€5,300 Main Event | 2026 PokerStars EPT Paris

03-01-2026 14:03 UTC+1

Schneiders Calls Down Seire

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David Salituro

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Enrico Coppola raised to 450,000 on the button with Q♣9♥ and Casimir Seire called in the big blind.

Coppola hit top two pair on the Q♠9♣5♦ flop and bet 375,000, and Seire folded A♣2♣.

Seire then limped in from the small blind and Felix Schneiders checked his option.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of Q♦6♣3♦Q♥, where Seire led out for 300,000. Schneiders called to the 4♦ river, and Seire then bet another 300,000. Schneiders again called.

Seire showed 10♥5♠, while Schneiders had 10♠6♠ for two pair to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Enrico Coppola	5,850,000 650,000	650,000
Felix Schneiders	5,050,000 800,000	800,000
Casimir Seire	3,600,000 1,350,000	1,350,000

Tags: Casimir Seire Enrico Coppola Felix Schneiders

03-01-2026 13:57 UTC+1

Schneiders Turns the Nuts

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David Salituro

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Felix Schneiders raised to 400,000 in the cutoff with J♥10♥ and Jorge Abreu called on the button holding 8♣6♣.

Schneiders continued for 300,000 on the K♠Q♣7♥ flop, and Abreu called. The A♣ turn improved Schneiders to the nut straight and he checked over to Abreu, who checked back with a flush draw.

The river was the 7♦ and Schneiders led out for 300,000. Abreu quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorge Abreu	25,380,000 700,000	700,000

Felix Schneiders	4,250,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Jorge Abreu Felix Schneiders

Level: 32

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

03-01-2026 13:51 UTC+1

Buhaiov Plays Back at the Chip Leader

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David Salituro

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Jorge Abreu raised to 300,000 on the button before Nazar Buhaiov moved all in for 3,675,000 in the big blind with 5♦5♣. Abreu folded K♠3♥.

A few hands later, Abreu raised to 300,000 under the gun with 10♥7♥, Buhaiov three-bet to 850,000 on the button holding A♦4♠, and Abreu again gave up his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorge Abreu	26,080,000 200,000	200,000

Nazar Buhaiov	4,830,000 900,000	900,000

Tags: Nazar Buhaiov Jorge Abreu

03-01-2026 13:46 UTC+1

Coppola Keeps Betting With Deuces

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David Salituro

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Enrico Coppola raised to 325,000 on the button with 2♦2♣ and Nazar Buhaiov called in the big blind.

The flop came 10♠6♣4♥ and Coppola bet 225,000. Buhaiov called, and the 3♦ fell on the turn.

Coppola then bet 525,000, and Buhaiov folded K♥J♦ this time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Enrico Coppola	5,200,000 300,000	300,000
Nazar Buhaiov	3,930,000 700,000	700,000

Tags: Enrico Coppola Nazar Buhaiov

03-01-2026 13:36 UTC+1

Thierry Gogniat Eliminated in 7th Place (€179,350); Tomas Jozonis Eliminated in 6th Place (€233,200)

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David Salituro

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

EPT Paris is Jorge Abreu's world, and everyone else is just living in it as the chip leader just widened the gap in stunning fashion.

Nazar Buhaiov opened to 300,000 under the gun before Casimir Seire three-bet to 750,000 in early position. Jorge Abreu four-bet to 1,400,000 in the cutoff, and Thierry Gogniat stuck in his last 600,000 on the button. Tomas Jozonis then reshoved for 2,750,000 in the big blind, and Buhaiov folded J♦10♦. Seire was faced with a decision holding Q♥Q♣, but he eventually gave up his big pair for the second time today. Abreu, though, called to put both opponents at risk.

Thierry Gogniat: A♦J♥ All in
Tomas Jozonis: K♠K♥ All in
Jorge Abreu: A♠8♠

The J♠9♠8♦ flop gave Gogniat top pair and Abreu the nut flush draw, while Jozonis remained in the lead with his kings. The turn, though, brought the 3♠ to give Abreu his flush, and Gogniat and Jozonis were already drawing dead. The river was the 9♥ and Abreu scored the double knockout, Gogniat taking seventh place while Jozonis finished in sixth as the bigger stack.

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Player	Chips	Progress
Jorge Abreu	26,280,000 4,650,000	4,650,000

Casimir Seire	4,950,000 750,000	750,000
Nazar Buhaiov	4,630,000 395,000	395,000

Thierry Gogniat	Busted
Tomas Jozonis	Busted

Tags: Casimir Seire Jorge Abreu Nazar Buhaiov Thierry Gogniat Tomas Jozonis

03-01-2026 13:28 UTC+1

Abreu Keeps the Pressure On

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David Salituro

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Felix Schneiders limped in from the small blind before Jorge Abreu raised to 525,000 in the big blind with A♣Q♥. Schneiders folded J♣10♦.

Casimir Seire then opened to 300,000 in the cutoff with Q♥J♦, and Abreu three-bet to 1,000,000 in the small blind holding A♠7♠. Seire also gave up his hand.

The next hand, Tomas Jozonis raised to 300,000 under the gun and Abreu three-bet again, making it 725,000 on the button with A♦10♠. Jozonis folded A♥7♥, and Abreu took down another pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorge Abreu	21,630,000 2,350,000	2,350,000

Casimir Seire	5,700,000 700,000	700,000
Felix Schneiders	3,850,000 450,000	450,000
Tomas Jozonis	2,900,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Casimir Seire Felix Schneiders Jorge Abreu Tomas Jozonis

03-01-2026 13:20 UTC+1

Wild Start to the Final Table Continues as Coppola Cracks Aces to Double

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David Salituro

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Jorge Abreu raised to 300,000 under the gun and Enrico Coppola called in the hijack.

Both players checked the Q♦4♦2♥ flop, and Abreu also checked the 4♥ turn. Coppola then bet 400,000, Abreu raised to 850,000, and Coppola called.

The 8♥ fell on the river and Abreu used a few time banks before moving all in. Coppola snap-called for 1,100,000, and Abreu showed A♠A♥. Coppola, though, had Q♥Q♣ for a full house to win the pot and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorge Abreu	19,280,000 3,145,000	3,145,000

Enrico Coppola	4,900,000 2,650,000	2,650,000

Tags: Enrico Coppola Jorge Abreu

03-01-2026 13:11 UTC+1

Schneiders Starts Off With a Bang

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David Salituro

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

On Hand #1 of the final table, Felix Schneiders moved all in for 1,950,000 under the gun and Thierry Gogniat reshoved for 2,950,000 in the hijack. Action folded around to Casimir Seire in the big blind, and he gave it some thought before folding J♥J♣.

Felix Schneiders: A♦K♥ All in
Thierry Gogniat: 10♠10♥

Schneiders' rail began chanting for a king, and they erupted in celebration when the flop came K♦6♥4♣ to give him top pair. "Hold, hold, hold!" they shouted, and Schneiders improved to two pair on the A♥ turn. The river was the 6♠ and Schneiders earned the double up.