Leo Worthington-Leese Eyes Second Career EPT Main Event Final Table
Day 5 of the €5,300 EPT Barcelona Main Event at the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona kicks off at noon local time inside Casino Barcelona and will see 29 players return, each guaranteed €34,800 as they continue the chase for the €1,436,000 top prize from the €9,918,250 prize pool.
France’s Yohan Rascar leads the way after bagging 5,725,000 yesterday, the only stack to move past five million. With less than two percent of the starting field still in the running, Rascar comes into the day in the best position to challenge for the seven-figure payout and the EPT Barcelona title. Spain’s Sergio Carro Marin follows in second with 4,275,000, while Romania’s Sebastian Ionita rounds out the top three with 3,670,000.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yohan Rascar | France | 5,725,000 | 143 |
| 2 | Sergio Carro Marin | Spain | 4,275,000 | 107 |
| 3 | Sebastian Ionita | Romania | 3,670,000 | 92 |
| 4 | Rifat Palevic | Sweden | 3,310,000 | 83 |
| 5 | Umberto Zaffagnini | Italy | 2,925,000 | 73 |
| 6 | Tobias Leknes | Norway | 2,860,000 | 72 |
| 7 | Leo Worthington-Leese | United Kingdom | 2,705,000 | 68 |
| 8 | Hugo Gotuzzo | Argentina | 2,685,000 | 67 |
| 9 | Marc Foggin | United Kingdom | 2,585,000 | 65 |
| 10 | Anton Suarez | Sweden | 2,425,000 | 61 |
Sweden’s Rifat Palevic returns with 3,310,000, the only other stack over 100 big blinds. Also still in contention are the United Kingdom’s Leo Worthington-Leese (2,705,000), last year’s EPT Cyprus Eureka Main Event champion, and Marc Foggin (2,585,000). France’s Thomas Eychenne (1,610,000) and Day 3 chip leader Martin Nielsen (1,540,000) also return, while El Mostafa Bel Khayate (550,000) and Firoz Mangroe (430,000) will have the shortest stacks to start the day.
The payouts continue to climb with a new EPT champion set to be crowned on Sunday, August 31. Play resumes at 12 p.m. on Level 25 with blinds at 20,000/40,000 and a big blind ante of 40,000 and levels continue to be 90 minutes in length. The schedule for the day will be announced shortly after the cards get in the air.
Remaining Payouts
Viewers around the world can follow the action on the PokerStars YouTube channel, where cards-up coverage from the feature table will be streamed on a 30-minute delay.
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