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

02-24-2026 16:27 UTC+2

Garshofsky Bets Out Zobian on the River; Beer Makes a Big Call For a Bust-Out

David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Four players saw a flop of A♥6♠J♦ when Mitch Garshofsky bet 1,200 from early position. Aram Zobian then raised to 3,700 in the hijack, and the table folded around to Garshofsky who called.

Both players checked the 5♦ turn. The river was the A♦ and Garshofsky led out for 6,000. Zobian quickly folded.

At another table, Tor Beer and Apostolos Kofidis were at the river on a board of 2♦7♣10♦10♥K♠ when Kofidis moved all in for 12,000 from the big blind. Beer tanked for several minutes under the gun before the clock was called on him.

Beer allowed the 30-second timer to nearly reach zero before he called, and Kofidis instantly threw his cards into the muck and got up from his seat. Beer turned over 9♦9♣ to win the pot and score the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tor Beer	60,000 60,000	60,000
Aram Zobian	45,000 15,000	15,000
Mitch Garshofsky	40,000 40,000	40,000
Apostolos Kofidis	Busted

Tags: Apostolos Kofidis Aram Zobian Mitch Garshofsky Tor Beer

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

02-24-2026 16:19 UTC+2

More Ins and Outs

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	30,000 30,000	30,000

Victoria Coren Mitchell	30,000 30,000	30,000

Walter Treccarichi	30,000
Atanas Pavlov	30,000
Lulei Hu	30,000
Robert Heidorn	Busted
Ehsan Amiri	Busted
Carlo Wolters	Busted
Casimir Seire	Busted
Grzegorz Kozieja	Busted

02-24-2026 16:18 UTC+2

What an epic battle in Paris! 🤯🔥

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Kevin Mild

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

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02-24-2026 16:15 UTC+2

Carvalho Doubles Through Duta's Ambitious Bluff

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Manuel Carvalho raised to 700 in early position, getting called by Philipp Hasenburger in the hijack and Ermanno Di Nicola on the button.

Florian Duta sat in the small blind and squeezed in a three-bet to 5,200. Carvalho and Di Nicola called, while Hasenburger got out of the way.

Duta continued for 2,000 on the Q♠A♠A♦ flop. Carvalho raised to 5,600, forcing out Di Nicola. Duta was not satisfied, however, and clicked it back to 9,200. Carvalho called the min-raise, and the 3♦ fell on the turn.

Duta spent a while in the tank before he put Carvalho all-in. Carvalho snap-called for his stack of 12,900, and the cards were revealed.

Manuel Carvalho: Q♥Q♦ All in
Florian Duta: K♣10♣

Duta's bluff had no outs against Carvalho's flopped full house, and the meaningless 9♦ river rolled off as Carvalho raked in the huge pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Carvalho	61,100
Chun Kit Kwan	41,500 41,500	41,500
Ermanno Di Nicola	40,500 3,500	3,500
Thomas Haverstad	40,500 27,000	27,000
Alexandre Rabusseau	36,000
Jean Pasqualini	31,000
Florian Duta	28,500 46,500	46,500
Philipp Hasenburger	21,500

Tags: Ermanno Di Nicola Florian Duta Manuel Carvalho Philipp Hasenburger

02-24-2026 16:14 UTC+2

Palma Can't Bluff Buhaiov

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Heads-up on a flop of A♥4♥3♠, Nick Palma bet 2,500 from the small blind and Nazar Buhaiov called on the button.

The turn was the 10♣ and Palma led out for another 7,000. Buhaiov again called, and the 7♣ fell on the river. Palma then bet enough to put Buhaiov all in.

Buhaiov only took a few seconds before calling for his last 15,000, and Palma showed K♠Q♠ for king-high. Buhaiov turned over A♦Q♣ for top pair to earn the double up.

"I told you not to bluff," Buhaiov said to Palma after the hand.

"He did," tablemate Viet Vo added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nazar Buhaiov	52,000 52,000	52,000

Nicholas Palma	10,000 28,800	28,800

Tags: Nazar Buhaiov Nick Palma

02-24-2026 16:07 UTC+2

James Hartigan & PokerStars Gear Up for EPT Paris & Irish Poker Open | PokerNews Podcast #941

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Sandra Barbour

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

In the 941st episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Ben Ludlow are joined by James Hartigan at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas. The quartet previews upcoming PokerStars live events, including the European Poker Tour (EPT) Paris, where the Spin & Go Championship will take place.

There's also the PokerStars Open Philadelphia and the 2026 Irish Poker Open, which, according to Hartigan, is more than just a poker tournament; it's a whole experience. Find out information about all those events, as well as some fun stories in between, like when Hartigan participated in a lip-synch battle with Caitlin Comeskey while he was dressed up as a blue shark.

Find out all about those stories and more in this week's episode of the PokerNews Podcast! Oh, and be sure to check out the audio version of the PokerNews Podcast that is available on all major podcasting platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and SoundCloud.

A new PokerNews Podcast drops every Thursday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time. Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you do not miss an episode!

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02-24-2026 15:58 UTC+2

Entries and Exits

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nate Silver	30,000 30,000	30,000
Shakhabiddin Muradov	30,000 30,000	30,000
Umberto Ruggeri	30,000
Mitchell Hynam	30,000 30,000	30,000
Jorge Ufano	30,000
Andrew Dickinson	30,000 27,000	27,000
Luigi D'Alterio	30,000
Akin Tuna	30,000
Kalidou Sow	30,000
Elie Farah	30,000 30,000	30,000
Juha Helppi	30,000
Roope Tarmi	30,000 30,000	30,000
Mustapha Kanit	30,000 30,000	30,000
Darius Neagoe	30,000
Traian Stanciu	30,000
Yuxi Huang	30,000 30,000	30,000
Danut Chisu	30,000 30,000	30,000
Gabi Livshitz	30,000 30,000	30,000
Jordan Westmorland	30,000 30,000	30,000
Mehdi Chaoui	30,000 30,000	30,000
Anton Suarez	Busted
Conor O'Driscoll	Busted

02-24-2026 15:54 UTC+2

Dudka Spikes a Set to Take Out Piyatissa

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Sudesh Piyatissa moved all in for 5,600 from under the gun and was called by Jonathan Guez on the button and Sergiy Dudka in the big blind.

Dudka and Guez checked to the turn on a board of 9♣J♦10♦5♦, when Dudka led out for 5,000. Guez quickly folded to leave Dudka heads-up with Piyatissa.

Piyatissa turned over A♠10♥, he was already drawing dead as Dudka showed J♥J♠ for top set. The river was the 6♣ and Piyatissa was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergiy Dudka	50,000 50,000	50,000
Jonathan Guez	15,000 15,000	15,000
Sudesh Piyatissa	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Guez Sergiy Dudka Sudesh Piyatissa

02-24-2026 15:52 UTC+2

Descouts Scores Double Knockout

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Lorenzo Negri had open-raised in early position, and Lander Lijo had three-bet in the next seat over.

Jean-Luc Labryga then four-bet jammed his stack of 8,400 from the cutoff, and Jeremie Descouts also moved all in from the big blind for 25,000. Negri quickly got out of the way, but Lijo quickly called, playing the same stack as Descouts.

Jean-Luc Labryga: A♠8♦ All in
Lander Lijo: K♠K♣ All in
Jeremie Descouts: A♦A♣ All in

Descouts flopped a full house on A♥2♣2♦ for a gigantic lead, and officially locked up the pot on the 9♠ turn. The 3♣ river was of no consequence as Labryga and Lijo left the tournament area with haste.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremie Descouts	59,500 59,500	59,500
Lorenzo Negri	58,000 58,000	58,000
Jean-Luc Labryga	Busted
Lander Lijo	Busted

Tags: Jean-Luc Labryga Jeremie Descouts Lander Lijo Lorenzo Negri