Latvian player Vitaliy Zavorotny became the winner of the World Poker Tour Barcelona Main Event. The tournament was held from 10 to 17 March 2019. The Main Even champion won a ticket to the Baccarat Crystal WPT Tournament of Champions, as well as a cash prize of 600,000 euros. Participation in the WPT Barcelona 2019 Main Event cost 3,000 euros, and the prize pool of this tournament exceeded 3.5 million euros.The win of 600 thousand euros was the biggest in the career of this Latvian player, twice the sum of all his previous achievements. After the end of WPT Barcelona 2019, Zavorotny also commented on his victory: I know that I can play very well, but I also know that you cannot win without some luck, and I was lucky. It’s hard to describe all my feelings. I am very tired and very happy! This is the second major victory for the player this year. At the end of February, Vitaliy Zavorotny won the OlyBet Kings of Tallinn main tournament in Estonia and earned 85 thousand euros. WPT Barcelona Main Even final table results Vitaly Zavorotny, Latvia – 600.000 euros Boris Kolev, Bulgaria – 375.000 euros Eric Sfez, France – 281.570 euros Niko Kup, Germany – 215.000 euros Jerry Odin, Sweden – 160.000 euros Alain Zeidan, Lebanon – 120.000 euros Event The World Poker Tour Barcelona 2019 took place at Casino Barcelona and ran from 10 to 17 March this year. The €3,300 buy-in Main Event featured 1,227 players. The prize fund of the WPT Barcelona 2019 event has reached 3.5 million euros. This is the second largest prize pool for WPT Main Event XVII.
