EPT Barcelona 2026: Kovalski, Roiter, and Dwan Win Second Titles; Brazilian Takes Home Over €1.1M

The final day of the European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona 2026 at Casino Barcelona delivered remarkable stories, with Fabiano Kovalski, Klemens Roiter, and Jamie Dwan each securing their second title of the series. Brazilian Kovalski stood out, taking home more than €1.1 million thanks to two victories.

Fabiano Kovalski's Career-Defining Event

The festival's final high roller attracted 429 entries, creating a prize pool of €4,161,300. After a heads-up deal with Belgian Igor Picone, Brazil's Fabiano Kovalski emerged victorious, earning €727,280. Kovalski had earlier won the €3,250 EPT Mystery Bounty for €385,430, including bounties. In total, he secured the two most valuable wins of his career in Barcelona, surpassing $4 million in lifetime earnings.

Final Table Results of Event #65: €10,300 EPT High Roller

• 1. Fabiano Kovalski (Brazil) – €727,280*
• 2. Igor Picone (Belgium) – €595,920*
• 3. Gediminas Uselis (Lithuania) – €363,400
• 4. Tommi Lankinen (Finland) – €279,400
• 5. Kalle Parkkinen (Finland) – €215,000
• 6. Alexandre Reard (France) – €165,400
• 7. Paolo Boi (Italy) – €127,200
• 8. Leo Worthington-Leese (UK) – €104,300
• 9. Fehim Hajdari (Denmark) – €86,900

*Heads-up deal

Chinese Star Biao Ding Triumphs

The two-day €2,200 Deep Stack drew 316 entries, generating a €606,720 prize pool. Chinese player Biao Ding took the title and €91,230, defeating Italian veteran Marcello Miniucchi heads-up. Miniucchi, through a deal, secured €103,790.

Final Table Results of Event #71: €2,200 Deep Stack

• 1. Biao Ding (China) – €91,230
• 2. Marcello Miniucchi (Italy) – €103,790
• 3. Miroslav Rizov (Bulgaria) – €53,600
• 4. Elerson Kirsten (Brazil) – €41,220
• 5. Georgios Skarparis (Cyprus) – €31,720
• 6. Wenhua Zheng (Italy) – €24,400
• 7. Alan Demis Raymundo (Argentina) – €19,560
• 8. Frank Lagodich (USA) – €16,300
• 9. Birger Maciel Larsen (Norway) – €13,580

Klemens Roiter Secures Third Spade Trophy in Barcelona

Austrian high roller specialist Klemens Roiter confirmed Barcelona as his lucky city. After a strong run in last year's €30K High Roller and winning the €25K NLH event this year, he struck again in the festival's finale. The €10,200 6-Handed event had 15 entries and a €145,500 prize pool, featuring names like Jamie Dwan, Felipe Boianovsky, and Joris Ruijs. Only the top two were paid. Roiter defeated Japan's Hirokazu Kobayashi heads-up, taking €94,600 and his second Barcelona title of the series.

Event Results #78: €10,200 6-Handed

• 1. Klemens Roiter (Austria) – €94,600
• 2. Hirokazu Kobayashi (Japan) – €50,900

Lightning Victory for Jamie Dwan

The festival concluded with the €1,050 Last Chance Super Hyper Turbo, which saw 108 entries and a €103,680 prize pool. British star Jamie Dwan claimed his second Barcelona title, having earlier won the €25K High Roller. In the fast-paced format, Dwan outplayed China's Congya Zhang heads-up.

Final Table Results of Event #79: €1,050 Last Chance Super Hyper Turbo

• 1. Jamie Dwan (UK) – €27,110
• 2. Congya Zhang (China) – €17,470
• 3. Yi Ye (China) – €12,480
• 4. Thomas Eychenne (France) – €9,600
• 5. James Dean Hawkins (England) – €7,390
• 6. Robert Bull (Scotland) – €5,680
• 7. Akshit Gupta (India) – €4,540
• 8. Youness Barakat (England) – €3,640
• 9. Joao Luis Carneiro Pereira (Portugal) – €3,030

Italian Masterclass by Cristiano Guerra

The €3,150 6-Handed event attracted 126 entries, creating a €366,660 prize pool. Italian Cristiano Guerra defeated Dutch player Tom Robbert Talboom heads-up after a deal, taking €78,800.

Final Table Results of Event #77: €3,150 6-Handed

• 1. Cristiano Guerra (Italy) – €78,800
• 2. Tom Robbert Talboom (Netherlands) – €75,650
• 3. Koen Meutstege (Netherlands) – €42,000
• 4. Roope Tarmi (Finland) – €32,510
• 5. Seunghyuk Jung (South Korea) – €25,140
• 6. Daisuke Ogita (Japan) – €19,410
• 7. Rohan Oberoi (Sweden) – €14,250
• 8. Viacheslav Goryachev (Russia) – €10,850
• 9. Mehdi Chaoui Roqai (Morocco) – €10,850

Home Favorite Karim Diouri Haya Delights Local Crowd

The €550 NL Hold'em event saw 667 entries, dividing a €320,160 prize pool. Spanish winner Karim Diouri Haya celebrated at home with €56,460, defeating Belgian Simon Vleminckx heads-up.

Final Table Results of Event #72: €550 NL Hold'em

• 1. Karim Diouri Haya (Spain) – €56,460
• 2. Simon Wim A Vleminckx (Belgium) – €41,000
• 3. Konstantin Generalov (Russia) – €26,790
• 4. Momchil Tomov (Bulgaria) – €20,570
• 5. Sergio Espinosa Rodriguez (Spain) – €15,770
• 6. Marco Guibert (Argentina) – €12,150
• 7. Samuel Ju (Germany) – €9,370
• 8. Tan Luan Le (England) – €7,230
• 9. Julio Cesar Herrera Garcia (Spain) – €5,590

Another Local Triumph for Jorge Mejias

The €330 Deep Stack event found 418 entries, leading to a €120,384 prize pool. Local Spaniard Jorge Mejias Lobera won €15,783. A five-player deal was reached at the final table, with three Spaniards in the top five.

Final Table Results of Event #76: €330 Deep Stack

• 1. Jorge Mejias Lobera (Spain) – €15,783
• 2. Juan Jose Oliva (Argentina) – €11,188
• 3. Pedro Jesus Lopez Kardoudi (Spain) – €11,249
• 4. Charbel Younes (UK) – €12,991
• 5. Joan Escrigas Roca (Spain) – €11,803
• 6. Alexandre Sako (Brazil) – €4,780
• 7. Dayane Sidney Elie Cohen (France) – €3,680
• 8. Antonio Pulido Gonzalez (Spain) – €3,020
• 9. Jose Manuel Gonzalez Sanchez (Spain) – €2,510

Argentinian Norberto Korn Wins Mixed Format Championship

A technically challenging format rotating six games, with mystery envelope bounties, attracted 35 entries. The €23,100 prize pool was divided among the top five. Argentinian Norberto Andres Korn claimed the title by defeating Finland's Laihinen heads-up. Blaz Zerjav and Tobias Leknes also reached ITM positions, finishing third and fourth, respectively.

Results of Event #73: €1,100 6-Game Mystery Bounty

• 1. Norberto Andres Korn (Argentina) – €11,790
• 2. Pasi Laihinen (Finland) – €10,660
• 3. Blaz Zerjav (Slovenia) – €3,750
• 4. Tobias Leknes (Norway) – €5,210
• 5. Ryan Moriarty (USA) – €2,190