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

08-29-2025 16:57 UTC+2

Zereg Three-Bets Ionita; Gotuzzo Shoves on Pineda

David Salituro

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Sebastian Ionita raised to 125,000 under the gun before Youssef Zereg three-bet to 400,000 in the hijack. Ionita used a time bank before folding.

The next hand, Julian Pineda Lozano opened to 120,000 under the gun and Hugo Gotuzzo shoved for 770,000 on the button. Pineda Lozano confirmed the amount with the dealer, but soon after threw his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Ionita	4,500,000 400,000	400,000

Julian Pineda Lozano	3,400,000 200,000	200,000
Youssef Zereg	3,100,000 315,000	315,000
Hugo Gotuzzo	1,000,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Hugo Gotuzzo Julian Pineda Lozano Sebastian Ionita Youssef Zereg

08-29-2025 16:53 UTC+2

Suarez Bets Every Street

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Tim Baker

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

From under the gun, Sergio Carro Marin raised to 125,000 with A♦4♦ and only Anton Suarez called holding 2♠2♦ from the hijack.

Marin started with a check on the J♦3♣A♠ flop, and Suarez took the betting lead by firing out 130,000. Marin called.

The 3♥ hit the turn and Marin check-called a second bet from Suarez, this time 325,000.

A 10♥ rolled of on the river and Marin checked again. Suarez put together a third and final barrel of 800,000, which was enough to get Marin to lay his hand down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Suarez	8,850,000 735,000	735,000

Sergio Carro Marin	5,690,000 580,000	580,000

Tags: Anton Suarez Sergio Carro Marin

08-29-2025 16:50 UTC+2

Saaskilahti Shoves; Ionita & Lozano Check it Down

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Kai Cocklin

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Lauri Saaskilahti shoved the cutoff and got it through, boosting his stack to over 1,100,000.

Shortly after, Sebastian Ionita opened to 125,000 from early position and Julian Pineda Lozano three-bet to 375,000 from middle position. When it got back to Ionita, he called.

Despite the preflop action, the two players checked all the way to showdown on the 7♠10♦4♥8♦8♠ runout, where Ionita showed king-high with K♣Q♣. Lozano had that beat with A♦K♠ for ace-high, which earned him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Ionita	4,900,000 445,000	445,000

Julian Pineda Lozano	3,600,000 530,000	530,000
Lauri Saaskilahti	1,160,000 175,000	175,000

Tags: Julian Pineda Lozano Lauri Saaskilahti Sebastian Ionita

Level: 27

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

08-29-2025 16:30 UTC+2

Chip Counts at Break

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David Salituro

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Suarez	8,115,000 315,000	315,000

Sergio Carro Marin	6,270,000 330,000	330,000
Tobias Leknes	5,570,000 570,000	570,000
Yohan Rascar	5,555,000 45,000	45,000

Sebastian Ionita	5,345,000 55,000	55,000

Joao Webber	5,170,000 230,000	230,000
Umberto Zaffagnini	4,530,000 70,000	70,000
Cesar Garcia	3,855,000 145,000	145,000
Julian Pineda Lozano	3,070,000 320,000	320,000
Youssef Zereg	2,785,000 485,000	485,000
Marc Foggin	2,760,000
Alexandros Michas	2,435,000 5,000	5,000
Tomasz Brzezinski	2,250,000 230,000	230,000

Thomas Eychenne	1,760,000 140,000	140,000

Lauri Saaskilahti	985,000 215,000	215,000
Hugo Gotuzzo	920,000 130,000	130,000

08-29-2025 16:23 UTC+2

WCOOP Returns This September; Boot Camp Offers $9M Warm-Up

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Elijah Farrow

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

https://twitter.com/PokerStarsBlog/status/1949837554800349587

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08-29-2025 16:17 UTC+2

Another Break

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Connor Richards

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

The remaining 16 players have been sent on another 20-minute break.

Level 25 Highlights

08-29-2025 16:16 UTC+2

Martin Nielsen Eliminated in 17th Place (€57,025); Alejandro Romero Eliminated in 18th Place (€57,025)

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David Salituro

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

Alejandro Romero raised to 100,000 under the gun before Anton Suarez three-bet to 275,000 in the cutoff. Romero then four-bet to 650,000 and Suarez called.

The flop came 5♦2♥2♣ and Romero bet 350,000. Suarez then raised to 700,000, Romero moved all in for 1,355,000, and Suarez called.

Alejandro Romero: A♣K♠ All in
Anton Suarez: J♥J♣

Suarez was ahead with his two pair, and the Q♣ turn and 9♣ river were no help to Romero who was eliminated.

At the same time at the other outer table, Sebastian Ionita had opened to 100,000 in the hijack and Martin Nielsen shoved for 840,000 in the cutoff. The table folded back to Ionita who called to put Nielsen at risk.

Martin Nielsen: A♠J♥ All in
Sebastian Ionita: 8♠8♣

"Jack of justice," Nielsen called out heading to the flop, which came 2♠10♦10♥. The 9♣ turn kept Ionita in the lead, while the river was the 5♣ to seal Nielsen's bustout.

Romero and Nielsen split 18th and 17th place, each taking €57,025.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Suarez	7,800,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Sebastian Ionita	5,400,000 400,000	400,000

Alejandro Romero	Busted
Martin Nielsen	Busted

Tags: Alejandro Romero Anton Suarez Martin Nielsen Sebastian Ionita

08-29-2025 16:16 UTC+2

Garcia Fights Back

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Connor Richards

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

Cesar Garcia opened to 100,000 in the cutoff and Sebastian Ionita three-bet to 275,000 on the button. Garcia then used a time bank before four-betting to 650,000 to bring a quick fold from Ionita.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Ionita	5,000,000 400,000	400,000

Cesar Garcia	4,000,000

Tags: Cesar Garcia Sebastian Ionita

08-29-2025 16:15 UTC+2

Foggin Survives Elimination

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Tim Baker

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

Julian Pineda Lozano raised to 100,000 from the cutoff before Marc Foggin jammed for 1,330,000 out of the small blind. Once the big blind folded, Lozano put in the call to try and bust Foggin.

Marc Foggin: A♥10♥ All in
Julian Pineda Lozano: A♦Q♦

Lozano had the better ace and Foggin looked likely to be the next casualty of the Main Event.

However, the flop of 10♠3♦K♦ gave Foggin a pair to put him in the lead, although Lozano had a lot of outs with two cards to come. The 3♠ on the turn was safe for Foggin, and the 10♦ river may have improved Lozano to a flush, but Foggin was upgraded to a boat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Foggin	2,760,000 930,000	930,000
Julian Pineda Lozano	2,750,000 2,240,000	2,240,000

Tags: Julian Pineda Lozano Marc Foggin