EPT 100 Barcelona Final: Hossein Ensan Leads the Pack

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At the start of #EPT100, Hossein Ensan, 50, took down the first ever EPT Seniors Event for a best live cash of €4,535. He then won a seat in a live satellite to the record-breaking EPT Barcelona Main Event and is going in to the final as chip leader with 10,295,000.

Hossein Ensan, Germany, Live Satellite, 10,295,000
Samuel Phillips, Mexico, PokerStars qualifier, 9,035,000
Ji Zhang, Germany, 6,480,000
Andre Lettau, Germany, PokerStars player, 5,405,000
Slaven Popov, Bulgaria, PokerStars player, 3,720,000
Andrey Shatilov, Russia, PokerStars player, 3,675,000
Kiryl Radzivonau, Belarus, PokerStars player, 3,420,000
Andrea Dato, Italy, 2,825,000

The overall field was a staggering 1496 players from 71 countries, a record for EPT events in Europe (beating the 1,240-strong EPT6 Sanremo won by Liv Boeree). This season's Barcelona champion will receive a life-changing first prize of €1,261,000. In all, 239 players are getting a share of the €7,255,600 prize pool.

In addition to their cash prize and trophy, the new champion will also receive a stunning watch from luxury Swiss brand SLYDE, the Official Watch Sponsor for EPT Season 11 Main Events and High Rollers.

Joining forces with the Estrellas Poker Tour once again, the EPT11 Barcelona Poker Festival features 44 events at Casino Barcelona including the €1,100 Estrellas Main Event, the €5,300 EPT Main Event and the prestigious €50k Super High Roller.

EPT11 HIGH ROLLER
The EPT11 High Roller, which attracted a record-breaking 393 entries, is down to just 21 players with Aussie Millions champion Ami Barer in the lead. Here's the Day 3 seat draw which includes Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier and Team Online's Marc-Andre Ladouceur.

Table 1
1 , Joao Vieira , Portugal , 736,000
2 , Ihar Soika , Belarus , 1,650,000
3 , Juha Helppi , Finland , 472,000
4 , Nicolas Chouity , Lebanon , 545,000
5 , Dylan Linde , United States , 400,000
6 , Maxim Panyak , Russia , 377,000
7 , Carlos Chadha , Canada , 788,000
8 , Dario Sammartino , Italy , 1,031,000

Table 2
1 , Dmitry Yurasov , Russia , 1,900,000
2 , Yves Boschetti, Switzerland , 752,000
3 , Alexander Roumeliotis , Sweden , 790,000
4 , Ismail Erkenov , Russia , 1,920,000
5 , Ami Barer , Canada , 1,953,000
6 , Angel Guillen , 269,000

Table 3
1 , Sergi Reixach Lloveras , United Kingdom , 175,000
2 , Agshin Rasulov , Azerbaijan , 778,000
3 , Jason Mercier , United States , 888,000
4 , Stephen Chidwick , United Kingdom , 1,491,000
5 , Marc-Andre Ladouceur , Canada , 909,000
6 , Vladimir Troyanovskiy , 554,000
7 , Benjamin Pollak , 1,260,000

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