2025 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
On a completed board of 10♦7♠3♣3♥5♦, and with around 45,000 in the middle, Ibrahim Senoussi checked from early position and faced a bet of 30,000 by Teun Mulder, who was seated in the hijack.
Senoussi and Mulder were both indulging themselves in massages across the table from one another for the duration of this hand, and after thinking it over for a while, Senoussi tossed his cards away, forfeiting the pot to Mulder.
Manuel Ferrari opened to 3,000 on the button and Christophe Pommier three-bet jammed a stack of around 30,000 from the big blind. Ferrari called with a bigger stack.
Christophe Pommier: A♦6♣
Manuel Ferrari: 6♦6♥
Pommier couldn't pull ahead as the board ran out K♣4♦8♣6♠5♦ to improve his opponent to a set. At the same table, 2023 EPT Barcelona Main Event champion Simon Wiciak sits with a stack of 150,000.
A huge all-in pot worth over 300,000 was about to have its board ran between Paul Gunness and Youssef Zereg, with the latter being at risk for his stack of 151,500.
Youssef Zereg: K♦K♣
Paul Gunness: A♠K♠
Zereg had the goods with pocket kings, but they are always vulnerable when a player holds an ace. However, Zereg didn't need to worry as no ace appeared on the J♥9♦7♦8♦8♠ runout, which sent his stack soaring.
Gunness would have been among the chip leaders if his big slick got there, but he still sits with a healthy stack of around 100,000.
Julien "Jbzz" Dupré opened to 4,000 from early position and was only called by John Woods in the cutoff.
The dealer fanned a flop of 4♠8♣7♥ and Jbzz check then called a bet of 2,500 by Woods.
On the Q♣ turn, Dupré led out for 5,000 but Woods raised to 21,000. Dupré called.
The French streamer checked the 8♠ river and saw Woods bet 47,000. Dupré put a blue chip in front of him to call but lost to Woods full house with 7♣7♠ to be back at the starting stack.
The 2025 EPT Barcelona Main Event has officially locked in a massive €9,918,250 prize pool after drawing 2,045 entries, making it the third-largest EPT Main Event in history. A total of 1,490 unique players took part, with 555 reentries helping to push the numbers past last year’s 1,975 total.
This is the 20th edition of the EPT Barcelona Main Event, cementing its reputation as the crown jewel of the tour. The top prize stands at €1,436,000, while a min-cash is worth €8,550. In total, 303 players will make the money.
Barcelona once again proved to be the most popular stop on the EPT, with players from 82 countries represented in the field. France led the way with 191 players, followed by Italy (135), Spain (129), the UK (92), and the United States (90).
With this year’s numbers, the EPT Barcelona Main Event has now produced more than €128 million in prize money across its 20-year history, continuing its legacy as one of poker’s most iconic tournaments.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €1,436,000 | 10-11 | €102,150 | 40-55 | €26,300 |
| 2 | €898,350 | 12-13 | €85,100 | 56-71 | €22,800 |
| 3 | €641,200 | 14-15 | €70,900 | 72-95 | €19,850 |
| 4 | €493,250 | 16-17 | €61,000 | 96-119 | €17,250 |
| 5 | €379,350 | 18-20 | €53,050 | 120-143 | €15,000 |
| 6 | €291,800 | 21-23 | €46,100 | 144-183 | €13,000 |
| 7 | €224,450 | 24-27 | €40,050 | 184-223 | €11,300 |
| 8 | €172,700 | 28-31 | €34,800 | 224-287 | €9,800 |
| 9 | €132,800 | 32-39 | €30,150 | 288-303 | €8,550 |
Michele Perego was all in against the bigger-stacked Runar Runarsson on a flop of 6♠10♦3♦.
Michele Perego: 10♥9♣
Runar Runarsson: K♠J♠
Perego was ahead with top pair but couldn't stay that way as the board finished out K♦Q♦ to mark his elimination.
Filho Duarte Ferreira raised from the cutoff and only Stefan-Sebastian Ionita called from the big blind.
Ionita checked after seeing the 7♥J♠3♠ flop, and Ferreira laid out a bet of 4,000. Ionita opted to check-raise to 11,000, which Ferreira called.
When the 8♦ fell on the turn, Ionita jammed, covering Ferreira. Ferreira looked at his cards one last time, then stuck his final 25,000 across the line to call.
Filho Duarte Ferreira: Q♥J♣
Stefan-Sebastian Ionita: J♥9♣
Both players had a pair of jacks, but Ferreira's kicker was in play and he just needed to dodge a nine or eight on the river to double.
The 5♦ completed the board and Ferreira doubled up through Ionita.
Dimitrios Anastasakis raised to 4,000 from under the gun. Antoine Camors in the hijack and Frederic Delval on the button called, but Alessandro Pichierri in the big blind moved all-in for 19,000. Dimitrios Anastasakis jammed for 25,500, and managed to make Camors and Delval fold.
Alessandro Pichierri: A♥Q♥
Dimitrios Anastasakis: Q♠J♣
Pichierri kept the lead all the way through a board of 7♠8♥7♦2♦10♥ and doubled up.