European Poker Tour, San Remo, Italy, 1-5 April

Entrants: 701

Buy in: €4,700 + 300
Prize pool: €3,195,860

Final results:
1. Jason Mercier, USA, €1,364,330
2. Antony Lellouche, France, €792,850
3. Dario Minieri, Italy. €451,532
4. Eric Koskas, France, €702,104
5. Gregory Genovese, Italy, €295,945
6. William Thorson, Sweden, €220,742
7. Dag Palovic, Slovakia, €175,526
8. Marcus Bower, USA, €120,419

Jason Mercier of the USA won the biggest poker tournament ever held in Italy today, the €3.1m sell-out PokerStars.com EPT San Remo.

The 21-year-old math teacher from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, overcame a field of 701 players to secure a first prize of €869,000 (.35m).