A week of high-stakes poker in Barcelona produced its first major result on August 22, when Tom Fuchs claimed the €100,000 EPT Super High Roller title and collected €1,126,540, according to PokerNews’ live reporting from the series. With that event wrapped up, attention has shifted to two tournaments still working toward their conclusions.
The €5,300 Main Event is well underway, with PokerNews reporting that Day 1a drew 635 entrants and sent 193 players through to the next stage. Ireland’s Michael Dwyer held the chip lead after that opening flight, though standings remain fluid as the field continues to build through subsequent starting days.
Alongside the Main Event, the €2,700 PokerStars Open High Roller reached its final 14 players, with reigning EPT Barcelona Main Event champion Thomas Eychenne sitting atop the counts at that stage, per PokerNews. The winner of that event is set to receive €589,395 — a significant payday that adds further weight to Eychenne’s position heading into the decisive stretch.
Finland’s Lauri Saaskilahti is also in contention for a title at the series, with PokerNews reporting he is among those competing for the EPT High Roller crown on the final day of that event.
Eychenne enters the PokerStars Open High Roller final table as the defending champion of the Barcelona Main Event itself — a distinction that makes his chip lead in the smaller buy-in event one of the more compelling storylines still unresolved at the series.
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