The biggest buy-in event of the 2025 EPT Barcelona, the €100K Super High Roller, attracted 47 entries. Just six of these would get paid, and at the end of Day 2, with big-hitters Phil Ivey, Jason Koon and Seth Davies already on the rail, Bryn Kenney (9th), Thomas Muehloecker (8th) and Samuel Muller (7th) became the last three players to depart with no money.
Muller got it in bad with A-Q against David Coleman, only to hit the 
flop and then see a ten give his opponent the straight. Another queen on the river was just a little pinch of salt to rub in the bubble wound.
The six remaining players were now guaranteed €319,200 with €1,573,140 up top. This is how the chips were distributed going into the final day.
- Espen Jorstad: 4,785,000 (120BB)
- David Coleman: 2,365,000 (59BB)
- Leon Sturm: 1,430,000 (36BB)
- Aleksejs Ponakovs: 1,280,000 (32BB)
- Jesse Lonis: 1,130,000 (28BB)
- Punnat Punsri: 760,000 (19BB)
Punsri eliminated in the very first hand
Espen Jorstad has hit two seven-figure scores since his $10 million WSOP Main Event win in 2022. He was in prime position to bag his third in Barcelona, with more than double the big blinds of Coleman in second.
Thailand’s Punnat Punsri was rocking the short stack and didn’t make it past the first hand, even though he found a dream spot for his final 19 big blinds. Coleman jammed the small blind with A-5 and Punsri woke up with kings in the big blind. An ace on the flop saw him leave without even warming his seat.
![David Coleman took Punnat Punsri out before the echoes of 'Shuffle up and deal' had died out.]()
David Coleman took Punnat Punsri out before the echoes of 'Shuffle up and deal' had died out.
Storm warning
It took over three hours to find the next elimination, which was Aleksejs Ponakovs, who got it in with K-J vs. A-K with no drama on the runout. We had a new chip leader as well, after Leon Sturm doubled when his 
found a flush on the turn against Coleman’s 
. Each player only had the one flush draw working for them, but it’s all Sturm needed.
Coleman then rivered a flush to stay alive, leaving Jorstad short, and he was eliminated soon after by Jesse Lonis, who paired his ace, leaving running cards needed. Jorstad didn’t find them and hit the rail in fourth.
Then Lonis raised to 215K on the button and picked up a call from Coleman. Both players checked the 
flop to the 
turn. Coleman now led out for 290K and Lonis called. Coleman bet 470K on the 
river, and Lonis called, only to muck when Coleman tabled 
.
Deal done heads-up before Sturm hits
That left Lonis short, and although he found a double with A-K against Sturm’s A-8, he was eliminated shortly after. Coleman moved all-in from the small blind with 
and Lonis called with the dominating 
. The 
runout was all Coleman’s, and he narrowed the gap to Sturm going to heads-up.
The two players discussed a deal and agreed to leave €200K and the trophy to play for, with the following payouts guaranteed.
- Leon Sturm: €1,250,385
- David Coleman: €1,148,755
Heads-up didn't go long. Sturm dominated and got Coleman’s last chips with a better ace. Sturm had , while Coleman had . Coleman was tapping the table as soon as the dealer fanned the flop out, and Sturm landed the trophy on the 
runout.
“Good game, bro,” Coleman said before joking, “Always the bridesmaid, motherf****rs.” Incredibly, that's his fourth second-place finish this week at EPT Barcelona.
We spoke with Sturm afterward, and you can hear what he had to say below.
EPT Barcelona Super High Roller results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leon Sturm | €1,450,385 |
| 2 | David Coleman | €1,148,755 |
| 3 | Jesse Lonis | €706,800 |
| 4 | Espen Jorstad | €524,000 |
| 5 | Aleksejs Ponakovs | €410,400 |
| 6 | Punnat Punsri | €319,200 |
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