Kent Lundmark Wins 2010 EPT Barcelona

A great first act, a slow, more reflective act two, followed by a dynamite finale. The main character to this televised drama? A quiet, unassuming Swede named Kent Lundmark, with a knack of picking his moments and who can now call himself a European Poker Tour champion.

Lundmark, 22, from Stockholm, dispatched Jesus Cortes Lizano heads-up after what at one point had looked a likely walkover, a choreographed ball staged to make Lundmark look invincible. Kent Lundmark, winner of EPT Barcelona.

In so doing, the Swede takes home €825,000.  Prior to entering the 2010 EPT Barcelona, Lundmark had only won $91,556 in live tournament play.

Here were your top 10 finishes and payouts at this year’s EPT Barcelona Poker Tournament:

1 Kent Lundmark, Sweden, €825,000

2 Jesus Cortes Lizano, Spain, PokerStars player, €525,000

3 Konstantin Puchkov, Russia, €300,000

4 - Shander De Vries, Holland, PokerStars qualifier, €222,000

5 - Giuseppe Pantaleo, Germany, PokerStars qualifier, €170,000

6 - Thor Stang, Norway, €130,000

7 - Georgios Skotadis, Greece, PokerStars qualifier, €90,000

8 - Francesco Notaro, Italy, €70,000

9 - Candido Gonçalves, France, €50,000

10 - Luis Rufas, Spain, €50,000

- Ace King, Gambling911.com