Honeymooner Murilo Milhomen Topped EPT Barcelona Thriller Bounty Champion

The thriller as to who would win the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona €3,000 Thriller Bounty has been solved. Murilo Milhomem has gained his maiden EPT title for €321,658. He bested 1,113 gamers over three days to safe the win and a coveted PokerStars Spadie.

Milhomem defeated Jacob Stone heads-up for a career-best rating, overcoming a chip deficit simply shy of three-to-one. In ending second, Stone additionally claimed a profession finest rating of €200,700, a welcome addition to Stone’s sole money of €6,680 throughout this EPT cease within the €1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Major Occasion.

Fintan Hand claimed third place and made it a hat trick of career-best stay scores. The PokerStars Group Professional and standard streamer claimed €143,350 for his efforts, eclipsing his largest stay money of £44,200 when he gained the 2023 UKIPT Edinburgh.

EPT Barcelona €3,000 Thriller Bounty Closing Desk Outcomes

Winner’s Response

“It is superb, indescribable,” Milhomem advised PokerNews after his victory. “I am right here [in Barcelona] on a honeymoon. We have been pondering of the place to go, then I gained a satellite tv for pc then we determined to return right here.

“I am at all times ready, particularly for stay tournaments. I have been learning rather a lot and speaking to stay coaches.”

Milhomem’s consideration will now flip to having fun with the remainder of his honeymoon, with the Thriller Bounty alleged to be his final match at EPT Barcelona.

“We’re going to get pleasure from Barcelona, drink some mojitos and a few aperols,” he mentioned, earlier than including “Perhaps I’ll play yet one more although.”

The Large Bounties

This match noticed some massive numbers pulled from the thriller chest. Henrik Juncker and Arni Gunnarsson took house the €100,000 bounties. Gunnarsson attributed the pulls to “Scandinavian luck” once they have been each pulled on Day 2.

Runner up Stone and ninth positioned Alexander Ivarsson claimed two of the €50,000 bounties. Artus Gimenez and Tudor Zapsa claimed the 2 remaining envelopes.

Niklas Astedt confirmed Scandinavian luck perhaps actual when he pulled a €25,000 bounty. Maria Konnikova requested Astedt to drag two bounties for her. He agreed and pulled a €10,000 and a €25,000, the identical scores he pulled himself earlier than busting on Day 2.

Day Three Motion

Day Three ran for round eight and a half hours, with the ultimate desk being reached roughly midway into right this moment’s play.

Arni Gunnarsson, the second recipient of a €100,000 bounty hit the rail first with Hand sending Brazilian Kelvin Kerber to the rail after Kerber ran his sixes into the cowboys of Hand to complete in seventh place.

Julien Sitbon chipped up properly all through the again finish of Day 2 and the early exchanges of Day 3. He was left brief by Fabrice Maltez earlier than being despatched to the rail in sixth place.

Maria Konnikova’s time got here into the day as one of many chip leaders, however was eradicated in fifth place, simply earlier than Maltez in fourth. Konnikova was certainly one of two PokerStars Group Execs on the closing desk, together with Hand, however his run resulted in third place.

He was left brief by Stone and fell sufferer to an incorrect hero name earlier than being eradicated. He discovered hope in a double up earlier than busting in third place.

Stone’s heads-up chip lead was a commanding one, however Milhomen saved chipping away, finally pulling again the deficit earlier than changing into a transparent chip chief within the match.

The heads-up duel lasted round an hour and it was Milhomen’s snowmen within the Spanish warmth that noticed him declare the victory over Stone.