Overview

• Brzezinski defeated Ukrainian debutant Mykhailo Ostash heads-up, earning €631,632 after a late deal that locked up roughly €603,000 each.
• The Main Event drew a record 898 entries, generating a €4,355,300 prize pool at Casino Malta.
• Ostash extended the finale with a flurry of unlikely double-ups before bowing out after the 14th all-in of the heads-up duel.
• Former Malta winner Aliaksei Boika’s bid for a rare second EPT Main Event title ended in fourth place, with Spain’s Adria Calonge finishing third.
• A pivotal Day 5 hand saw Brzezinski flop quad aces against Ben Heath’s kings, a blow that preceded Heath’s seventh-place exit.