There are 302 online qualifiers in the EPT Grand Final Main Event in 2016, a new record.

The 2016 European Poker Tour Grand Finalstarts in a couple of weeks from the picturesque principality of Monaco. Its sandy beaches, steep cliffs, celebrities-a-plenty, and famed Grand Prix track will welcome a record number of online qualifiers from PokerStars this year.

There are 302 online qualifiers in the EPT Grand Final Main Event in 2016, a new record. And it’s not even close. Prior to 2016, the most number of online qualifiers in an EPT Grand Final Main Event was 210, set back in Season 10.

The €5,300 buy-in EPT Grand Final Main Event starts on April 30 and runs for one week through May 6.

“We’re very excited about this season’s finale,” Edgar Stuchly, PokerStars’ Director of Live Events, said. “We reduced the Main Event buy-in to give additional players a chance to join us, and that’s exactly what has transpired with a record number of online qualifiers set to compete in this prestigious event. For all our regulars, as well as all those coming to an EPT for the very first time, we extend a very warm welcome to Monaco.”

Last year, the buy-in for the EPT Grand Final Main Event was €10,600. There were 564 players and Adrian Mateos walked away with the title and a little over €1 million. He was the first EPT champion from Spain.

Adrian Mateos became the first EPT champion from Spain last year in Monaco

Many players qualified for Monaco on the cheap. A total of 121 online qualifiers parlayed €10 into a €9,000 prize package via PokerStars’ EPT Spin & Go tournaments. And to celebrate the success of PokerStars’ Spin & Gos in general, live versions will run in Monaco with buy-ins of €55, €110, €220, and €550. Players can win up to €1,000, €2,000, €4,000, and €10,000, respectively.

Ben ‘f3nix35’ Dobson, from the UK, qualified for the EPT Grand Final Main Event for €4.22. In fact, there are a baker’s dozen of players who qualified for less than €5, and two players won their way into the prestigious Monte Carlo tournament via Team Pro Online freerolls.

Running alongside the EPT Grand Final in Monaco is the regional France Poker Series. In total, 80 events occur over 11 days, and a number of top players including Jason ‘treysfull21’ Mercier and Daniel Negreanu will be in attendance. Brazilian football legend Ronaldo will also be in the house, looking to build on a 25th place finish in the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event in 2015 for over $40,000.

A total of 155 players have won their way into the €1,100 FPS Monaco Main Event, which runs from April 27 to May 1. Here’s a look at the schedule of events in Monaco from the Monte Carlo Bay Hotel and Casino:

Single Re-Entry High Roller (April 26-28) – €10,000 + €300
FPS Main Event (April 27-May 1) – €1,000 + €100
Super High Roller (April 28-30) – €98,000 + €2,000
FPS High Roller (April 29-30) – €2,000 + €200
EPT Main Event (April 30-May 6) – €5,000 + €300
Single Day Super High Roller (May 1) – €49,000 + €1,000
EPT High Roller (May 4-6) – €25,000 + €750