Seat 5: Giuliano Bendinelli, 31, Italy – 10,700,000
Giuliano Bendinelli has been playing the EPT events for more than a decade. He had cashed in five Main Event before the record-breaking EPT Barcelona tournament, but none were big deep runs.
Bendinelli's resume, however, includes a lot of side event results. Until this trip, Bendinelli's top score had stood at €100,000 for nine years. Back then, he won a €1,100 event at EPT Monte Carlo.
Now guaranteed to eclipse $1 million in live cashes, Bendinelli will set a new career-high with his EPT Barcelona payday. He can join Salvatore Bonavena and Antonio Buonanno as the third EPT Main Event champion from Italy and end an eight-year drought for the country.
Giuliano Bendinelli's Main Event run
| Entering | Chips | Position |
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| Day 2 | 84,500 | 344/780 |
| Day 3 | 274,000 | 104/210 |
| Day 4 | 1,155,000 | 24/64 |
| Day 5 | 5,885,000 | 5/16 |
| Day 6 | 10,700,000 | 4/6 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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