€10,200 6 Handed
Day 1 Completed
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€10,200 6 Handed
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Buy-in
€10,200
Prize Pool
€310,400
Entries
32
Level
22
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
20,000
Entries
32
Players Left
1
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
A six and a half hour €10,200 sprint to a Spadie was the final event to crown a champion at EPT Barcelona as Jeremie Zouari claimed his second EPT title, defeating a field of 32 entries including fellow Frenchman Thomas Eychenne after a short heads-up match.
For the win, Zouari claimed €107,200 from the €310,400 prize pool and his second career Spadie, following up on his 2023 €3,000 Mystery Bounty title. Eychenne, meanwhile, topped $2,000,000 in career tournament earnings with his second-place finish, but he was again denied his first career major live tournament victory.
Final Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremie Zouari | France | € 107,200 |
| 2 | Thomas Eychenne | France | € 69,800 |
| 3 | Alexander Ivarsson | Sweden | € 48,100 |
| 4 | Sam Greenwood | Canada | € 35,700 |
| 5 | Ren Lin | United States | € 27,900 |
| 6 | Akseli Hosia | Finland | € 21,700 |
Final Table Action
Initially, it looked to be Alexander Ivarsson’s tournament for the taking as he first eliminated Biao Ding to burst the bubble, then felted Akseli Hosia in sixth place, Ren Lin in fifth, and Sam Greenwood in fourth. Greenwood tried a trick that worked for him earlier in the day when he doubled through Lin on the river, but it failed him this time.
Following that rush however, Ivarsson was on the wrong end of two huge pots versus Zouari that first doubled the Frenchman, and gave him the chip lead, then eliminated himself when he called off his stack with top pair versus Zouari’s aces.
That left Zouari with a nearly 3-to-1 chip lead to duel with Eychenne for the Spadie and the €107,200 first prize. The countrymen battled for several levels, with Eychenne clawing back to even at one point before eventually falling to Zouari.
This concludes our coverage of EPT Barcelona, but stay tuned to PokerNews for more incredible poker tournament coverage from around the world, including the next stop in the European Poker Tour’s 20th anniversary season, EPT Cyprus, from October 9-20.
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Thomas Eychenne raised to 45,000 and Jeremie Zouari called to see a flop of 9♣8♣6♠.
Zouari checked and Eychenne bet 75,000. Zouari check-raised all in and Eychenne called off his last 275,000.
Thomas Eychenne: Q♦Q♠
Jeremie Zouari: 7♦6♣
Eychenne's queens were ahead, but with a pair and a straight draw, Zouari was drawing very live to win the title.
The turn was the A♣, keeping Eychenne ahead, but the 6♦ fell on the river, giving Zouari trip sixes to win the title and €107,200, while Eychenne settled for the runner-up prize of €69,800.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
960,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Thomas Eychenne limped and Jeremie Zouari checked.
The J♣J♠3♠ flop hit the felt, and both players checked to the see the A♥ on the turn. Zouari led for 20,000 and Eychenne quickly called.
The 7♣ completed the board and both players checked. Zouari tabled Q♥5♦ for queen-high before Eychenne showed Q♣8♠ for a better kicker to drag the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
615,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
|
345,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Thomas Eychenne limped and Jeremie Zouari checked his option.
The dealer fanned a flop of K♦10♣5♠, and Zouari check-called a bet of 15,000.
The Q♣ fell on the turn and Zouari checked to Eychenne who sized up to 100,000. Zouari called once again.
The board completed with the 7♣ on the river, and both players tapped the table. Zouari rolled K♣9♠ for a pair of kings, and Eychenne mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
660,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
|
300,000
-220,000
|
-220,000 |
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Jeremie Zouari limped and Thomas Eychenne checked his option.
When the 8♥7♠5♠ flop hit the felt, Eychenne check-called a bet of 15,000.
The 8♠ turn was checked through to the 10♥ river and Eychenne led for 15,000. Zouari snap-called.
Eychenne rolled 6♣2♦ for a busted straight draw and Zouari took down the pot with 7♦3♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
520,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
|
440,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Thomas Eychenne moved all in for 241,000 and got called by Jeremie Zouari.
Thomas Eychenne: A♦8♣
Jeremie Zouari: K♠J♣
The board came 5♠3♥2♠6♥Q♣ as Eychenne's ace-high held up to nearly even the stacks, with Eychenne holding the narrowest of leads.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
482,000
152,000
|
152,000 |
|
|
478,000
-152,000
|
-152,000 |
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Jeremie Zouari limped and Thomas Eychenne checked his option.
Both players checked to the Q♣J♥4♦4♠ turn, where Eychenne check-called a bet of 12,000.
The 4♥ put trips on the board and both players tapped the table. Eychenne rolled J♦5♣ for a full house, and Zouari mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
630,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
|
330,000
70,000
|
70,000 |