Jamie Dwan added to our Pick 3 EPT Barcelona Main Event fantasy draft: He's on a hot streak and could well make another deep run next week. Add him to your team now.
Rampage plays the 2026 WSOP: He's chasing a bracelet and fires over $50K in buy-ins going for gold.
Maria Konnikova runner-up at EPT Barcelona: The PokerStars Ambassador took second place in Event #12: €550 In the Money at 180,000.
The new format, introduced at EPT Barcelona by PokerStars, saw players start with 30K and battle to build their stacks to 180K – at which point they would reach Day 2 play and guarantee themselves a minimum cash. 572 entrants ponied up the buy-in after high demand led event organizers to remove the 300-player cap.
- Sacha Cohen: €52,000
- Maria Konnikova: €32,500
- Jon Persent: €23,220
- Andrea Agnoletto: €17,860
- Yevhen Korynetskyi: €13,740
- Eyal Avital: €10,570
- Shameen Ibrahim: €8,130
- Halldor Sverrisson: €6,250
- Thierry Van Den Berg: €5,020
Image courtesy of Eloy Cabacas/PokerStars/Rational Intellectual Holdings
How Lucas Jumalon won the Main Event: Here it is, folks, in all its glory. Lucas Jumalon's path to poker immortality – roll the tape to hear all about it in his own words.
Brazil two-for-two in WSOP Online bracelet events: Following Raphael Caixeta's victory in the $700 7th Annual WSOP Kickoff event, the poker powerhouse nation of Brazil has earned its second piece of jewelry in the series.
'Fino y Elegante' rose above the 17,077-entrant field in the $300 Gladiators of Poker – claiming the top prize of $579,752, the gold bracelet, and another victory for Brazil.
With two of the 33 bracelet events now in the books, Brazil is the only country to have won an event.
Maria Konnikova runner-up in first-ever PokerStars In the Money event: Day 1 saw players cash and advance to Day 2 as soon as their stacks hit 180K. PokerStars ambassador Konnikova almost claimed the trophy today but fell heads-up to Sacha Cohen.
- Sacha Cohen: €52,000
- Maria Konnikova: €32,500
- Jon Persent: €23,220
- Andrea Agnoletto: €17,860
- Yevhen Korynetskyi: €13,740
- Eyal Avital: €10,570
- Shameen Ibrahim: €8,130
- Halldor Sverrisson: €6,250
- Thierry Van Den Berg: €5,020
Eloy Cabacas
Antoine Vranken almost makes it a Seniors double at EPT Barcelona: He already won the Seniors event and made it heads-up against Yves Thalmann in today's €3,250 Seniors High Roller, but had to settle for second.
- Yves Thalmann: €43,530
- Antoine Vranken: €28,770
- Francesco Di Profio: €19,410
- Francisko Femenias: €14,730
- Thomas Rauhut: €11,370
- Mikhail Nikolaev: €9,0307
- Kimon Fountoukidis: €7,020
MANUEL KOVSCA
Some great advice from Patrick Leonard: “I think one of the most important skills you can have in poker is being really good at changing your mind...
“Being wrong for one day costs you nothing. Being too stubborn to change your mind can cost you years.”
Antoine Vranken wins EPT Barcelona Seniors event: He takes the €55,650 first prize after beating Timur Sattarov heads-up, while Dara O'Kearney finished fourth.
Final table set in WSOPC Cherokee Main Event: Just 10 players remain in the hunt for the $363,703 first prize.
- Seat 1 - Scott Gronroos
- Seat 2 - Toby Boas
- Seat 3 - Curtis King
- Seat 4 - Ryan D'Angelo
- Seat 5 - A.J. Kelsall (Button)
- Seat 6 - David Sathue
- Seat 7 - Caio De Lucca Sobral
- Seat 8 - Donta Moss
- Seat 9 - Kataka Eaton
- Seat 10 - Wayne Harmon
Each player has locked up $23,731, and here are the rest of the payouts:
- 1st - $363,703
- 2nd - $242,423
- 3rd - $172,763
- 4th - $124,782
- 5th - $91,361
- 6th - $67,820
- 7th - $51,053
- 8th - $38,980
- 9th - $30,194
- 10th - $23,731
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