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€5,300 Main Event
Day 5 Completed
2025 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€5,300 Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info
2025 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 5
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€9,918,250
Total Entries
2,045
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
29
Players Left
11
Players Left 1 / 2,045
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Level 29
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Day 5 of the €5,300 Main Event at the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona has ended with only 11 players still in the hunt for the title. From the field of 2,045 entries, the remaining contenders have each locked up at least €102,150 from the €9,918,250 prize pool, while the ultimate goal is the €1,436,000 first-place prize. Play will resume Saturday inside Casino Barcelona with the final table firmly in sight.
Leading the way is Anton Suarez, who bagged a commanding 15,340,000 after winning the biggest pot of the tournament late in the day. He is followed by France's Thomas Eychenne, who bagged 9,595,000 after he eliminated Joao Webber in the final hand of the night. Sebastian Ionita (6,820,000) and Tomasz Brzezinski (6,525,000) also secured spots near the top of the leaderboard.
Others advancing include Julian Pineda Lozano (4,730,000), Sergio Carro Marin (4,520,000), Umberto Zaffagnini (4,410,000), Marc Foggin (3,655,000), and Cesar Garcia (3,285,000). Flying the French flag at the bottom of the counts are Youssef Zereg (1,350,000) and Yohan Rascar (1,125,000), who will return as the short stacks with plenty of work to do on Day 6.
End of Day 5 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anton Suarez | Sweden | 15,340,000 | 153 |
| 2 | Thomas Eychenne | France | 9,595,000 | 96 |
| 3 | Sebastian Ionita | Romania | 6,820,000 | 68 |
| 4 | Tomasz Brzezinski | Poland | 6,525,000 | 65 |
| 5 | Julian Pineda Lozano | Colombia | 4,730,000 | 47 |
| 6 | Sergio Carro Marin | Spain | 4,520,000 | 45 |
| 7 | Umberto Zaffagnini | Italy | 4,410,000 | 44 |
| 8 | Marc Foggin | United Kingdom | 3,655,000 | 37 |
| 9 | Cesar Garcia | Spain | 3,285,000 | 33 |
| 10 | Youssef Zereg | France | 1,350,000 | 14 |
| 11 | Yohan Rascar | France | 1,125,000 | 11 |
Day 5 Action
There were 29 players that started the day, and it did not take long for the eliminations to begin. El Mostafa Bel Khayate, Artus Gimenez, and Juan Carlos Vecino were all eliminated in the first level.
The second level of the day was even more dramatic, with ten players hitting the rail over the 90 minutes. Alexandros Michas was responsible for two of them, sending Thales Morelli and Firoz Mangroe to the exit. Soon after, Matthew McEwan was coolered when his ace-king ran straight into the aces of Eychenne.
In perhaps the most brutal elimination of the day, Rifat Palevic three-bet preflop with aces and bet both the flop and turn, only for Rascar to shove over him with a double gutter. Palevic snap-called, but was sent to the rail when a jack on the river completed Rascar’s straight.
The bust-outs continued at pace as Kevin Houghton, Jimmy Kebe, Leo Worthington-Leese, and Hiroki Karatsu all fell in quick succession. As the level drew to a close, two outer table hands played out simultaneously, and both ended in eliminations. Alejandro Romero lost out with ace-king against the pocket jacks of Suarez, while start of Day 3 chip leader Martin Nielsen lost a flip with ace-jack against the pocket eights of Ionita. As the two went out almost simultaneously, they split the payouts for 17th and 18th places.
The field then condensed to two tables, but the action remained lively. Michas was eliminated in 16th place after losing a flip with pocket jacks against the ace-queen of Brzezinski. Soon after, Hugo Gotuzzo was in prime position with pocket queens, but Pineda Lozano cracked them with pocket sixes, turning a straight. Lauri Saaskilahti was next to go when his shove with ace-five ran into the ace-king of Foggin.
Throughout the day, players were told that play would stop once 12 remained, but just before the end, it was decided to halt at 11, an odd number. That information came immediately after the biggest hand of the tournament so far. Tobias Leknes opened with ace-four suited before Suarez three-bet with ace-king. Leknes responded by four-bet shoving for around 60 big blinds, and Suarez made the call. The Norwegian player could not find any help, and Suarez, already the chip leader at the time, pulled even further ahead with a massive stack.
Day 5 finally ended with a cooler as Suarez raised, Webber three-bet, and Eychenne four-bet from the small blind. Suarez folded, but Webber shoved with his pocket aces, and Eychenne snap-called with pocket queens. A queen on the flop gave Eychenne a set, and despite Webber picking up outs on the turn, the river improved Eychenne to a full house. With Webber covered, the Brazilian was eliminated in 12th place, leaving 11 players to bag chips for Day 6.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | €1,436,000 |
| 2 | €898,350 |
| 3 | €641,200 |
| 4 | €493,250 |
| 5 | €379,350 |
| 6 | €291,800 |
| 7 | €224,450 |
| 8 | €172,700 |
| 9 | €132,800 |
| 10-11 | €102,150 |
All 11 survivors have locked up €102,150, with the next pay jump coming at the final table. Reaching the top nine will be worth €132,800, while the payouts climb steadily toward the seven-figure score awaiting the champion. The eventual winner will walk away with €1,436,000, while the runner-up receives €898,350 and third place earns €641,200 from the €9,918,250 prize pool.
Play resumes at 12 p.m. local time on Saturday, August 30, with 67 minutes left in Level 29 (50,000/100,000/100,000). The final 11 will battle for a seat at the official final table of nine, as the race toward the €1,436,000 first-place prize continues.
Follow along with the PokerNews team for all the live updates direct from Barcelona to see who can make it into the final 6.
Level 29
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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15,340,000
140,000
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140,000 |
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9,595,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
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6,820,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
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6,525,000
450,000
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450,000 |
|
|
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4,730,000 | |
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4,520,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
4,410,000 | |
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3,655,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
3,285,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
1,350,000 | |
|
1,125,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
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Level 29
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Day 5 has ended with 11 players remaining and 67 minutes remaining in Level 29.
Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap of the day's action.
Level 29
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Anton Suarez raised to 200,000 in the hijack before Joao Webber three-bet to 600,000 on the button. Thomas Eychenne then four-bet to 1,600,000 in the small blind.
Suarez quickly folded, but Webber asked how much Eychenne had behind, eliciting only a shrug from his opponent, before he announced all in. Eychenne snap-called.
Joao Webber: A♦A♥ 
Thomas Eychenne: Q♦Q♥
Eychenne found out the bad news when Webber turned over his aces. Webber was poised to take the massive pot, but the flop brought Q♣10♥2♣ to give Eychenne top set.
Webber hung his head in disappointment as the J♣ turn gave him some hope with a straight draw, but Eychenne improved to a full house on the 2♦ river to secure the pot.
The stacks were counted down and Eychenne had Webber's 4,090,000 covered, sending the Brazilian to the rail in 12th place and bringing an end to Day 5.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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9,600,000
4,295,000
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4,295,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 29
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Umberto Zaffagnini raised to 250,000 from early position, and only Julian Pineda Lozano called from the big blind.
A flop of A♠8♠8♦ came down and Lozano checked the action over to Zaffagnini, who tossed out a min-bet of 100,000. Lozano quickly called.
The 5♣ came on the turn and Lozano check-called a bet of 230,000 by Zaffagnini.
Both players checked the 4♠ river, and Lozano's 9♦9♣ was second best to the Q♥Q♦ of Zaffagnini.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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4,730,000
580,000
|
580,000 |
|
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4,410,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
Level 29
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Anton Suarez was on the button and tossed out two 100,000-denomination chips for a raise to 200,000 and one chip danced on top of the other before landing sideways, bringing laughs from the table.
"That's a sign it's my pot," said Suarez as Joao Webber called in the big blind.
Webber checked on the flop of 9♦4♣Q♠ and Suarez bet to bring a quick fold from his opponent. It was indeed his pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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15,200,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
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|
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3,400,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Level 29
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
With K♠8♠, Cesar Garcia made it 200,000 under the gun before Sebastian Ionita three-bet A♠A♥ from the next seat to 500,000. When it folded to Marc Foggin in the small blind, he cold four-bet it up to 1,300,000, which got Garcia to fold. Ionita did some inventory of his stack, looked back at his cards, then five-bet to 2,100,000.
Foggin, who started the hand with roughly the same stack as Ionita, used one of his time banks, then opted to lay down his pocket queens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,070,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
|
|
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|
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3,780,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
|
|
3,390,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
Level 29
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Umberto Zaffagnini raised to 250,000 from under the gun, and only Sebastian Ionita called from the button.
Zaffagnini continued with a bet of 150,000 on the 9♠9♦Q♣ flop, and Ionita called to see a turn.
A 7♦ hit the turn and Zaffagnini opted to check-call a bet of 350,000 by Ionita.
The river came the 7♥ and once Zaffagnini checked, Ionita bet 700,000. Zaffagnini snap-called and was shown K♣Q♦ by Ionita for a pair of queens. Zaffagnini had that beat with the A♦Q♥ for a pair of queens with a higher kicker and the pot went over to him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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5,070,000
1,450,000
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1,450,000 |
|
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4,030,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
Level 29
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
