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10.27pm: Break time And with that hand comes the end of the level. Players are taking a 15 minute break. 10.20pm: Nice pot for Cody Jake Cody (hand 203) raised to 560,000 and was called by Teodor Caraba. They saw a T♣5♠J♣ flop, Caraba checked and Cody bet 580,000....more

Live updates from day five, level 30 of EPT Barcelona brought to you by Stephen Bartley, Rick Dacey, Marc Convey and Howard Swains. Click refresh to see the latest updates below, while the latest chip counts can be found by clicking right here. Follow the feature table action on EPT...more

Live updates from day five, level 29 of EPT Barcelona brought to you by Stephen Bartley, Rick Dacey, Marc Convey and Howard Swains. Click refresh to see the latest updates below, while the latest chip counts can be found by clicking right here. Follow the feature table action on EPT...more

Live updates from day five, level 26 of EPT Barcelona brought to you by Stephen Bartley, Rick Dacey, Marc Convey and Howard Swains. Click refresh to see the latest updates below, while the latest chip counts can be found by clicking right here. Follow the feature table action on EPT...more

Our final table is set at EPT Barcelona, with eight players in sight of the €850,000 first prize. Play is scheduled to begin today at 2pm and we will play to a winner. You can find chip counts updated throughout the day on the chip count page. And you can...more

For the past six years, the European Poker Tour has been the most visible arena for a fundamental clash occurring in the game: the collision between the established live circuit and the freneticism of the online tables. Internet sensations have buzzed into the bricks and mortar environment and won massive...more

Today's specific task in Casino Barcelona was to turn 72 players into 24 or to die in the attempt. But like so many days on the European Poker Tour, eliminating players was outrageously simple. Hitting our target was no problem at all. Deeper stacks? Longer levels? An extra day for...more

Live updates from day three, level 19 of EPT Barcelona brought to you by Stephen Bartley, Rick Dacey, Marc Convey and Howard Swains. Click refresh to see the latest updates below, while the latest selected chip counts can be found by clicking right here. Blinds: 5,000-10,000 (1,000 ante) 7.38pm: From...more

Live updates from day three, level 18 of EPT Barcelona brought to you by Stephen Bartley, Rick Dacey, Marc Convey and Howard Swains. Click refresh to see the latest updates below, while the latest selected chip counts can be found by clicking right here. Blinds: 4,000-8,000 (500 ante) 6.05pm:...more

Live updates from level 15 of EPT Barcelona brought to you by Stephen Bartley, Rick Dacey, Marc Convey and Howard Swains. Click refresh to see the latest updates below, while the latest selected chip counts can be found by clicking right here. Blinds: 2,000-4,000 (400 ante) 1.31pm: Smith doubles In...more

It's hardly unusual for players to bust on the very first hand of day two, but for long stretches today it seemed a player was sent packing on every hand, adding to what became a large and disappointed rail. We played five and a half levels today, more than...more

As you wait for the final day's wrap from EPT Barcelona (I can almost hear the hammering of refresh buttons from here), why not enjoy a couple of video blogs, featuring the Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Rousso, whose tournament unfortunately ended on day one, and Carter Philips, who is...more

Oh my. Day 1b of EPT Barcelona is now in the books, and that'll be a chapter remembered for some time as one of the toughest for all concerned. After a relatively pedestrian day 1a -- small-ish field, newly-reorganised tournament area, hungover star players biding their time -- today was...more

Consider this to be the "Noah post." It comes around at most EPTs when the young Dutch Team PokerStars Pro reaches the brink of something great. Sometimes it ends badly, while other times it's a high octane superlative adventure requiring air sickness pills and a big bag for his...more

Live updates from day 1b, level 9 of EPT Barcelona brought to you by Stephen Bartley, Rick Dacey, Marc Convey and Howard Swains. Click refresh to see the latest updates below, while the latest selected chip counts can be found by clicking right here. Blinds: 500-1000 (100 ante) 11.45pm: It's...more

Beautiful Barcelona; full to the brim of excitement (a queue to get in), sunshine (humid and overcast) and energy (deep lethargy thanks to last night's welcome party). The 207 players arriving today were skipping the pot-limit Omaha 6-max, the no limit single draw 2-7 with re-buys and 8-game events...more

Live updates from day 1a, level 1 of EPT Barcelona brought to you by Stephen Bartley, Marc Convey, Howard Swains and Rick Dacey. Click refresh to see the latest updates below, while the latest selected chip counts can be found by clicking right here. Blinds 500-1000-100 11.40pm: Day done Day...more

When out scouring the tournament floor for something to report the tendency is to drift towards the recognisable, the bigger names you've seen and talked to before. But this is a new season, it's time to embrace the spirit of adventure and head off to find a lesser known...more