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€5,300 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2025 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€5,300 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€9,918,250
Total Entries
2,045
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
782
Players Left
313
Players Left 1 / 2,045
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Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Day 2 of the €5,300 EPT Barcelona Main Event at the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona saw another 117 players jump in before registration closed, bringing the final tally to 2,045 entries and a massive €9,918,250 prize pool. That makes this edition the third-largest Main Event in EPT history, with 303 players guaranteed at least €8,550 and a staggering €1,436,000 set aside for the eventual champion.
The field played four 90-minute levels inside Casino Barcelona, and by the time chips were bagged, only ten eliminations separate the remaining players from a guaranteed payday.
Those that are unlikely to feel any bubble pressure are the likes of France’s Jacob Amsellem, who leads the way with 802,000, Finland’s Lauri Saaskilahti (640,000), and Poland’s Michal Kil (594,000). They are closely followed by Oskar Jonsson (582,000), Antonio Santichio (565,000), and Dario Pieruzzini (560,000), while Cesar Garcia (529,000) and Jason Wheeler also bagged among the leaders.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Amsellem | France | 802,000 | 201 |
| 2 | Lauri Saaskilahti | Finland | 640,000 | 160 |
| 3 | Michal Kil | Poland | 594,000 | 149 |
| 4 | Oskar Jonsson | Iceland | 582,000 | 146 |
| 5 | Antonio Santichio | Brazil | 565,000 | 141 |
| 6 | Dario Pieruzzini | Italy | 560,000 | 140 |
| 7 | Cesar Garcia | Spain | 529,000 | 132 |
| 8 | Jason Wheeler | United States | 525,000 | 131 |
| 9 | Silius Moll | Norway | 519,000 | 130 |
| 10 | Damien Gayer | France | 511,000 | 128 |
Day 1b chip leader Anton Kraous kept his momentum with 500,000, while Day 1a pacesetter Daiki Shingae slipped back but remains alive on 168,000. Former EPT champions are also well represented, with Dominik Panka (400,000), Dimitar Danchev (206,000), Simon Brandstrom (204,000), Steve O'Dwyer (188,000), and Sebastian Malec (96,000) all making it through the day.
Marle Spragg (55,000) and Kenny Hallaert (42,000) return short-stacked, while Ramon Colillas built to 290,000. Notables Adam Hendrix (436,000), Javier Zarco (424,000), Daniel Rezaei (413,000), Julien Sitbon (314,000), Yuri Martins (303,000), and Aram Zobian (167,000) will also return for Day 3.
Payouts
When the bubble does burst, a min-cash is worth €8,550. Reaching the final table guarantees at least €132,800, while the top three spots are reserved for truly life-changing sums. The eventual champion will walk away with €1,436,000, while the runner-up earns €898,350 and third place collects €641,200 from the nearly eight-figure prize pool.
Play resumes at 12 p.m. local time on Wednesday, August 27, as the 313 remaining players return for Day 3 of the EPT Barcelona Main Event. Stay tuned to PokerNews for live updates as the bubble bursts and the race toward the €1,436,000 top prize continues.
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
802,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
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|
640,000
443,500
|
443,500 |
|
594,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
582,000
302,000
|
302,000 |
|
565,000
486,000
|
486,000 |
|
560,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
529,000
149,000
|
149,000 |
|
525,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
519,000
489,000
|
489,000 |
|
511,000
171,000
|
171,000 |
|
507,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
|
||
|
505,000
433,000
|
433,000 |
|
500,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
||
|
492,000
132,000
|
132,000 |
|
478,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
471,000
471,000
|
471,000 |
|
467,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
|
467,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
|
454,000
104,000
|
104,000 |
|
443,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
||
|
439,000
284,500
|
284,500 |
|
436,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
436,000
176,000
|
176,000 |
|
424,000
99,000
|
99,000 |
|
421,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Day 2 has wrapped up with the clocks showing 313 players remaining and the money bubble still looming.
Stay tuned for a full recap of the day's action.
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Keisuke Hikosaka open to 6,000 from the button but Silviu Baltateanu in the small blind three-bet to 21,000. The big blind folded and Kikosaka called.
On a flop of 4♠6♥8♦, Baltateanu continued for 20,000. Hikosaka immediately raised all in for 82,500 and made Baltateanu fold. He revealed A♣J♥ and won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
155,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
150,000
98,500
|
98,500 |
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
With a full board of 6♠K♥Q♥10♣6♦ showing, Nicolaas Wolters was in the tank after Michal Kil shoved the river to put him to the test for the rest of his stack, which amounted to around 80,000.
After a long deliberation, Wolters made the call and was shown a rivered full house by Kil holding Q♠Q♣. Wolters tabled A♣J♠ for Broadway as he headed to the exit just a few hands before the end of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
550,000
403,500
|
403,500 |
|
Busted |
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Patricio Mercini open-jammed in the small blind and Myles Mullaly called off in the big blind with a stack of around 40,000.
Myles Mullaly: A♥5♣ 
Patricio Mercini: 8♦3♦
Mullaly stayed ahead with ace-high for a double as the board ran out K♦J♥7♥J♣Q♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
475,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
85,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The floor have announced that five more hands will be played before the survivors bag up for the night.
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
On a flop of K♠2♥4♦, Martin Nielsen led out for 15,000 from the big blind and was called by Peter Mugar on the button.
A J♠ revealed itself on the turn and Nielsen continued with a bet of 24,000. Mugar took a few moments before making the call.
The 10♥ completed the board and Nielsen jammed, covering Mugar, who had roughly 100,000 in his stack. Mugar mulled it over for almost two minutes, and then returned his cards to the dealer and allowed Nielsen to drag in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
390,000
58,500
|
58,500 |
|
|
||
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100,000
49,500
|
49,500 |
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Lirong Hu Yu opened to 6,000 in early position, and Matthew McEwan called in the hijack before Paul Jurcuta three-bet to 36,000 in the big blind.Yu folded, and McEwan called.
Jurcuta continued for 23,000 on the flop of K♠3♦Q♦ and McEwan folded without a fight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
315,000
182,000
|
182,000 |
|
260,000 | |
|
205,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
