Rick van Bruggen Wins Record-Breaking Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event

Rick van BruggenThe final day of €1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event at the 2022 PokerStars and Barcelona©Casino European Poker Tour has reached its end after six hours of play that saw the final nine players out of a field of 6,313 play down to the newest EPT Champion in what was the largest live poker tournament in EPT history.

That newest champion was Rick van Bruggen of the Netherlands, who captured the €600,000 grand prize. The 27-year-old is more of a cash game specialist, and this victory is by far and away the largest live tournament score of his career. He had previously only had $20,000 in career earnings over a six-year span since 2016 through six small cashes spread throughout…