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Brazilian pro Fabiano Kovalski capped off a remarkable run at the 2026 PokerStars EPT Barcelona festival, winning the €10,300 High Roller for €727,280 just two days after taking down the €3,250 Mystery Bounty for €385,430.
The victory pushed Kovalski’s lifetime tournament earnings beyond the $4 million mark, putting him within one strong result of overtaking Andre Akkari for tenth place on Brazil’s all-time money list.
The High Roller attracted 429 entries including re-entries, generating a prize pool of €4,161,300 that paid the top 64 finishers. Notable names in the money included Nacho Barbero, Chris Hunichen, Davidi Kitai, and final table bubble boy Aram Zobian.
At the nine-handed final table, Denmark’s Fehim Hajdari fell first for €86,900, followed by Britain’s Leo Worthington-Leese in eighth for €104,300. Italy’s Paolo Boi, a 2024 WSOP bracelet winner, took seventh for €127,200, while France’s Alexandre Reard, who recently surpassed $10 million in career earnings, finished sixth for €165,400.
Finland’s Kalle Parkkinen and Tommi Lankinen both posted career-best results, earning €215,000 for fifth and €279,400 for fourth respectively. Lithuania’s Gediminas Uselis was eliminated in third for €363,400 before Kovalski and Belgium’s Igor Picone reached a heads-up deal.
The agreement adjusted the official payouts, with Picone taking home €595,920 for second place instead of the scheduled €508,700, while Kovalski collected €727,280 rather than €814,500. Both totals stand as career-high scores for the two finalists.
