After 13 days of record-setting fields and one massive announcement, EPT Barcelona wrapped up on Sunday with Sweden’s Simon Brandstrom taking down the largest EPT Barcelona Main Event in history.

Brandstrom topped a field of 1,988 players after defeating Marton Czuczor heads-up after the two players agreed to a deal that saw each of them become millionaires.

The first hand of the day lead to the first elimination. Brandstrom raised to 425,000 from cutoff, Yunye Lu called from the button and Czuczor and Diego Falcone defended their blinds. After the flop, Brandstrom checked and Lu bet 700,000. Czuczor raised to 1,975,000, Falcone and Brandstrom both folded before Lu shoved for 4,075,000. Czuczor called and showed for a flush draw while Lu tabled for top pair. The turn was the but the river completed Czuczor’s flush draw and Yu was eliminated in sixth place.

The quick eliminations continued and five minutes later, Czuczor had his second victim. From the cutoff, Czuczor raised to 550,000 and Giovani Torre moved all in from the big blind for 4,200,000. Czuczor called and showed which put him ahead of Torre’s . THe flop left Torre hoping for runner-runner. THe turn was no help and as the hit the river, Torre was eliminated in fifth place.

Czuczor took almost a full 15 minutes off before finding yet another victim. From UTG, Czuczor raised to 550,000 and then called when Falcone moved all in for 5,100,000 from the button. Falcone showed while Czuczor held . The flop gave Falcone top pair but the turn gave Czuczor a set. Falcone had no outs left and could only watch the hit the river to complete his elimination in fourth place.

Thre-handed play lasted 40 minutes before an elimination but this time Czuczor wasn’t in the role of executioner. Brandstrom raised his button to 525,000 and Rui Sousa called from the big blind. The flop came and Sousa checked. Brandstrom bet 500,000 and Sousa raised to 1,400,000. Brandstrom responded by moving all in and Sousa called off the his last 6,625,000 and then showed for top pair but Brandstrom flipped over . Neither the turn or river were any help for Sousa and he was sent packing in third place.

Heads up play began with Czuczor holding a slight chip lead over Brandstrom. The pair quickly discussed and agreed to a deal that saw both players pocket a seven-figure score. Czuczor locked up €1,253,234 and Brandstrom guaranteed €1,212,706 with €77,460 left to play for. The original first place prize was €1,659,000.

While the first four eliminations took just over an hour, the heads-up battle between Czuczor and Brandstrom took on a life of its own. Each player took turns with the chip lead before Brandstrom seized it for good after three and a half hours of play before eliminating Czuczor. The Hungarian raised to 900,000 and Brandstrom moved all in. Czuczor called all in and showed while Brandstrom showed . The board ran out to eliminate Czuczor and give Brandstrom his first major title.

This is the second live tournament win for Brandstrom in Barcelona. In May he won the WPTDeepStacks Barcelona event for €270,000.

Final Table Payouts

1. Simon Brandstrom – €1,253,234
2. Marton Czuczor- €1,212,706
3. Rui Sousa – €607,400
4. Diego Falcone – €436,760
5. Giovani Torre – €364,660
6. Yunye Lu – €295,520