Jose Quintas raised to 30,000 on the button, and Joris Ruijs defended his big blind.
Ruijs check-called a bet of 25,000 on the 3♦A♣5♠ flop, before the 10♥ turn was checked through.
The 9♣ completed the board, and Ruijs led out for 135,000. Quintas called but quickly mucked his cards when Ruijs tabled A♦8♦ for top pair.
Jose Criado completed from the small blind and Gabriel Tavares raised to 55,000 in the big blind. Criado called.
Criado check-called a continuation-bet of 125,000 from Tavares on the 8♠6♥3♦ flop.
Both players checked the 7♦ turn to see the J♠ complete the board. A final check came from Criado and Tavares gathered together a bet of 250,000. Criado thought it over, burned through a couple of time banks, and then slammed in the call.
Tavares sheepishly turned over A♥5♥ for a bluff, and Criado confidently slapped down A♠3♠ for just bottom pair, and the big pot went to him.
Eduardo Kalil had open-raised in the hijack when Sarah Jarry three-bet to 80,000 in the cutoff. Kalil responded with a four-bet to 175,000, which Jarry called.
Kalil tossed in bets of 100,000 on the 9♥5♦K♠ flop and 200,000 on the 7♣ turn. Jarry called both times, leading to the Q♠ being placed on the river. After some time in thought, Kalil shoved all in.
Jarry's remaining 600,000 was covered by her opponent, and she entered a lengthy tank. After burning through most of her time banks, Jarry decided to fold her hand, conceding the pot to Kalil without showdown.
Tiago Souza raised to 30,000 from under the gun, which was met with an all-in from Miroslav Rizov in middle position. When the action folded to Henok Tekle Mariam in the big blind, he re-jammed, and Souza quickly folded.
Miroslav Rizov: Q♠Q♦ 
Henok Tekle Mariam: 10♠10♣
The K♦2♥K♠5♥4♠ runout was a clean one for Rizov, ensuring him a full double-up.
Jose Criado opened to 30,000 in early position. Gerard Carbo flat-called in the hijack, prompting big blind Raphael Bilger to three-bet to 105,000. Criado and Carbo both called, and the dealer fanned the 2♥8♠9♠ flop.
Bilger continued with a bet of 220,000. Criado quickly folded, and Carbo followed suit near the end of his 30-second shot clock. Bilger was shipped the pot, and he consequently became the chip leader at the table.
Jonas ten Cate made it 30,000 in middle position. Casimir Seire was on the button and announced his all-in worth 230,000. Ten Cate snap-called for 185,000 when the action returned to him.
Jonas ten Cate: A♦A♣
Casimir Seire: A♠Q♥
Seire was drawing dead after the 5♠9♦J♦4♣ turn, leaving Seire with three big blinds as the Q♦ river gave him a meaningless pair. Two hands later, Seire lost his final chips as well, becoming the newest elimination.
With the flop showing 3♦10♦4♥, Manuel Rossi's remaining 180,000 chips found their way into the middle from the big blind, and Toni Kaukua was trying to send him home from early position.
Manuel Rossi: A♦10♥
Toni Kaukua: K♦K♠
Rossi had top pair, but he was in a lot of trouble because Kaukua was ahead with the overpair.
A 6♠ on the turn changed nothing, and neither did the 6♥ river.
Kaukua's cowboys increased his stack to around 1,300,000, and Rossi headed home.
Henok Tekle Mariam raised to 30,000 from the hijack and Miroslav Rizov three-bet the small blind to 125,000. Tekle Mariam called.
Rizov bet 115,000 on the A♥7♣8♥ flop and Tekle Mariam called.
The 3♠ came on the turn and Rizov fired a second barrel of 265,000. Again, Tekle Mariam called.
The J♠ completed the board, and Rizov elected to make the smallest bet possible, just one big blind of 15,000. Tekle Mariam quickly called and Rizov showed K♠J♥ for a pair of jacks. Tekle Mariam had him beat with A♣Q♠ for top pair, and the large pot went his way.
Maurizio Giuseppucci open-shoved his stack of 205,000 in on the button. Jose Criado was in the big blind, and he quickly called.
Maurizio Giuseppucci: A♣6♠
Jose Criado: K♠K♣
Criado locked up the pot on the 7♣8♦2♠K♦ turn, and Giuseppucci said a swift goodbye as the meaningless 5♥ river rolled off.
Day 4 of the €5,300 Main Event at the 2026 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona gets underway today at 12 p.m. local time inside Casino Barcelona, with just 67 players remaining from the 1,823-entry field and the €1,370,050 top prize now in their sights.
All survivors have locked up €19,900 from the €8,841,550 prize pool, with Brazil's Fabricio Nociolini sitting at the top. Nociolini bagged 2,510,000 at the end of Day 3 and will return with 167 big blinds, putting some distance between himself and the rest of the players.
Closest behind is the Netherlands' Joris Ruijs, who comes back with 2,185,000 after also breaking through the two-million mark. Romania's Alexandru Toderita sits third with 1,970,000, while Sebastian Malec and Eduardo Kalil are tied on 1,950,000 to round out the top five.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabricio Nociolini | Brazil | 2,510,000 | 167 |
| 2 | Joris Ruijs | Netherlands | 2,185,000 | 146 |
| 3 | Alexandru Toderita | Romania | 1,970,000 | 131 |
| 4 | Sebastian Malec | Poland | 1,950,000 | 130 |
| 5 | Eduardo Kalil | Brazil | 1,950,000 | 130 |
| 6 | Edward Pak | United States | 1,505,000 | 100 |
| 7 | Grzegorz Kozieja | Poland | 1,475,000 | 98 |
| 8 | Xiaosheng Zheng | China | 1,465,000 | 98 |
| 9 | Gerard Carbo | Spain | 1,455,000 | 97 |
| 10 | Jose Criado | Spain | 1,355,000 | 90 |
Day 2 chip leader Grzegorz Kozieja remains firmly among the top ten with 1,475,000, while Matas Cimbolas is also above the million mark with 1,280,000. Sarah Jarry, who started Day 3 second in chips, brings 915,000 to play today, and Miroslav Rizov is not far behind with 885,000.
Plenty of familiar faces are scattered throughout the remaining field, including Espen Sandvik (690,000), Romain Lewis (615,000), Brock Wilson (585,000), and Antoine Labat (225,000). Five former EPT Main Event champions are also still alive, headed by Nicolas Chouity with 1,050,000, while Hall of Famer John Juanda returns just shy of the seven-figure club with 990,000.
Day 4 gets underway at noon, with play resuming on Level 21 with blinds of 10,000/15,000 and a 15,000 big blind ante. Four 90-minute levels are currently scheduled, with a short break following each level and play expected to conclude at around 7 p.m. local time, although the schedule remains subject to change.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €1,370,050 | 10-11 | €97,700 | |
| 2 | €857,800 | 12-13 | €81,350 | |
| 3 | €612,700 | 14-15 | €67,800 | |
| 4 | €471,250 | 16-17 | €56,600 | |
| 5 | €362,500 | 18-20 | €47,150 | |
| 6 | €278,950 | 21-23 | €40,050 | |
| 7 | €214,600 | 24-31 | €34,850 | |
| 8 | €165,050 | 32-39 | €26,350 | |
| 9 | €126,950 | 40-55 | €22,900 | |
| 56-67 | €19,900 |
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For those unable to make it to Casino Barcelona, the action will also be streamed on a delay on the PokerStars YouTube channel. As always, the PokerNews live reporting team will be on the tournament floor from the first hand, so stay tuned as the final 67 continue their pursuit of the EPT Barcelona Main Event title.
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