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

Aug 27, 2026

Jonas ten Cate Eliminated in 17th Place (€56,600)

Frank Visser

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Jonas ten Cate raised to 120,000 under the gun and Gerard Carbo three-bet the cutoff to 270,000. When the action got back to Ten Cate, he called.

Ten Cate checked the 6♥J♣9♥ flop and Carbo bet 190,000. After using a time bank, Ten Cate check-jammed for about 1,200,000, and Carbo quickly called.

Jonas ten Cate: 8♥7♥ All in
Gerard Carbo: K♥4♥

Carbo was ahead with king-high for now, but Ten Cate still had some outs with two cards to come.

The J♥ turn completed Carbo's flush and took away Ten Cate's pair outs, leaving him with just two outs to make a straight flush.

The Q♥ river wasn't one of them, and Ten Cate headed to the rail in 17th place.

Tags: Gerard Carbo Jonas ten Cate

Aug 27, 2026

Chouity Takes Another One From Ruijs

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Tim Baker

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

With K♦J♦, Nicolas Chouity raised the cutoff to 120,000 with only Joris Ruijs calling on the button, holding A♣7♥.

The 6♣4♠K♥ flop came down, and Chouity continued for 125,000. Ruijs called.

A 4♦ came on the turn, and both players checked to see the 8♠ land on the river. Chouity decided to gather up 440,000 and slid it across the betting line.

Ruijs folded, and Chouity stacked up the pot.

Tags: Joris Ruijs Nicolas Chouity

Aug 27, 2026

Kaukua Pressures Chouity

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Stewart Morrison

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Toni Kaukua raised to 120,000 from the cutoff, and Nicolas Chouity defended his big blind.

After Chouity checked on the 2♠6♣8♠ flop, Kaukua continued for 80,000, which Chouity called. The J♠ turn followed a similar pattern, but this time, when Kaukua barreled for 175,000, Chouity elected to check-fold.

Tags: Nicolas Chouity Toni Kaukua

Aug 27, 2026

Vinicius Goncalves Eliminated in 18th Place (€47,150)

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Stewart Morrison

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

When the action folded to Vinicius Goncalves in the small blind, he moved all-in for 1,065,000. After peeling his cards, Jose Criado snap-called.

Vinicius Goncalves: A♥3♥ All in
Jose Criado: K♥K♣

There was no relief from the deck for Goncalves, as the J♠6♣6♠9♦3♠ board kept the preflop standings intact, sending Goncalves to the rail.

Tags: Jose Criado Vinicius Goncalves

Aug 27, 2026

Pak Check-Raises Chouity

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Tim Baker

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Edward Pak raised under the gun to 120,000 with K♥10♥, and Nicolas Chouity three-bet the cutoff to 275,000 holding K♦J♥. Pak called when the action got back to him.

A check came out of Pak on the A♦6♥8♥ flop, giving Chouity the chance to bet 160,000. Pak used a time bank, and then check-raised to 475,000. Chouity let it go, relinquishing the pot to Pak.

Tags: Edward Pak Nicolas Chouity

Aug 27, 2026

Criado and Kalil Happy to Chop

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Tim Baker

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Jose Criado raised to 125,000 in the hijack, and Eduardo Kalil jammed the big blind for 840,000. Criado made the call.

Eduardo Kalil: K♦Q♠ All in
Jose Criado: K♣Q♣

Both had the same hand heading to the 8♦6♦6♠ flop, where only Kalil had a glimmer of hope with a backdoor flush draw.

The 3♠ didn't bring any sweat, and the Q♥ on the river was a mere formality, as the two players chopped the pot.

Tags: Eduardo Kalil Jose Criado

Aug 27, 2026

Fabricio Nociolini Eliminated in 19th Place (€47,150)

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Frank Visser

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Fabricio Nociolini raised to 550,000 under the gun, leaving himself 40,000 behind. It folded to Xiaosheng Zheng in the small blind, who called.

Zheng put in the last chips on the 4♠2♠5♠ flop, and Nociolini instantly called off.

Fabricio Nociolini: Q♦J♦ All in
Xiaosheng Zheng: 5♦5♣

Nociolini was drawing slim to a chop as Zheng had flopped a set. The Q♥ turn locked up the pot for Zheng, and Nociolini said his goodbyes to his former tablemates as the meaningless 8♦ river completed the board.

Tags: Fabricio Nociolini Xiaosheng Zheng

Aug 27, 2026

Chouity Chips Up With Top Pair

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Tim Baker

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Nicolas Chouity raised to 180,000 from the small blind, and Joris Ruijs defended from the big blind.

Chouity continued with a bet of 160,000 on the A♠6♠10♣ flop, and Ruijs called.

Chouity placed a second barrel of 240,000 when the 6♦ arrived on the turn. Again. Ruijs called.

A 5♣ river checked through, and Chouity earned himself the pot with A♦4♥ for top pair. Ruijs mucked second pair holding J♣10♦.

Tags: Joris Ruijs Nicolas Chouity

Aug 27, 2026

Chouity Squeezes Value

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Stewart Morrison

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Edward Pak raised to 120,000 on the button, and Nicolas Chouity defended his big blind.

Chouity check-called a bet of 110,000 on an A♦9♠3♣ flop before the 6♣ turn was checked through. When the A♣ completed the board, Chouity led out for 80,000, and Pak called.

Chouity tabled 9♣7♠, which was enough to claim the pot against Pak's Q♦6♦.

Tags: Edward Pak Nicolas Chouity

Aug 27, 2026

Kalil Flops Best to Double

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Stewart Morrison

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Eduardo Kalil moved all-in for 465,000 from middle position and was put at risk when Vinicius Goncalves called from the hijack.

Eduardo Kalil: A♥8♣ All in
Vinicius Goncalves: 10♠10♣

Immediate service awaiting Kalil, as the J♥8♦A♣ flop moved him into the lead. The J♦ turn and 8♠ further improved Kalil, as he made a full house to double up.

Tags: Eduardo Kalil Vinicius Goncalves