EPT Barcelona Won by Carter Phillips
PokerStars European Poker Tour stop in Barcelona recently concluded and it was Carter Phillips of America who walked away with the 850,000 Euro win. Phillips is only twenty years old and managed to outlast the other 477 player in the competition.
Phillips came into final table competition with the chip lead and after a three hour heads up match with Marc Goodwin, a UK veteran poker player, he took the win. The total prize pool of the Main Event was 3,382,000 Euros.
Phillips commented: “It’s unbelievable. I was hoping that I’d be in this position some day, but for it to happen so early in my career is amazing. Marc Goodwin is a great player. It was a tough battle.”
Goodwin was a tough competitor. He has been a pro poker player for many years now, winning his first tournament in 1979. For finishing in second place Goodwin earned 530,000 Euros while Santiago Terrazas, a PokerStars sponsored player, finished in third taking home 300,000 Euros.
Final Results:
1. Carter Phillips, USA - 850,000
2. Marc Goodwin, UK - 530,000
3. Santiago Terrazas, Spain - 300,000
4. Mihai Manole, Romaina - 250,000
5. Asa Smith, UK - 200,000
6. Toni Ojala, Finland - 160,000
7. Matt Lapossie, Canada - 120,000
8. Georgios Kapalas, Greece - 80,000