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

08-26-2025 15:09 UTC+2

A Few Big Stacks

Kai Cocklin

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabio Peluso	500,000 123,500	123,500
Steve O'Dwyer	330,000 17,500	17,500

Daniel Rezaei	300,000 110,000	110,000
Ryuta Nakai	300,000 182,000	182,000
Joao Webber	280,000 177,000	177,000
Bengt Hallner	280,000 113,500	113,500
Lars Tungel	270,000 139,500	139,500

08-26-2025 14:59 UTC+2

Mulder Forces Senoussi to Fold the River

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

On a completed board of 10♦7♠3♣3♥5♦, and with around 45,000 in the middle, Ibrahim Senoussi checked from early position and faced a bet of 30,000 by Teun Mulder, who was seated in the hijack.

Senoussi and Mulder were both indulging themselves in massages across the table from one another for the duration of this hand, and after thinking it over for a while, Senoussi tossed his cards away, forfeiting the pot to Mulder.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ibrahim Senoussi	85,000 20,000	20,000
Teun Mulder	80,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Ibrahim Senoussi Teun Mulder

08-26-2025 14:59 UTC+2

Ferrari Laps Pommier

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Connor Richards

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Manuel Ferrari opened to 3,000 on the button and Christophe Pommier three-bet jammed a stack of around 30,000 from the big blind. Ferrari called with a bigger stack.

Christophe Pommier: A♦6♣ All in
Manuel Ferrari: 6♦6♥

Pommier couldn't pull ahead as the board ran out K♣4♦8♣6♠5♦ to improve his opponent to a set. At the same table, 2023 EPT Barcelona Main Event champion Simon Wiciak sits with a stack of 150,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Wiciak	150,000 65,000	65,000

Manuel Ferrari	120,000 7,500	7,500
Christophe Pommier	Busted

Tags: Christophe Pommier Simon Wiciak Manuel Ferrari

08-26-2025 14:57 UTC+2

Zereg's Cowboys Hold in Huge Pot Against Gunness

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Kai Cocklin

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

A huge all-in pot worth over 300,000 was about to have its board ran between Paul Gunness and Youssef Zereg, with the latter being at risk for his stack of 151,500.

Youssef Zereg: K♦K♣ All in
Paul Gunness: A♠K♠

Zereg had the goods with pocket kings, but they are always vulnerable when a player holds an ace. However, Zereg didn't need to worry as no ace appeared on the J♥9♦7♦8♦8♠ runout, which sent his stack soaring.

Gunness would have been among the chip leaders if his big slick got there, but he still sits with a healthy stack of around 100,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Youssef Zereg	310,000 199,000	199,000
Paul Gunness	100,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Paul Gunness Youssef Zereg

08-26-2025 14:49 UTC+2

Dupré Runs Into a Full House

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Maxime Taldir

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Julien "Jbzz" Dupré opened to 4,000 from early position and was only called by John Woods in the cutoff.

The dealer fanned a flop of 4♠8♣7♥ and Jbzz check then called a bet of 2,500 by Woods.

On the Q♣ turn, Dupré led out for 5,000 but Woods raised to 21,000. Dupré called.

The French streamer checked the 8♠ river and saw Woods bet 47,000. Dupré put a blue chip in front of him to call but lost to Woods full house with 7♣7♠ to be back at the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Woods	225,000 77,000	77,000
Julien Dupre	34,000 78,000	78,000

Tags: John Woods Julien Dupre

08-26-2025 14:41 UTC+2

Another Round of Exits

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Connor Rash	Busted
Alexandre Fournier	Busted
David Perez	Busted
Yuan Li	Busted
Jose Rodriguez Zurita	Busted
Iulian Blebea	Busted
Fernando Rodriguez	Busted
Christopher Frank	Busted
Florens Feenstra	Busted
Brian Battistone	Busted
Soufiane Sadji	Busted
James Carroll	Busted
Ruben Ventoso	Busted
Daniel Marx	Busted
Ben Zech	Busted
Masato Ohara	Busted
Ilija Savevski	Busted

Ilya Anatski	Busted
Rafael Moraes	Busted

Rayane Mokhtar	Busted
Timothy Chung	Busted
Andras Nemeth	Busted
Laurie Tournier	Busted

Boris Kolev	Busted
Alejandro Lococo	Busted

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08-26-2025 14:39 UTC+2

Prize Pool and Payouts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The 2025 EPT Barcelona Main Event has officially locked in a massive €9,918,250 prize pool after drawing 2,045 entries, making it the third-largest EPT Main Event in history. A total of 1,490 unique players took part, with 555 reentries helping to push the numbers past last year’s 1,975 total.

This is the 20th edition of the EPT Barcelona Main Event, cementing its reputation as the crown jewel of the tour. The top prize stands at €1,436,000, while a min-cash is worth €8,550. In total, 303 players will make the money.

Barcelona once again proved to be the most popular stop on the EPT, with players from 82 countries represented in the field. France led the way with 191 players, followed by Italy (135), Spain (129), the UK (92), and the United States (90).

With this year’s numbers, the EPT Barcelona Main Event has now produced more than €128 million in prize money across its 20-year history, continuing its legacy as one of poker’s most iconic tournaments.

Place	Prize	Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	€1,436,000	10-11	€102,150	40-55	€26,300
2	€898,350	12-13	€85,100	56-71	€22,800
3	€641,200	14-15	€70,900	72-95	€19,850
4	€493,250	16-17	€61,000	96-119	€17,250
5	€379,350	18-20	€53,050	120-143	€15,000
6	€291,800	21-23	€46,100	144-183	€13,000
7	€224,450	24-27	€40,050	184-223	€11,300
8	€172,700	28-31	€34,800	224-287	€9,800
9	€132,800	32-39	€30,150	288-303	€8,550

08-26-2025 14:36 UTC+2

Perego Falls to Runarsson

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Connor Richards

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Michele Perego was all in against the bigger-stacked Runar Runarsson on a flop of 6♠10♦3♦.

Michele Perego: 10♥9♣ All in
Runar Runarsson: K♠J♠

Perego was ahead with top pair but couldn't stay that way as the board finished out K♦Q♦ to mark his elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Runar Runarsson	240,000 95,000	95,000
Michele Perego	Busted

Tags: Runar Runarsson Michele Perego

08-26-2025 14:30 UTC+2

Ionita Has Kicker Problems

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Filho Duarte Ferreira raised from the cutoff and only Stefan-Sebastian Ionita called from the big blind.

Ionita checked after seeing the 7♥J♠3♠ flop, and Ferreira laid out a bet of 4,000. Ionita opted to check-raise to 11,000, which Ferreira called.

When the 8♦ fell on the turn, Ionita jammed, covering Ferreira. Ferreira looked at his cards one last time, then stuck his final 25,000 across the line to call.

Filho Duarte Ferreira: Q♥J♣ All in
Stefan-Sebastian Ionita: J♥9♣

Both players had a pair of jacks, but Ferreira's kicker was in play and he just needed to dodge a nine or eight on the river to double.

The 5♦ completed the board and Ferreira doubled up through Ionita.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan-Sebastian Ionita	100,000 114,000	114,000
Filho Duarte Ferreira	82,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Filho Duarte Ferreira Stefan-Sebastian Ionita

08-26-2025 14:27 UTC+2

Pichierri Doubles Through Anastasakis

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Maxime Taldir

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Dimitrios Anastasakis raised to 4,000 from under the gun. Antoine Camors in the hijack and Frederic Delval on the button called, but Alessandro Pichierri in the big blind moved all-in for 19,000. Dimitrios Anastasakis jammed for 25,500, and managed to make Camors and Delval fold.

Alessandro Pichierri: A♥Q♥ All in
Dimitrios Anastasakis: Q♠J♣

Pichierri kept the lead all the way through a board of 7♠8♥7♦2♦10♥ and doubled up.