Four stops remain on Season 12 of the PokerStars-backed European Poker Tour. According to a press release PocketFives received on Tuesday, the buy-in of the EPT Grand Final Main Event in Monte Carlo will be reduced from €10,600 to €5,300, or 50%.

PokerStars’ Director of Live Events Edgar Stuchly commented in the release, “We’re making these changes to bring the Grand Final more in line with other stops such as Prague and Barcelona, which have created record-breaking fields over the last couple of years, by giving a large percentage of players what they’ve been asking for – the opportunity to play more tournaments within their bankroll, while also making the Main Event more accessible to a wider number of players around the world.”

He added, “The Grand Final schedule will continue to have a wide range of buy-ins, all the way up to the incredible €100,000 Super High Roller.”

The EPT Grand Final Main Event will take place from April 30 to May 6 in Monaco. Here are some of the highlights:

FPS Main Event (April 27-May 1, 2016) – €1,000 + €100
Super High Roller (April 28 – 30, 2016) – €98,000 + €2,000
FPS High Roller (April 29-30, 2016) – €2,000 + €200
EPT Main Event (April 30-May 6, 2016) – €5,000 + €300
Single Day Super High Roller (May 1, 2016) – €49,000 + €1,000
EPT High Roller (May 4-6, 2016) – €25,000 + €750

The attendance of the EPT Grand Final reached an all-time high of 935 entries during Season 5, which ended in 2009. It dropped off to 531 within four years before rebounding slightly:

Season 11: 564 entries
Season 10: 650 entries
Season 9: 531 entries
Season 8: 665 entries
Season 7: 686 entries
Season 6: 848 entries
Season 5: 935 entries
Season 4: 842 entries
Season 3: 706 entries
Season 2: 298 entries
Season 1: 211 entries

Adrian Mateos won the 2015 EPT Grand Final Main Event for a little over €1 million. He’s #2 on the all-time money list for Spain, according to the Hendon Mob.

As PocketFives reported in August, the buy-in of the 2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event will be similarly cut from $10,000 to $5,300, which should help boost attendance in the Bahamas as well. Attendance at the PCA Main Event has been steadily declining since its high four years ago:

2015: 816 entries
2014: 1,031 entries
2013: 987 entries
2012: 1,072 entries
2011: 1,560 entries
2010: 1,529 entries
2009: 1,347 entries
2008: 1,136 entries
2007: 937 entries
2006: 724 entries
2005: 461 entries
2004: 211 entries

Visit PokerStars for more details on the EPT Grand Final.

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