€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 3 | 2026 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Aug 25, 2026

Chiva and Stoliar Depart

Frank Visser

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Dohyeok Kim raised his button to 20,000. Guilherme Stoliar then moved all in for 42,000 in the small blind, and big blind Jose Quintas four-bet to 110,000. Kim called to the 6♦8♦3♠ flop, which Quintas checked to him.

Kim fired a bet of 55,000, but quickly folded when Quintas raised.

Guilherme Stoliar: 9♠9♦ All in
Jose Quintas: A♦K♣

Stoliar's nines remained ahead on the 4♣ turn, but the river fell the K♦ to decide the pot in Quintas' favor and send Stoliar to the exit.

During the hand, Eugen Chiva committed his final few blinds from the cutoff at another table. Jonathan Rosa called on the button.

Eugen Chiva: A♣6♣ All in
Jonathan Rosa: A♦K♠

Chiva did not find any help on the 10♠8♠9♠3♦A♠ runout, being sent home by Rosa's flush.

Tags: Dohyeok Kim Eugen Chiva Guilherme Stoliar Jonathan Rosa Jose Quintas

Aug 25, 2026

No Diamonds for Jaswal

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Frank Visser

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Three-way to the 7♦4♣2♦ flop, Yudhishter Jaswal pushed in his last 70,000 from the big blind. Button Jose Criado called, while Simon Wiciak check-folded from the small blind.

Yudhishter Jaswal: 9♦3♦ All in
Jose Criado: A♣7♠

Jaswal's flush draw failed to materialize on the J♣ turn or 3♣ river, eliminating him from the tournament.

Tags: Jose Criado Simon Wiciak Yudhishter Jaswal

Aug 25, 2026

Calio Can't Hold On

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Stewart Morrison

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Xiaosheng Zheng raised from early position, and when Giuseppe Calio moved all-in for 111,000 from the big blind, Zheng called.

Giuseppe Calio: J♠J♦ All in
Xiaosheng Zheng: K♥J♥

The 2♣3♣A♥ flop was safe for Calio, but the K♣ turn left him drawing to just one out. It wasn't to be for Calio, as the 6♦ completed the board, and his stack was shipped across to Zheng.

Tags: Giuseppe Calio Xiaosheng Zheng

Aug 25, 2026

Wiciak KOs Kudzmanas

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Frank Visser

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Marius Kudzmanas raised to 90,000 in middle position, leaving only 2,000 behind. Simon Wiciak called in the cutoff, and the flop was fanned 3♥A♣10♠.

Marius Kudzmanas checked it over to Wiciak, who put his opponent all in. Kudzmanas spent some time banks before calling for his tournament life.

Marius Kudzmanas: A♠9♠ All in
Simon Wiciak: A♦Q♠

Kudzmanas remained outkicked on the 5♦ turn and 7♥ river, spelling the end of his tournament.

Tags: Marius Kudzmanas Simon Wiciak

Aug 25, 2026

No Way Back for Ahuja

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Stewart Morrison

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Ankit Ahuja raised to 20,000 from early position, and Eduardo Kalil defended his big blind.

Kalil checked in flow on the 6♦Q♦4♠ flop, and Ahuja bet 12,000. Kalil check-raised to 48,000 before facing a three-bet from Ahuja to 110,000. Kalil responded with a four-bet all-in, and Ahuja snap-called.

Ahuja had the lower of the two stacks with roughly 500,000, and as such, was the player at risk.

Ankit Ahuja: A♠Q♣ All in
Eduardo Kalil: 6♥4♥

Kalil had flopped best with two pair, and when Ahuja found no relief on either the K♠ turn or 5♥ river, his Main Event run came to an end.

Tags: Ankit Ahuja Eduardo Kalil

Aug 25, 2026

Wrong Side of a Cooler for Reard

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Tim Baker

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

After a lot of raising back-and-forth, Alexandre Reard's stack of 550,000 got into the middle from the button, with Matas Cimbolas trying to send him home from the big blind.

Alexandre Reard: K♥K♣ All in
Matas Cimbolas: A♥A♣

It was poker's classic preflop cooler, with Reard on the wrong end of it.

The clean 4♦4♥6♠10♦2♥ runout was exactly what Cimbolas wanted for his pocket rockets, sending his stack soaring past a million and Reard to the rail.

Tags: Alexandre Reard Alexandre Reard's Matas Cimbolas

Aug 25, 2026

Kaukua Gets Rid of Friberg

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Tim Baker

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Toni Kaukua raised to 20,000 under the gun and Erik Friberg jammed from the small blind for about 235,000. Kaukua stuck in the call for almost half of his stack.

Erik Friberg: K♠Q♠ All in
Toni Kaukua: A♦Q♦

Friberg was dominated by Kaukua and needed a king or some spades to stay alive.

Neither player improved on the 10♣3♠5♥5♦2♥ runout, meaning Kaukua's ace-high won the pot and Friberg was out.

Tags: Erik Friberg Toni Kaukua

Aug 25, 2026

Final Level 18 Eliminations

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Aug 25, 2026

Dwyer's Main Event is Done

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Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

With about 250,000 in the pot and with John Dwyer all-in, Paolo Boi checked from the big blind on the Q♥8♣7♣ flop, and Brock Wilson checked behind on the button.

Both players checked again on the 5♥ turn and A♠ river. Dwyer showed king-high with K♣10♥, Wilson a pair of sixes with 6♦6♥, but it was Boi who had the best hand with A♣10♣ for a pair of aces.

Boi dragged in the pot, sending one of the Dwyer brothers to the rail.

Tags: Brock Wilson Michael Dwyer Paolo Boi

Aug 25, 2026

Sow Sent Home by Akemi

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Barbara Akemi opened to 16,000 in the hijack. It folded to Kalidou Sow in the big blind, who moved all in for 287,000. Akemi requested a count, then called with the covering stack.

Kalidou Sow: A♠J♠ All in
Barbara Akemi: 10♥10♣

The Q♥5♦6♣2♠8♣ flop remained free of aces and jacks, deciding the flip in Akemi's favor and sending Sow to the exit.