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

02-24-2026 15:39 UTC+2

Pecheux Keeps Building

Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Erwann Pecheux and Lukas Gloor had reached the 7♥4♥6♦A♥ turn. With 11,000 in the pot, Pecheux checked from the big blind to Gloor in the cutoff. Gloor tossed in a bet of 4,000, which Pecheux called.

The K♠ river was then checked to showdown. Pecheux tabled A♦Q♦ for top pair, and won the pot when Gloor added his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erwann Pecheux	51,000 11,000	11,000
Lukas Gloor	28,000

Tags: Erwann Pecheux Lukas Gloor

02-24-2026 15:38 UTC+2

Briffard Heroes Mamou on the River

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Gary Mamou raised to 700 in the cutoff before Victor Briffard three-bet to 2,200 on the button. Mamou then four-bet to 5,700, and Briffard called.

The flop came 9♥7♣2♦ and Mamou bet 6,000. Briffard called, and the 5♣ fell on the turn.

Both players checked to the 6♥ river, where Mamou bet another 8,500. Briffard again called, and Mamou showed A♥10♠. Briffard turned over A♦Q♠ and took the pot with his queen-kicker.

"Nice call," another tablemate told him after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Victor Briffard	45,000 45,000	45,000
Gary Mamou	27,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Gary Mamou Victor Briffard

02-24-2026 15:31 UTC+2

Di Nicola Takes From Haverstad

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Ermanno Di Nicola kicked off the action with a raise to 700 in middle position. It folded to Thomas Haverstad in the cutoff, who three-bet to 2,400. Di Nicola then made it 7,500 to go, and Haverstad called.

Di Nicola picked up the pot on the 6♣8♠2♦ flop, as his continuation-bet of 5,500 received a quick fold from Haverstad.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Haverstad	67,500 7,500	7,500
Ermanno Di Nicola	44,000

Tags: Ermanno Di Nicola Thomas Haverstad

02-24-2026 15:29 UTC+2

Shuto Picks Up Kings in Three-Way All-In

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Shakhabiddin Muradov was all-in for 10,000 from the cutoff. Tokuya Shuto reshoved for 56,400 in the hijack, while Andrew Dickinson had both players covered and at risk from the small blind.

Shakhabiddin Muradov: A♣K♦ All in
Tokuya Shuto: K♣K♠ All in
Andrew Dickinson: A♥K♥

More than 120,000 was at stake as Shuto was ahead with his two kings. He needed to avoid one of the last two aces in the deck to take in the massive pot, and he dodged the 5♣10♥3♦6♦9♥ board to earn a double up off Dickinson and send Muradov to the rail.

"Wasn't expecting to see a pair of kings," Dickinson said as he watched most of his stack head across the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tokuya Shuto	122,000 122,000	122,000
Andrew Dickinson	3,000 58,000	58,000
Shakhabiddin Muradov	Busted

Tags: Andrew Dickinson Shakhabiddin Muradov Tokuya Shuto

02-24-2026 15:22 UTC+2

Top Stacks and Assorted Counts

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominik Panka	79,000 49,000	49,000

Benjamin Gros	79,000 79,000	79,000
Mahersh Selvakumaran	78,200 78,200	78,200

Thomas Haverstad	75,000 75,000	75,000
Thierry Gogniat	72,000 72,000	72,000
Matyas Klimko	67,700 67,700	67,700
Rokas Asipauskas	65,000 65,000	65,000
Abraham Truzman	64,000 64,000	64,000
Adam Martinsson	62,700 2,300	2,300
Timothe Labassa	62,400 62,400	62,400
Johan Eklind	62,200 62,200	62,200
Omar Lakhdari	62,000 32,000	32,000
Atilla Saracoglu	62,000 62,000	62,000
Elvir Nuhiu	61,700 21,700	21,700
Andrew Hulme	61,000 31,000	31,000
Andrew Dickinson	61,000 61,000	61,000
Endrit Geci	59,000 4,000	4,000
Radoslav Stoyanov	55,500 55,500	55,500
Georgios Vrakas	53,700 23,700	23,700
Ilan Cukrowicz	50,000 1,400	1,400
David Kaufmann	46,200 13,200	13,200
Kevin Naegelen	46,000 5,000	5,000
Maxim Panyak	44,200 44,200	44,200
Boris Kolev	42,300 12,300	12,300
Henrik Juncker	42,000 12,000	12,000

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Level: 3

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

02-24-2026 15:04 UTC+2

Spring Is Coming Early: 2026 PokerStars SCOOP Runs March 1-25

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Sandra Barbour

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The iconic PokerStars Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP) is one of the most eagerly anticipated festivals on the online poker calendar, thanks partly to its offering of massive prize pools across three weeks of action. Usually, SCOOP runs online at PokerStars throughout May, but the 2026 SCOOP heads to PokerStars two months earlier, with the festival schedule for March 1-25.

PokerStars first ran SCOOP in 2009, and it immediately became a must-play series for tournament grinders of all skill and experience levels. The multi-tiered buy-in structure opens the door for every PokerStars player to experience a world-class poker tournament festival regardless of their bankroll size.

Since its launch in 2009, PokerStars SCOOP has seen more than 143 million PokerStars players buy into over 3,300 tournaments and share a staggering $1.4 billion in prizes, of which more than $216 million has gone to SCOOP champions.

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02-24-2026 15:00 UTC+2

First Break

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Players are going on the first 20-minute break of the day.

The field has grown to 560 entries so far on Day 1b, with 534 players remaining.

02-24-2026 15:00 UTC+2

Early Exits

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Sil Damstra	Busted
Elie Farah	Busted
Antonio Pereira	Busted
Vid Zagar	Busted
Wouter Beltz	Busted

02-24-2026 14:58 UTC+2

Jinbo Fills Up, Doubles Up

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Patrick El Kallas had opened from the cutoff when Rikiya Jinbo pushed in a three-bet to 1,900 from the small blind. El Kallas called to the 5♦A♥10♦ flop, where Jinbo continued for 2,000.

El Kallas quickly called, and continued doing so when Jinbo sized up to 3,100 on the 5♥ turn.

The 2♣ river then saw Jinbo move in his last 7,400 for an all-in bet. El Kallas needed some time for his decision, but eventually he assembled calling chips and tossed them in the middle.

Jinbo showed A♣5♣ for a full house, and El Kallas' cards were returned to the muck face down.