2026 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Day: 1a
1a1b
Event Info
2026 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€7,076,150
Total Entries
1,490
Players Left
923
Average Chip Stack
48,429
Total Chips
44,700,000
Level Info
Level
4
Blinds
200 / 400
Ante
400
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
635
Players Left
193
Players Left 923 / 1,490
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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 65A 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 KQ, surrendering the pot to Cvetkovic's KK.

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: KK All in
Max Bashlawi: J9
Abd El Mannan Qasem: A4

Oeye and Bashlawi had almost identical equity, but that quickly became irrelevant when Qasem spiked an ace on the A8Q 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 6103 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: KK All in
Michael Dwyer: J10

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 anoher 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: AA All in
Simon Brandstrom: 99

Brandstrom had quite the challenge to overcome Yu's aces, and he failed to do so on the 22522 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 26QQ, and Daniel Jackson bet around 11,500 from the next seat. Liviu check-jammed for 21,000, which Jackson quickly called.

Ignat Liviu: 66 All in
Daniel Jackson: AQ

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 10J46 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

Frankland Showers Another

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

On the 423 flop, all of Seunghyuk Jung's chips were slid across the betting line, totaling about 35,000. Mathew Frankland called, looking to send him to the rail before the final level of the night.

Seunghyuk Jung: 66 All in
Mathew Frankland: QQ

Frankland was ahead with the higher overpair, although Jung had outs to a gutshot as well as a set.

The 10 turn changed nothing, and the Q river was no help either as Frankland improved to a set, and Jung became another casualty of Frankland.

Tags: Mathew FranklandSeunghyuk Jung