Fabiano Kovalski Wins EPT Barcelona €10,300 High Roller
He closed the festival with a heads-up deal against Igor Picone and banked €727,280
Fabiano Kovalski closed the 2026 PokerStars EPT Barcelona festival by winning the €10,300 High Roller after a heads-up deal with Igor Picone. Kovalski took the title and €727,280, while Picone finished second for €595,920. The event was the final trophy of the series.
PokerNews marked the event as Day 3 completed, and the final table results used an asterisk to show the heads-up deal. The event page also noted that it was not offering live coverage, but would keep readers informed with chip counts and core tournament data, including entries and prize pool.
As our earlier Barcelona coverage showed, the festival had already produced a string of headline finishes before this last title was decided. Kovalski’s win fit into that run of big results and gave the closing high roller a deal-driven ending. With the series wrapped, the €10,300 event stood as the final note in Barcelona.
