€5,300 Main Event Day 1a | 2025 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-24-2025 20:32 UTC+2

Jorgne Scoops a Big One

Maxime Taldir

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Yidi Ni raised to 1,800 from early position. He was called by William Fasano to his left before Thomas Rauhe in the small blind decided to go all in for 16,100. Peter Jorgne called from the big blind. Ni called as well, while Fasano folded.

The dealer fanned a flop of 2♠6♥Q♦ and Jorgne bet 12,500. Ni called, but folded when Jorgne fired a second barrel of 16,000 on the K♣ turn.

Thomas Rauhe: 9♦9♣ All in
Peter Jorgne: K♥Q♣

Rauhe couldn't do much against Jorgne's two pair and he was eliminated after the 8♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Jorgne	138,000 46,500	46,500
Yidi Ni	41,500 41,500	41,500
Thomas Rauhe	Busted

Tags: Peter Jorgne Thomas Rauhe William Fasano

08-24-2025 20:24 UTC+2

Ferrari Goes Fast

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Connor Richards

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Miguel Franco Lorenzo opened to 1,600 in the hijack and Manuel Ferrari three-bet to 5,000 in the hijack. Lorenzo then four-bet to 13,000 and Ferrari five-bet all in for around 33,000. Lorenzo called with a bigger stack.

Manuel Ferrari: K♥K♠ All in
Miguel Franco Lorenzo: J♦J♠

Ferrari had the better pair and improved to a set on the flop of K♦8♥2♦. Ferrari further improved on the 2♣Q♠ as he made a full house to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Ferrari	67,000 67,000	67,000
Miguel Franco Lorenzo	15,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Manuel Ferrari Miguel Franco Lorenzo

08-24-2025 20:15 UTC+2

Ocampo Eliminated by Dedoni

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Maxime Taldir

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Juan Ocampo moved all in for 8,100 from the hijack, and he was called by Giuseppe Dedoni on the button.

Juan Ocampo: K♠Q♦ All in
Giuseppe Dedoni: A♠Q♥

Ocampo didn't hit the king he needed on 2♥4♦8♥9♥6♥, and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giuseppe Dedoni	71,000 71,000	71,000
Juan Ocampo	Busted

Tags: Giuseppe Dedoni Juan Ocampo

08-24-2025 20:05 UTC+2

Quad Aces for Duran

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Connor Richards

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Kin Hang Man opened to 1,200 in early position, and Joaquin Duran three-bet jammed a stack of 8,000 from the next seat before Leonardo Pfeiff called on the button. Man folded.

Joaquin Duran: A♦A♠ All in
Leonardo Pfeiff: Q♣Q♠

Duran was far in front and improved to a set on the flop of 8♠4♥A♥. The runout of 3♣A♣ was overkill as Albarran made quads for an emphatic double up in one of the first hands back from dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonardo Pfeiff	40,000 40,000	40,000
Kin Hang Man	30,000 30,000	30,000
Joaquin Duran	20,000

Tags: Kin Hang Man Leonardo Pfeiff Joaquin Duran

08-24-2025 20:02 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

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Maxime Taldir

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Vid Zagar	235,000 88,000	88,000
Firoz Mangroe	178,000
Demis Mariani	171,400 51,800	51,800
Peter Mercini	170,000
Alexandre Fournier	157,000 70,400	70,400
Nenad Dukic	156,800
Dario Pieruzzini	148,000
Karl Karlsson	146,900
Laurence Stein	146,500
Hiroki Karatsu	131,800
Jimmy Kebe	126,200 16,200	16,200
Jack Hardcastle	121,000 19,000	19,000
Panagiotis Pantazis	120,000 72,000	72,000
Stoyan Madanzhiev	115,500
Julien Sitbon	97,100 40,100	40,100
Peter Jorgne	91,500 61,500	61,500
Ilia Pavlov	88,000 28,000	28,000
Jack Sinclair	86,400
Daniel Rezaei	84,000 59,000	59,000
Niklas Astedt	77,000 28,000	28,000
Marc Foggin	73,000 16,600	16,600
Nikita Kuznetcov	72,000

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

08-24-2025 19:43 UTC+2

Become a Bigger Part of the Action With MyStack by PokerNews

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

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08-24-2025 18:54 UTC+2

Negreanu & Hellmuth Missing from National Heads-Up Poker Championship | PokerNews Podcast #911

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

In the 911th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz are joined by special guest cohost Ben Ludlow to talk about all the latest poker news, gossip, and stories from the poker world. That includes diving into the bracket of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship, which was missing several big names like Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu. They offer their thoughts on some of the more interesting matchups as well as who they think might do well.

They then take a look at the legal troubles of former NBA star Gilbert Arenas, who was recently arrested and charged with illegal gambling, ClubWPT Gold acquiring Doug Polk's Upswing Poker, and the "beloved" Poker Palace closing in Las Vegas after more than 50 years in operation.

Finally, the crew shows some photos from Kyna England's recent adventure to the Cat Con in California. Speaking of Kyna, don't forget to check out her new show, MSPT Podcast Presented By PokerNews, which she is co-hosting with Chad to talk all things Major Series of Poker: The Tour. The first episode is out now!

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08-24-2025 18:40 UTC+2

Dinner Break

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Maxime Taldir

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The 410 remaining players just reached the end of Level 6. They are now on a 75-minute dinner break. Play is set to resume at 7:55 pm local time.

08-24-2025 18:39 UTC+2

Roboh Tusslin'

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Connor Richards

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Thierry Gogniat opened to 1,200 in the hijack and Simon Roboh defended in the big blind.

Roboh checked on the flop of J♦9♣3♠ and Gogniat checked back, and the same action took place on the 9♥ turn.

Roboh then led out for 1,300 on the 5♦ river and Gogniat quickly called. Roboh showed K♦Q♠ for a busted straight draw and Gogniat tabled A♠Q♦ to win the pot with ace-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thierry Gogniat	55,000
Simon Roboh	26,000

Tags: Simon Roboh Thierry Gogniat