Camosci, Marsh, and Karlsson Top the PokerStars Live League Heading to EPT Barcelona
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The 2025 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona festival is rapidly approaching. The Casino Barcelona will host the epic series from August 18 to 31. With dozens of events scheduled, there is every chance that the PokerStars Live League standings will look completely different from their current form once the final hands are dealt.
PokerStars launched its Live League at the start of 2025. It sees players earn precious leaderboard points based on the tournament buy-in and their finishing positions. Three different tiers, Low, Medium, and High, keep matters fair, and pries range from a €2,000 PokerStars Open bundle to an EPT bundle worth a cool €62,400!
PokerStars Live League Prizes
| Tier | Rank | Prize | Prize Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | 1 | 4x EPT Main Events + 4x EPT High Rollers | €62,400 |
| High | 2 | 4x EPT Main Events | €21,200 |
| High | 3 | 2x EPT Main Events | €10,600 |
| Medium | 1 | 4x EPT Main Events + 4x PS Opens | €25,600 |
| Medium | 2 | 6x PS Opens | €6,600 |
| Medium | 3 | 3x PS Opens | €3,300 |
| Low | 1 | 10x PS Opens + 10x PS Open Cups | €15,000 |
| Low | 2 | 10x PS Open Cups | €4,000 |
| Low | 3 | 5x PS Open Cups | €2,000 |
The top three finishers in each tier win prizes, but the top ten from each tier can apply to become a Team PokerStars Pro and win a one-year contract worth €100,000.
All EPT, European PS Open events, and the Irish Open 2025 are eligible for the PokerStars Live League. You earn points for the Low tier in tournaments costing €/£/$999 or less, for the Medium tier in tournaments with buy-ins of €/£/$1,000 to $4,999, and tournaments costing €/£/$5,000 or more qualify for the High tier.
Players who finish in the money in qualifying events earn points based on the Global Poker Index (GPI) points ranking. Those who finish outside the money still earn points, but at the rate of 20% of the min-cash points. Satellite tournaments do not earn any points.
Current PokerStars Live League High Top 10
Italy's Enrico Camosci (lead image) leads the way in the High tier with 1,792.31 points. Camosci enjoyed a spectacular EPT Monte-Carlo festival back in May, racking up seven cashes (including six final tables) in tournaments costing between €10,200 and €100,000 to enter.
The Italian finished as the runner-up to Christopher Nguyen in the €100,000 Super High Roller, and walked away with €1,340,500. Nguyen also finds himself in the current High Top Ten, occupying fourth place.
As you would expect, the current High Top 10 reads like a who's who of the poker world. It includes Klemens Roiter, Alisson Piekazewicz, Mikita Badziakouski, Jesse Lonis, Aleksejs Ponakovs, Pedro Chaves, Artur Martirosian, and Manuel Fritz.
| Rank | Player | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enrico Camosci | Italy | 1,792.31 |
| 2 | Klemens Roiter | Austria | 1,235.26 |
| 3 | Alisson Piekazewicz | Brazil | 1,225.00 |
| 4 | Christopher Nguyen | Austria | 1,215.48 |
| 5 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 1,097.09 |
| 6 | Jesse Lonis | United States | 1,063.38 |
| 7 | Aleksejs Ponakovs | Latvia | 1,003.07 |
| 8 | Pedro Chaves | Brazil | 985.19 |
| 9 | Artur Martirosian | Russia | 975.92 |
| 10 | Manuel Fritz | Austrua | 952.62 |
Current PokerStars Live League Medium Top 10
England's Luke Marsh is the man to catch in the Medium tier; he is one of only two players with a four-figure points haul so far. Marsh has enjoyed six in-the-money finishes, including two final tables, one of which saw him bank €140,510 in the €2,200 PokerStars Open High Roller in Monte Carlo.
Spanish grinder Gerard Rubiralta Cortes is hot on Marsh's heels, with PokerStars ambassador and 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event finalist Kenny Hallaert rounding off the podium places.
Others in the top ten heading to Barcelona include Norway's Jon Kyte and former PokerStars ambassador Barny Boatman. The latter stated he won't be attending EPT Barcelona after he and PokerStars parted company late last month.
| Rank | Player | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Marsh | England | 1,122.81 |
| 2 | Gerard Rubiralta Cortes | Spain | 1,075.79 |
| 3 | Kenny Hallaert | Belgium | 999.01 |
| 4 | Eugenio Peralta | Italy | 988.04 |
| 5 | Claudio Di Giacomo | Italy | 954.16 |
| 6 | Petre Bogdan Ionescu | Romania | 893.39 |
| 7 | Jon Kyte | Norway | 886.55 |
| 8 | Barny Boatman | England | 871.81 |
| 9 | Alessandro Pichierri | Italy | 797.33 |
| 10 | Fabio Peluso | Italy | 773.89 |
Current PokerStars Live League Low Top 10
Iceland's Stein Thanh Du Karlsson has been a busy man in 2025, cashing in nine events, reaching a trio of final tables, and taking down one qualifying tournament. Karlsson's victory in the €550 NLHE PokerStars Open Second Chance in Campione earned him €56,175, the third five-figure haul of his career and also the largest.
David Docherty and Thomas Clack, the latter having just finished as the Goliath runner-up for £217,500, are the Low tier's top three players.
| Rank | Player | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steinn Thanh Du Karlsson | Iceland | 653.55 |
| 2 | David Docherty | Scotland | 464.42 |
| 3 | Thomas Clack | England | 448.99 |
| 4 | Soraya Estrada Gonzalez | Andorra | 439.79 |
| 5 | Andreas Froehli | Switzerland | 422.05 |
| 6 | Roberto Agus | Italy | 378.93 |
| 7 | Daniel Johnson | Scotland | 359.34 |
| 8 | Riccardo Arturo Bonelli | Italy | 359.00 |
| 9 | Konstantin Farber | Germany | 343.30 |
| 10 | Artus Gimenez Leyva | Spain | 338.42 |
Something For Everyone at EPT Barcelona
The 2025 PokerStars EPT Barcelona schedule is crammed full of tournaments of all shapes and sizes. While the €5,300 EPT Barcelona Main Event is the tournament everyone wants to win, there are dozens upon dozens of events to get your teeth into, each earning PokerStars Live League points.
Find the full EPT Barcelona schedule in this article.
