Fabiano Kovalski Wins EPT Barcelona Mystery Bounty Event

Fabiano Kovalski secured a significant victory at the 2026 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona festival by winning the €3,250 no-limit hold’em mystery bounty event. Kovalski topped 1,027 entries to earn $447,099 in total prize money.

The total prize pool in this event swelled to $3,466,741, with $2,275,421 earmarked for the main pot and $1,191,320 allotted for bounties. Kovalski pulled $62,640 in bounties, the third-highest total at the final table, while adding $384,459 from the primary prize pool for the win.

Paawan Bansal secured $106,720 in bounties to claim the largest bounty total among the final eight. Candido Cappiello proved to be the overall top bounty earner of the tournament, with his $131,080 haul. Notable players who ran deep in this event included Han Feng (52nd), Nicholas Seward (50th), Alexandre Reard (42nd), Mehdi Chaoui (33rd), and Nicholas Palma (21st). Viacheslav Goryachev, who won this same event at EPT Monte Carlo this spring, finished eighth for $47,305 in total payouts. Runner-up Brandon Harris pocketed $251,511, setting a new career-high score for the British player.