€5,300 Main Event Day 1a | 2026 PokerStars EPT Paris

02-23-2026 16:57 UTC+2

Assorted Stacks

Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Javier Fernandez	75,000
Roy van der Reijnst	55,000
Duco ten Haven	54,000 23,000	23,000
Rania Nasreddine	51,000 26,700	26,700
Alexandre Reard	35,000 5,000	5,000
Damien Luis	35,000
Danut Chisu	33,200
Mats Ullereng	30,000
Vivian Saliba	29,500
Richard Leblanc	29,300
Malcolm Franchi	22,000
Tristan Peyre	19,500

02-23-2026 16:50 UTC+2

Allen Calls Down Nakdali

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Preflop, Michael Allen raised to 800 and called when Yaman Nakdali three-bet to 2,300. Allen then checked to Nakdali on the 8♠K♦9♥ flop, seeing Nakdali continue for 1,500.

Allen called, and also check-called when Nakdali sized up to 6,500 on the K♠ turn.

The J♥ river saw Nakdali complete his triple barrel with a massive bet of 22,000. Allen did not need long before he called.

Nakdali could only show a bluff with A♣6♠, leaving Allen to take the pot with his baby pair of 3♥3♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Allen	70,100 70,100	70,100
Yaman Nakdali	33,000 33,000	33,000

Tags: Michael Allen Yaman Nakdali

02-23-2026 16:34 UTC+2

Counted Stacks

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrea Scarrone	90,000 4,000	4,000
Lars Kamphues	63,000 30,600	30,600
Bruno Fitoussi	50,000 17,200	17,200
Thomas Haverstad	40,000 6,800	6,800
Mario Colavita	35,000 35,000	35,000
Miguel Franco	32,000 32,000	32,000
Simeon Tsonev	32,000 32,000	32,000
Jaque Ramsden	30,000 30,000	30,000
[Removed:607]	30,000 30,000	30,000
Jessica Teusl	30,000 30,000	30,000
Barny Boatman	30,000 30,000	30,000

02-23-2026 16:26 UTC+2

Altmann Times Out

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Christian Altmann and Lander Lijo were heads up on a 6♥4♣8♣5♦ turn. With a massive 22,300 already in the pot, Lijo moved all in for 16,200 from the big blind.

Altmann went deep into the tank, his stack of 14,500 being covered by his opponent. After a few minutes, the clock was called.

Altmann was given a 30-second countdown. With one second remaining, Altmann took a final look at his cards before tossing them into the muck to forfeit the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lander Lijo	38,500 8,500	8,500
Christian Altmann	14,500

Tags: Lander Lijo Christian Altmann

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

02-23-2026 16:18 UTC+2

Level 3 Eliminations

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Klemens Roiter	Busted
Stephen Song	Busted

Georgios Skarparis	Busted
Aleksandr Shevliakov	Busted

Jordan Westmorland	Busted
Ian Simpson	Busted
Matthew Davenport	Busted

02-23-2026 16:15 UTC+2

Bisci Shows Value

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Alessio Bisci made it 1,200 to go under the gun. Luc Lafontaine was in the next seat over and three-bet to 3,600. Bisci quickly called once the action had folded back to him.

Bisci checked the 9♣5♣8♠ flop over to Lafontaine, who continued for 2,500. Bisci instantly called, after which the 5♥ turn was checked through.

The J♦ river saw Bisci bet 2,700. Lafontaine mucked his cards after some thought, and Bisci was kind enough to show 10♠9♠ for a pair of nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luc Lafontaine	50,000 10,500	10,500
Florian Duta	38,000 500	500
Alessio Bisci	37,000
Victoria Coren Mitchell	27,500 2,500	2,500

Tags: Alessio Bisci Luc Lafontaine

02-23-2026 15:55 UTC+2

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Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

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02-23-2026 15:53 UTC+2

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Victoria Coren Mitchell	30,000 30,000	30,000

Gerard Rubiralta	30,000 30,000	30,000
Kevin Rabichow	30,000 30,000	30,000

Alex Keating	30,000 30,000	30,000
Imad Derwiche	30,000 30,000	30,000
Artur Martirosian	30,000 30,000	30,000

Conor O'Driscoll	30,000 30,000	30,000
Joey Weissman	30,000 30,000	30,000

Niklas Astedt	30,000 30,000	30,000
Simon Mattsson	30,000

02-23-2026 15:46 UTC+2

Huge Flop Action Doubles Up Panyak

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Alexandru Danes raised to 600 in the cutoff. It folded to Maxim Panyak in the big blind, who defended. Danes put in an overbet of 1,700 on the 5♠7♠3♦ flop, which Panyak check-raised to 4,000.

Danes then moved all in, and Panyak quickly called off for his stack of 21,100.

Maxim Panyak: 10♠9♠ All in
Alexandru Danes: A♥7♦

Panyak's flush was completed on the 3♠ turn, and the 10♦ river did not upgrade Danes to a full house. Panyak was awarded a double-up, while Danes was left with roughly a starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxim Panyak	43,500 22,500	22,500
Alexandru Danes	30,000

Tags: Alexandru Danes Maxim Panyak