€5,300 Main Event Day 6 | 2025 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-30-2025 18:56 UTC+2

Suarez Back to Over Ten Million

Tim Baker

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

With A♥4♣, Anton Suarez made it 450,000 from the button and Thomas Eychenne defended his big blind holding K♥7♣.

Check-check came after the 9♣4♦J♥ flop to see the 9♥ hit the turn. Eychenne checked again, then folded after Suarez bet 600,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Eychenne	11,080,000 650,000	650,000

Anton Suarez	10,650,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Thomas Eychenne Anton Suarez

08-30-2025 18:53 UTC+2

If It Quacks Like a Duck, It's a Bluff

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Connor Richards

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Thomas Eychenne opened to 400,000 in the cutoff with J♥8♥ and Julian Pineda Lozano defended in the big blind with 2♠2♦.

Lozano checked on the flop of 10♥5♦A♦ and Eychenne continued for 300,000. Lozano called. Both players then checked on the 6♠ turn.

The 9♣ river completed the board and Lozano checked. Eychenne bet 850,000 and Lozano called with just a pair of deuces to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Eychenne	11,730,000 1,550,000	1,550,000

Julian Pineda Lozano	9,250,000 1,450,000	1,450,000

Tags: Julian Pineda Julian Pineda Lozano Thomas Eychenne

08-30-2025 18:47 UTC+2

Brzezinski and Eychenne Check it Down

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Tim Baker

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

From the cutoff, Tomasz Brzezinski min-raised to 400,000 and only Thomas Eychenne called from the button.

Brzezinski and Eychenne checked down a runout of 5♦3♣5♥8♠10♠ for Brzezinski to turn over 10♥9♠ for a pair of tens on the river. Eychenne mucked A♦9♦, and Brzezinski added to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Eychenne	13,280,000 400,000	400,000

Tomasz Brzezinski	7,720,000 790,000	790,000

Tags: Thomas Eychenne Tomasz Brzezinski

08-30-2025 18:43 UTC+2

Eychenne Catches Up to Ionita With Big River Bet

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David Salituro

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

In a limped pot between the blinds, Thomas Eychenne and Sebastian Ionita checked to the turn on a board of 8♥5♣2♦5♦. Ionita then bet 200,000, Eychenne raised to 1,400,000, and Ionita called.

The river was the 7♥ and Eychenne slid forward two towers of red 100,000 chips for a bet of 4,000,000. Ionita went deep into the tank, taking over a minute before folding A♣4♠ as Eychenne took the pot without showdown, holding K♣5♠ (trip fives).

With that pot, Eychenne moved past Ionita into the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Eychenne	13,680,000 1,800,000	1,800,000

Sebastian Ionita	13,430,000 1,800,000	1,800,000

Tags: Sebastian Ionita Thomas Eychenne

08-30-2025 18:38 UTC+2

Eychenne Takes from Suarez

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Tim Baker

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Anton Suarez raised 9♥9♦ to 500,000 from the button, and Thomas Eychenne three-bet out of the big blind to 2,000,000 holding A♣3♠. Suarez continued in the form of a call.

Both players checked the 10♣A♦5♦ flop for the K♣ to appear on the turn. After another two checks, the 8♠ peeled off on the river, and Eychenne bet 3,000,000. Suarez folded, and Eychenne won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Eychenne	11,880,000 2,105,000	2,105,000

Anton Suarez	10,400,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Tags: Anton Suarez Thomas Eychenne

08-30-2025 18:33 UTC+2

Eights for Zaffagnini

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Connor Richards

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Sebastian Ionita opened to 400,000 in early position with A♣Q♣ and Umberto Zaffagnini called in the cutoff with 8♠8♥ as Tomasz Brzezinski came along in the big blind with 6♠6♥.

Brzezinski checked on the flop of 2♣5♥K♦ and Ionita continued for 450,000. Zaffagnini called and Brzezinski folded. Both players then checked on the 9♥ turn.

The 3♥ river also checked through and Zaffagnini showed his eights to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Ionita	15,230,000 850,000	850,000

Umberto Zaffagnini	9,430,000 1,055,000	1,055,000
Tomasz Brzezinski	6,930,000 595,000	595,000

Tags: Sebastian Ionita Tomasz Brzezinski Umberto Zaffagnini

08-30-2025 18:29 UTC+2

Ionita Folds Out Lozano

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Connor Richards

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Sebastian Ionita opened to 400,000 on the button with K♠Q♦ and Julian Pineda Lozano called in the big blind with A♥7♠.

Lonzano checked on the flop of 4♦K♦5♣ and Ionita continued for 350,000. Lonzano laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Ionita	16,080,000 1,105,000	1,105,000

Julian Pineda Lozano	7,800,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Julian Pineda Julian Pineda Lozano Sebastian Ionita

08-30-2025 18:20 UTC+2

Back From Break

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David Salituro

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Play has resumed with 23 hands left to play in Level 32 with blinds of 100,000/200,000 and a 200,000 big blind ante.

Day 6 will end at the conclusion of this level.

08-30-2025 18:10 UTC+2

Negreanu & Hellmuth Missing from National Heads-Up Poker Championship | PokerNews Podcast #911

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

In the 911th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz are joined by special guest cohost Ben Ludlow to talk about all the latest poker news, gossip, and stories from the poker world. That includes diving into the bracket of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship, which was missing several big names like Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu. They offer their thoughts on some of the more interesting matchups as well as who they think might do well.

They then take a look at the legal troubles of former NBA star Gilbert Arenas, who was recently arrested and charged with illegal gambling, ClubWPT Gold acquiring Doug Polk's Upswing Poker, and the "beloved" Poker Palace closing in Las Vegas after more than 50 years in operation.

Finally, the crew shows some photos from Kyna England's recent adventure to the Cat Con in California. Speaking of Kyna, don't forget to check out her new show, MSPT Podcast Presented By PokerNews, which she is co-hosting with Chad to talk all things Major Series of Poker: The Tour. The first episode is out now!

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08-30-2025 18:01 UTC+2

Break Time

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Tim Baker

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Players are now on a 20-minute break. There are 23 hands left to play in this level.

Here are some recent highlights from the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Ionita	14,975,000 805,000	805,000

Anton Suarez	12,300,000 100,000	100,000

Thomas Eychenne	9,775,000 95,000	95,000

Julian Pineda Lozano	8,400,000 500,000	500,000
Umberto Zaffagnini	8,375,000 105,000	105,000
Tomasz Brzezinski	7,525,000 205,000	205,000