Thomas Eychenne Eyes EPT Glory as Six Remain in Barcelona Main Event
It’s time for the six remaining players to return for the Final Day of the €5,300 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona Main Event. For one last time, the curtain will rise inside Casino Barcelona as the field of 2,045 entries has been reduced to just half a dozen hopefuls, each with their eyes on the €1,436,000 top prize and the prestigious EPT Main Event trophy.
Romania’s Sebastian Ionita starts the final day as chip leader after bagging 14,725,000 yesterday, and has 59 big blinds to work with. Ionita, who had never cashed in an EPT Main Event before this week, now finds himself in prime position to capture his first major title and take home a life-changing amount of money. Right behind him is France’s Thomas Eychenne, who is a regular on the tour, with a stack of 11,375,000.
Final Table Seat Draw
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julian Pineda Lozano | Colombia | 9,700,000 | 39 |
| 2 | Anton Suarez | Sweden | 8,400,000 | 34 |
| 3 | Tomasz Brzezinski | Poland | 7,625,000 | 31 |
| 4 | Thomas Eychenne | France | 11,375,000 | 46 |
| 5 | Sebastian Ionita | Romania | 14,725,000 | 59 |
| 6 | Umberto Zaffagnini | Italy | 9,525,000 | 38 |
Colombia’s Julian Pineda Lozano (9,700,000) and Italy’s Umberto Zaffagnini (9,525,000) sit in the middle of the pack, while Sweden’s Anton Suarez (8,400,000) and Poland’s Tomasz Brzezinski (7,625,000) round out the lineup at the bottom of the chip counts.
The next elimination will earn €291,800 from the €9,918,250 prize pool, with all eyes fixed on the seven-figure first prize and the EPT Barcelona trophy that has launched countless careers over the tour’s history.
Play resumes at 12:30 p.m. local time on Level 33 with blinds of 125,000/250,000 and a 250,000 big blind ante, with levels lasting 30 hands each until a champion is crowned, dropping to 15 hands per level once play reaches three-handed.
Remaining Final Table Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €1,436,000 | ||
| 2 | €898,350 | ||
| 3 | €641,200 | ||
| 4 | €493,250 | ||
| 5 | €379,350 | ||
| 6 | €291,800 | ||
| 7 | Marc Foggin | United Kingdom | €224,450 |
| 8 | Cesar Garcia | Spain | €172,700 |
| 9 | Youssef Zereg | France | €132,800 |
The final table will be streamed on the PokerStars YouTube and Twitch channels on a 30-minute delay beginning at 1 p.m., with PokerNews providing live updates in sync with the broadcast.