€5,300 Main Event Day 2 | 2025 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-26-2025 12:21 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Adria Calonge	30,000
Alan Carr	30,000
Alessandro Siena	30,000 30,000	30,000
Alexandros Kolonias	30,000
Alexandros Michas	30,000
Alisson Piekazewicz	30,000
Andrei Boghean	30,000
Andrew Toole	30,000
Andriy Lyubovetskiy	30,000
Antoine Labat	30,000 30,000	30,000
Antoine Saout	30,000 30,000	30,000
Antonio Pereira	30,000 30,000	30,000
Aram Oganyan	30,000

Arsenii Karmatckii	30,000

[Removed:526]	30,000
Beka Iordanishvili	30,000
Ben Gazzola	30,000
Ben Zech	30,000
Biao Ding	30,000 30,000	30,000
Blaz Zerjav	30,000 30,000	30,000
Boris Kolev	30,000 30,000	30,000
Cameron Couch	30,000 30,000	30,000
Carlos Leiva	30,000
Casey Hatmaker	30,000
Christopher Frank	30,000

Spragg Hits the River to Double Up

Maxime Taldir

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Matthew McEwan raised from early position, Benjamin Spragg in the big blind moved all-in for 9,500 and McEwen immediately made the call.

Benjamin Spragg: 9♠9♦ All in
Matthew McEwan: 6♦6♠

Spragg was in the lead, but after a flop of Q♣10♦10♠, McEwen hit a full house with the 6♥ turn. However the 9♥ river saved Spragg and he secured a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew McEwan	243,000 9,500	9,500
Benjamin Spragg	21,500 10,500	10,500

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

08-26-2025 12:06 UTC+2

Action Almost Underway

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Connor Richards

Action is about to get underway as players continue to make their way into the tournament area.

08-26-2025 11:00 UTC+2

Stephen Song Hoping for Repeat Title in EPT Barcelona Main Event

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Connor Richards

Both starting flights of the €5,300 Main Event of the 2025 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona have played out inside Casino Barcelona and it's now time for Day 2, which kicks off at noon local time.

Leading both starting flights is Day 1A chip leader Daiki Shingae, followed by France's Marc Bougare, Day 1B chip leader Anton Kraous of Bulgaria and Italty's Demis Mariani. Rounding out the top-ten chip counts heading into Day 2 are Jerry Odeen, Volodymyr Pashchetnyk, Cesar Garcia, Olivier Fazio, high-stakes pro Steve O'Dwyer and Jakub Sterba, who is just a few days removed from a career-best finish in the PokerStars Open Main Event.

EPT Barcelona Main Event Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Daiki Shingae	Japan	444,000
2	Marc Bougaret	France	339,000
3	Anton Kraous	Bulgaria	330,000
4	Demis Mariani	Italy	309,500
5	Jerry Odeen	Sweden	302,500
6	Jakub Sterba	Czechia	291,000
7	Volodymyr Pashchetnyk	Ukraine	278,500
8	Cesar Garcia	Spain	277,500
9	Olivier Fazio	France	276,000
10	Steve O'Dwyer	Ireland	266,000

O'Dwyer is hardly the only big name in the Day 2 field. Defending champion and 2022 GPI Player of the Year Stephen Song is looking to go back-to-back after making the most of a second bullet, while the same is true for his predecessor, 2023 winner Simon Wiciak.

Other notables in the Day 2 field include poker villain Martin Kabrhel, recent the €100,000 EPT Super High Roller champion Leon Sturm, Rania Nasreddine, Kasey Lyn Mills, Jessica Vierling, Eugene Katchalov and Niklas Astedt.

Representing the PokerStars brand are team pros Kenny Hallaert, Alejandro Lococo, and the poker power couple of Marle Spragg and Benjamin Spragg.

Day 2 will consist of four 90-minute levels with 20-minute breaks at the end of each level. Late registration will remain until the start of the day as the field gets closer to surpassing its 2024 total and reaching a 2,000-entry milestone.

The prize pool will be formalized after the close of late registration, but it is unlikely the money will be reached on Day 2.

Stick around as the PokerNews live reporting team is on-site and ready to provide updates as the EPT Barcelona Main Event gets closer to the money.

Tags: Alejandro Lococo Anton Kraous Benjamin Spragg Cesar Garcia Daiki Shingae Demis Mariani Eugene Katchalov Jakub Sterba Jerry Odeen Kasey Lyn Mills Kenny Hallaert Leon Sturm Marc Bougaret Marle Spragg Martin Kabrhel Niklas Astedt Olivier Fazio Rania Nasreddine Simon Wiciak Stephen Song Stephen Song Hoping Steve O'Dwyer Volodymyr Pashchetnyk