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€5,300 Main Event
Day 3 Completed
2026 PokerStars EPT Paris
€5,300 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
2026 PokerStars EPT Paris
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€7,075,200
Total Entries
1,474
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
179
Players Left
49
Players Left 1 / 1,474
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Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Jorge Abreu seized the chip lead on Day 3 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Paris Main Event in grand style.
Abreu was faced with a bet of 400,000 on the river in a pot against fellow big stack Cesar Garcia. Abreu, though, was lying in wait with flopped quads and shoved on Garcia, who eventually called off his last 700,000 with a flush as Abreu scooped the massive pot. He ended the day with 2,250,000 and atop the leaderboard over the remaining 49 players.
Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jorge Abreu | Portugal | 2,250,000 | 150 |
| 2 | Pawel Wojciechowski | Poland | 2,180,000 | 145 |
| 3 | Hugo De La Fouchardiere | France | 2,040,000 | 136 |
| 4 | Jessica Teusl | Austria | 1,875,000 | 125 |
| 5 | Felix Schneiders | Germany | 1,725,000 | 115 |
| 6 | Daniel Moran | United Kingdom | 1,685,000 | 112 |
| 7 | Lyudmil Ivanov | Bulgaria | 1,555,000 | 104 |
| 8 | Ricardo Alves | Portugal | 1,500,000 | 100 |
| 9 | Zdenek Zizka | Czechia | 1,455,000 | 97 |
| 10 | Julien Mariani | France | 1,400,000 | 93 |
Pawel Wojciechowski is in second place with 2,180,000, while Hugo De La Fouchardiere rounds out the podium with 2,040,000. De La Fouchardiere was fortunate not to be one of the first casualties of the day. He was down to just 66,000 and all in with ace-seven against Georgios Vrakas’ ace-king, but he found a seven on the flop to double up. He then outflopped Viet Vo’s ace-king with ace-five in a four-bet pot to score the knockout and continue his ascent up the leaderboard.
Jessica Teusl is the lone woman remaining in the field. She snapped off Hanan Tabrichi with two jacks earlier in the day, then spiked an ace on the flop to crack the two kings of Day 1a chip leader Thomas Cazayous for another knockout. She ended up in fourth place with 1,875,000 as she tries to become only the fourth woman to win an EPT title, and first in 12 years.
Followed along by his GRND on Tour crew throughout the day, Felix Schneiders built up a big chip stack when he bet 350,000 on the turn in a pot against Enrico Coppola, then shoved the river for 696,000 as Coppola finally surrendered. Schneiders ended up with 1,725,000 and in fifth place to end Day 3.
Other top stacks include Czech backgammon prodigy and blossoming poker star Zdenek Zizka (1,445,000), Mitch Garshofsky (1,275,000), Casimir Seire (1,225,000), Tsugunari Toma (1,115,000), 2023 NAPT champion Sami Bechahed (1,045,000), and Alex Keating (1,025,000). Further down the leaderboard are Joris Ruijs (945,000), EPT Monte Carlo finalist Coppola (880,000), Endrit Geci (770,000), Adrian State (665,000), 2024 EPT Prague runner-up Paul Runcan (610,000), Yuliyan Kolev (425,000), and Boris Kolev (300,000).
Day 3 began with 179 players out of a starting field of 1,474. Antoine Saout (176th), EPT Barcelona runner-up Sebastian Ionita (172nd), and Dietrich Fast (150th) were among the first to be sent off to the payout desk. Neil Channing, a popular figure during the height of the poker boom but who last cashed in an EPT event 16 years ago, lost a classic race with queens to Thierry Gogniat’s ace-king to bust in 86th place. Mathew Frankland (83rd), Vo (75th), Day 1b chip leader Mahersh Selvakumaran (67th), Kayhan Mokri (65th), Michael Perrone (62nd), Angelina Rich (60th), and Leo Worthington-Leese (59th) also fell throughout the day.
The remaining 49 players will return tomorrow to Le Palais des Congres at noon local time. The action picks up with 45 minutes remaining in Level 21 with blinds of 10,000/15,000 and a 15,000 big blind ante. Everyone left has locked up €19,800, but they are all chasing a guaranteed €106,150 payday for making it to the final table and €1,148,600 top prize for the eventual champion.
PokerNews will be back tomorrow to provide live updates throughout the day as the field continues to march down towards the final table.
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
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Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,250,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
2,180,000
595,000
|
595,000 |
|
2,040,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
1,875,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
1,725,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
|
1,685,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
1,555,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
1,500,000
761,000
|
761,000 |
|
1,455,000
455,000
|
455,000 |
|
1,400,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
1,380,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
1,300,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
1,275,000
815,000
|
815,000 |
|
1,225,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
1,135,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
1,120,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
1,115,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
1,045,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
1,025,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
945,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
930,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
905,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
890,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
880,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
840,000
158,000
|
158,000 |
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
All tables have finished their final hands, meaning Day 3 of the EPT Paris Main Event is in the books.
Day 4 will start tomorrow at noon local time and will see 49 contenders return.
Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap of the third day.
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Endrit Geci raised to 30,000 in the hijack and Jessica Teusl called in the cutoff. Sami Bechahed then three-bet to 140,000 in the small blind, and only Teusl called.
The flop came J♣6♥5♠ and Bechahed bet 70,000. Teusl called, and the 8♠ fell on the turn.
Bechahed then bet 175,000, and Teusl again called. She checked over to Bechahed again on the 3♦ river, and this time Bechahed checked back.
Teusl showed 7♠7♦, and Bechahed mucked K♣Q♣ as Teusl took down the last pot of Day 3.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,820,000
620,000
|
620,000 |
|
|
1,100,000
485,000
|
485,000 |
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Gael Djenkal opened to 30,000 in middle position. Salman Ramzi flat-called in the hijack, after which Mihai Tabac squeezed in a three-bet to 180,000 from the big blind.
Djenkal let his hand go after some thought, but Ramzi counted his chips and called to commit over half his stack.
Tabac quickly moved all in on the 5♠10♥7♦ flop. Ramzi did one more count before he slammed his remaining 150,000 in the middle for a call.
Salman Ramzi: K♠Q♥ 
Mihai Tabac: 9♥9♦
The J♠ turn gave Ramzi's overcards extra outs, but the 4♠ river was of no use to him. He clapped his hands and thanked his former opponents for the game before leaving to pick up his payout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,430,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
|
952,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Endrit Geci three-bet to 124,000 in the big blind and Alex Keating called in the cutoff.
Geci continued for 28,000 on the J♦2♦2♥ flop and Keating called to see the 2♣ turn. Geci then bet 65,000, and Keating again called.
The river was the 9♥ and Geci bet 373,000, leaving just 25,000 behind. Keating folded this time, and Geci showed him K♠6♣ as he took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
959,000
551,000
|
551,000 |
|
857,000
396,000
|
396,000 |
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Three players saw the turn on a board of 9♦5♠Q♠10♦ when Gabriel Nahum bet 120,000 from under the gun. Only Timothy Chung called in the cutoff.
The river was the 6♠ and Nahum bet another 175,000. Chung then moved all in, and Nahum quickly called for 410,000.
Chung could only show A♦J♦ for missed straight and flush draws, while Nahum turned over Q♥10♥ for two pair to win the pot and double up. Chung was left with just one 1,000 chip after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
655,000
|
655,000 |
|
1,000
509,000
|
509,000 |
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
It folded to Christos Xanthopoulos in the small blind, who raised to 60,000. Victor Briffard called in the big blind, and did so too when Xanthopoulos fired bets of 20,000 on the 4♦J♦8♦ flop and 50,000 on the 3♥ turn.
The 4♠ river slowed down Xanthopoulos as he checked it over to Briffard. Briffard put in nearly half his stack with a bet of 100,000, enough to make Xanthopoulos muck his cards and forfeit the pot
Xanthopoulos was left with about 25 big blinds, but he lost the rest of his stack not long after the hand as he was seen heading to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,615,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
574,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
|
500,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
310,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
Busted |
