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Sebastian Ruthenberg is the newest champion on the European Poker Tour after a thrilling finale to the season opener in the Gran Casino, Barcelona. The self-styled "luck box" proved to be anything but, starting second in chips this afternoon and navigating a steady and skilful course through a day where the blinds threatened to swallow even the largest … [Read more...]

We're playing blinds of 50,000-100,000 with an ante of 10,000. Three players remained at the start of the level. Watch all the action at EPT Live.com, and find the prizewinners to date HERE. Sebastian Ruthenberg, PokerStars player, Germany, wins EPT Barcelona, earning €1,361,000 Fintan Gavin, PokerStars qualifier, Ireland, eliminated in second … [Read more...]

There's some confusion as to what precise level we're playing, since the tournament director Thomas Kremser has tinkered with the blind structure to allow more play. The key fact, though, is that we're playing blinds of 40,000-80,000 with an 8,000 ante. Click here for the latest prize winners, and for non-stop coverage of the final table don't forget … [Read more...]

We're now into level 28, with new blinds set at 30,000-60,000 with a running ante of 5,000. Click here for the latest prize winners, and for non-stop coverage of the final table don't forget you can see it all on PokerStars.tv. 10.50pm -- Players have returned and play resumes. 10.35pm -- Players take a short break in play. 10.30pm -- With four players … [Read more...]

We're now in to level 27, with new blinds set at 25,000/50,000 with a running ante of 5,000. Click here for the latest prize winners, and for non-stop coverage of the final table don't forget you can see it all on PokerStars.tv. 8pm: After Mazzai's double up, he's still been prepared to get his chips in and has picked up a few pots pre-flop by moving … [Read more...]

We're now in to level 26, with new blinds set at 20,000/40,000 with a running ante of 4,000. Click here for the latest prize winners, and for non-stop coverage of the final table don't forget you can see it all on PokerStars.tv. 6.15pm - Samuel Chartier, PokerStars qualifier from Canada, eliminated in seventh place for €178,000. It was a simple … [Read more...]

Play started today in level 25 after the tournament director Thomas Kremser altered the structure to give more play today. The blinds were pegged back slightly to 15,000-30,000 with a 3,000 running ante. We play today until we have a new EPT Barcelona champion. Updates will be posted here level by level with the latest information at the top. Click … [Read more...]

Alexander Stevic, Jan Boubli, Bjorn Erik Glenne, Sander Lylloff. No prizes for recognising the names of the first four champions at EPT Barcelona, the now-traditional venue for the opening event on each season of the EPT. But how about this similar list: Luca Pagano, Christer Johansson, Patrik Antonius, Gus Hansen, Dario Alioto, Phil Ivey, Jeff Lisandro, … [Read more...]

The final table of the EPT Barcelona, the first event of fifth season of the tour, is just a few hours away, starting at 4pm local time. Among the last eight are familiar and not so familiar names. Full details of each of them is below. Seat 1: Martin Nielsen, 34, Jutland, Denmark -- 1,229,000 chips They don't come much more relaxed than Martin Nielsen, … [Read more...]

We have our final. After four days of play, 619 competitors and 56 of 64 places paid so far, just eight players remain. It was a day of heroic effort and tragic defeat, and at the end of play there exists the possibility of a remarkable record being broken, in what has been the biggest EPT Barcelona so far. If there was an underlying theme to this … [Read more...]