{"id":9735,"date":"2025-09-01T00:23:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T00:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/01\/thomas-eychenne-wins-ept-barcelona-main-event-for-1-4-million\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T00:23:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T00:23:32","slug":"thomas-eychenne-wins-ept-barcelona-main-event-for-1-4-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/01\/thomas-eychenne-wins-ept-barcelona-main-event-for-1-4-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Eychenne Wins EPT Barcelona Main Event for $1.4 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The PokerStars European Poker Tour once again turned Barcelona into the center of the poker world. More than two thousand players packed Casino Barcelona for the \u20ac5,300 main event, chasing history and a share of the $11.5 million prize pool. After eight days of action, the last player standing was Thomas Eychenne.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><strong>Good to know<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Eychenne collected $1,424,095, his first seven-figure payday.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>The main event drew 2,045 entries, the third-largest in EPT history.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Top 304 finishers earned a payout from the massive prize pool.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p>Eychenne, a 35-year-old from France, had come close before with deep runs, including a seventh-place finish at the 2023 PSPC. But this time he didn\u2019t just go deep\u2014he went all the way. \u201cIt feels just amazing. It\u2019s my first tournament win. I obviously didn\u2019t expect to win when entering a 2,000-player field. It\u2019s tough to put words on such emotions. 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Each locked up just over $1.3 million, leaving the trophy and $117,000 to fight for. Once heads-up resumed, Eychenne\u2019s steady pressure flipped the stacks in his favor. The last hand came when his A-K topped Ionita\u2019s A-6, sealing a life-changing victory.<\/p>\n<h2>Final Table Results<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Thomas Eychenne \u2013 $1,424,095<\/li>\n<li>Stefan-Sebastian Ionita \u2013 $1,307,095<\/li>\n<li>Umberto Zaffagnini \u2013 $750,204<\/li>\n<li>Tomasz Brzezinski \u2013 $577,103<\/li>\n<li>Julian Pineda Lozano \u2013 $443,840<\/li>\n<li>Anton Suarez \u2013 $341,406<\/li>\n<li>Marc Foggin \u2013 $262,607<\/li>\n<li>Cesar Garcia \u2013 $202,059<\/li>\n<li>Youssef Zereg \u2013 $155,376<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Career Milestone<\/h2>\n<p>Eychenne now holds nearly $4.2 million in career earnings, and this first live tournament title puts him firmly on the global poker radar. For the European Poker Tour, the Barcelona stop once again delivered massive crowds, high drama, and a champion with a story fans can connect with.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/poker-news\/thomas-eychenne-wins-ept-barcelona-main-event-for-1-4-million\/\">Thomas Eychenne Wins EPT Barcelona Main Event for $1.4 Million<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/\">iGaming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The PokerStars European Poker Tour once again turned Barcelona into the center of the poker world. More than two thousand players packed Casino Barcelona for the \u20ac5,300 main event, chasing history and a share of the $11.5 million prize pool. After eight days of action, the last player standing was Thomas Eychenne. 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