2026 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 2
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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 2
Entries
674
Players Left
205
Players Left 1 / 1,823
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Liebrechts Gains a Little, Bjoerloew Eliminated

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Dominique Liebrechts moved all-in for 29,000 from under the gun, and, although nobody called, Helge Bjoerloew was already forced all-in from the small blind, taking the two to a showdown.

Helge Bjoerloew: 8♠4♥ All in
Dominique Liebrechts: 9♥9♣

Bjoerloew improved to two pair on the 8♣4♦9♦ flop, but was still left drawing close to dead, as Liebrechts had flopped top set.

The 3♠ turn confirmed Bjoerloew's fate, and he headed out as the dealer completed the board with the K♣.

Tags: Dominique LiebrechtsHelge Bjoerloew

Cooler Eliminates Recchimurzo

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Vito Recchimurzo
Vito Recchimurzo

Cesar Veroez raised to 4,000 from early position and David Djian called from the next seat. Vito Recchimurzo squeezed to 15,000 from the hijack, and Veroez four-bet to 40,000 when the action got back to him. Djian folded, but Recchimurzo five-bet jammed for about 70,000. Veroez stuck in the call.

Vito Recchimurzo: Q♣Q♥ All in
Cesar Veroez: K♣K♦

Both held premium pocket pairs, although it was Recchimurzo who needed to find another lady, or he would be forced to leave the tournament area.

He found no assistance on the 4♣J♥10♣7♦9♦ board, and Veroez's cowboys held up to send Recchimurzo to the exit.

Tags: Cesar VeroezDavid DjianVito Recchimurzo

Carneiro Runs Into Cowboys

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Joao Carneiro raised to 4,000 in middle position before calling when Ayvar Akhmedov three-bet to 9,500 from the small blind.

Akhmedov continued for 8,500 on a J♠5♣8♦ flop, which Carneiro called. Akhmedov then checked on the 8♠ turn, prompting Carneiro to take over the betting lead, putting 10,000 into the middle. Akhmedov moved all-in, asking Carneiro to put his stack of roughly 44,500 at risk, and Carneiro obliged, making the call.

Joao Carneiro: A♥J♣ All in
Ayvar Akhmedov: K♠K♣

There was no help waiting for Carneiro on the river, as the 5♦ completed the board, sending him to the rail.

Tags: Ayvar AkhmedovJoao Carneiro

Pinow's Higher Two Pair Eliminates Omarov

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Jeferson Pinow raised from the cutoff and Dzhavanshyr Omarov defended from the big blind.

Omarov check-called bets from Pinow on the Q♠2♦8♥ flop and 4♥ turn. The first was for 7,000 and the second 13,000.

Omarov elected to lead all in for 13,000 when he saw the A♠ river, and Pinow quickly called.

Omarov turned over A♥2♥ for two pair, but was beaten by Pinow's A♣Q♣ for a higher two pair, sending Omarov to the rail.

Tags: Dzhavanshyr OmarovJeferson Pinow

Andrews Among Latest Departures

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Cherish Andrews
Cherish Andrews

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Stone With Counterfeit Ducks

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Jacob Stone got his short stack of 16,000 in from the small blind against Xiaolei Zhang under the gun.

Jacob Stone: 2♥2♣ All in
Xiaolei Zhang: A♥Q♥

Stone's pocket pair remained ahead on the 10♦3♣10♠ flop and 7♦ turn, but Zhang rivered the better hand on the 3♦ to secure the pot.

Tags: Jacob StoneXiaolei Zhang

Defending Champion Departs

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Thomas Eychenne
Thomas Eychenne

Coming back from the break, Thomas Eychenne got his stack of 25,500 into the middle, with Hans Bakkelund trying to deny the defending champion a shot at going back-to-back.

Thomas Eychenne: 6♥6♦ All in
Hans Bakkelund: Q♥10♥

Eychenne had a pair against Bakkelund's two overcards, with Bakkelund picking up even more outs with a straight and flush draw on the 7♥K♣J♥ flop.

Bakkelund received instant service on the A♣ turn, improving to Broadway and leaving Eychenne drawing dead.

The 4♣ river was irrelevant, sending the defending champion to the rail.

Thomas Eychenne
Thomas Eychenne

Tags: Hans BakkelundThomas Eychenne

EPT Champion Bendik Among Final Level 11 Eliminations

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Jan Bendik
Jan Bendik

Ji Loses Final Chips to Oikonomidis

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Ioannis Oikonomidis raised to 3,000 in middle position. It folded to Min Ji in the cutoff, who three-bet all in for 30,000. Oikonomidis swiftly called when the action folded back to him.

Min Ji: J♠J♣ All in
Ioannis Oikonomidis: K♠K♦

Both players made a flush on the 7♣3♠2♠4♠Q♠ runout, but Oikonomidis' hand remained best, sending Ji to the exit.

Tags: Ioannis OikonomidisMin Ji

Rakaczki Runs into Boski's Bullets

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Andrey Andreev raised to 3,000 under the gun and Peter Rakaczki jammed from middle position for 23,000. Aleksander Da Silva Boski called from the big blind, which forced Andreev to fold.

Peter Rakaczki: K♦J♦ All in
Aleksander Da Silva Boski: A♥A♦

Rakaczki was not in good shape against Boski's aces, but the K♥9♣4♣ flop gave him some hope with top pair.

The 7♥ turn meant only a king or jack on the river would save Rakaczki.

It wasn't to be as the 8♦ completed the board, sending Rakaczki to the rail.

Tags: Andrey AndreevPeter Rakaczki

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