2026 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2026 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♦q♥
Prize
€1,002,488
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€8,841,550
Total Entries
1,823
Places Paid
271
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
635
Players Left
193
Players Left 1 / 1,823
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Cvetkovic Bests Kyte in Four-Bet Pot

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Andrija Cvetkovic raised to 2,500 in the hijack. Robert Heidorn called on the button, prompting big blind Jon Kyte to three-bet to 12,500.

Cvetkovic then four-bet to 22,000, folding out Heidorn. Kyte called to the 6♦5♥A♦ flop, where he check-called Cvetkovic's continuation-bet of 5,000.

The duo went on to check the 9♣ turn and 5♠ river to showdown. Kyte quickly flashed K♥Q♣, surrendering the pot to Cvetkovic's K♠K♦.

Tags: Andrija CvetkovicJon KyteRobert Heidorn

Bashlawi Triples as Oeye Busts

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Max Bashlawi
Max Bashlawi

Espen Oeye, Max Bashlawi, and Abd El Mannan Qasem had their cards on their backs, with Qasem having the chance to send two players to the rail.

Espen Oeye: K♣K♠ All in
Max Bashlawi: J♠9♠
Abd El Mannan Qasem: A♣4♥

Oeye and Bashlawi had almost identical equity, but that quickly became irrelevant when Qasem spiked an ace on the A♥8♠Q♥ flop to take a commanding lead.

Both players picked up additional outs on the J♦ turn, and it was Bashlawi who found the river he needed as the 9♣ improved him to two pair.

Oeye was eliminated, while Bashlawi scooped the pot and tripled up to over 50,000.

Tags: Espen OeyeMax BashlawiAbd El Mannan Qasem

Dwyer Cracks Karlsson's Kings in Gargantuan Pot

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Michael Dwyer
Michael Dwyer

The pot had swelled well over 50,000 when Jakob Karlsson checked the 6♦10♥3♣ flop from the hijack. Michael Dwyer then pushed all-in from the cutoff, and Karlsson called for around 80,000 after a few seconds of thought.

Jakob Karlsson: K♥K♦ All in
Michael Dwyer: J♣10♣

Karlsson's kings were in good shape against the top pair of Dwyer. The 5♦ brought no help to the Irishman, but the J♥ river brought him two pair to best Karlsson's kings and decide the huge clash in his favor.

Over at another table, 2005 EPT London champion Mark Teltscher was also spotted with a stack of around ten starting stacks.

Tags: Jakob KarlssonMichael Dwyer

Yu Finishes With the Nuts

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Lei Yu got his stack of 32,500 into the middle from the cutoff, with Simon Brandstrom trying to win them all from the small blind.

Lei Yu: A♥A♠ All in
Simon Brandstrom: 9♥9♣

Brandstrom had quite the challenge to overcome Yu's aces, and he failed to do so on the 2♠2♥5♦2♦2♣ runout.

Yu finished with the nuts, quad deuces with an ace kicker, earning him the double-up

Tags: Lei YuSimon Brandstrom

Assorted Chips

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

More Late-Night Exits

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Quads For Liviu

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Liviu Ignat
Liviu Ignat

From under the gun, Ignat Liviu checked the turn on a board of 2♠6♦Q♥Q♦, and Daniel Jackson bet around 11,500 from the next seat. Liviu check-jammed for 21,000, which Jackson quickly called.

Ignat Liviu: 6♣6♠ All in
Daniel Jackson: A♦Q♣

Liviu had a boat against Jackson's trips, leaving Jackson in need of some help on the river.

Instead, the 6♥ gave Liviu quads, securing him the double-up at Jackson's expense.

Tags: Daniel JacksonIgnat Liviu

Katchalov Gets Jam Through

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Eugene Katchalov
Eugene Katchalov

Three-way to the 10♣J♣4♥6♠ turn, Xavier James, Eugene Katchalov, and Germ Sikma had gathered 27,000 in the pot. James then checked from the small blind before Katchalov bet 18,000 from the big blind.

Sikma called in middle position, while James folded after some time in the tank.

Katchalov continued his aggression by moving all in on the 3♦ river for about 25,000. Sikma instantly mucked his cards, conceding the pot to Katchalov.

Tags: Eugene KatchalovGerm SikmaXavier James