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€10,300 EPT High Roller
Day 3 Completed
The final trophy of the 2026 PokerStars EPT Barcelona series goes to Fabiano Kovalski, who takes the title in the €10,300 EPT High Roller after reaching a heads-up deal to earn €727,280.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabiano Kovalski | Brazil | €727,280* |
| 2 | Igor Picone | Belgium | €595,920* |
| 3 | Gediminas Uselis | Lithuania | €363,400 |
| 4 | Tommi Lankinen | Finland | €279,400 |
| 5 | Kalle Parkkinen | Finland | €215,000 |
| 6 | Alexandre Reard | France | €165,400 |
| 7 | Paolo Boi | Italy | €127,200 |
| 8 | Leo Worthington-Leese | United Kingdom | €104,300 |
| 9 | Fehim Hajdari | Denmark | €86,900 |
*Denotes heads-up deal
After reaching a heads-up deal, Igor Picone settled for the runner-up position and the second-place prize of €595,920.
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Gediminas Uselis took third place and €363,400.
For his entire poker career, Thomas Eychenne would lie awake at night and imagine himself on a big stage, surrounded by bright lights and the blinding flash of cameras, as he hoisted a major trophy in the air. There were many opportunities for him to achieve that dream, but he always came up just a bit short. Still, he never gave up hope that it would happen one day.
Those hopes were realized last summer, as the 35-year-old Frenchman defeated Sebastian Ionita heads-up to win the 2025 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona Main Event title and €1,217,175. With it came his biggest career score after conquering the massive 2,045-player field, but also, just as importantly, his first-ever live tournament win.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Eychenne | France | €1,217,175* |
| 2 | Sebastian Ionita | Romania | €1,117,175* |
| 3 | Umberto Zaffagnini | Italy | €641,200 |
| 4 | Tomasz Brzezinski | Poland | €493,250 |
| 5 | Julian Pineda Lozano | Colombia | €379,350 |
| 6 | Anton Suarez | Sweden | €291,800 |
| 7 | Marc Foggin | United Kingdom | €224,450 |
| 8 | Cesar Garcia | Spain | €172,700 |
*Denotes heads-up deal
Tommi Lankinen finished in fourth place, earning €279,400.
In the big rush out the door after dinner, Kalle Parkkinen finished fifth for €215,000.
Alexandre Reard reported to the rail in sixth place, earning €165,400.
Paolo Boi didn't last long after dinner. He'll collect €127,200 for his seventh-place consolation prize.
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