2026 PokerStars EPT Paris

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2026 PokerStars EPT Paris
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j♠8♣
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 1a
Entries
573
Players Left
180
Players Left 1 / 1,474
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Tarmi Taken Out by Set

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Roope Tarmi
Roope Tarmi

From the big blind, Roope Tarmi pushed in his stack of 18,000 on a 7♠5♥A♠3♦ turn for a pot-sized bet. Hugo De La Fouchardiere was in early position and quickly called with the covering stack.

Roope Tarmi: A♦Q♦ All in
Hugo De La Fouchardiere: 7♥7♣

Tarmi's top pair was drawing dead against the set of De La Fouchardiere. The meaningless 8♥ river completed the board, after which Tarmi took his exit.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Hugo De La Fouchardiere fr
Hugo De La Fouchardiere 		65,000
65,000
 65,000
Profile photo of Roope Tarmi fi
Roope Tarmi 		Busted

Tags: Hugo De La FouchardiereRoope Tarmi

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

Spring Is Coming Early: 2026 PokerStars SCOOP Runs March 1-25

Sandra Barbour
Sandra Barbour
Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
PokerStars SCOOP
PokerStars SCOOP

The iconic PokerStars Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP) is one of the most eagerly anticipated festivals on the online poker calendar, thanks partly to its offering of massive prize pools across three weeks of action. Usually, SCOOP runs online at PokerStars throughout May, but the 2026 SCOOP heads to PokerStars two months earlier, with the festival schedule for March 1-25.

PokerStars first ran SCOOP in 2009, and it immediately became a must-play series for tournament grinders of all skill and experience levels. The multi-tiered buy-in structure opens the door for every PokerStars player to experience a world-class poker tournament festival regardless of their bankroll size.

Since its launch in 2009, PokerStars SCOOP has seen more than 143 million PokerStars players buy into over 3,300 tournaments and share a staggering $1.4 billion in prizes, of which more than $216 million has gone to SCOOP champions.

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Ladies Leave Lessa Guedes Empty-Handed

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Wellington Lessa Guedes in the big blind and Thomas Cazayous in early position had gathered around 15,000 preflop. Lessa Guedes checked the subsequent J♥5♣3♦ flop over to Cazayous, who fired a small bet of 3,000.

Lessa Guedes called to the 3♥ turn, where Cazayous sized up to 7,500. Lessa Guedes responded with an all-in check-raise to 15,000, which Cazayous instantly called.

Wellington Lessa Guedes: Q♦Q♣ All in
Thomas Cazayous: A♠A♥

Cazayous' aces remained uncracked on the 4♣ river, spelling the end of Lessa Guedes' first entry.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Thomas Cazayous fr
Thomas Cazayous 		68,000
68,000
 68,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Profile photo of Wellington Lessa Guedes fr
Wellington Lessa Guedes 		Busted

Tags: Thomas CazayousWellington Lessa Guedes

Afriat Doubles With Big Slick

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

After some preflop action, Eric Afriat pushed in his stack of 10,800 from the big blind. Francisco Barrios looked him up under the gun, and the players tabled their cards.

Eric Afriat: A♣K♣ All in
Francisco Barrios: A♦8♣

Afriat locked up the pot on the J♣4♦5♣9♣ turn, rendering the 5♦ river meaningless.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Eric Afriat ca
Eric Afriat 		23,500
13,500
 13,500
Profile photo of Francisco Barrios es
Francisco Barrios
11,500
26,500
 26,500

Tags: Eric AfriatFrancisco Barrios

Flashback: Barny Boatman Completes Long Road to EPT Main Event Title

Sandra Barbour
Sandra Barbour
Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Barny Boatman
Barny Boatman

At the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Paris, a standing ovation took place for one of poker's legends as an emotional Barny Boatman captured a long-awaited EPT Main Event title inside Les Palais des Congres.

The veteran defeated 2013 WCOOP Main Event winner David Kaufmann in a swift heads-up encounter to take home the trophy along with the €1,287,800 top prize.

Kaufmann, who recently returned to the felt after an educational hiatus, collected €804,750 for his efforts, while the final podium finisher, Aleksejs Ponakovs, was awarded €574,850.

A fixture on the European Poker Tour since its inception, Boatman came close to Main Event glory once before, narrowly missing out on the victory in Sanremo in 2011. He'd long thought his chances of going the distance had passed him by, but as we know, anything can happen on the felt.

"If you don't get cards like I did today, it's very, very hard. I have won tournaments, obviously, but nothing this big and it feels unbelievable," the newly crowned champion told PokerNews.

2024 EPT Paris Main Event Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize (EUR)
1Barny BoatmanUnited Kingdom€1,287,800
2David KaufmannGermany€804,750
3Aleksejs PonakovsLatvia€574,850
4Owen DoddUnited Kingdom€442,150
5Peter JorgneSweden€340,100
6Eric AfriatCanada€261,650
7Ami BarerCanada€201,250
8Lorenzo ArduiniItaly€154,800
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