€1,650 PokerStars Open Day 2 | 2025 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-22-2025 11:48 UTC+2

Prize Pool Confirmed

David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Tournament officials announced the prize pool for this event shortly after play began.

The 5,036 total entries generated a prize pool of €7,251,840, the largest in the history of this event. Everyone who began the day was guaranteed a min-cash of €2,550, while the champion earns €772,000.

Place	Prize	Place	Prize	Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	€772,000	12-13	€49,550	72-95	€11,740	608-703	€2,910
2	€482,290	14-15	€41,320	96-119	€10,200	704-753	€2,550
3	€344,560	16-17	€35,930	120-143	€8,890
4	€265,200	18-20	€31,260	144-183	€7,800
5	€203,910	21-23	€27,180	184-223	€6,770
6	€156,830	24-27	€23,620	224-287	€5,900
7	€120,610	28-31	€20,480	288-351	€5,100
8	€92,770	32-39	€17,860	352-415	€4,440
9	€71,350	40-55	€15,530	416-511	€3,860
10-11	€59,470	56-71	€13,490	512-607	€3,360

08-22-2025 11:48 UTC+2

Hu Yu Hits an Ace

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Connor Richards

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Lirong Hu Yu open-jammed a stack of 16,000 in early position and Pavlo Lynnyk three-bet to 40,000 in the cutoff to get heads-up with Hu Yu.

Lirong Hu Yu: A♣2♠ All in
Pavlo Lynnyk: Q♣Q♠

The flop of 6♠5♦8♠ didn't change anything, but the A♠ turn gave Hu Yu the lead as the 10♦ river confirmed a small double for him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavlo Lynnyk	350,000 199,000	199,000
Lirong Hu Yu	45,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Lirong Hu Yu Pavlo Lynnyk

08-22-2025 11:37 UTC+2

Zoufri Bests Kiyama Boat Over Boat

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

In a battle between the blinds, Ken Kiyama led out for 12,000 on a flop of K♦5♣K♣ and Abdelhakim Zoufri called.

The turn was the 4♠ and Kiyama bet another 45,000. Zoufri again called and the 4♦ fell on the river. Kiyama then bet 60,000, but this time Zoufri came back with an all-in shove for 203,000.

Kiyama took a few minutes before calling with 5♠4♣ for a full house, but Zoufri had K♥9♠ for kings full of fours to win the pot and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abdelhakim Zoufri	550,000 287,000	287,000
Ken Kiyama	120,000 351,000	351,000

Tags: Abdelhakim Zoufri Ken Kiyama

08-22-2025 11:27 UTC+2

"Cooler!"

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Connor Richards

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Alejandro Castillo opened in middle position, and Alejandro Lococo moved all in for just 11,000 from the small blind to be at risk.

Alejandro Lococo: 7♠3♠ All in
Alejandro Castillo: A♣Q♣

The flop landed 10♦9♦8♠ to give Lococo some help with a low-end straight draw, but the board finished out K♣4♦ to mark the PokerStars Team Pro's elimination.

"Cooler!" Lococo joked as he left his seat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro Castillo	500,000 75,000	75,000
Alejandro Lococo	Busted

Tags: Alejandro Lococo Alejandro Castillo

08-22-2025 11:26 UTC+2

First Bustouts

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefano Puccilli	Busted
Yunkyu Song	Busted
Said Basri	Busted
Nico De Cleen	Busted
Samuel Fruitos	Busted
Victor Fryda	Busted
Jon Egeland	Busted
Blaz Zerjav	Busted
Anatoly Chen	Busted
Fehim Hajdari	Busted
Felix Schlott	Busted
Ismael Canay	Busted
Adrian Cazacu	Busted
Andrea Gambino	Busted
Alexis Leclair	Busted
Mounir Kaddouri	Busted
Yehonatan Behor	Busted
Bruno Pega	Busted
Julien Dupre	Busted

Alan Carr	Busted
Dimitrios Manekas	Busted
Francisco Cruz	Busted
Alex Montgomery	Busted
Steve O'Dwyer	Busted

Darren Rabinowitz	Busted

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08-22-2025 11:21 UTC+2

Meftahi Commits His Last Chips Against Molenaar

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Michel Molenaar raised to 14,000 in early position and Houssem Meftahi reraised to 90,000 in the small blind, leaving just 6,000 behind. Molenaar then shoved all in and Meftahi took a few minutes to look at the tournament payouts. Molenaar eventually called the clock, and Meftahi soon after put in his last chips.

Houssem Meftahi: 9♣9♠ All in
Michel Molenaar: J♣J♠

Meftahi found himself dominated against Molenaar's jacks, and the Q♦6♥5♣3♣10♠ board provided no help as Meftahi joined the list of early bustouts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michel Molenaar	550,000 405,000	405,000
Houssem Meftahi	Busted

Tags: Houssem Meftahi Michel Molenaar

08-22-2025 11:19 UTC+2

Eriksson Flushed Away

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Connor Richards

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Lorenzo Arduini opened in early position and Viktor Eriksson three-bet jammed from the cutoff. Arduini called with a bigger stack.

Viktor Eriksson: A♠K♦ All in
Lorenzo Arduini: K♣K♥

Eriksson had run into kings and couldn't hit an ace as the board ran out 9♣7♣9♦Q♣4♣ to improve Arduini to a flush to mark Eriksson's elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lorenzo Arduini	400,000 111,000	111,000
Viktor Eriksson	Busted

Tags: Viktor Eriksson Lorenzo Arduini

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

08-22-2025 11:12 UTC+2

Heveli Falls to an Early Cooler

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

On one of the first hands of the day, Richard Heveli got his last 80,000 in the middle from the button as Boris Kuzmanovic put him at risk in middle position.

Richard Heveli: K♥K♣ All in
Boris Kuzmanovic: A♠A♥

Heveli had run his kings into Kuzmanovic's aces, and the board ran out 6♦10♦9♥9♦J♦ to earn last year's EPT Barcelona finalist an early knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Kuzmanovic	600,000 209,000	209,000
Richard Heveli	Busted

Tags: Boris Kuzmanovic Richard Heveli

08-22-2025 11:11 UTC+2

Sweet Victory

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Connor Richards

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Anton Suarez opened from the cutoff and Kobzar Oleksandr three-bet jammed in the big blind. Suarez called with a bigger stack.

Kobzar Oleksandr: K♠K♦ All in
Anton Suarez: Q♠J♠

The flop landed 2♥3♦9♣ and Oleksandr raised his fist in victory as the 5♠ turn had his opponent drawing dead before the Q♣ river confirmed an early double for the Ukrainian.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kobzar Oleksandr	175,000
Anton Suarez	50,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: Anton Suarez Kobzar Oleksandr