EPT Cyprus Main Event Draws Players from 70 Different Countries

Calum Grant

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

A total of 896 unique players tossed in 1,320 entries for the €5,300 Main Event at the inaugural EPT Cyprus. The debut marks a huge success as there has been a larger turnout than the biggest-ever EPT Prague Main Event (1,267 entries in December 2022).

The field represented 70 countries, with the top five nations being Russia (122), Turkey (58), France (57), Germany (54), and the United Kingdom (48). The 122 runners from Russia accounted for 13.6% of the field.

Country	Players	%	Country	Players	%
Russia	122	13.62%	South Korea	6	0.67%
Turkey	58	6.47%	Sweden	6	0.67%
France	57	6.36%	Belgium	5	0.56%
Germany	54	6.03%	Colombia	5	0.56%
United Kingdom	48	5.36%	Montenegro	5	0.56%
Lebanon	45	5.02%	Israel	4	0.45%
Romania	37	4.13%	Algeria	3	0.33%
Bulgaria	30	3.35%	Armenia	3	0.33%
Spain	28	3.13%	Croatia	3	0.33%
Italy	26	2.90%	Iraq	3	0.33%
Netherlands	23	2.57%	Moldova	3	0.33%
Belarus	22	2.46%	Morocco	3	0.33%
Poland	21	2.34%	Thailand	3	0.33%
Cyprus	16	1.79%	Tunisia	3	0.33%
Norway	15	1.67%	United Arab Emirates	3	0.33%
Kazakhstan	14	1.56%	Uruguay	3	0.33%
Portugal	14	1.56%	Argentina	2	0.22%
Serbia	14	1.56%	Azerbaijan	2	0.22%
USA	14	1.56%	Czech Republic	2	0.22%
Canada	13	1.45%	Denmark	2	0.22%
Lithuania	13	1.45%	Finland	2	0.22%
Ukraine	13	1.45%	India	2	0.22%
Austria	11	1.23%	Jordan	2	0.22%
Greece	10	1.12%	Latvia	2	0.22%
Hong Kong	10	1.12%	Mongolia	2	0.22%
Iran	10	1.12%	Slovenia	2	0.22%
Australia	8	0.89%	South Africa	2	0.22%
Hungary	8	0.89%	Taiwan	2	0.22%
Switzerland	8	0.89%	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	0.11%
Uzbekistan	8	0.89%	Indonesia	1	0.11%
China	7	0.78%	Kyrgyzstan	1	0.11%
Estonia	7	0.78%	Malta	1	0.11%
Ireland	7	0.78%	North Macedonia	1	0.11%
Japan	7	0.78%	Senegal	1	0.11%
Brazil	6	0.67%	Turkmenistan	1	0.11%