Americans Stephen Song, David Coleman and Rania Nasreddine headline the final six players who will vie for the EPT Barcelona Main Event title on Sunday, with Nasreddine making her second consecutive EPT Main Event final table.
Photo credit: Danny Maxwell/PokerStars The EPT Barcelona Main Event has turned itself into an outright American invasion, as three of the final six players in contention for the €1.5 million first-place prize also look to break a long dry spell on the opposite side of the Atlantic.
It’s been almost 10 years since a player from the United States has won an EPT title on European soil, dating back to Stephen Graner ‘s EPT Prague win in December 2014. The three American in question each carry significant weight into their respective title pushes as well.
Stephen Song , who enters Sunday as the chip leader, has a victory in the 2022 WPT Prime Championship and a WSOP bracelet to his name with over $6.5 million in lifetime live tournament earnings. David Coleman is fresh off a win in one of the $25,000 WPT Alpha8 Trifecta events at Wynn Las Vegas over the summer, and his high roller tournament experience will likely suit him well with the big dollar amounts on the line.
And then there’s Rania Nasreddine .
The Tulsa, Oklahoma native made waves this spring during her run at EPT Monte Carlo, where she ultimately finished in third place. Nasreddine has locked up a rare feat by making a second consecutive EPT Main Event final table, and she’ll get her second shot at a major title on Sunday.
The three Europeans still in the hunt are no pushovers by any means. Marius Pertea of Romania sits just behind Song in the chip counts, and after some close calls in the past he’s finally made his first EPT Main Event final table.
Andrew Hulme of England and Boris Kuzmanovic of Croatia are the two shortest stacks, but well within range. Each set career high water marks at the World Series of Poker in las Vegas over the last two years, but stand to add to those […]
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