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2026 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Chip Counts
With unlimited reentries until the start of Day 2, no one who busts out is necessarily done, but here are some early exits that may reappear.
In the 1,003rd episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by PokerStars, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Ben Ludlow are joined by longtime commentator James Hartigan at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas. Ahead of EPT Barcelona, Hartigan shares some of his favorite memories from the European Poker Tour (EPT), including his debut at Deauville, being there for both of Vicky Coren's wins, and the rise of Adrian Mateos.
Hartigan also shares his affinity for Barny Boatman, what it was like being at the 2010 armed robbery at the EPT Berlin, and much more. This is your chance to hear from one of the most respected commentators in poker history talk about legendary moments from the EPT!
Be sure to check out the audio version of the PokerNews Podcast that is available on all major podcasting platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and SoundCloud.
The PokerStars Sunday Million is heading back to the live felt.
PokerStars has announced the return of Sunday Million Live, with the iconic online tournament making just its second live appearance when it heads to Casino di Campione in Italy from October 2-12.
Featuring a €250 buy-in Main Event with a €1 million guaranteed prize pool, like the original format, the tournament will use a hybrid setup, allowing players to qualify through both online and live Day 1 flights before converging on the shores of the Lago di Lugano for the business end of proceedings.
It marks the first time Sunday Million Live has been held since its inaugural outing in 2017 and forms part of ongoing celebrations at PokerStars, with the operator celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2026.
Tournament players in the US competing at PokerStars Exclusively on FanDuel have a little more incentive to show up regularly for the Nightly Stars events. A new weekly leaderboard will award $2,500 per week in tournament tickets to the week's top performers in Nightly Stars events.
The leaderboard will see the top performer of the week earning $500 worth of tournament tickets. Prizes go all the way down to the 74th top performer, who will earn a $10 2nd Chance All In Shootout ticket.
Players can earn leaderboard points by cashing in any Nightly Stars tournament, with every dollar earned being worth one leaderboard point. The Nightly Stars tournament runs every Monday-Saturday at 6:40 p.m. local time.
More than 87% of the time, anyone who enters a $5 buy-in Spin & Go tournament online at PokerStars will be playing for a prize pool of either double or three times their buy-in. However, a recent $5 Spin & Go was special because the 240,000x jackpot multiplier was triggered, meaning the trio of entrants was playing for a gargantuan $1.2 million prize pool. The chances of that happening? 0.10 in a million!
PokerStars Spin & Go tournaments are a winner-takes-all when the prize pool multiplier is between 2x and 5x. The top two finishers win a slice of the pie when a 10x is hit, with anything 25x or larger paying out all three entrants.
When "KuCoH" of Belarus, Brazil's "malakaio300," and Denmark's "dillerfar19" bought into a $5 Spin & Go, the prize pool selector stopped on the ultra-rare 240,000x!
PokerNews will not be providing live coverage of this PokerStars EPT event. However, we will keep readers up to date with key event information, including chip counts, entries, and prize pool figures.
Complete results will be available at the end of each day.
€3,250 EPT Mystery Bounty
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