Level 36
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
The players are back in their seats and ready to begin heads-up play. There are 10 hands left to play in this level.
2025 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€5,300 Main Event
Day: 7
Event Info
2025 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 7
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€9,918,250
Entries
2,045
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
6
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 2045
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Level 36
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
The two players are now taking a short break before heads-up begins. Here are some recent highlights.
- Lozano Has to Settle for Fifth Place
- Brzezinski's Main Event Ends Shy of the Podium
- Zaffagnini Bluffs off Half His Stack
- Zaffagnini Busts and the Main Event Gets Heads-Up
- Deal Discussion Guarantees Two Millionaires
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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32,300,000 | |
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29,050,000 | |
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Level 36
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
The players agreed to chop up the remaining prize pool, each taking €1,117,175 and leaving €100,000 and the trophy to play for heads-up.
Level 36
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Thomas Eychenne and Sebastian Ionita are discussing a deal before taking their break.
Level 36
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Sebastian Ionita raised to 1,000,000 on the button before Umberto Zaffagnini moved all in for 11,225,000 in the small blind. Thomas Eychenne in the big blind confirmed the amount and reshoved for 16,325,000, and Ionita gave up A♣8♦.
Umberto Zaffagnini: 5♠5♥ 
Thomas Eychenne: A♥J♣
Zaffagnini was racing for his tournament life as the flop came K♥10♣8♥, giving Eychenne additional outs with a straight draw. The 7♠ turn left Zaffagnini a card away from a double up as he covered his face with his scarf and could barely watch as the dealer prepared to turn over the last card.
The river was a devastating Q♦ as Eychenne made his straight, sending the Italian out in third place for €641,200.
Ionita and Eychenne are taking a 20-minute break before beginning heads-up play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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32,300,000
1,250,000
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1,250,000 |
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29,050,000
12,225,000
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12,225,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 36
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Thomas Eychenne completed from the small blind with A♦8♥ and Sebastian Ionita raised to 1,600,000 from the big blind with 8♥5♥. Eychenne limp-jammed for 12,975,000, which got Ionita to fold.
The next hand, Eychenne made it 1,000,000 from the button holding 10♦4♦ and Umberto Zaffagnini defended his big blind with J♦10♠.
The dealer fanned out a flop of 5♣9♦4♥, and Zaffagnini check-folded to Eychenne's continuation-bet of 700,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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33,550,000
2,100,000
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2,100,000 |
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16,825,000
4,350,000
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4,350,000 |
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11,225,000
2,005,000
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2,005,000 |
Level 36
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Sebastian Ionita raised to 1,200,000 in the small blind with 10♠6♥ and Umberto Zaffagnini called holding Q♦10♣.
The flop came 5♣3♦2♣ and Ionita bet 1,100,000. Zaffagnini called to see the 4♦ turn, where Ionita bet 2,300,000 with his straight.
Zaffagnini then raised to 5,500,000 and Ionita used a time bank before putting in a reraise to 8,500,000. Zaffagnini also burned through a few time banks and eventually mucked his cards as he took a big hit to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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35,650,000
8,300,000
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8,300,000 |
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13,230,000
8,245,000
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8,245,000 |
Level: 36
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000
Level 35
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
With A♣Q♠, Thomas Eychenne completed from the small blind and Sebastian Ionita checked 6♠4♣ from the big blind.
Two checks followed the 4♠5♠K♥ flop to see the 8♥ hit the turn. Eychenne checked, but then folded after Ionita bet 600,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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27,350,000
1,200,000
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1,200,000 |
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21,475,000
55,000
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55,000 |
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12,475,000
405,000
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405,000 |
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Level 35
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Umberto Zaffagnini raised to 800,000 in the small blind and Thomas Eychenne called in the big blind.
Both players checked to the river on a board of K♦K♠6♦9♠8♦. Zaffagnini then bet 400,000, but Eychenne came back with a raise to 2,000,000.
Zaffagnini used a time bank before calling with 3♥3♣, but Eychenne had Q♠9♣ for two pair to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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21,530,000
3,600,000
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3,600,000 |
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12,880,000
2,805,000
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2,805,000 |
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