The 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona festival kicked off Aug. 26. Since then there have already been several high-stakes tournaments to wrap up inside Casino Barcelona, including the €100,000 buy-in tournament which was won for a second straight year by Kayhan Mokri. In this article we will take a closer look at six other high-stakes tournaments that have already played down to a winner at this massive series.
EPT Barcelona €10,200 No-Limit Hold’em Mystery Bounty Boris Angelov The first event with a buy-in of five figures or on the agenda was the €10,200 mystery bounty tournament. With 88 entries, there was $947,496 in total prize money up for grabs.
The last bounty was captured by Boris Angelov, who earned $205,794 as the champion. The 2024 World Series of Poker main event fifth-place finisher now has more than $4.1 million in recorded scores to his name.
Angelov also earned 480 Card Player Player of the Year points as the champion. With 3,909 total points, he is now the 21st-ranked contender in the 2024 POY race standings presented by Global Poker.
Runner-up Ren Lin earned $120,657 and 400 points at his 10th final table of the year. He surged to 16th place in the POY rankings after this latest deep run. Place Player Earnings POY Points 1 Boris Angelov $205,794 480 2 Ren Lin $120,657 400 3 Sondre Svanevik $67,488 320 4 Sam Greenwood $104,451 240 5 Cristian David $34,743 200 6 Thomas Lee $44,400 160 7 Erik Seidel $30,525 120 8 Thomas Haverstad $26,085 80 9 Paul Lagan $144,633 40 EPT Barcelona €12,300 No-Limit Hold’em Bounty Steve O’Dwyer Next up was the €12,300 bounty tournament, which attracted 62 entries by the end of registration. Steve O’Dwyer came away with the trophy, earning $235,009 for the win.
The Ireland resident now has nearly $45 million in recorded tournament earnings after this latest victory. This was his 36th title and 295th in-the-money finish. A week after this victory, he finished fifth in the €50,000 buy-in high roller for another $132,978.
David Coleman, who is currently ranked second in the POY standings, finished fourth in this […]
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