EPT Barcelona 2026: Defending Main Event champ Eychenne eyes Open High Roller title
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TODAY’S ACTION
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€2,700 PokerStars Open High Roller – Final Day (Day 3) – LIVE STREAM
Entries: 1,551 | Prize pool: €3,761,175 | First place: €589,395
Just 14 players remain in this massive High Roller, including 2025 EPT Barcelona champ Thomas Eychenne, who enters this final day as chip leader. He’ll have to battle his way through the likes of Scott Margereson and Gilles Simon to get the job done, though. Can he do it? You can watch the whole thing unfold on the PokerStars live stream today.
€5,300 EPT Main Event – Day 1B
Entries: TBD | Prize pool: TBD | First place: TBD
The EPT Barcelona Main Event received 635 entries in its opening flight yesterday, and today we’re rewinding the clock and starting over for the bigger and busier Day 1B. Ireland’s Michael Dwyer is the one to beat, turning his 30,000 starting stack into 363,500 after 10 levels. Other notables who bagged chips include PokerStars Ambassadors Maria Konnikova (109,000) and Benjamin Spragg (93,500), as well as former EPT champs Anton Wigg (131,000) and Barny Boatman (125,500).
FEATURE CONTENT
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Tom Fuchs denies Kayhan Mokri for wire-to-wire SHR success
German pro recorded his first outright win in a PokerStars sponsored event and banked seven figures for the second time in his career
In it for cheap: Meet some of the qualification whizzes
Ever wanted to play the EPT Barcelona Main Event for a fraction of the buy-in? Meet some folk who did just that…
Win an EPT Prague package worth $8K with Pick 3
You could win a full package to EPT Prague in this free-to-enter competition. Just pick three players you think will do well in the EPT Barcelona Main Event–that’s all there is to it!
Lingham, Roiter and Wilson among early winners
Tech entrepreneur Vinny Lingham earned the first victory of his career, while Klemens Roiter and Brock Wilson were among other big winners.
The dizzying stats behind the tour’s biggest Main Event
The EPT Barcelona Main Event starts today. What makes it so good? Lots of things, but definitely its sheer size for starters. Take a look at some of the dizzying stats.
All 20 EPT Barcelona champions in one place
Remember all the previous 20 winners of EPT Barcelona? Time to take a look at the gallery of champions and jog your memory.
ABOUT EPT BARCELONA 2026
The European Poker Tour wouldn’t be the same without Barcelona.
In 2025, EPT Barcelona went to another level as the Main Event ranked as one of the three largest Main Events in EPT history, with the winner taking home over €1,400,000 from a near €10,000,000 prize pool.
It’s safe to say that excitement for EPT Barcelona 2026 is at fever pitch thanks to the success of the tour’s oldest ever stop. Each year, the action on and off the tables seems to get bigger, so you’ll be glad to hear we aren’t stopping.
Expect everything from High Roller, Super High Roller and Mystery Bounty events, as well as the jewel in the crown–the EPT Barcelona 2026 Main Event. And, as per usual, the EPT in Barcelona is twinned with the PokerStars Open, meaning there’s bound to be plenty of nail-biting showdowns to choose from on the felt.
Then there’s the stunning beaches, vibrant nightlife and world-class cuisine that make the stunning Catalonian capital a go-to destination for millions of people. A world of possibilities awaits thanks to our off-the-felt activities, too.
Will you be joining us at the luxurious Casino Barcelona this year?
KEY FESTIVAL DATES
PokerStars Open
- Main Event: August 16-22 – €1,650
- Cup: August 20-21 – €825
- High Roller: August 21-23 – €2,700
EPT
- Super High Roller: August 21-23 – €100,000
- Main Event: August 22-29 – €5,300
- Mystery Bounty: August 25-27 – €3,250
- High Roller: August 27-29 – €10,300
RESULTS SO FAR
Click here to search through full results from across the EPT Barcelona festival, running August 16-29, 2026.
STREAM SCHEDULE
Sunday August 23
15:00 CEST
EPT BARCELONA: €2,700 POKERSTARS OPEN HIGH ROLLER – FINAL DAY
Monday August 24
15:00 CEST
EPT BARCELONA: €5K MAIN EVENT – DAY 2
Tuesday August 25
15:00 CEST
EPT BARCELONA: €5K MAIN EVENT – DAY 3
Wednesday August 26
15:00 CEST
EPT BARCELONA: €5K MAIN EVENT – DAY 4
Thursday August 27
15:00 CEST
EPT BARCELONA: €5K MAIN EVENT – DAY 5
Friday August 28
15:00 CEST
EPT BARCELONA: €5K MAIN EVENT – DAY 6
​Saturday August 29
15:00 CEST
EPT BARCELONA: €5K MAIN EVENT – FINAL TABLE
POKERSTARS STORE DISCOUNT
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POKERSTARS LIVE LEAGUE LATEST
LOW
All tournaments with a buy-in equal to or less than €/£/$1,200
Updated: August 23, 2026
1. Danilo Donnini (Italy) – 1,691 points
2. Andrew Hulme (UK) – 1,518
3. Conor O’Driscoll (Ireland) – 1,374
4. Jamie Flynn (Ireland) – 1,077
5. Luca Bernardi (Italy) – 1,042
MEDIUM
All tournaments with a buy-in of €/£/$1,000 to €/£/$5,500
Updated: August 23, 2026
1. Andrew Hulme (UK) – 2,839 points
2. Conor O’Driscoll (Ireland) – 2,679
3. Danilo Donnini (Italy) – 2,632
4. Julian Sitbon (France) – 2,560
5. Joris Ruijs (Netherlands) – 2,344
HIGH
All tournaments with a buy-in of €/£/$4,900 and higher
Updated: August 23, 2026
1. Klemens Roiter (Austria) – 5,995 points
2. Juan Pardo (Spain) – 5,057
3. Aleksejs Ponakovs (Latvia) – 4,643
4. Enrico Camosci (Italy) – 4,623
5. Daniel Dvoress (Canada) – 4,308
OFF-THE-FELT ACTIVITIES
Wherever the European Poker Tour goes, there’s plenty of fun to be had off the felt. But it’s especially good in Barcelona, where the party vibes are strong (the casino is right beside the beach!) and the local food and drink is exceptional.
This time, players and their guests can enjoy karaoke, games nights, wine tastings, and daily wellness classes.
Of course, it wouldn’t be the EPT without an incredible Players Party too, and Barcelona’s is always one of the best.
Check out the full slate of EPT Barcelona Activities here.
GUIDE TO THE CITY
The European Poker Tour (EPT) has been to 26 cities during its first two decades, but only one has featured every single year. No prizes for naming Barcelona as that most favoured destination: it’s where the whole thing started back in 2004, and where the 20th anniversary celebrations kick off at the end of this month.
But what’s so good about Barcelona? Why does the EPT keep coming back?
The simple answer is that everybody who goes there loves it, so you’d be better off asking any of the several thousand people who visit EPT Barcelona every year. The slightly longer answer is that this is the city that has absolutely everything any poker player or any tourist (or any poker-playing tourist) could possibly want.
Here’s where we take a look at all those things, and give you some ideas of what to look out for on your trip to Catalonia.
Check out our Barcelona city guide here.
PREVIOUS WINNERS
Thomas Eychenne is the defending Barcelona champion
2004 – Alexander Stevic (Sweden) – €80,000
2005 – Jan Boubli (France) – €426,000
2006 – Bjørn-Erik Glenne (Norway) – €691,000
2007 – Sander Lylloff (Denmark) – €1,170,700
2008 – Sebastian Ruthenberg (Germany) – €1,361,00
2009 – Carter Phillips (USA) – €850,000
2010 – Kent Lundmark (Sweden) – €825,000
2011 – Martin Schleich (Germany) – €850,000
2012 – Mikalai Pobal (Belarus) – €1,007,550
2013 – Tom Middleton (UK) – €924,000
2014 – Andre Lettau (Germany) – €794,058
2015 – John Juanda (Indonesia) – €1,022,593
2016 – Sebastian Malec (Poland) – €1,122,800
2017 – Sebastian Sorensson (Sweden) – €987,043
2018 – Piotr Nurzynski (Poland) – €1,037,109
2019 – Simon Brändström (Sweden) – €1,290,166 (RECAP)
2022 – Giuliano Bendinelli (Italy) – €1,491,133 (RECAP)
2023 – Simon Wiciak (France) – €1,134,375 (RECAP)
2024 – Stephen Song (USA) – €1,290,386 (RECAP)
2025 – Thomas Eychenne (France) – €1,217,175 (RECAP)
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FULL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
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