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

02-24-2026 19:21 UTC+2

Tomas Wakes Up With Kings, Lecoevure Makes a Big Fold

David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Nicolas Lecoeuvre raised to 1,300 in middle position before Joao Tomas three-bet to 4,500 in the hijack. Xavier Gour then moved all in for 12,700 from the button, and Lecoevure called. Tomas then reshoved for 68,000, and Lecoevure tanked for a minute before folding.

Xavier Gour: 7♥7♠ All in
Joao Tomas: K♣K♦

Lecoeuvre revealed he had two queens after Tomas turned over his kings. The board ran out A♠4♦2♣6♣10♥ to earn Tomas the pot and send Gour to the rail.

"Nice fold," Tomas told Locoeuvre after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Tomas	95,000 95,000	95,000
Nicolas Lecoeuvre	60,000 60,000	60,000
Xavier Gour	Busted

Tags: Joao Tomas Nicolas Lecoeuvre Xavier Gour

02-24-2026 19:19 UTC+2

Observed Stacks

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Frank Visser

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Endrit Geci	200,000 20,000	20,000
Mahersh Selvakumaran	160,000 41,500	41,500

Elias Gutierrez	96,000 14,000	14,000

Masato Yokosawa	85,000 1,500	1,500
Ankit Ahuja	65,000 12,100	12,100
Adrian Mateos	38,000 500	500

Samuel Ju	35,000 10,000	10,000
Matthew Davenport	31,000 5,000	5,000
Maria Konnikova	27,000 7,300	7,300

Brandon Sheils	21,000 21,000	21,000

02-24-2026 19:07 UTC+2

Hulme Finds an Ace to Bust Stavrakis

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Edouardos Stavrakis moved all in for 15,000 from the cutoff and was up against Andrew Hulme in the big blind.

Edouardos Stavrakis: Q♥Q♠ All in
Andrew Hulme: A♥Q♦

Stavrakis was ahead with his queens, but Hulme spiked top pair on the A♣7♣3♣ flop to move in front. The rest of the board ran out 3♦4♣ and Stavrakis was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Hulme	60,000 16,000	16,000
Edouardos Stavrakis	Busted

Tags: Andrew Hulme Edouardos Stavrakis

02-24-2026 19:06 UTC+2

Kanit Chips Up Without Showdown

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Frank Visser

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Mohamed Seghiri raised to 1,200 in the cutoff. Mustapha Kanit flat-called in the small blind, prompting big blind Josep Pastor De Ramon to squeeze in a three-bet worth 6,800.

Seghiri called after some time in the tank, but Kanit had other ideas and back-raised all in for 37,600.

Pastor quickly mucked, but Seghiri once again took some time to think things through.

"It's a flip. I know it's a flip. Do I take it?" he wondered out loud.

After some more thought, he elected to let his hand go. As Kanit was awarded the pot, he told Seghiri he had pocket nines, to which Seghiri replied that he mucked pocket sixes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustapha Kanit	51,800 14,200	14,200
Mohamed Seghiri	42,000
Josep Pastor De Ramon	31,000

Tags: Mohamed Seghiri Mustapha Kanit Josep Pastor De Ramon

02-24-2026 18:59 UTC+2

Assorted Stacks

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Frank Visser

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Balakrishna Patur	62,000
Keith Johnson	55,100
Christophe Malaurie	50,000
David Kaufmann	34,000 1,000	1,000
Boris Velev	30,000
Aram Amiryan	10,000 7,400	7,400

02-24-2026 18:55 UTC+2

Geci Spikes the River on Irimia

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Endrit Geci and Marius Irimia went to the turn on a board of 9♠3♣J♣Q♥ when Irimia bet 3,600 from the cutoff. Geci called in the small blind.

The river was the K♠ and Geci moved all in. Irimia called for his last 16,000, and Geci turned over A♠10♦ for a rivered straight. Irimia angrily threw 10♠8♠ into the muck as he made his exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Endrit Geci	180,000 20,000	20,000
Marius Irimia	Busted

Tags: Endrit Geci Marius Irimia

02-24-2026 18:49 UTC+2

Filipovskyi Flips Script to Send Skardi Railing

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Frank Visser

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Maksym Filipovskyi had made it 10,500 from the big blind, which Tor Skardi clicked back to 20,000 in the hijack. Filipovskyi then moved all in, and Skardi quickly called off his stack of 45,000.

Tor Skardi: K♠K♦ All in
Maksym Filipovskyi: Q♦Q♣

Skardi looked in great shape to double up, but the 8♣7♣Q♠ flop brought a queen in the window to rotate the odds. Neither the 5♠ turn nor the 2♦ river presented a king to Skardi, and he consequently took his exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Sitbon	140,000 74,000	74,000
Maksym Filipovskyi	123,000
Joris Ruijs	70,000 2,200	2,200
Jon Kyte	23,300 4,300	4,300
Thierry van den Berg	15,500 11,600	11,600
Tor Skardi	Busted

Tags: Maksym Filipovskyi Tor Skardi

02-24-2026 18:49 UTC+2

Vos Holds to Double Off Moreau

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Pascal Vos and Alexandre Moreau went to the turn on a board of J♠3♣9♦7♦ when Moreau bet 6,500 from the hijack. Vos then moved all in for 27,200 on the button, and Moreau took a minute before calling.

Vos showed Q♥Q♦, while Moreau had J♦4♦ for a pair and flush draw. The 8♣ river was safe for Vos, and he earned the pot and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pascal Vos	75,000 45,000	45,000
Alexandre Moreau	15,000

Tags: Alexandre Moreau Pascal Vos

02-24-2026 18:47 UTC+2

Christophe Morbee

74,200 22,200

Table 13Seat 3

utg (seat 6) raises 1.1k, seat 7 calls, i reraise 4.5k with A♠Q♥ on the button, blinds and utg fold, seat 7 shoves 17k all in with K♥K♦, i call, flop A♥A♣2♦5♠4♦

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600