After Juha Helppi went out in third pushing 10-J into ElkY's Q's, ElkY was still behind 2-1 in chips to Spindler. Grospellier then turned on the aggression with constant raising. He got one big double up and dominated the rest of the match.
The win pushed Grospellier over $7.3 million in live tournament winnings. It was his second big score in a high roller event after he won $433k at the 2009 PCA High Roller.
PCA 2011 Main Event winner Galen Hall had started the final table as a chip leader, but fell fast, finishing in 7th place (good for €57,500).
1. Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, France, €525,000
2. Benny Spindler, Germany, €316,000
3. Juha Helppi, Finland, €185,000
4. David Sands, USA, €135,000
5. Vanessa Rousso, USA, €100,000
6. Alex Repik, Russia, €72,000
7. Galen Hall, USA, €57,500
8. Peter Jetten, Canada ,€45,000
The 58 entrants at the Casino Gran Madrid created a €1,435,500 with the final eight players cashing.
Day 1A of the EPT Madrid Main Event begins Saturday.
