2026 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 6
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 6
Entries
13
Players Left
6
Players Left 1 / 1,823
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Zheng Wins Brief Battle of Pairs

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Xiaosheng Zheng made it 400,000 to go with 7♠7♦ in the hijack. Jose Criado called 9♠9♣ in the cutoff, and Nicolas Chouity defended 3♦3♣ in the big blind.

Zheng continued for 500,000 once the Q♣A♣A♠ flop had been dealt. It earned him two folds, and he raked in the chips.

Tags: Jose CriadoNicolas ChouityXiaosheng Zheng

Edward Pak Eliminated in 8th Place (€165,050)

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Edward Pak
Edward Pak

Jose Criado opened his button to 400,000. The short-stacked Edward Pak committed his final 1,100,000 from the small blind, and Criado instantly called.

Edward Pak: A♥10♥ All in
Jose Criado: A♠A♦

The 2♥J♦Q♦ flop brought Pak an opportunity, but his gutshot did not arrive on the 3♣ turn or 5♠ river. Criado scored another knockout, eliminating Pak in eighth place.

Edward Pak
Edward Pak

Tags: Edward PakJose Criado

Joris Ruijs Eliminated in 9th Place (€126,950)

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Joris Ruijs
Joris Ruijs

Joris Ruijs was first to act and raised to 200,000. Jose Criado was in the next seat over, three-betting to 1,100,000. It folded back to Ruijs, who wagered his entire stack of 4,650,000. Criado snap-called to put him at risk.

Joris Ruijs: A♣K♥ All in
Jose Criado: Q♥Q♦

Criado and his rail erupted in cheers as the 7♦Q♣4♠ flop presented him with top set. The 9♠ turn locked up the pot for the Spanish player, and the meaningless A♦ river was dealt as Ruijs said his goodbyes to the table.

Ruijs finished in ninth place, bubbling the official final table only half a year after the same fate befell him at EPT Paris.

Joris Ruijs
Joris Ruijs

Tags: Joris RuijsJose Criado

Ferrari Nearing Eight Figures Again

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Manuel Ferrari
Manuel Ferrari

Michael Dwyer was in the cutoff and raised to 425,000. Nicolas Chouity fancied a flop on the button and called, and Manuel Ferrari came along in the big blind.

After Ferrari checked, Dwyer placed a continuation-bet of 350,000 on the Q♥7♣6♣ flop. Chouity forfeited any chance at the pot by folding K♠J♠, but Ferrari called.

Dwyer kept firing on the A♠ turn, cutting out 825,000 from his stack and sliding it into the middle. Ferrari called, and the dealer dealt the board-completing 9♦ river.

Ferrari and Dwyer both decided to check. Ferrari revealed A♣4♣ for top pair, besting Dwyer's 2♥2♦ to claim the chips.

Tags: Manuel FerrariMichael DwyerNicolas Chouity

Zheng Gets Ferrari to Fold Better

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Xiaosheng Zheng
Xiaosheng Zheng

Manuel Ferrari raised to 400,000 with 9♥9♣ in early position. Xiaosheng Zheng was next to act, and he flat-called with Q♠J♠.

The two went heads-up to the K♣10♥8♠ flop, where Ferrari checked. Zheng checked behind, but he bet 750,000 once Ferrari also checked the 4♣ turn.

After some thought, Ferrari let go of his pocket pair, shipping the pot to Zheng.

Tags: Manuel FerrariXiaosheng Zheng

Level: 32

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

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Level 31 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Pak Entering Danger Zone as Dwyer's Rise Continues

Level 31 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Edward Pak
Edward Pak

Edward Pak found A♠K♥ in middle position and raised to 350,000. Michael Dwyer called K♣Q♠ in the cutoff, and Manuel Ferrari defended his big blind with 10♦9♠.

The trio saw a flop of Q♦7♦Q♣. Ferrari checked to Pak, who continued for 325,000. Dwyer just called, while Ferrari folded.

Both players checked the 7♥ turn, and Pak quickly check-folded when Dwyer bet 700,000 on the 5♦ river.

Tags: Edward PakManuel FerrariMichael Dwyer

Ruijs and Chouity Trade Blows

Level 31 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Nicolas Chouity was under the gun and raised to 300,000 with 8♦7♦. Joris Ruijs, in the hijack, inquired about Chouity's stack before three-betting to 750,000 with A♣9♦.

Chouity decided to fold his suited connector, shipping the pot to Ruijs preflop.

On the next deal, Ruijs opened K♦6♦ to 300,000 from middle position. It folded to Chouity in the big blind, who shoved all in for 3,550,000, holding A♠K♣.

Ruijs quickly mucked his hand, returning the chips to Chouity's stack.

Tags: Joris RuijsNicolas Chouity

Pak Experiences Kicker Issues

Level 31 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Edward Pak raised to 300,000 from the hijack, and Gerard Carbo defended his big blind.

Playing in flow, Carbo checked on the 10♠5♣8♣ flop and called when Pak continued for 275,000. The 4♦ turn was checked through, and the 9♥ completed the board. Carbo opted to lead out with a bet of 675,000, which Pak called.

Carbo tabled A♠9♠, with his kicker being the difference, as Pak held Q♣9♦.

Tags: Edward PakGerard Carbo