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Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The remaining 448 players are now on their second 25-minute break of the day.
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 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
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Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
In a heads-up pot on a flop of A♠6♦3♦, Fabiano Kovalski checked in the small blind and Bengt Hallner checked back in early position.
Kovalski checked again on the A♣ turn and Hallner bet 6,000. Kovalski called. Kovalski checked once more on the 5♠ river and Hallner put him to the test with an overbet of 31,000. Kovalski gave it some thought and called.
Hallner could only show king-high with K♦10♥, while Kovalski turned over Q♦Q♥ to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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300,000
255,000
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255,000 |
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150,000
130,000
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130,000 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Jon Kyte jammed for 12,500 from the cutoff and was called by Felipe Germano in the big blind.
Jon Kyte: A♠3♠ 
Felipe Germano: Q♦8♣
Kyte kept the lead all the way through a board of J♦2♠10♣7♥10♦ and secured a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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85,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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28,000
57,000
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57,000 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Chien Chih Weng started the day with 114,000, but that had dwindled down just over 15 big blinds before she managed to double up.
Ryuta Nakai raised the cutoff and then called the shove of Weng, who was in the big blind with 31,000.
Chien Chih Weng: 10♥10♣
Ryuta Nakai: 7♦7♠
Weng improved to middle set on the 4♥K♠10♦ flop to essentially lock it up, but Nakai also made a set on the 7♣ turn to give himself a singe out. Running quads isn't something you see every day, and it didn't happen in this case as the A♣ river meant Weng doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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325,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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65,000
49,000
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49,000 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Conor Beresford opened to 4,000 in early position and Juan Ocampo defended in the big blind.
Ocampo checked on the flop of 7♣2♦7♠ and Beresford continued for a small 2,000. Ocampo quickly folded without a fight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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50,000
7,500
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40,000
10,000
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10,000 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Jorge Alberdi completed from the small blind, and Benjamin Spragg made it 7,000 out of the big blind. Alberdi called to a see a flop.
Alberdi knuckled the action over to Spragg on the 4♠J♣3♠ flop, and Spragg put out a continuation-bet of 6,000. Alberdi chose to check-raise to 14,000, and Spragg continued in the form of a call.
When an A♠ landed on the turn, the remaining 20,000 of Alberdi got into the middle, and Spragg had a chance to send him home.
Jorge Alberdi: J♠10♦
Benjamin Spragg: A♥10♣
Spragg had taken the lead with a pair of aces on the turn, and only a spade or jack would keep Alberdi in his seat.
The dealer burned a card and then delivered the 10♠ on the river, to give both players two pair. However, Alberdi also improved to a flush to win the pot.
Alberdi doubled up and Spragg was left with around 60,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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84,000
24,500
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60,000
38,500
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Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Cards went on their backs with Sergi Escote in middle position all-in and at risk for 45,500 against Merijn van Rooij in the cutoff.
Sergi Escote: Q♠Q♣
Merijn van Rooij: A♦K♦
Van Rooij found a flush draw on a flop of 2♦7♣5♦, but the 8♥9♣ runout didn't change anything so Escote doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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96,000
67,000
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67,000 |
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95,000
38,500
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38,500 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The final numbers for the 2025 EPT Barcelona Main Event are in and show 2,045 entries, making it the third-largest EPT Main Event in history in terms of total entries. That includes 1,490 unique players representing 82 countries to generate a prize pool of €9,918,250.
This year saw a 3.5% increase in the number of total entries from 2024, according to PokerStars, and a 1.4% increase in unique participants.
More than a tenth of the field is flying the French flag, with 191 French players representing 12.82% of unique entrants. The next most represented country is Italy with 135 players (9.06%) and Spain with 129 players (8.66%). Meanwhile, the EPT Barcelona Main Event drew 92 British players (6.17%) and two fewer Americans (6.04%).
Also among the 82 countries represented in the field are Iran, Peru, Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates, all of which produced two players to make up less than a percentage of the field. Countries with just one player representing them include Vietname, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, New Zealand, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
Take a look at the full nationality breakdown of the 2025 EPT Barcelona Main Event in the table below.
| Country | Players | Percentage | Country | Players | Percentage |
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| France | 191 | 12.82% | Latvia | 6 | 0.40% |
| Italy | 135 | 9.06% | Malaysia | 6 | 0.40% |
| Spain | 129 | 8.66% | Slovenia | 6 | 0.40% |
| United Kingdom | 92 | 6.17% | Lebanon | 5 | 0.34% |
| USA | 90 | 6.04% | Morocco | 5 | 0.34% |
| Brazil | 62 | 4.16% | Venezuela | 5 | 0.34% |
| Netherlands | 56 | 3.76% | Croatia | 4 | 0.27% |
| Germany | 55 | 3.69% | Estonia | 4 | 0.27% |
| Argentina | 39 | 2.62% | Serbia | 4 | 0.27% |
| Sweden | 38 | 2.55% | Uruguay | 4 | 0.27% |
| Russia | 36 | 2.42% | Algeria | 3 | 0.20% |
| Ukraine | 33 | 2.21% | Slovakia | 3 | 0.20% |
| Romania | 32 | 2.15% | Thailand | 3 | 0.20% |
| Norway | 26 | 1.74% | Albania | 2 | 0.13% |
| Canada | 25 | 1.68% | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 0.13% |
| Greece | 24 | 1.61% | Chile | 2 | 0.13% |
| Japan | 24 | 1.61% | Iran | 2 | 0.13% |
| Belgium | 20 | 1.34% | Malta | 2 | 0.13% |
| Israel | 20 | 1.34% | Moldova | 2 | 0.13% |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1.34% | Panama | 2 | 0.13% |
| Poland | 19 | 1.28% | Peru | 2 | 0.13% |
| Bulgaria | 18 | 1.21% | Tunisia | 2 | 0.13% |
| Denmark | 18 | 1.21% | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 0.13% |
| Finland | 18 | 1.21% | Azerbaijan | 1 | 0.07% |
| China | 15 | 1.01% | Cambodia | 1 | 0.07% |
| Czech Republic | 14 | 0.94% | Costa Rica | 1 | 0.07% |
| Hong Kong | 14 | 0.94% | Cuba | 1 | 0.07% |
| Austria | 12 | 0.81% | Ecuador | 1 | 0.07% |
| Hungary | 12 | 0.81% | El Salvador | 1 | 0.07% |
| Ireland | 12 | 0.81% | Georgia | 1 | 0.07% |
| Lithuania | 12 | 0.81% | Honduras | 1 | 0.07% |
| Portugal | 12 | 0.81% | Jordan | 1 | 0.07% |
| Belarus | 10 | 0.67% | Kazakhstan | 1 | 0.07% |
| India | 10 | 0.67% | Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 0.07% |
| Armenia | 8 | 0.54% | New Zealand | 1 | 0.07% |
| Australia | 8 | 0.54% | North Macedonia | 1 | 0.07% |
| Mexico | 8 | 0.54% | Philippines | 1 | 0.07% |
| Turkey | 8 | 0.54% | Singapore | 1 | 0.07% |
| Luxembourg | 7 | 0.47% | South Korea | 1 | 0.07% |
| Colombia | 6 | 0.40% | Taiwan | 1 | 0.07% |
| Iceland | 6 | 0.40% | Vietnam | 1 | 0.07% |
*Stats courtesy PokerStars
