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Ionita Leads Final Six Into EPT Barcelona Main Event Finale

Play resumes Sunday in Barcelona to award the Golden Shard trophy, with the €1.436 million winner decided on a 30‑minute‑delay PokerStars stream.

Overview

  • Sebastian Ionita bags 14,725,000 chips (59 BB) for the lead, followed by Thomas Eychenne (11,375,000), Julian Pineda Lozano (9,700,000), Umberto Zaffagnini (9,525,000), Anton Suarez (8,400,000) and Tomasz Brzezinski (7,625,000).
  • The final day starts at 12:30 p.m. local time, with coverage on PokerStarsYouTube and Twitch channels on a 30‑minute delay.
  • The Main Event shrank from 2,045 entrants to six finalists, each guaranteed at least €291,800 with €1,436,000 up top.
  • A pivotal late hand flipped the standings when Ionita tank‑called a large river bet from former leader Suarez to seize the chip lead.
  • Ionita enters the finale seeking a career‑defining result after roughly $300,000 in prior live earnings, underscoring the stakes of an EPT title run.