This tournament is over! Sander Lylloff is champion, defeating his friend and roommate Mark Teltscher in a very relaxed heads-up match to take down the first tournament of the PokerStars.com EPT Season 4.

The final hand played out as follows:

Lylloff raised to $120,000 and saw Teltscher re-raise to $260,000. Lylloff re-re-upped all-in and saw Teltscher call instantly, turning over K K to his own J T. The EPT2 London champ looked primed for a double-up but the flop was a little worrisome, coming Q J 7 and giving Lylloff plenty of outs. One of them was the J, which promptly spiked on the turn, giving Lylloff trips and the lead. The river card was the 4 and Lylloff dodged the heart-flush to win the EPT4 Barcelona Open.

For the win, Lylloff receives a gigantic novelty check as well as a real check worth €1,170,700. Teltscher narrowly misses becoming the first repeat-winner in EPT history, but as a consolation prize takes home €673,000, about three times what he won in London. Congratulations to both finalists and to the EPT for a successful beginning to Season 4!

Heads-up play has begun from the basement of the Gran Casino Barcelona, with Mark Teltscher ordering Cristal and Sander Lylloff raising in the dark. Good times.

True story: Teltscher and Lylloff are roommates on the road, including here in Barcelona. Could be an interesting heads-up battle. 

We're now preparing for heads-up play between Sander Lylloff and Mark Teltscher, with the chip counts as follows:

Lylloff: $3.658 million

Teltscher: $1.765 million 

Action should resume momentarily. 

Greg Dyer raises from the button and Sander Lylloff adds $140,000 to the wager from the big blind. Dyer thinks for a second before moving all-in over the top for his last $300,000 or so and Lylloff quickly calls, showing A A to Dyer's K 8. The flop comes T 3 2 and the young American will need running cards to stay alive. The turn is the 4 and that seals the deal; Greg Dyer is our third-place finisher and will take €388,800 back to Minnesota. GG, kid.

The break is over and the blinds are moving up again. Stay tuned for more updates as the action unfolds.

The level is over and it's time for a quick break. Updated chip counts are as follows:

Mark Teltscher	$2.5 million
Sander Lylloff	$2.3 million
Greg Dyer	$610,000

 

Sander Lylloff raises and sees Greg Dyer come over the top all-in for his last $270,000. Lylloff calls and shows T 4 to Dyer's A 2. The board comes A K Q A 4 to give Dyer trip aces and double him through Lylloff.

 

Here are the latest chip counts:

Sander Lylloff	$2.5 million
Mark Teltscher	$2.4 million
Greg Dyer	$400,000

 

After Greg Dyer makes up some ground to bring his stack to $1.1 million, he and Sander Lylloff see a flop come 8 3 2 and Lyllof bets out $180,000. Dyer makes the call and the turn is the 9, prompting a check from Lylloff and a $270,000 wager from Dyer. Lylloff takes it in stride and announces a raise to $670,000 total, which is met by an immediate fold from Dyer. Lylloff takes the pot while Dyer is left with just under $1 million.

Greg Dyer open-shoves from the button for his last $358,000 and after Mark Teltscher folds Sander Lylloff makes the call, showing A 5 to Dyer's K Q. The flop comes K 7 8 and Dyer takes the lead, and, after the turn is the 2, only has to dodge two aces to stay alive. The river card is the 7 and Greg Dyer has doubled up to about $740,000.