2025 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
2025 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
€1,217,175
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€9,918,250
Total Entries
2,045
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
313
Players Left
103
Players Left 1 / 2,045
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Ganivet's Kings Crushed on Bubble

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Alejandro Ganivet
Alejandro Ganivet

Alejandro Ganivet opened in middle position and got three callers, including Albert Grane in the big blind.

Action checked to Ganivet on the flop of 266 and he continued for 8,000. Grane check-raised to 30,000 and Ganivet called. Grane then bet 20,000 on the 2 turn and Ganivet again called.

The 9 river completed the board and Grane moved all in, putting Ganivet to the test for his remaining 40,000. Ganivet called and waited as hands at other tables played out.

The cards were eventually turned over and Grane showed J6 for a full house to crush the KK of Ganivet, who was one of three players to fall on the money bubble.

"I would've called if I were you," table mate Brock Wilson had said before the cards were revealed.

Player Chips Progress
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Albert Grane
350,000
23,000
23,000
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Alejandro Ganivet
Busted

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Van Rooij First to Be Eliminated on the Bubble

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Merijn van Rooij
Merijn van Rooij

Four all-in and call situations occurred at the same time.

First, Damien Gayer opened from under the gun and Paul Tait defended from the big blind. Gayer bet a single blind on a flop of 9J9 and was called, then raised all-in on the 4 turn. Tait called off his last 30,000.

Paul Tait: JJ All in
Damien Gayer: AQ

It was an easy win for Tait who flopped a full house. The K completed the board and he doubled up.

At another table, Merijn van Rooij in the big blind was at risk for 75,000 against Jon Sataoen in the cutoff.

Merijn van Rooij: AJ All in
Jon Sataoen: 88

Van Rooij didn't win the flip on 105K24 and was eliminated on the bubble.

Merijn van Rooij
Merijn van Rooij
Paul Tait - Damien Gayer
Paul Tait - Damien Gayer
Player Chips Progress
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Damien Gayer
470,000
41,000
41,000
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Jon Sataoen
280,000
61,000
61,000
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Paul Tait
61,000
4,000
4,000
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Merijn van Rooij
Busted

Tags: Damien GayerJon SataoenMerijn van RooijPaul TaitVan Rooij First

Hansen Smacks the Flop to Double Off Munoz

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Sindre Hansen
Sindre Hansen

On the first hand of hand-for-hand play, Sindre Hansen was in the big blind and moved all in for 49,000 on a flop of 1084. Ramon Munoz put him at risk in early position.

Sindre Hansen: 1010 All in
Ramon Munoz: JJ

Munoz had an overpair, but Hansen had flopped top set to take the lead. The rest of the board ran out 5A and Hansen doubled up.

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Ramon Munoz
370,000
144,000
144,000
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Sindre Hansen
120,000
49,000
49,000

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Iakuba Stays Alive

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Anton Iakuba
Anton Iakuba

Anton Iakuba was all in for crumbs in the small blind against the bigger-stacked Juan Ocampo on the button.

Anton Iakuba: AK All in
Juan Ocampo: A9

Iakuba had the better kicker and held up for a double on the soft bubble as the board ran out a safe JJ547.

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Juan Ocampo
90,000
81,000
81,000
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Anton Iakuba
35,000
5,000
5,000

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Gotuzzo Hits Quads to Crack Adeniya's Aces

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

On a board of 87377 with roughly 50,000 in the pot, Martins Adeniya under the gun was all-in for 106,000 and faced Hugo Gotuzzo in the cutoff.

Martins Adeniya: AA All in
Hugo Gotuzzo: 76

Adeniya left the table before the cards went on their backs. His aces were cracked by quads and he was eliminated.

After this elimination, the tournament director Toby Stone announced that the tournament was now on the actual stone bubble as one elimination is now needed to reach the money.

Player Chips Progress
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Martins Adeniya
Busted

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Queen Bich

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Oleh Plaksii opened to 9,000 from under the gun and Marco Bich three-bet jammed a stack of 33,000 in the hijack. Plaksii called with a bigger stack.

Marco Bich: AQ All in
Oleh Plaksii: 98

The flop landed 410Q to give Bich a big lead with top pair and the board finished out 610 to earn Bich a double.

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Oleh Plaksii
415,000
205,000
205,000
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Marco Bich
76,000
33,000
33,000

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Brzezinski Four-Bets on the Soft Bubble

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Fulvio Preziosi opened to 9,000 in middle position and Merijn van Rooij three-bet to 19,000 from the cutoff.

Tomasz Brzezinski then four-bet jammed a stack of 99,000 from the button. His opponents didn't want to play for stacks on the soft bubble and both folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Tomasz Brzezinski
130,000
21,000
21,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
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Fulvio Preziosi
90,000
29,000
29,000
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Merijn van Rooij
75,000
21,000
21,000

Tags: Fulvio PreziosiMerijn van RooijTomasz Brzezinski

Van Der Beek Takes it With a Check-Raise

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Grzegorz Kozieja raised to 9,000 from early position with Ladislao Dalfo calling from the hijack, and Luc van der Beek defending his big blind.

All three players checked the 8J8 flop to see the 4 appear on the turn. After two checks, Dalfo bet 11,000, and was met by a check-raise to 42,000 from Van Der Beek. Kozieja and Dalfo folded, allowing Van Der Beek to drag in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Ladislao Dalfo
320,000
119,000
119,000
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Grzegorz Kozieja
280,000
41,000
41,000
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Luc van der Beek
230,000
5,000
5,000

Trips Over Trips for Kerber

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

"All-in and call" a dealer announced with a board of AJ33Q spread in front of him and 180,000 in the pot.

Kelvin Kerber in the big blind was all-in for an extra 237,000 and was called by Alejandro Ganivet on the button who had 43 for trips.

Kerber also had trips, but with a better kicker with K3 and scooped this massive pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Kelvin Kerber
655,000
350,000
350,000
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Alejandro Ganivet
98,000
322,000
322,000