2026 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
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Barbara Akemi raised to 10,000 in early position. Alonne Michael flat-called in middle position before Ivo Colaco three-bet to 25,000 in the big blind. Akemi called, but Michael had other plans and jammed all in for 134,000.
Colaco quickly folded. Akemi spent one of her time banks before she flicked in a single chip to call.
Alonne Michael: A♠A♦
Barbara Akemi: 8♠8♥
Michael improved to a set on the 10♠A♣5♦ flop, leaving Akemi drawing dead on the Q♠ turn. Michael officially raked in his double-up on the 7♥ river.
Meanwhile, at an adjacent table, Lin Chen had opened from under the gun. Duncan Cameron then three-bet to 30,000 in the hijack, prompting Chen to move all in for 126,000. Cameron called after some time in the tank.
Lin Chen: Q♦Q♣
Duncan Cameron: A♣J♦
Cameron flopped Broadway on 10♥K♣Q♥. Chen was still in contention with his set, but the board did not pair on the 8♦ turn or 2♠ river, eliminating Chen.
Andrii Nadieliaiev moved all-in for 36,000 from the cutoff and got action when Jacek Skiscim called in the big blind.
Andrii Nadieliaiev: Q♥Q♣
Jacek Skiscim: Q♦8♦
There was no sweat for Nadieliaiev, as the K♥Q♠10♣J♣2♣ runout ensured his double-up.
Three ways to the K♥2♥7♦ flop, where Kalidou Sow checked first from the big blind. Alexander Ivarsson bet 15,000 from under the gun, which was called by Miroslav Rizov in middle position and Sow.
A second check came from Sow on the 3♦ turn and Ivarsson fired a second bullet of 75,000. Rizov called and Sow folded.
The A♦ completed the board, and both players checked. Ivarsson turned over the nut flush with Q♦J♦, and Rizov could only laugh as he mucked his cards.
Arnaud Enselme open-raised in middle position, after which Josep Ruiz three-bet to 33,000 in the cutoff. Enselme then four-bet to 85,000 and quickly called off his stack of 328,000 when Ruiz moved all in.
Arnaud Enselme: K♥K♦
Josep Ruiz: Q♠Q♦
Enselme found a third king on the K♠7♣6♦ flop. Ruiz's hopes of runner-runner quads were dashed on the 2♠ turn, and the irrelevant 4♦ river completed the board as Ruiz cut out the required chips from his stack.
Meanwhile, Rui Bouquet was eliminated at another table, with his last chips being added to Aaron Mermelstein's stack.
Leo Worthington-Leese moved all-in for 36,000 from under the gun, and when the action folded to Arturo Rodriguez in the big blind, he called.
Leo Worthington-Leese: A♣5♠
Arturo Rodriguez: A♥8♥
Worthington-Leese received immediate service from the deck, as the 5♥4♣5♦ flop gave him a commanding lead. The 6♠ turn opened the door for Rodriguez to retake his lead, but the Q♥ river was unforthcoming.
With the flop showing J♦10♠5♦, Ioannis Oikonomidis' stack of around 100,000 found its way into the middle from the hijack, with Andrea Dato trying to send him to the rail from the big blind.
Ioannis Oikonomidis: K♦Q♣
Andrea Dato: 9♦8♥
Both players had straight draws, meaning Oikonomidis' king-high was ahead.
Dato spiked a pair on the 8♠ turn and faded all of Oikonomidis' outs when the board-pairing 10♣ landed on the river, sending Oikonomidis to the rail.
Dmitry Dzhumachuk tossed in his last 45,000 on the 2♠A♦3♥6♦ turn from the big blind, being up against Joshua Boulton in the hijack.
Dmitry Dzhumachuk: K♦9♦
Joshua Boulton: 6♠6♣
Dzhumachuk needed a diamond to survive, but the river came the 2♣ instead, upgrading Boulton to a full house to secure the elimination.
Shortly after, Jose Mestre was knocked out at another table.
After Davide Marchi raised in the cutoff, Fabiano Kovalski moved all-in for 90,000 from the big blind, and Marchi called, looking to reduce the field by one.
Fabiano Kovalski: A♣7♠
Davide Marchi: A♥Q♥
The deck came to the rescue for Kovalski, as the A♠7♣9♦ flop saw him flip the script. The K♠ turn and 6♣ river offered no relief for Marchi, ensuring Kovalski kept his seat in the Main Event.
Pawel Wojciechowski was deep in the tank from the cutoff, having been put to the test for his tournament life on the 8♠K♠8♥ flop. Wojciechowski had bet before Denis Titenski raised enough to put him all in. After using a time bank, Wojciechowski made the call.
Pawel Wojciechowski: K♣10♣
Denis Titenski: A♠6♠
Wojciechowski had taken his time and made the right call with top pair, as Titenski was had a flush draw.
Unfortunately for Wojciechowski, Titenski found instant service on the J♠ turn to complete his flush, leaving Wojciechowski needing an eight or king to survive.
The 9♥ offered no such rescue, sending Wojciechowski to collect his payout while Titenski climbed to around 400,000.