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€5,300 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2026 PokerStars EPT Paris
€5,300 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2026 PokerStars EPT Paris
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€7,075,200
Total Entries
1,474
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
527
Players Left
179
Players Left 1 / 1,474
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Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
It took almost the entire second day, but with about half an hour left to play on Day 2 of the 2026 PokerStars European Poker Tour Paris €5,300 Main Event, the money was reached. The 1,474-entry field was whittled down to 217 when Carlos Ribeiro and Daniel Custodio busted simultaneously while two eliminations away from the money, making them share the title of bubble boy and miss out on a piece of the massive €7,075,200 prize pool.
The post-bubble bust-out bonanza at Le Palais des Congrès went into full swing for the next 30 minutes, resulting in 179 players bagging up at the end of the night, all eyeing the top prize of €1,148,600. Topping the counts is Bruno Fuentes, who became the only player to cross the seven-figure mark. Fuentes came into Day 2 with a big stack and steadily added to it throughout the day. He ended with 1,043,000 in chips, good for over 200 big blinds at the start of Day 3.
Day 1 chipleader Mahersh Selvakumaran continued his dominance as well. He had a mediocre start to the day, but changed course halfway through Day 2 and crushed the final stage to end second in chips, bagging 995,000. Meanwhile, the comeback story of the day belongs to Kayhan Mokri. The Norwegian high-stakes crusher was left with just a single T-500 chip at one point, but spun it up to a massive stack of 750,000 by the end of the night, good for fourth place on the leaderboard.
End of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruno Fuentes | France | 1,043,000 | 209 |
| 2 | Mahersh Selvakumaran | Netherlands | 995,000 | 199 |
| 3 | Cesar Garcia | Spain | 870,000 | 174 |
| 4 | Kayhan Mokri | Norway | 750,000 | 150 |
| 5 | Tsugunari Toma | Japan | 739,000 | 148 |
| 6 | Lyudmil Ivanov | Bulgaria | 695,000 | 139 |
| 7 | Mathieu His | France | 654,000 | 131 |
| 8 | Mario Colavita | Italy | 648,000 | 130 |
| 9 | Zdenek Zizka | Czechia | 607,000 | 121 |
| 10 | Salman Ramzi | Lebanon | 570,000 | 114 |
Other notables who made it through to Day 3 include online crushers Duco ten Haven (318,000) and Joris Ruijs (312,000), Team GRND streamer Felix Schneiders (311,000), French powerhouse Julien Sitbon (176,000), and 2025 PokerStars Live League winner Gerard Rubiralta (115,000).
Bad Day for EPT Champions and Team Pro
During the first break of the day, David Lappin was unveiled as the newest addition to Team PokerStars Pro. Lappin, who did not play the Main Event this time around, had to look on as his now fellow Red Spades Elias Gutierrez, Maria Konnikova, and Julien Dupre were all eliminated well before the money.
Similarly, no fewer than nine EPT champions were sent to the rail before the bubble was reached, including Dominik Panka, Thomas Eychenne, Davidi Kitai, and the legendary two-time winner Victoria Coren Mitchell. Other notables who did not manage to make the money include Ankit Ahuja, Alec Torelli, Kevin Rabichow, and Hall of Famer Erik Seidel.
Once in the money, the last remaining EPT winners Ognyan Dimov and Robin Ylitalo were eliminated and picked up the min-cash of €8,550, and the same fate befell Javier Rodriguez Gonzalez, the who was the final PokerStars Pro standing.
The 179 survivors will return for Day 3 on Thursday, February 26, at noon local time, with blinds restarting at 2,000/5,000 with a 5,000 big blind ante. The returning players have already secured a pay jump to €9,850, while five-figure payouts are awaiting the top 143 finishers. Meanwhile, the eye-watering six-figure prizes start from the unofficial final table of nine.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €1,148,600 | 10-11 | €81,650 | 32-39 | €22,850 |
| 2 | €717,350 | 12-13 | €68,050 | 40-55 | €19,800 |
| 3 | €512,400 | 14-15 | €56,750 | 56-71 | €17,200 |
| 4 | €394,150 | 16-17 | €47,250 | 72-95 | €15,000 |
| 5 | €303,150 | 18-20 | €39,950 | 96-119 | €13,000 |
| 6 | €233,200 | 21-23 | €34,750 | 120-143 | €11,300 |
| 7 | €179,350 | 24-27 | €30,200 | 144-179 | €9,850 |
| 8 | €137,950 | 28-31 | €26,250 | ||
| 9 | €106,150 |
PokerNews will be back on the Parisian floor at the start of Day 3, so tune back in then for all the latest from the EPT Paris Main Event.
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
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Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
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Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The final few hands have been played out, spelling the end of Day 2. Progressing to Day 3 are 179 players, who will return tomorrow at noon local time.
Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap of this exciting day.
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Francisco Perez raised to 8,000 under the gun, Maduka Meragal three-bet to 25,000 in early position, and Perez called.
The flop came 9♥9♠7♠ and Meragal continued for 25,000. Perez called, and they both checked the Q♥ turn.
The river was the 8♦ and Perez moved all in. Meragal shook his head as he quickly called for his last 98,000, and his suspicions proved correct as Perez turned over 8♥8♠ for a rivered full house. Meragal threw K♥K♦ into the muck and busted on the last hand of Day 2.
"What can I do?" Perez said after the hand.
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Alex Keating raised to 9,000 in middle position before Jonathan Bonnin moved all in for 34,000 in the small blind. "Please call. If I bag this, I will bust within an hour and I want a day off tomorrow," Bonnin pleaded with Keating.
"It's so cheap," Keating replied as he put in the chips to call.
Jonathan Bonnin: K♦K♥ 
Alex Keating: K♣J♣
"I'm just getting hustled. It was so obvious. I'm going to ruin your night," Keating said as the cards were revealed. The board ran out 10♠3♠5♥6♥3♦ and Bonnin doubled up.
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Arriving on the 6♥A♥9♥3♦9♠ river, Benedetto Sutera checked it over to Thomas Muehloecker. Muehloecker then shoved his stack of 68,000 into the pot of 125,000.
Sutera thought it over for a while before he verbally announced a call. Muehloecker tabled K♠Q♦ for king-high, causing Sutera to jump up and celebrate as he won the pot with A♠Q♠ for top pair.
