Five things from this week on PokerStars.

After the entire build-up, the EPT Barcelona festival has come to a detailed. It ended with an implausible finale, one who might make Sebastian Malec probably the most memorable of EPT winners, at the same time as the PokerStars Championship dawns.

Malec managed to show €27 into greater than €1.2 million last weekend. But it surely wasn't just what he did that impressed people, but how he did it, including some of the memorable last hands of a first-rate Event we will remember, you could watch here.

Alongside the principle Event ran multiple record breaking side events, everything from the PokerStars Cup (with upwards of 3,000 players), to a perfect High Roller, and an EPT High Roller with greater than 600 players - another record.

We had live updates from they all in addition to a day-by-day have a look at each step of the primary Event, with images by official EPT photographer Neil Stoddart.

The best live poker action now gives approach to the most efficient online action, with the beginning of the sector Championship of Online Poker this weekend.

Over the most productive a part of a month they'll be 82 events at the schedule and a guaranteed prize pool of $50 million for the Championship.

The series runs from September 4-26 with the principle Event starting on Sunday, September 25 with an eye-watering $10,000,000 make certain that. makes it probably the most richest poker tournaments of the year.

Check out the main points at the Blog.

Another Top 5 video for you this week, this time taking a look at poker rivalries. Take into account that there are a few doozies, but it's Tony G who steals the show who, as we indicate here, could nurture a rivalry in a one man band.

Check out the video below.

The latest episode of the #EPTNotLive podcast is now available. Here is a word from the team, which incorporates a "special performance" of the overall hand of the EPT Barcelona Main Event.

"It's a three-way, as Matt joins James and Joe for the second one consecutive week. The lads speak about the closing stages of the record-breaking EPT 13 Barcelona festival and their subsequent journeys home. There is a recap of the primary Event final table, including a dramatic re-creation of the epic final hand, plus behind-the-scenes stories involving handshakes (one unwelcome, the opposite avoided).

"Joe talks about meeting some Superfans at a contemporary comedy gig in London, but, sadly, there is no 'Superfan vs Stapes' this week, because of the indisposition of a long-time listener.

"Finally, a few of your suggestions for a brand new name for the podcast are considered, and mostly rejected. But please keep them coming (there's an incentive!), with your Superfan applications. #EPTNotLive."

Click here for the most recent episode.

How does this sound for a weekend plan starting in about two or three hours from now?

Finish work - eat something - visit the Hippodrome - play D1C of the UKIPT Super Series (turbo format, starting at 10pm) - bag up chips - go home - sleep - get up - visit the Hippodrome - play D2 - bag up a large number of chips - go home - sleep - get up - visit the Hippodrome - win the general table! - have a drink - have another drink (make it champagne this time) - go home - sleep - skip work?

The UKIPT Super Series is underway, with Day 1B already in play. Day 1C however starts tonight at 10pm, meaning in case you are in or around London there no reason to feel you must skip it (you may also get the 24 hour London Underground home).

It's a perfect event, held at London's premier poker destination. It could also just change all your weekend. What's more we've got live updates at the PokerStars Blog for the duration.

That's another week within the books. Good luck to everyone playing on PokerStars this weekend, whether that's in London or online for the beginning of WCOOP. Send your thoughts and comments to us on Twitter: @PokerStarsBlog.

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Stephen Bartley is a staff writer for the PokerStars Blog. Follow him on Twitter: @StephenBartley.

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