With the Paris EPT by PokerStars Poker drawing to a close, the dates for the 2026 edition of the EPT Barcelona are now available. A historic event, which over the years has helped make the European Poker Tour what it is today.
After stops in Paris and Monte Carlo, this season the EPT will land in the Catalan capital from August 16th to 29th. Let’s look at the details right away.
EPT Barcelona: key appointments
In Barcelona too, the European Poker Tour events will be preceded by those of the national circuit PokerStars Open. The PO Main Event will take place from August 16th to 22nd, while from August 21st to 23rd, it will be time for the PO High Roller.
| Event | Dates | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|
| PokerStars Open Main Event | August 16–22 | €1,650 |
| PokerStars Cup | August 20–21 | €825 |
| PokerStars Open High Roller | August 21–23 | €2,700 |
The EPT Main Event will begin on August 22nd and will be preceded by a Super High Roller starting on August 21st. On August 27th, the High Roller with a buy-in of €10,300 will begin.
| Event | Dates | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|
| EPT Super High Roller | August 21–23 | €100,000 |
| EPT Main Event | August 22–29 | €5,300 |
| EPT Mystery Bounty | August 25–27 | €3,250 |
| EPT High Roller | August 27–29 | €10,300 |
Other records in sight?
In the last edition, the EPT Barcelona Main Event surpassed the threshold of two thousand entries, reaching 2,045 participants, making the tournament one of the three most attended EPT Main Events in the circuit’s history.
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The prize pool approached ten million euros, with a first prize of 1.4 million for the winner. The trophy went to Frenchman Thomas Eychenne after a heads-up deal with Romanian Sebastian Ionita, from which our Umberto Zaffagnini, who had waved the white flag on the lowest step of the podium, was excluded.
Italians’ feeling with EPT Barcelona
Speaking of Italians in the EPT Main Event of the Catalan capital, we all remember the incredible victory of Giuliano Bendinelli in 2022, with the Genoese player lifting the trophy after being left with pocket change at the final table.
But since Luca Pagano’s first appearance in 2004, a total of nine EPT Barcelona Main Event final tables have featured an Italian. Not to mention the side events. In 2023 alone, five Italian poker players lifted the trophy!
We are sure that in the EPT Barcelona 2026 edition too, ItalPoker will be able to prove its worth.
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