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

08-29-2025 14:15 UTC+2

Michas Flips Mangroe to the Rail

David Salituro

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Alexandros Michas raised to 100,000 on the button, Firoz Mangroe moved all in for 500,000, and Michas called even before Mangroe had finished moving his chips in the middle.

Firoz Mangroe: 9♥9♣ All in
Alexandros Michas: A♦Q♣

Michas took the lead on the A♠8♦2♠ flop with a pair of aces, while the turn was the J♥. The A♥ river improved Michas to trips, and Mangroe was sent to the rail just short of matching his 22nd-place finish from last year.

With 24 players remaining, the clock has been paused while a table is randomly selected to break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandros Michas	2,400,000 400,000	400,000
Firoz Mangroe	Busted

Tags: Alexandros Michas Firoz Mangroe

08-29-2025 14:11 UTC+2

Morelli is No More

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Connor Richards

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Thales Morelli open-jammed a stack of around 250,000 in the small blind and Alexandros Michas quickly called in the big blind.

Thales Morelli: J♥9♠ All in
Alexandros Michas: K♠Q♠

The flop of 8♠K♥3♣ all but secured things for Michas and the runout of 2♦7♠ confirmed Morelli's elimination in 26th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandros Michas	2,000,000 340,000	340,000
Thales Morelli	Busted

Tags: Alexandros Michas Thales Morelli

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

08-29-2025 13:56 UTC+2

Chip Counts at Break

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Yohan Rascar	6,110,000 910,000	910,000

Julian Pineda Lozano	4,990,000
Anton Suarez	4,705,000 405,000	405,000

Sergio Carro Marin	4,280,000
Umberto Zaffagnini	3,780,000 80,000	80,000
Sebastian Ionita	3,315,000 85,000	85,000

Joao Webber	2,925,000 475,000	475,000
Rifat Palevic	2,845,000 55,000	55,000
Hugo Gotuzzo	2,615,000 115,000	115,000
Cesar Garcia	2,295,000 295,000	295,000
Leo Worthington-Leese	2,270,000 435,000	435,000
Jimmy Kebe	2,205,000 595,000	595,000
Tobias Leknes	1,990,000 10,000	10,000
Marc Foggin	1,915,000 25,000	25,000
Tomasz Brzezinski	1,905,000 5,000	5,000

Hiroki Karatsu	1,805,000 195,000	195,000
Alexandros Michas	1,660,000 60,000	60,000
Lauri Saaskilahti	1,520,000 180,000	180,000
Alejandro Romero	1,505,000 95,000	95,000
Youssef Zereg	1,370,000 110,000	110,000
Kevin Houghton	1,260,000 200,000	200,000
Martin Nielsen	1,155,000 5,000	5,000

Matthew McEwan	975,000 85,000	85,000
Thomas Eychenne	960,000 60,000	60,000

Firoz Mangroe	560,000 140,000	140,000

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08-29-2025 13:53 UTC+2

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

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Elijah Farrow

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 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.

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08-29-2025 13:41 UTC+2

First Break

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The remaining 26 players are going on the first 20-minute break of the day.

Level 22 Highlights

08-29-2025 13:40 UTC+2

Lozano Doubles With Cowboys vs Marin's Jacks

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Tim Baker

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Julian Pineda Lozano raised to 80,000 from the cutoff before Sergio Carro Marin three-bet to 260,000 from the button. When it got back to Lozano, he chose to four-bet to 650,000, which Marin just called.

A flop of 6♦7♠7♥ came down and Lozano led out for 450,000. Marin continued in the form of a call.

The 3♦ rolled off on the turn and Lozano shoved for 1,345,000. Marin went deep into thought for quite some time, using up a few of his time bank cards. In the end, Marin called and the players showed their cards.

Julian Pineda Lozano: K♠K♦ All in
Sergio Carro Marin: J♥J♦

Lozano had pocket kings against the two jacks of Marin, and only a two-outer on the river would send Lozano to the rail.

A clean 10♣ peeled off on the river, and Lozano earned the massive double-up at the expense of Marin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julian Pineda Lozano	4,990,000 2,640,000	2,640,000
Sergio Carro Marin	4,280,000 2,530,000	2,530,000

Tags: Julian Pineda Lozano Sergio Carro Marin

08-29-2025 13:37 UTC+2

Big Slick Helps Brzezinski Chip Up Slightly

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Tim Baker

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Tomasz Brzezinski made it 80,000 from early position and only Marc Foggin called from the big blind.

On the 10♣2♠Q♦ flop, Foggin started with a check, and Brzezinski tossed out 60,000. Foggin called.

A 9♥ hit the turn and both players checked to see the K♣ roll off on the river. Foggin bet the minimum of 40,000, and Brzezinski called. Foggin showed 10♦5♦ for a pair of tens, and lost the pot to Brzezinski's A♥K♦ for a pair of kings on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Foggin	1,940,000 220,000	220,000
Tomasz Brzezinski	1,910,000 480,000	480,000

Tags: Marc Foggin Tomasz Brzezinski

08-29-2025 13:33 UTC+2

Zaffagnini Rivers the Nuts Against Ionita

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of K♣6♠9♠, Umberto Zaffagnini bet 60,000 from the cutoff and Sebastian Ionita called in the big blind.

Both players checked the 2♣ turn. Ionita then led out for 80,000 on the 4♣ river, and Zaffagnini used a time bank before raising to 385,000. Ionita called.

Zaffagnini showed A♣7♣ for the nut flush, and Ionita mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Umberto Zaffagnini	3,700,000 775,000	775,000
Sebastian Ionita	3,400,000 270,000	270,000

Tags: Sebastian Ionita Umberto Zaffagnini

08-29-2025 13:32 UTC+2

Leknes Gets Four-Bet; Webber Calls Him Down

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Rifat Palevic raised to 80,000 in middle position before Tobias Leknes three-bet to 320,000 in the small blind. Palevic then four-bet to 880,000, and Leknes folded.

The next hand, Leknes raised to 100,000 on the button and Joao Webber called in the big blind.

Leknes continued for 110,000 on the 9♥J♠3♦ flop and Webber called. Leknes bet another 420,000 on the K♦ turn, and Webber again called.

Both players checked the 9♠ river, and Webber showed 7♣7♠. Leknes couldn't beat it and tossed his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Webber	3,400,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Rifat Palevic	2,900,000 200,000	200,000
Tobias Leknes	2,000,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Tags: Tobias Leknes Rifat Palevic Joao Webber