Luca Pilloni was all in against Luis Cortes on a board of 10♥9♥5♠.
Luca Pilloni: 7♥6♥ 
Luis Cortes: J♣10♦
Pilloni had a big combo draw, but the board finished out Q♠4♦ to keep Cortes' top pair ahead for a knockout.
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7,000
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Heads-up on a flop of 7♥8♣7♦, Wouter Beltz bet 50,000 from the button and Ryuta Nagata called in middle position.
The turn was the 3♦ and Beltz moved all in for 164,000. Nagata called with A♦J♦ for a flush draw, while Beltz had K♦K♠. The river Q♥ was safe for Beltz and he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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450,000
307,000
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242,000
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In a heads-up pot on a board of 5♥3♠7♣, Mateusz Moolhuizen moved all in and Gonzalo Serrano called off with a shorter stack.
Gonzalo Serrano: 9♠8♥
Mateusz Moolhuizen: J♥J♦
Serrano couldn't hit his gutshot as the board finished out A♦2♣ to keep Moolhuizen ahead as Serrano was sent to the rail.
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693,000
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Martins Mellens bet 40,000 from under the gun on a flop of 9♥7♣K♣ and Robert Seelen called in the cutoff. Serra Corbella then moved all in for 165,000 in the big blind, and Mellens folded, but Seelen quickly called.
Serra Corbella: 9♦7♦
Robert Seelen: K♥10♥
Corbella had flopped two pair against Seelen's top pair and was a favorite to double up as the 2♥ fell on the turn, but the 2♠ river gave Seelen a higher two pair to send Corbella to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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750,000
293,000
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380,000
314,000
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David Foldy opened to 20,000 in middle position and the cutoff called before Eero Abbey three-bet jammed a stack of 65,000 on the button. Foldy four-bet to 150,000 and the cutoff folded.
Eero Abbey: A♦9♦
David Foldy: K♥K♦
It was the end of the road for Abbey as the board ran out J♠6♣7♠5♦6♠ to mark his elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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550,000
175,000
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Heads-up on a flop of K♥9♦4♠, Martin Zamani bet 25,000 from early position and Kilian-Pablo Molero called in the hijack.
Zamani slowed down and checked the K♣ turn, and Molero bet 30,000. Zamani called, and the 10♣ fell on the river. Molero then slid forward a tower of blue 5,000 chips for a bet of around 100,000, and Zamani instantly tossed A♠A♦ into the muck.
Start-of-day chip leader Ben Zech was recently moved to this table.
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60,000
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35,000
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Brock Wilson moved all in for his last 100,000 from early position as Antonio Asaro put him at risk on the button.
Brock Wilson: A♥K♥
Antonio Asaro: Q♣Q♠
It was a classic flip, and Wilson couldn't catch up to Asaro's queens on the 7♦3♥6♠7♠J♣ board as he was sent to the rail.
At a nearby table, Dave Stann finds himself in an unfortunate position of having Stephen Song and Benny Glaser on his direct left. In his most recent hand, Stann and Glaser checked the turn on a board of 8♦3♦5♣6♠7♥ as they headed to the river with around 90,000 in the pot. Glaser then bet 115,000 from early position, and Stann called in the big blind.
Glaser turned over A♠9♥ for a rivered straight, and Stann mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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41,000
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209,000
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388,000
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388,000 |
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232,000
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The PokerStars Open Barcelona Main Event is underway as part of PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona at Casino Barcelona. It has become the biggest EPT in history by prize pool after bringing in €7,251,840, thanks in part to a buy-in increase from €1,100 to €1,650.
This year's event drew 5,036 total entries — a decrease from the 7,138 players in 2024 — and 2,286 unique players representing 85 countries. The most represented countries are France and Spain, which respectively brought in 352 and 336 players, just under a third of the field.
The next most represented country is Italy with 274 players (11.99%), Germany and the United Kingdom with 94 players each (4.11%), and the Netherlands with 84 players (3.67%).
One of the biggest poker markets, the United States, is next on the list with 69 players (3.02%), followed by Sweden with 64 players (2.8%) and Brazil with 57 players (2.49%).
Other countries represented here in Barcelona include New Zealand, Kuwait, Cuba, Egypt, Slovakia, Finland, Poland, Saudi Arabia, and Taiwan.
Take a look at the nationalities represented at PokerStars Open Barcelona Main Event in the table below.
| Country | Players | Percentage | Country | Players | Percentage |
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| France | 352 | 15.40% | Venezuela | 8 | 0.35% |
| Spain | 336 | 14.70% | Croatia | 7 | 0.31% |
| Italy | 274 | 11.99% | Morocco | 7 | 0.31% |
| Germany | 94 | 4.11% | Serbia | 7 | 0.31% |
| United Kingdom | 94 | 4.11% | Uruguay | 7 | 0.31% |
| Netherlands | 84 | 3.67% | Iran | 6 | 0.26% |
| USA | 69 | 3.02% | Australia | 5 | 0.22% |
| Sweden | 64 | 2.80% | Georgia | 5 | 0.22% |
| Brazil | 57 | 2.49% | Lebanon | 4 | 0.17% |
| Romania | 53 | 2.32% | Malaysia | 4 | 0.17% |
| Ukraine | 48 | 2.10% | Moldova | 4 | 0.17% |
| Switzerland | 45 | 1.97% | Slovenia | 4 | 0.17% |
| Belgium | 41 | 1.79% | Algeria | 3 | 0.13% |
| Argentina | 40 | 1.75% | South Korea | 3 | 0.13% |
| Greece | 35 | 1.53% | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0.13% |
| Russia | 35 | 1.53% | Albania | 2 | 0.09% |
| Finland | 32 | 1.40% | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 0.09% |
| Norway | 32 | 1.40% | Chile | 2 | 0.09% |
| Denmark | 29 | 1.27% | Jordan | 2 | 0.09% |
| Israel | 29 | 1.27% | Malta | 2 | 0.09% |
| Bulgaria | 24 | 1.05% | North Macedonia | 2 | 0.09% |
| Hungary | 22 | 0.96% | Pakistan | 2 | 0.09% |
| China | 21 | 0.92% | Peru | 2 | 0.09% |
| Poland | 21 | 0.92% | Singapore | 2 | 0.09% |
| Canada | 20 | 0.87% | Thailand | 2 | 0.09% |
| Portugal | 20 | 0.87% | Tunisia | 2 | 0.09% |
| Hong Kong | 17 | 0.74% | Azerbaijan | 1 | 0.04% |
| Lithuania | 17 | 0.74% | Costa Rica | 1 | 0.04% |
| Ireland | 15 | 0.66% | Cuba | 1 | 0.04% |
| Japan | 15 | 0.66% | Cyprus | 1 | 0.04% |
| Slovakia | 15 | 0.66% | Ecuador | 1 | 0.04% |
| Luxembourg | 13 | 0.57% | Egypt | 1 | 0.04% |
| Czech Republic | 12 | 0.52% | Faroe Islands | 1 | 0.04% |
| Mexico | 12 | 0.52% | Kazakhstan | 1 | 0.04% |
| Latvia | 11 | 0.48% | Kuwait | 1 | 0.04% |
| Turkey | 11 | 0.48% | New Zealand | 1 | 0.04% |
| Belarus | 10 | 0.44% | Panama | 1 | 0.04% |
| India | 10 | 0.44% | Paraguay | 1 | 0.04% |
| Armenia | 9 | 0.39% | Philippines | 1 | 0.04% |
| Colombia | 9 | 0.39% | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0.04% |
| Austria | 8 | 0.35% | Taiwan | 1 | 0.04% |
| Estonia | 8 | 0.35% | Vietnam | 1 | 0.04% |
| Iceland | 8 | 0.35% |
David Xarau raised to 20,000 in early position and Attila Koncz called in the hijack. Hugo De La Fouchardiere then three-bet to 80,000 in the big blind and Xarau moved all in for 162,000. Koncz got out of the way, but De La Fouchardiere quickly called.
David Xarau: A♥K♥
Hugo De La Fouchardiere: A♦5♦
Xarau had De La Fouchardiere dominated and moved further ahead on the K♣6♣4♠ flop with top pair, but De La Fouchardiere picked up outs to a straight on the 3♥ turn. The river was a safe 6♠ for Xarau and he earned the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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440,000
159,000
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159,000 |
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380,000
281,000
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281,000 |
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330,000
290,000
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290,000 |
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