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

02-23-2026 15:37 UTC+2

Delbano Chips Up as Boatman Busts

Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Martin Breyton put in a raise to 600 in the cutoff. Matthias Delbano three-bet to 2,800 in the small blind, which Breyton decided to call after taking some bites from his sandwich.

Breyton also called the bet of 1,500 from Delbano on the A♠J♠J♦ flop, after which both players checked the K♥ turn.

The 7♥ river saw Delbano pick the aggression back up with a bet of 6,000, ending the hand as Breyton eventually moved his cards towards the muck.

During the hand, defending champion Barny Boatman was eliminated from another table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Veyssiere	50,000
Lukas Zaskodny	41,000
Paawan Bansal	35,000 5,000	5,000
Matthias Delbano	27,400
Benoit Fiasson	26,000
Jon Vallinas Santos	25,800
Martin Breyton	18,800
Juan Marin	18,000
Barny Boatman	Busted

Tags: Barny Boatman Martin Breyton Matthias Delbano

02-23-2026 15:20 UTC+2

New Entries and Assorted Counts

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrea Scarrone	86,000
Alec Torelli	75,500 35,500	35,500

Ivan Dzimbeg	74,000
Giovani Gouveia	73,400
Yuxi Huang	64,000
Raphael Bilger	63,400
Alexandre Bermon	63,100
Zeljko Acosta	61,400
Daniel Moran	61,200
Luc Lafontaine	60,500
Siebe den Hartog	60,500 28,400	28,400
Clement Delacroix	60,000
Diego Montone	57,700
Ivan Poroliev	55,700 3,700	3,700
Nikita Kuznetsov	49,500
Ehsan Amiri	49,400 19,400	19,400
Derk van Luijk	49,000 19,000	19,000

Maxim Panyak	47,800 17,800	17,800
Tobias Peters	46,200 16,200	16,200
Oliver Weis	45,200 15,200	15,200

Judy Whitlow	45,000 15,000	15,000
Vladimir Lipnitskii	44,000 14,000	14,000
Nicholas Palma	44,000 14,000	14,000
Brandon Wilson	41,600
Nils Pudel	41,400 11,400	11,400

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Level: 3

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

02-23-2026 15:04 UTC+2

Flashback: Matan Krakow Wins 2025 EPT Prague Main Event

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Sandra Barbour

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Every winter, Matan Krakow makes it a point to travel from his home in Israel to play in the PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague. It’s his favorite stop of the year. It’s where he first cashed in an EPT festival nearly fifteen years ago. And in December, at the final table of the 2025 EPT Prague Main Event, Krakow enjoyed his crowning achievement in a long career in the poker industry.

Krakow spiked a flush on the river to defeat Turkey’s Bora Kurtulus heads up and capture the prestigious PokerStars golden shard trophy and €778,255 top prize for prevailing over the 1,224-entry field.

“It’s more exciting than I can put into words. It’s a dream come true. It really is,” the new champion said with the gold-plated trophy by his side and confetti strewn across the floor, taking in the scene that most poker players can only dream of.

2025 EPT Prague Main Event Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Matan Krakow	Israel	€778,255*
2	Bora Kurtulus	Turkey	€757,400*
3	Dimitrios Gkatzas	Greece	€574,600*
4	Traian Stanciu	Romania	€349,650
5	Paawan Bansal	India	€269,000
6	Conor O'Driscoll	Ireland	€206,900
7	Vitezslav Cech	Czechia	€159,150
8	Ding Fan	China	€122,400

*Denotes three-way deal

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02-23-2026 15:00 UTC+2

Small Break

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The players have been sent on their first 20-minute break of the day.

02-23-2026 14:59 UTC+2

Konnikova Among Early Exits

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Konnikova	Busted

Luka Sorainen	Busted
Jon Kyte	Busted
Aren Bezhanyan	Busted

02-23-2026 14:54 UTC+2

Afriat Ascending Early

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Francisco Perez raised to 600 in middle position. Eric Afriat was next to act in the hijack and bumped it up to 2,100. Francisco Barrios cold-called in the cutoff, and Perez tossed in calling chips as well.

The 3♣8♠4♠ flop saw Perez check to Afriat, who continued for 3,000. Barrios moved out of the way with a fold, but Perez stuck around and called.

After Perez checked the 7♥ turn as well, Afriat sized up to 10,000. Perez spent some time in thought before he let go of his cards and surrendered the pot to his neighbor.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Afriat	40,000 10,000	10,000
Francisco Barrios	38,000 38,000	38,000
Francisco Perez	24,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Eric Afriat Francisco Barrios Francisco Perez

02-23-2026 14:41 UTC+2

Poroliev Takes Four-Bet Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Dominykas Karmazinas raised to 500 in the hijack, receiving a call from Michael Wang in the cutoff. Button Ivan Poroliev squeezed in a three-bet to 2,100, which Karmazinas quickly four-bet to 4,800.

Wang had seen enough and got out of the way, but Poroliev wanted to see a flop and called.

K♠K♥7♣ was fanned as the flop, on which Karmazinas continued for 3,000. Poroliev called to the 9♣ turn, which both players checked.

The 10♥ then arrived on the river. Karmazinas checked again, and he quickly surrendered the pot when Poroliev piled in a bet of 15,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Poroliev	52,000 52,000	52,000
Michael Wang	32,000 2,000	2,000
Dominykas Karmazinas	22,500 22,500	22,500

Tags: Dominykas Karmazinas Ivan Poroliev Michael Wang

02-23-2026 14:33 UTC+2

Berruel Chipping Up

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Big blind Antoine Berruel flicked in a bet of 7,000 from the big blind on a 5♣Q♠3♣3♠ turn. Pawel Wojciechowski called on the button, leading to the 4♥ river.

Both players checked to showdown, where Berruel's A♥Q♥ took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Berruel	43,000 13,000	13,000
Stephen Song	25,000 5,000	5,000

Pawel Wojciechowski	22,000

Tags: Antoine Berruel Pawel Wojciechowski

02-23-2026 14:24 UTC+2

Roller-Coaster Ride for Ostash

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Arriving on the 7♥J♥2♦5♦6♦ river, Aren Bezhanyan put in an overbet of 6,500 into a pot of 4,200 from the small blind. Mykhailo Ostash was in the big blind and quickly called.

Bezhanyan tabled 5♠5♥ for a set of fives, and Ostash mucked his cards in defeat.

The next hand, Ostash squeezed in a three-bet to 2,700 from the small blind, which only Bradley Moore called in middle position.

Ostash continued for 2,000 on the Q♥8♦3♣ flop. Moore raised to 5,000, and Ostash called.

Ostash checked the 10♦ turn over to Moore, who put his opponent all-in for 8,700. Ostash snapped him off.

Mykhailo Ostash: 10♥10♣ All in
Bradley Moore: A♦Q♦

Ostash had turned a set, and he faded Moore's flush draw on the 7♣ river. He doubled up, putting him back above starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aren Bezhanyan	42,500 42,500	42,500
Alec Torelli	40,000 10,000	10,000

Mykhailo Ostash	33,700 33,700	33,700
Romain Lewis	30,000 30,000	30,000
David Docherty	23,500 6,500	6,500
Bradley Moore	12,500 12,500	12,500

Tags: Aren Bezhanyan Bradley Moore Mykhailo Ostash