{"id":8353,"date":"2018-09-03T08:00:36","date_gmt":"2018-09-03T12:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlinepokeramerica.com\/news\/?p=8353"},"modified":"2018-09-03T08:00:36","modified_gmt":"2018-09-03T12:00:36","slug":"nurzynski-wins-ept-barcelona-main-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlinepokeramerica.com\/news\/nurzynski-wins-ept-barcelona-main-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Nurzynski Wins EPT Barcelona Main Event"},"content":{"rendered":"

The European Poker Tour has elected its new winner, with Piotr Nurzynski<\/a> winning the 2018 Main Event. The Polish player managed to overcome a pool of 1,900 + entrants, routing everyone in his way. Here is what happened.<\/em><\/p>\n

Defeating Goliath \u2013 How Nurzynski bested 1,900 People<\/h2>\n

The EPT Barcelona \u20ac5,300 Main Event<\/strong> has reunited a record-breaking number of contestants. Over 1,900 came to get a bite of the action and vie for the astounding cash prize of over $1 million<\/strong>. Tried though everyone did, it was up to Piotr Nurzynski to walk away with the lion\u2019s share of the rewards. <\/p>\n

Nurzynski\u2019s success has not been exactly straightforward. He took two years off of any other activity to be able to travel and play at poker tournaments over the globe. The struggle, as they say, was real and gut-wrenching. With measly $11,000 in life-long earnings<\/strong>, Nurzynski\u2019s was no-one\u2019s first guess of a potential winner. However, his latest victory, added \u20ac1,037,109 to his bank bankroll<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

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This is the life changing #winningmoment<\/a> when Piotr Nurzynski turned \u20ac250 into \u20ac1,037,109 at #EPTBarcelona<\/a>. \ud83c\udf7e pic.twitter.com\/9L1kixnjbm<\/a><\/p>\n

— PokerStars LIVE (@PokerStarsLIVE) September 2, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n