EUROPEAN POKER TOUR FINAL THE FACTS
&9679; The PokerStars European Poker Tour Grand Final was eventually won by 26-year-old Dutch player Pieter de Korver.
&9679; De Korver took home €2.3m, beating 934 other players in the process.
&9679; The tournament’s total prize pool came to €9.35m, making it the richest tournament ever staged outside Las Vegas.
&9679; There was also a separate High Roller tournament, with a buy in of €25,000. US pro Vanessa Rousso took down this tournament, winning €720,000.
&9679; This was the fifth season of the EPT, and by some distance the biggest, with $60m of prize money being won across 11 events.
Of the 7,768 people who played in EPT events in cities including London, Barcelona, Prague, Copenhagen and San Remo, 2,237 won their seats via satellite competitions on PokerStars.