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

1 day 8 hours ago

Newman Flips Two to the Rail

David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Jakub Michalak moved all in for 7,900 from the small blind, Ruslan Rishko put in his last 26,000 from the hijack, and Graeme Newman in the cutoff had both players covered and at risk.

Jakub Michalak: A♠K♥ All in
Ruslan Rishko: A♣K♠ All in
Graeme Newman: J♣J♠

Michalak and Rishko both needed to improve against Newman's jacks, but Newman stayed in the lead through the 7♣6♠2♥8♠8♦ board to earn the double knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Graeme Newman	210,000 23,000	23,000
Jakub Michalak	Busted
Ruslan Rishko	Busted

Tags: Graeme Newman Jakub Michalak Ruslan Rishko

1 day 8 hours ago

Unstoppable Selvakumaran Claims Another Victim

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Ian Bradley made it 2,500 to go in the cutoff, which Laurent Vauquelin called on the button. Zdenek Zizka then three-bet jammed for 8,500 from the small blind.

Mahersh Selvakumaran asked for a count before he made a small four-bet. Bradley and Vauquelin folded in quick succession, leaving Zizka and Selvakumaran to show down.

Zdenek Zizka: K♣J♦ All in
Mahersh Selvakumaran: A♦10♣

Zizka turned a straight draw on 5♣Q♣2♦10♥, but Selvakumaran's pair remained ahead on the 5♠ river. He eliminated Zizka and saw his stack cross the 400,000-mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mahersh Selvakumaran	420,000 163,100	163,100

Laurent Vauquelin	121,000 54,000	54,000
Ian Bradley	40,000 11,200	11,200
Zdenek Zizka	Busted

Tags: Ian Bradley Laurent Vauquelin Mahersh Selvakumaran Zdenek Zizka

1 day 8 hours ago

Nahum Eliminates Fixari to Claim Spot Among Leaders

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Thibaut Fixari had raised his button when Gabriel Nahum made it 10,000 to go from the small blind. Fixari called, and the dealer fanned the 4♦6♠Q♠ flop.

Nahum continued for 7,500 on the flop, which Fixari called. Nahum sized up to 17,000 on the 5♣ turn, seeing Fixari flick in another call.

Nahum then pushed all in on the J♥ river. Fixari's stack of 41,700 was covered, and he needed a minute to think things through. After a while, he tossed in a single chip for a call.

Nahum showed A♦A♣ for an overpair. Fixari stood up and left the tournament area, with the dealer flipping up his Q♣10♣ to confirm the elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel Nahum	203,200
Thibaut Fixari	Busted

Tags: Gabriel Nahum Thibaut Fixari

1 day 9 hours ago

Ruijs Busts Moukawem on the River

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Joris Ruijs raised to 2,200 under the gun, Samir Moukawem moved all in for 18,000 in middle position, and Ruijs called.

Samir Moukawem: 8♦8♠ All in
Joris Ruijs: A♣Q♠

Moukawem remained ahead through the turn on a board of J♣K♠7♦K♦ and was a card away from a double-up, but Ruijs spiked the A♠ on the river to make aces-up. Moukawem flung his arms in the air in frustration and let out a loud sigh as he stormed to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joris Ruijs	150,000 13,500	13,500
Samir Moukawem	Busted

Tags: Joris Ruijs Samir Moukawem

1 day 9 hours ago

Le Scoops a Four-Way All In

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Alessandro Furneri moved all in for 12,000 from under the gun and Tan Le called in the cutoff. Erik Bauer then reshoved for 18,000 in the small blind and Georgios Vrakas called in the big blind, as did Le.

The flop came 10♦9♣5♠ and Vrakas moved all in. Le snap-called for his last 25,000.

Alessandro Furneri: A♠J♠ All in
Erik Bauer: A♦K♥ All in
Tan Le: 9♦9♠ All in
Georgios Vrakas: A♥10♥

Le had flopped a set to take a big lead in the hand and was poised to scoop the entire pot. The rest of the board ran out K♠A♣ and he doubled up off Vrakas, while Bauer and Furneri were both sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tan Le	120,000 105,000	105,000
Georgios Vrakas	65,000 43,000	43,000
Erik Bauer	Busted
Alessandro Furneri	Busted

Tags: Alessandro Furneri Erik Bauer Georgios Vrakas Tan Le

1 day 10 hours ago

Kostic Takes a Chunk Off Punsri, Jahn Finishes the Job

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Punnat Punsri bet 2,000 from middle position on a flop of 3♠A♥9♣ and Tomas Kostic called in the cutoff.

The turn was the 5♣ and Punsri checked to Kostic, who bet 6,000. Punsri called and checked again on the 2♥ river, and this time Kostic bet 10,000. Punsri again called, and Kostic showed A♦Q♦ for top pair to win the pot.

The next hand, Soenke Jahn opened to 2,000 under the gun, Punsri shoved for 15,000 in early position, and Jahn called.

Punnat Punsri: 10♦10♥ All in
Soenke Jahn: K♠K♣

Jahn hit top set on the K♦7♥Q♣ flop, and Punsri was left drawing dead after the 3♦ turn. The river was the 2♣ and Punsri was sent to the rail.

"Big favor for the table," Jahn said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomas Kostic	100,000
Soenke Jahn	90,000
Punnat Punsri	Busted

Tags: Punnat Punsri Soenke Jahn Tomas Kostic

1 day 10 hours ago

Konnikova Survives a Flip

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Maria Konnikova moved all in for 14,700 from the cutoff, and Arturo Fernandez Barge put her at risk in the hijack.

Maria Konnikova: 9♣9♦ All in
Arturo Fernandez Barge: A♠Q♥

Konnikova needed her pair to hang on to survive, and she successfully dodged the 5♣5♠8♣7♣4♥ board to earn the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arturo Fernandez Barge	60,000
Maria Konnikova	30,000 900	900

Tags: Arturo Fernandez Barge Maria Konnikova

1 day 10 hours ago

Al Fakih Fills Up For Double Knockout

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Four players saw a flop of Q♣9♣6♠ when Atanas Pavlov moved all in for 8,800 under the gun. Sal Al Fakih called in middle position, as did Maksim Paniak on the button.

The turn was the 10♦ and Al Fakih bet 35,000. Paniak only had around 3,000 remaining and called for his last chips, turning over A♣3♣ for a flush draw. Pavlov had A♦Q♦ for top pair, while Al Fakih was ahead with 6♦6♣ for a set.

The 9♥ river improved Al Fakih to a full house, and Pavlov and Paniak were both sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sal Al Fakih	100,000 100,000	100,000
Atanas Pavlov	Busted
Maksim Paniak	Busted

Tags: Atanas Pavlov Maksim Paniak Sal Al Fakih

1 day 11 hours ago

Ruijs Scoops Big Pot to Eliminate Ievchenko

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Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The action was caught on a K♣5♠7♦2♦ turn. Oleksii Ievchenko had moved all in at a previous point in the hand, creating a main pot of roughly 30,000.

Meanwhile, Leiqi Chen in the big blind and Joris Ruijs in early position had built a side pot of around 50,000. Chen then checked to Ruijs, who moved all in for 55,000.

Chen gave it some thought before he reluctantly mucked his cards, leaving Ruijs to take the large side pot and show down for the main pot with Ievchenko.

Oleksii Ievchenko: A♠Q♣ All in
Joris Ruijs: 8♥8♦

Ievchenko was delighted to see he was not drawing dead, but the 7♣ river still sealed the fate of his elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joris Ruijs	136,500 55,100	55,100
Leiqi Chen	60,000
Oleksii Ievchenko	Busted

Tags: Joris Ruijs Oleksii Ievchenko Leiqi Chen

1 day 12 hours ago

Falus Hits the Nuts, Holds For a Massive Double

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Louis Vlamynck bet 1,700 from the hijack on a flop of 10♦9♥Q♠, and Daniel Falus called in the cutoff. Jean Surlemont then raised to 5,600 in the big blind, and both opponents called.

The turn was the A♦, and Surlemont checked to Vlamynck, who bet 22,000. Falus then moved all in for 48,600, and Surlemont folded, but Vlamynck quickly called to put Falus at risk.

Falus showed K♥J♥ for the nut straight, while Vlamynck had Q♥Q♦ for a set. Falus needed to avoid the board pairing on the river, and he dodged the 5♣ as he slammed the table in celebration and earned the massive double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Falus	115,000 66,000	66,000
Louis Vlamynck	45,000 45,000	45,000
Jean Surlemont	35,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Daniel Falus Jean Surlemont Louis Vlamynck