Seat 7: Adrian Mateos (Spain) – 975,000
At just 24 years old, Adrian Mateos is already the most accomplished player from Spain as he sits atop the Spain All-Time Money List with $16.2 million in career tournament earnings.
Mateos broke onto the tournament circuit with several wins in Spain before he collected the 2013 WSOP Europe Main Event bracelet for €1,000,000. Two years later, Mateos won the EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final for €1,082,000 before he added a second WSOP Bracelet the next year. From then on, Mateos has been a staple on the high roller circuit and in 2017 cashed for over $5.8 million.
Not including Super High Roller Bowl V, so far in 2018 Mateos has registered 25 cashes with seven of those coming at the ARIA Resort & Casino. 20 of those cashes have been final table appearances and he has three wins to see him sitting at $4 million in tournament earnings. With a second-place finish today, Mateos can have his biggest winning year to date, and with a win he can move into 21st place on the All-Time Money List behind Isaac Haxton.