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

02-24-2026 21:48 UTC+2

Ace-King-High Good For Vauquelin

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Laurent Vauquelin three-bet to 6,700 in the big blind and Antoine Nahas called in early position.

Vauquelin checked the J♥2♥3♠ flop and Nahas bet 4,700. Vauquelin called, and the 6♣ fell on the turn.

He again checked over to Nahas, who bet 9,100 this time. Vauquelin again called, and they both checked the 4♠ river.

Vauquelin showed A♦K♠ for ace-high, and Nahas mucked A♠Q♠ for ace-high with an inferior kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laurent Vauquelin	130,000 6,500	6,500
Antoine Nahas	25,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Antoine Nahas Laurent Vauquelin

02-24-2026 21:46 UTC+2

Bellapianta Rockets Across Six Figures as Palmu Trends Down

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Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Small blind Raffaele Bellapianta and Severi Palmu under the gun had built a pot of 65,000 when the 4♠A♠2♥6♣4♦ river was dealt. Bellapianta moved all in for a bet of 22,000, sending Palmu into the tank.

After a while, the Finnish player reluctantly called. Bellapianta showed A♥A♣ for top full house, outclassing the 7♥6♥ of Palmu to rake in the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raffaele Bellapianta	109,000
Severi Palmu	75,000 66,200	66,200

Tags: Raffaele Bellapianta Severi Palmu

02-24-2026 21:37 UTC+2

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

02-24-2026 21:36 UTC+2

Assorted Stacks

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Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Custodio	155,000 900	900
Ankit Ahuja	77,000 15,000	15,000
Masato Yokosawa	77,000 10,000	10,000
Elias Gutierrez	75,000 21,500	21,500

Samuel Ju	70,000 29,500	29,500
Jessica Teusl	65,000 18,300	18,300
Pierre Calamusa	60,000 12,400	12,400
Nichan Khorchidian	53,500 18,900	18,900
Andres Korn	38,000 1,000	1,000
Adrian Mateos	36,000 10,000	10,000

02-24-2026 21:24 UTC+2

Faria Flops Flush to Bust Bernardino

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Razvan Scutaru raised to 1,700 in middle position before Luis Faria three-bet to 6,000 in the cutoff. Bruno Bernardino called for his last 4,200 in the big blind, while Scutaru also called.

The flop came 9♥2♥5♥ and Faria bet 7,000. Scutaru quickly folded, leaving Faria heads-up with a chance to bust Bernardino.

Bruno Bernardino: A♥9♣ All in
Luis Faria: 7♥6♥

Faria had flopped a flush, while Bernardino had top pair and a flush draw. The A♠ turn gave Bernardino two pair and more outs, but he missed the 7♠ river and was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luis Faria	110,000 110,000	110,000
Razvan Scutaru	80,000 80,000	80,000
Bruno Bernardino	Busted

Tags: Bruno Bernardino Luis Faria Razvan Scutaru

02-24-2026 21:23 UTC+2

Post-Dinner Eliminations

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Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nemo Israel	Busted
Terry Jordon	Busted
Erik Friberg	Busted
Fabian Niederreiter	Busted
Punnat Punsri	Busted
Davidi Kitai	Busted

02-24-2026 21:19 UTC+2

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

02-24-2026 21:15 UTC+2

"River Delivers" For Boyer; Cohen Can't Shake Geci

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Nazar Buhaiov raised to 1,800 in early position and was called by Cedric Boyer on the button and Alexandros Michas in the big blind.

The flop came 6♥4♣K♣ and Buhaiov continued for 2,200. Both opponents called.

The Q♥ turn was checked through, and Michas and Buhaiov also checked the 9♥ river. Boyer then bet 5,000, and only Buhaiov called.

Boyer turned over 9♠9♦ for a rivered set, and Buhaiov mucked. "The river delivers," tablemate Siegfried Friedl said.

"I've never heard that one," Nick Palma added.

At another table, Endrit Geci had bet 800 from the small blind on a flop of 8♠2♦3♦ and Sacha Cohen raised to 3,200 in the cutoff. Geci called to see the 5♦ turn.

Cohen then bet 5,000, and Geci again called. Both players checked the Q♠ river, and Geci showed 6♣6♦ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Endrit Geci	180,000 2,000	2,000
Cedric Boyer	60,000
Nazar Buhaiov	60,000 21,600	21,600

Sacha Cohen	35,000
Alexandros Michas	30,000

Tags: Alexandros Michas Cedric Boyer Endrit Geci Nazar Buhaiov Sacha Cohen

02-24-2026 21:09 UTC+2

Zobian's Pressure Leaves Delbano Short

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Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Aram Zobian raised to 1,600 in the cutoff. Matthias Delbano upped the ante to 6,000 in the cutoff, which received a swift call from Zobian.

Delbano tossed in another 6,000 on the 3♣6♥8♠ flop with a bet, seeing Zobian call after a small tank.

Both players checked through the 2♣ turn, after which the 4♠ was placed as the river. Delbano announced a bet of 8,400, but Zobian was not satisfied and put it all in.

Delbano pondered for a bit before he found a fold, leaving himself with 14 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aram Zobian	58,300 21,900	21,900
Matthias Delbano	11,100 11,100	11,100

Tags: Aram Zobian Matthias Delbano

02-24-2026 21:04 UTC+2

Chisu Calls Down Carapeta

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Hamed Sedini raised to 1,600 in middle position and was called by Rudolf Kosa on the button and Danut Chisu in the small blind. Hipolito Carapeta then three-bet to 3,000 in the big blind, and all three opponents called.

The flop came 8♣5♠2♥ and Carapeta bet another 4,000. Only Chisu called to see the 6♣ turn.

Carapeta then bet 7,000, and Chisu again called. The J♠ river was checked down, and Chisu turned over 8♥7♥ for a pair of eights to win the pot.