrants.
Here's a look at the current top 10:
| Season | Main Event | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Top Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Season 7 | PokerStars Caribbean Adventure | 1,560 | $15,132,000 | Galen Hall | $2,300,000 |
| 2 | Season 6 | PokerStars Caribbean Adventure | 1,529 | $14,831,300 | Harrison Gimbel | $2,200,000 |
| 3 | Season 5 | PokerStars Caribbean Adventure | 1,347 | $12,674,000 | Poorya Nazari | $3,000,000 |
| 4 | Season 6 | Sanremo | 1,240 | €6,014,000 | Liv Boeree | €1,250,000 |
| 5 | Season 10 | Barcelona | 1,234 | €5,984,900 | Tom Middleton | €924,000 |
| 6 | Season 5 | Sanremo | 1,178 | €5,713,300 | Constant Rijkenberg | €1,508,000 |
| 7 | Season 4 | PokerStars Caribbean Adventure | 1,136 | $8,594,976 | Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier | $2,000,000 |
| 8 | Season 9 | Barcelona | 1,082 | €5,247,700 | Mikalai Pobal | €1,007,550 |
| 9 | Season 8 | PokerStars Caribbean Adventure | 1,072 | $10,398,400 | John Dibella | $1,775,000 |
| 10 | Season 10 | PokerStars Caribbean Adventure | 1,031 | $10,000,700 | Dominik Panka | $1,423,096 |
With a field size already of 1,287 confirmed players, this season's EPT Barcelona Main Event ranks as the fourth largest ever and the largest ever held on European soil. It's only going to get larger from here, and it could easily become the largest EPT main event ever. The sky is the limit.