2026 PokerStars EPT Paris

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info
2026 PokerStars EPT Paris
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j8
Prize
€1,148,600
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€7,075,200
Total Entries
1,474
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 5
Entries
16
Players Left
7
Players Left 1 / 1,474

Huge Preflop Cooler Doubles Bechahed, Leaves Gogniat Short

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Sami Bechahed
Sami Bechahed

Sami Bechahed raised to 160,000 under the gun, and Jorge Abreu called on the button. Thierry Gogniat then squeezed in a three-bet to 485,000 from the small blind, which Bechahed clicked back to 925,000.

Abreu quickly moved out of the way by folding 87, but Gogniat five-bet shoved. Bechahed immediately called to put his 3,485,000 chips at risk.

Sami Bechahed: AA All in
Thierry Gogniat: AK

The QJ6 flop brought outs for Gogniat, but his straight draw did not come in on the 2 turn. The A river upgraded Bechahed to a set to take the pot and double up in style, capturing the chip lead at the table and becoming one of the biggest stacks in the field

Tags: Jorge AbreuSami BechahedThierry Gogniat