Level: 39
Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000
Ante: 1,000,000
2025 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€1,650 PokerStars Open
Day: 4
Event Info
2025 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
Buy-in
€1,650
Prize Pool
€7,251,840
Entries
5,036
Level
41
Blinds
750,000 / 1,500,000
Ante
1,500,000
Entries
13
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 5036
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Level 38
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Mengshi Tian raised to 2,000,000 on the button and Alexis Nicolai gave up his big blind. "Easy money, my friend," Nicolai said as Tian showed two kings.
"King-king, jack-jack, king-king," Ben Zech added about the run of cards Tian has picked up recently.
Tian then raised to 1,600,000 under the gun a few hands later, but this time Nicolai three-bet to 4,500,000 on the button. Tian folded and Nicolai showed him A♦Q♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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72,000,000
1,025,000
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1,025,000 |
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32,000,000
1,600,000
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1,600,000 |
Level 38
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
The players are back in their seats and ready to resume play.
Blinds remain 400,000/800,000 with an 800,000 big blind ante for another three hands.
Level 38
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
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Level 38
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
The remaining five players are going on a 20-minute break.
There are three more hands left to play in Level 38.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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73,025,000
8,025,000
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8,025,000 |
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30,400,000
1,600,000
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1,600,000 |
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23,600,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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14,525,000
1,475,000
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1,475,000 |
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9,475,000
525,000
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525,000 |
Level 38
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Daniele Cuomo raised to 1,600,000 under the gun and Chin Wei Lim called in the big blind.
The flop came Q♠7♠K♦ and Cuomo bet 800,000. Lim called and they both checked the Q♥ turn.
Lim then bet 4,000,000 on the 5♣ river and Cuomo took a minute before calling. Lim turned over K♠Q♦ for a full house and Cuomo mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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23,500,000
2,000,000
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2,000,000 |
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10,000,000
9,500,000
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9,500,000 |
Level 38
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Mengshi Tian raised to 2,000,000 in the small blind and Ben Zech called in the big blind.
Tian continued for 2,000,000 on the Q♥J♥3♣ flop and Zech quickly folded. "Ah," Tian sighed once again.
"Jacks again?" Zech asked, but this time Tian opened up two kings.
"Next time I have something. Queen-three, two pair. Then revenge," Zech added.
The next hand, Tian raised to 2,000,000 on the button, Zech three-bet to 4,800,000 in the small blind, and Tian called.
The flop came 5♣4♠3♣ and Zech bet 2,800,000. Tian called and the 5♦ fell on the turn.
Zech slowed down and checked, and Tian moved all in. Zech had around 16,000,000 remaining but decided to fold as Tian took down another pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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65,000,000
13,000,000
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13,000,000 |
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16,000,000
10,000,000
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10,000,000 |
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Level 38
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Daniele Cuomo moved all in for 17,475,000 on the button. Mengshi Tian tanked for a few minutes before folding in the small blind, and Cuomo took the pot uncontested.
"Small pair," Ben Zech asked Cuomo, who returned his cards face down.
Cuomo opened to 1,600,000 the next hand and again took down the blinds, showing the A♠. "Ace-ten?" he asked Tian about the previous hand.
"Better," Tian replied.
"Ace-jack? Why you don't call with your stack," Cuomo added.
Cuomo then raised for a third hand in a row to 1,600,000 under the gun, but this time Tian three-bet to 4,600,000 in the cutoff. Cuomo folded and Tian took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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52,000,000
2,000,000
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2,000,000 |
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19,500,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
Level 38
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Action folded to Mengshi Tian who moved all in from the small blind. "Did you look at your cards?" Jakub Sterba asked before he called off his last 8,000,000.
Jakub Sterba: 9♦8♦ 
Mengshi Tian: 10♦10♠
Tian had woken up with a big pair and Sterba needed help to stay alive. He got it when the flop brought Q♣J♣10♥ to give him a straight, but Tian hit quads on the 10♣ turn. The river was the 2♣ and Sterba was sent to the rail in sixth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000,000
9,000,000
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9,000,000 |
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Busted |
Level 38
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Ben Zech raised to 1,600,000 in the hijack and Mengshi Tian called in the big blind.
Zech bet 1,800,000 on the A♦J♣10♦ flop and Tian called. Both players then checked the 2♣ turn.
Tian led out for 4,600,000 on the 6♠ river and Zech called. Tian showed Q♣4♣, while Zech had A♣4♦ for a pair of aces to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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41,000,000
9,000,000
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9,000,000 |
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26,000,000
8,500,000
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8,500,000 |
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