{"id":5612,"date":"2023-09-04T23:44:32","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T23:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slategray-wallaby-310340.hostingersite.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/04\/simon-wiciak-dominates-at-2023-european-poker-tour-barcelona\/"},"modified":"2023-09-04T23:44:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T23:44:32","slug":"simon-wiciak-dominates-at-2023-european-poker-tour-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/04\/simon-wiciak-dominates-at-2023-european-poker-tour-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon Wiciak Dominates at 2023 European Poker Tour Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Simon Wiciak, hailing from La Rochelle, France, has added a new feather to his cap by securing the top spot in the 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/poker\/european-poker-tour-ept\/\">European Poker Tour<\/a> Barcelona \u20ac5,300 buy-in no-limit hold\u2019em main event. 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With \u20ac108,975 left for the winner , Wiciak took the win in this prestigious Barcelona event.<\/p>\n<h2>Final Table Results 2023 EPT Barcelona Main Event<\/h2>\n<table width=\"340\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"65\">Result<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\">Player<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">Country<\/td>\n<td width=\"84\">Prize<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Simon Wiciak<\/td>\n<td>France<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac 1,134,375<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Jo\u00e3o Sydenstricker<\/td>\n<td>Brazil<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac 1,048,550<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Carl Shaw<\/td>\n<td>United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac 901,070<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Santiago Plante<\/td>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac 511,300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Andre Akkari<\/td>\n<td>Brazil<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac 393,300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Ezequiel Waigel<\/td>\n<td>Argentina<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac 302,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Curtis Knight<\/td>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac 232,700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Robin Ylitalo<\/td>\n<td>Sweden<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac 179,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/poker-news\/simon-wiciak-dominates-at-2023-european-poker-tour-barcelona\/\">Simon Wiciak Dominates at 2023 European Poker Tour Barcelona<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/\">iGaming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simon Wiciak, hailing from La Rochelle, France, has added a new feather to his cap by securing the top spot in the 2023 European Poker Tour Barcelona \u20ac5,300 buy-in no-limit hold\u2019em main event. 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