![]() “It was difficult,” says Hartigan, “I make no secret of the fact that I never wanted to say goodbye to the EPT. ![]() "I don’t think there’s any harm in anyone saying, 'OK we made a mistake, we never should have ended the EPT, and we’re bringing that back.'" James Hartigan, presenter, commentator, and senior editorial manager of the EPT and many other PokerStars shows, remembers the moment well. PokerStars had halted play before the first card was dealt to break the news to fans and players alike that the EPT was being closed as a brand, and that the new PokerStars Championship (PSC) was the way forward. The ultimate fan of the European Poker Tour won the most coveted title of his dreams.ĮPT Barcelona, however, was no ordinary EPT. Sebastian Malec defeated Uri Reichenstein to claim the title he’d imagine winning his whole youth. In the summer of 2016, one of the most bizarre and exciting final hands of any tournament brought a controversial PokerStars EPT Barcelona Main Event to a close.
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