A record-breaking turnout of 3,292 players for the Estrella Barcelona Main Event (€1,000 + €100 buy-in; played concurrently with EPT Barcelona) generated a massive €3,193,240 prize pool!
The field has been narrowed down to just eight players in the past couple of days, and these survivors will return this afternoon and battle it out for some serious prize money, given that al[...] Read more » ESPT6 Barcelona: Final Table Is Set
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took a peek @prizepool distribution and remembered why i hate mtt's- finish in 8th, beating 3283 players and you win 52k, finish 1st, beating almost the same amount of players: 3391 and you walk away with a cool half of million. i better stick with cash games,hu sng's, satellites,dons and even fcukin spin's for a bit more predictable monetary return.
Posted by pochui: took a peek @prizepool distribution and remembered why i hate mtt's- finish in 8th, beating 3283 players and you win 52k, finish 1st, beating almost the same amount of players: 3391 and you walk away with a cool half of million.
Yup, it's totally uneven and that is why you should want to win da sh1t - not just arriving ITM. Take it as a motivational tool.
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Naaaaah, pochui is right, the last place in the money should at least be 100K, they can skim that of the 1st place finisher and he\she would still walk away with a smile on the face, its just not fair to 8th place finisher
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i must go with bowie on this matter , what is the point for finishing first if the whole table already gets a big ass payout , you are in it to win it not in it just to make the money
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don't know any of them it seems like a good tournament .. almost half a million euros for the winner it is a great prize .. i am surprised to see only two players from Spain since this tournament take place in Barcelona about the discussion , the payout structure is fair in my opinion that what make the 1st place finish so special than any other
Posted by bowie1984: that is why you should want to win da sh1t. Take it as a motivational tool.
heads or tails- i still win. take it as a motivational tool.
When the missus going to say she's got a headache then everybody will loose. Take it as a motivational tool 4 always stashing a huge dose of paracetamol at home...