Gilles Simon of the Netherlands had actually formerly won the Dare2Stream promo for Twitch banners which landed him a Platinum Pass to play in the PSPC.
The 24-year-old was playing $10 MTTs simply a couple of years ago however he has actually been on a current run of kind which saw him win a WCOOP title at the start of this month and end with a seven-figure payday in Barcelona.
From Dare To Stream to living the dream.
Congrats @Ghilleyyy you’re an EPT champ.
This is how he removed the #EPTCyprus Main Event, beating a field of 1,320 entries to win $1,042,000. pic.twitter.com/Yma1aEXcsg
— PokerStars LIVE (@PokerStarsLIVE) October 22, 2023
Regardless of winning the Dare2Stream promo, Simon chose to take an action back from streaming after the PSPC to rather concentrate on his craft as a gamer. That has actually exercised well for him up until now, and in his post-match interview with PokerNews, he stated he will continue this commitment to study and enhancement.
| Location | Gamer | Nation | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Simon | Netherlands | $1,042,000 |
| 2 | Andrea Dato | Italy | $652,200 |
| 3 | Jose Gonzalez Sanchez | Spain | $465,425 |
| 4 | Halil Tasyurek | Turkey | $358,075 |
| 5 | Yannick Schumacher | Germany | $275,425 |
| 6 | Nikita Kuznetsov | Russia | $211,850 |
| 7 | Bjorn Kozenkai | Hungary | $162,925 |
| 8 | Victor Yugay | Uzbekistan | $125,350 |
| 9 | Priit Parmasto | Estonia | $96,425 |
Next up for the European Poker Tour is EPT Prague in between December 6-17.
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