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

02-24-2026 17:20 UTC+2

Song on Fumes After Failed Bluff Against Cazes

David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Antonin Teisseire bet 1,900 from under the gun on a flop of 10♥9♥2♠ and was called by Stephen Song in the small blind, as well as Christophe Cazes in the big blind.

All three players checked the 6♥ turn. Song then led out for 8,000 on the 9♣ river, and only Cazes called.

"You win," Song said as he showed K♠Q♦. Cazes turned over 9♦4♣ for trips to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christophe Cazes	45,000
Antonin Teisseire	35,000 5,000	5,000
Stephen Song	2,500 17,500	17,500

Tags: Antonin Teisseire Christophe Cazes Stephen Song

02-24-2026 17:19 UTC+2

Kwan Shoves in Four-Bet Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Manuel Carvalho open-raised to 800 in the hijack. Chun Kit Kwan responded with a three-bet to 3,000 in the cutoff, which Carvalho reraised to 9,000 once it had folded back to him.

Kwan called to the A♣4♠3♠ flop, where Carvalho continued for 4,200. Kwan called again, and did so too when Carvalho bet 4,500 on the 4♦ turn.

Carvalho slowed down on the 10♥ river, checking it over to his opponent. Kwan assembled his 22,800 remaining chips and shoved them in the middle, forcing a snap-fold from Carvalho to win the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ermanno Di Nicola	73,500 33,000	33,000
Chun Kit Kwan	58,800 17,300	17,300
Manuel Carvalho	46,000 15,100	15,100

Tags: Chun Kit Kwan Manuel Carvalho

02-24-2026 17:10 UTC+2

Labassa Battles Sitbon

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Julien Sitbon had open-raised in early position when Timothe Labassa three-bet to 2,800 in the hijack. The action folded back to Sitbon, who obliged with a call.

Sitbon check-called Labassa's continuation-bet of 2.400 on the 2♥10♦6♠ flop, but he gave up on the hand when Labassa sized up to 8,600 on the 9♣ turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothe Labassa	60,000 5,000	5,000
Julien Sitbon	57,000 8,000	8,000
Yuxi Huang	40,000 10,000	10,000
Andres Korn	34,000 13,000	13,000
Roope Tarmi	33,000 3,000	3,000
Victoria Coren Mitchell	30,200 200	200

Matthew Davenport	29,500 7,000	7,000
Brandon Sheils	16,400 12,900	12,900

Tags: Julien Sitbon Timothe Labassa

02-24-2026 17:04 UTC+2

Skarparis Runs Into Aces, Osti Shows Him the One Hand He Doesn't Want to See

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Mercedes Osti raised to 2,100 under the gun and Georgios Skarparis moved all in for 13,200 in the hijack. Ali Abdulzahra called in the cutoff, while Osti flung 8♣8♦ into the muck.

Georgios Skarparis: 8♥8♠ All in
Ali Abdulzahra: A♠A♥

"No! I don't want to see that," Skarparis said to Osti as he also showed two eights. He was drawing thin against Abdulzahra's aces as the flop came 9♦6♦4♣. "That's okay," Skarparis said, and the 10♥ turn gave him outs to a straight.

"That's better," he added, but he missed the 3♦ river and was sent to the rail.

At the same table, Endrit Geci has built up a stack of around 150,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Endrit Geci	150,000 91,000	91,000
Tokuya Shuto	130,000 8,000	8,000
Ali Abdulzahra	70,000
Ankit Ahuja	60,000 40,000	40,000
Elias Gutierrez	50,000 20,000	20,000

Robert Heidorn	50,000 50,000	50,000
Jessica Teusl	50,000 19,000	19,000
Erik Friberg	35,000
Alec Torelli	30,000 1,000	1,000

Mercedes Osti	25,000
Eelis Parssinen	25,000
Ole Schemion	25,000 5,000	5,000
Samuel Ju	25,000 2,500	2,500
Jack Hardcastle	15,000 13,500	13,500
Sinead Davenport	10,000 2,700	2,700
Georgios Skarparis	Busted

Tags: Ali Abdulzahra Georgios Skarparis Mercedes Osti

02-24-2026 17:01 UTC+2

Zaks Hero-Calls to Six Figures

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

A completed board of A♣3♦9♣Q♣Q♦ was between Kostya Zaks in the small blind and Mehdy El Fki on the button, along with a pot of around 20,000.

El Fki then tossed in a bet of 15,000, sending Zaks into the tank. After a while, Zaks cut out a call and flicked it in the middle.

El Fki could only show a baby pair with 2♠2♣, meaning Zaks was awarded the sizable pot with J♥J♣ and ascended to a six-figure stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kostya Zaks	105,000 105,000	105,000
Mehdy El Fki	25,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Kostya Zaks Mehdy El Fki

02-24-2026 17:00 UTC+2

Brutal Ending For Nick Walsh

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Milko van Winden

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

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Tags: Nick Walsh

02-24-2026 16:47 UTC+2

Moreau, Livshitz Play a Classic Flip

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Gabi Livshitz was under the gun with a raise of 15,000 in front of him before Edgard Moreau moved all in from early position. "Sorry, guys," Livshitz told his tablemates as he went deep into the tank before eventually calling for his last 35,000.

Gabi Livshitz: A♥K♦ All in
Edgard Moreau: Q♥Q♣

Moreau hit top set on the Q♦3♣4♦ flop, and Livshitz was already leaving the table as the 2♦ fell on the turn. He had to be called back as he picked up straight and flush draws, but the A♣ river was no help and Livshitz was sent to the rail.

"I folded jacks," tablemate Marc Uzan said after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elvir Nuhiu	90,000 28,300	28,300
Mahersh Selvakumaran	80,000 1,800	1,800

Edgard Moreau	80,000 80,000	80,000
Andrew Hulme	65,000 4,000	4,000
Dominik Panka	65,000 14,000	14,000

Antoine Labat	60,000 21,800	21,800
Lulei Hu	60,000 30,000	30,000
David Docherty	55,000 18,000	18,000
Joris Ruijs	50,000 20,200	20,200
Julien Sitbon	50,000 32,900	32,900
Alisa Sibgatova	45,000 45,000	45,000
Santiago Plante	40,000 10,000	10,000
Terry Jordon	40,000 4,200	4,200
Adrian Mateos	40,000 1,300	1,300

Michael Wang	35,000 23,100	23,100
David Kaufmann	35,000 11,200	11,200
Bora Kurtulus	35,000 35,000	35,000
Jon Kyte	27,000 7,300	7,300
Marc Uzan	25,000 25,000	25,000
Elie Farah	25,000 5,000	5,000
Mike Watson	25,000 5,000	5,000

Giuliano Bendinelli	25,000 25,000	25,000

Aleksandr Shevliakov	25,000 2,300	2,300

Stephen Song	20,000 10,400	10,400

Felix Schneiders	20,000 3,000	3,000

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Tags: Edgard Moreau Gabi Livshitz

02-24-2026 16:43 UTC+2

Worthington-Leese Sends Al Fakih Home With Big Blind Special

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Heads up to the K♣8♠2♠ flop, Leo Worthington-Leese checked from the big blind to Sal Al Fakih in middle position. Al Fakih bet 1,300, which Worthington-Leese raised to 7,000.

Al Fakih quickly moved in his total stack of about 10,000, and Worthington-Leese immediately called.

Sal Al Fakih: K♦J♠ All in
Leo Worthington-Leese: 8♥2♥

Worthington-Leese's two pair held on the 7♣ turn and 5♦ river, sending Al Fakih to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leo Worthington-Leese	65,000 32,000	32,000
Alberto Stegeman	38,000 8,000	8,000
Thierry van den Berg	33,500 33,500	33,500
Adam Wagner	30,000 30,000	30,000
Sal Al Fakih	Busted

Tags: Leo Worthington-Leese Sal Al Fakih

02-24-2026 16:35 UTC+2

Bai Best in Four-Way Three-Bet Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Min Ji raised to 800 under the gun. Lianmin Bai then three-bet to 2,400 in the hijack, which Tan Le in the cutoff and Juho Haapiainen in the big blind both cold-called.

"What the fuck is going on?" Ji wondered out loud before he laughed and called as well.

The 2♦J♣K♣ flop was checked to Bai, who continued with a bet of 2,200. Le and Haapiainen both folded, but Ji stuck around with a call.

Ji check-called again when Bai sized up to 6,500 on the 8♦ turn, after which the 3♥ river was checked to showdown.

Ji showed a missed flush draw with A♣5♣, leaving Bai to take the pot with K♥6♥ for top pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Afriat	50,000 22,200	22,200
Lianmin Bai	45,000
Maxim Panyak	35,000 9,200	9,200
Min Ji	34,000
Robin Ylitalo	26,500 1,000	1,000

Tan Le	24,500
Juho Haapiainen	24,500

Tags: Juho Haapiainen Lianmin Bai Tan Le Min Ji

02-24-2026 16:33 UTC+2

Coppola Devastates Paszkiewicz on a Cooler Flop

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

With around 15,000 in the pot on a board of 2♦Q♦K♣3♣, Nicolaus Paszkiewicz bet 5,000 from the big blind before Enrico Coppola moved all in for 21,700 from early position.

Paszkiewicz leaned back in his seat and let out a big sigh as he went into the tank. He took more than a minute before calling, and Coppola turned over K♥Q♥ for top two pair. Paszkiewicz could only show A♥K♠, and he was left handing over most of his stack after the J♥ completed the board on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Enrico Coppola	57,000 57,000	57,000
Nicolaus Paszkiewicz	2,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Enrico Coppola Nicolaus Paszkiewicz