€5,300 Main Event Day 3 | 2025 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-27-2025 16:53 UTC+2

Margereson to the Rail

Maxime Taldir

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Scott Margereson in the hijack raised to 36,000, with only 13,000 behind. Filho Duarte Ferreira in the big blind raised all-in and Margereson made the call.

Scott Margereson: 7♦7♠ All in
Filho Duarte Ferreira: K♣Q♥

Duarte Ferreira flopped top pair on 4♠8♥K♦, but Margereson found a straight draw with the 6♠ turn. However the A♦ river didn't help him and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Filho Duarte Ferreira	215,000 119,000	119,000
Scott Margereson	Busted

Tags: Filho Duarte Ferreira Scott Margereson

08-27-2025 16:53 UTC+2

Big Double for Grane with Aces

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Connor Richards

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Albert Grane was all in for 423,000 on the button against the bigger-stacked Sergio Carro Marin in the big blind.

Albert Grane: A♠A♥ All in
Sergio Carro Marin: J♥J♠

Grane had the goods and held for a sizable double as the board ran out K♥8♣K♦8♥5♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Albert Grane	860,000 546,000	546,000
Sergio Carro Marin	180,000 420,000	420,000

Tags: Albert Grane Sergio Carro Marin

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

08-27-2025 16:45 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Nielsen	1,135,000 65,000	65,000

Luka Bojovic	1,103,000 703,000	703,000
Tobias Leknes	1,038,000 713,000	713,000
Oleh Plaksii	891,000 386,000	386,000
Lauri Saaskilahti	870,000 80,000	80,000
Rifat Palevic	825,000 534,000	534,000
Julien Sitbon	819,000 373,000	373,000
Georgios Karakousis	805,000 495,000	495,000
Evgenii Sboev	800,000 460,000	460,000
Kelvin Kerber	797,000 33,000	33,000
Ramon Colillas	721,000 4,000	4,000
Turbo Nguyen	702,000 352,000	352,000
Juan Carlos Vecino	660,000
Yuri Gama	625,000 235,000	235,000
Matin Talebi	615,000 15,000	15,000
Arthur Navellou	609,000 327,000	327,000
Nicolas Tytgat	607,000 223,000	223,000
Sergio Carro Marin	600,000 40,000	40,000
Lars Tungel	576,000 174,000	174,000
Spencer Champlin	560,000 60,000	60,000
Ramon Munoz	549,000 284,000	284,000
Leo Worthington-Leese	520,000 223,000	223,000
Javier Tazon	495,000 118,000	118,000
Thomas Eychenne	493,000 67,000	67,000

Olivier Fazio	480,000 61,000	61,000

Life Outside Poker: Sam Abernathy's Journey from Poker Stardom to Motherhood

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Connor Richards

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 34th episode, Connor talks with WSOP free-to-play app ambassador Sam Abernathy about growing up in Georgia, studying design, the similarities between gymnastics and poker, finishing third in the 2016 Aussie Millions Main Event, and a notorious slow roll she suffered in that event.

Abernathy also talks about first getting into poker through the WSOP Play app before becoming an ambassador years later, motherhood and being married to fellow poker player Lautaro Guerra, who finished 15th in this year's WSOP Main Event for $450,000.

Learn More About Life Outside Poker!

Tags: Connor Richards Lautaro Guerra Sam Abernathy

08-27-2025 16:26 UTC+2

Plenty of Off-The-Felt Action at EPT Barcelona

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Elijah Farrow

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

EPT Barcelona has long been a player favorite on the European Poker Tour, and it’s not just because of the poker.

Each year, the off-the-felt activity schedule delivers one of the best experiences on the calendar, and 2025 is no different.

PokerStars has once again loaded the itinerary with ways to unwind, connect with other players, and soak in the Barcelona sunshine. From chilled catamaran cruises to sweaty padel tournaments, from comedy nights to wine tasting, there’s something for everyone.

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08-27-2025 16:20 UTC+2

Another Break

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Connor Richards

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Players have been sent on another 20-minute break with the clocks showing 185 players remaining.

Level 16 Highlights

08-27-2025 16:19 UTC+2

Saarnio's Main Event is Over

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Artus Gimenez raised to 10,000 under the gun and only Kai Saarnio defended from the big blind.

Saarnio started with a check on the 3♥5♣10♠ flop, and Gimenez bet 15,000. Saarnio checked his cards one last time, then check-jammed for about 45,000. Gimenez got an exact count from the dealer then called with the covering stack.

Kai Saarnio: Q♠5♠ All in
Artus Gimenez: 8♣7♣

Saarnio was ahead with his pair of fives until the 8♥ turn improved Gimenez to a pair of eights. The A♦ completed the board and all of Saarnio's stack was absorbed into Gimenez.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artus Gimenez	600,000 325,000	325,000
Kai Saarnio	Busted

Tags: Kai Saarnio Artus Gimenez

08-27-2025 16:18 UTC+2

Escote Triples

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Connor Richards

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Oscar Alache opened to 12,000 in middle position and Sergi Escote three-bet jammed a stack of around 60,000 from middle position. El Mostafa Bel Khayate then four-bet to around 170,000 in the big blind and Alache used several time banks before calling with slightly less.

Sergi Escote: A♣Q♣ All in
Oscar Alache: A♠K♠ All in
El Mostafa Bel Khayate: A♦7♦

"Seven is good! Seven is good!" Khayate kept cheering, but it was a queen that landed on the flop of J♣3♠Q♠ as the board finished out 9♣Q♦ to earn Escote a triple as a decent side pot went Alache's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
El Mostafa Bel Khayate	560,000 245,000	245,000
Oscar Alache	220,000 168,000	168,000
Sergi Escote	190,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: El Mostafa Bel Khayate Oscar Alache Sergi Escote

08-27-2025 16:18 UTC+2

Sataoen Doubles with Aces

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Maxime Taldir

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jon Sataoen opened to 11,000 from early position. Mohamed Aissani in the big blind raised all-in and Sataoen called, being the player at risk for 102,000.

Jon Sataoen: A♥A♣ All in
Mohamed Aissani: 10♥10♣

Sataoen kept the lead all the way through a board of 3♥7♦4♣2♦8♣ and doubled up.