€5,300 Main Event Day 3 | 2026 PokerStars EPT Paris

02-26-2026 16:51 UTC+2

Scapula Hits the Nuts to Bust Barsegian

David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Right after players returned from break, Eduard Barsegian moved all in for his last 50,000 from middle position, Francois-Charles Scapula reshoved in the cutoff, and the rest of the table folded.

Eduard Barsegian: A♣3♥ All in
Francois-Charles Scapula: A♥Q♥

Barsegian was dominated and fell further behind on the 8♥K♣6♥ flop as Scapula picked up the nut flush draw. The turn was the 10♦, while Scapula hit his flush on the 9♥ river to send Barsegian to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francois-Charles Scapula	200,000 39,000	39,000
Eduard Barsegian	Busted

Tags: Eduard Barsegian Francois-Charles Scapula

02-26-2026 16:47 UTC+2

Full Updated Chip Counts

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tsugunari Toma	1,305,000 365,000	365,000
Adrian State	1,215,000 315,000	315,000
Olivier Fazio	1,191,000 9,000	9,000
Kayhan Mokri	1,100,000 150,000	150,000
Alex Keating	1,050,000 25,000	25,000
Gael Djenkal	1,013,000 13,000	13,000
Endrit Geci	932,000 85,000	85,000
Julien Mariani	860,000 258,000	258,000
Hugo De La Fouchardiere	850,000 210,000	210,000
Thomas Cazayous	845,000 132,000	132,000

Ricardo Alves	804,000 4,000	4,000
Jorge Abreu	798,000 393,000	393,000

Mahersh Selvakumaran	790,000 15,000	15,000

Pawel Wojciechowski	790,000 53,000	53,000
Lyudmil Ivanov	780,000 85,000	85,000
Enrico Coppola	737,000 63,000	63,000
Mario Colavita	726,000 129,000	129,000
Laurent Vauquelin	718,000 138,000	138,000
Bruno Fuentes	715,000 65,000	65,000

Ladislao Dalfo	703,000 192,000	192,000
Eric Haber	680,000 20,000	20,000
Zdenek Zizka	680,000 70,000	70,000
Cesar Garcia	661,000 14,000	14,000
Gabriel Nahum	650,000 68,000	68,000
Hanan Tabrichi	635,000 65,000	65,000

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Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

02-26-2026 16:36 UTC+2

PokerStars Live League Returns With €250,000 in Prizes

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Sandra Barbour

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

PokerStars has confirmed the return of the PokerStars Live League for 2026, once again adding a season-long leaderboard race across its European live events calendar. With more than €250,000 in total prizes on offer, the league rewards consistency and volume across the year, with points available at every major stop.

The PokerStars Live League runs across all European PokerStars live events, including European Poker Tour (EPT) festivals, PokerStars Opens, and the PokerStars-sponsored Irish Open.

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02-26-2026 16:27 UTC+2

Break Time

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Frank Visser

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The 103 remaining players have been sent on another 20-minute break.

Level 17 Highlights

02-26-2026 16:26 UTC+2

Final Level 17 Eliminations

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Frank Visser

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Stadelmann	Busted
Tomas Kostic	Busted
Lucas Blanco	Busted
Bernardo Neves	Busted
Tristan Peyre	Busted
Soenke Jahn	Busted
Siegfried Friedl	Busted
Georgios Vrakas	Busted
Gary Fisher	Busted
Dan Djorno	Busted
Guillaume Nolet	Busted
Mehdi Chaoui	Busted
Ivo Bartoletti	Busted

02-26-2026 16:26 UTC+2

De La Fouchardiere Makes a Big River Call Against Bartoletti; Fazio Takes Out Huang

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Hugo De La Fouchardiere raised to 12,000 under the gun, Ivo Bartoletti three-bet to 30,000 in the small blind, and De La Fouchardiere called.

The flop came A♠K♠J♣ and Bartoletti continued for 12,000. De La Fouchardiere called, and they both checked the J♥ turn.

The river was the K♦ and Bartoletti bet 45,000. De La Fouchardiere took a minute before calling, and Bartoletti showed Q♣9♣ for a bluff. De La Fouchardiere turned over A♣5♣ for two pair to win the pot.

At the same time at an adjacent table, Olivier Fazio raised to 16,000 in the small blind and Yuxi Huang called in the big blind.

Fazio bet 10,000 on the J♠8♠4♣ flop, and Huang called. The A♣ turn was checked through, and Fazio then moved all in on the Q♥ river.

Huang burned through multiple time banks before calling for her last 120,000 with J♣2♣, but Fazio had A♦J♥ for two pair to win the pot and send Huang to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Olivier Fazio	1,200,000 125,000	125,000
Hugo De La Fouchardiere	640,000 60,000	60,000
Ivo Bartoletti	180,000 60,000	60,000
Yuxi Huang	Busted

Tags: Hugo De La Fouchardiere Ivo Bartoletti Olivier Fazio Yuxi Huang

02-26-2026 16:24 UTC+2

Selvakumaran Profits Off Aissani's Agressive Sevens

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Frank Visser

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Mohamed Aissani opened to 15,000 under the gun. Two seats over was Mahersh Selvakumaran, who three-bet to 50,000.

Aissani slid in a four-bet to 150,000 once the action had folded back to him, after which Selvakumaran moved all in. Aissani's stack of 300,000 was covered by his opponent, and he called off for his tournament life.

Mohamed Aissani: 7♦7♣ All in
Mahersh Selvakumaran: A♠A♥

The 3♠6♣5♥ flop gave Aissani some hope at cracking Selvakumaran's aces, but the 9♦ turn and Q♦ river remained clean for the Dutchman. Aissani was sent out, while Selvakumaran reclaimed some of his lost chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mahersh Selvakumaran	775,000 355,000	355,000

Mohamed Aissani	Busted

Tags: Mahersh Selvakumaran Mohamed Aissani

02-26-2026 16:17 UTC+2

De La Fouchardiere Picks Up Kings to Thin the Field

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Vasile Cimpeanu was all-in for around 70,000 from the hijack and up against Hugo De La Fouchardiere on the button.

Vasile Cimpeanu: 3♣3♥ All in
Hugo De La Fouchardiere: K♦K♠

Cimpeanu was dominated by De La Fouchardiere's kings, and the Q♣Q♠4♠A♠9♠ board only improved De La Fouchardiere to a flush to secure him the pot and send Cimpeanu to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hugo De La Fouchardiere	580,000 450,000	450,000
Vasile Cimpeanu	Busted

Tags: Hugo De La Fouchardiere Vasile Cimpeanu

02-26-2026 16:16 UTC+2

Djenkal on Seven Figures After Gargantuan Flip

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Frank Visser

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Graeme Newman had opened in early position when Gael Djenkal three-bet to 35,000 in middle position. Newman responded with a four-bet to 100,000, to which Djenkal responded by five-betting all in.

Newman spent two of his time banks before he decided to put his stack of 460,000 at risk, and dropped in some calling chips.

Graeme Newman: J♠J♥ All in
Gael Djenkal: A♠K♥

Newman's jacks stayed ahead on the 9♦2♥8♣ flop and 5♣ turn. Much to Newman's dismay, however, Djenkal spiked an ace on the A♥ river to lock up the gigantic pot.

Djenkal was pushed the chips as Newman wished his former tablemates good luck and headed to the payout area.