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

08-24-2025 18:28 UTC+2

Kobayashi Eats Up Lee's Chips

Connor Richards

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

In a heads-up pot on a board of 2♠K♥8♠7♠, Sang Lee bet in the cutoff and Hirokazu Kobayashi raised on the button to 13,000. Lee shoved, and Kobayashi called with a slightly smaller stack.

Hirokazu Kobayashi: 6♠5♠ All in
Sang Lee: K♠Q♦

Kobayashi was ahead with his flush and stayed that way as the 6♥ river bricked off to earn him a double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hirokazu Kobayashi	60,000 60,000	60,000
Sang Lee	7,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Hirokazu Kobayashi Sang Lee

08-24-2025 18:27 UTC+2

Seire Doubles Through Turmezey

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Maxime Taldir

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

On a board of K♠7♥8♥6♠ with roughly 14,000 in the pot, Casimir Seire in early position moved all in for 7,200, and he was called by Peter Turmezey to his left.

Casimir Seire: K♣10♣ All in
Peter Turmezey: J♦J♥

Turmezey called with jacks, but Seire already had top pair. The 6♦ river landed on the felt, and Seire secured a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Casimir Seire	30,000 30,000	30,000
Peter Turmezey	17,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Peter Turmezey Casimir Seire

08-24-2025 18:18 UTC+2

Astedt Bets Out Goeller

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Connor Richards

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Niklas Astedt opened to 1,300 in the cutoff and Andreas Goeller defended in the big blind.

Goeller checked on the flop of A♥8♣7♠ and Astedt continued for 1,100. Goeller folded.

In between them, 2023 EPT Barcelona Main Event champion Simon Wiciak sits with a stack of 25,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niklas Astedt	105,000
Andreas Goeller	85,000
Simon Wiciak	25,000 500	500

Tags: Andreas Goeller Niklas Astedt Simon Wiciak

08-24-2025 18:06 UTC+2

Citrone Squeezed by Weissman

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Maxime Taldir

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Pol Vela opened to 1,200 from the hijack. Joey Weissman on the button called and Carlo Citrone defended from the big blind.

Vela continued for 1,100 on the 3♠A♦10♠ flop and both of his opponents decided to call.

On the 8♥ turn, Citrone and Vela checked, so Weissman seized this opportunity to bet 2,000. Citrone called, but he managed to make Vela fold.

The 4♣ river didn't bring more action so Citrone flipped over 8♠6♠ for a pair. Weissman had K♠10♣ for a better pair and scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pol VEla	27,000 36,900	36,900

Carlo Citrone	27,000 27,000	27,000
Joey Weissman	21,000 12,700	12,700

Tags: Carlo Citrone Joey Weissman Pol Vela

08-24-2025 17:59 UTC+2

Kebe Folds Out De la Fouchardiere

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Connor Richards

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Hugo de la Fouchardiere opened to 1,200 in middle position and Jimmy Kebe called in the hijack.

De la Fouchardiere continued for 2,000 on the flop of 5♥3♦J♣ and Kebe called. De la Fouchardiere then checked on the K♥ turn and Kebe bet 2,700. De la Fouchardiere laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jimmy Kebe	110,000 16,200	16,200
Hugo de la Fouchardiere	65,000

Tags: Hugo Fouchardiere Jimmy Kebe

08-24-2025 17:50 UTC+2

"Still Alive"

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Connor Richards

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Jon Agnarsson open-jammed a stack of 6,000 on the button and Milad Oghabian called in the big blind with a bigger stack.

Jon Agnarsson: Q♥Q♦ All in
Milad Oghabian: A♥7♠

Agnarsson's queens stayed ahead as the board ran out 6♠10♦7♦K♣3♠ to earn him a small double.

"Still alive," Agnarsson said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Milad Oghabian	40,000 40,000	40,000
Jon Agnarsson	13,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Jon Agnarsson Milad Oghabian

08-24-2025 17:47 UTC+2

Ruzicic with Kings

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Maxime Taldir

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

After an open to 1,200 by the player under the gun, Slobodan Ruzicic called from early position and both Uri Gilboa and Kemal Aslan in the blinds called as well.

The flop of Q♠4♣9♣ was checked three times until Ruzicic bet 2,500. Gilboa and Aslan both called.

All three of them checked the 2♣ turn leading to the 4♥ river where Ruzicic bet 6,500. Gilboa folded, but Aslan called and lost to Ruzicic's hidden kings.