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

02-26-2026 16:08 UTC+2

Zizka Bombs the River on Fuentes

David Salituro

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

Zdenek Zizka and Bruno Fuentes went to the turn on a board of J♠5♦Q♣4♣ when Zizka bet 53,000 from middle position. Fuentes called under the gun.

The river was the 5♠ and Zizka bet another 167,000. Fuentes quickly called once more, and Zizka turned over K♥K♣ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Fuentes	780,000 100,000	100,000

Zdenek Zizka	750,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: Bruno Fuentes Zdenek Zizka

02-26-2026 16:06 UTC+2

Bermon Doubles in Blinds

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Frank Visser

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

Alexandre Bermon got his stack of 145,000 in the middle in a blind-on-blind battle with Gerard Rubiralta and was at risk.

Alexandre Bermon: A♠K♣ All in
Gerard Rubiralta: K♥J♥

Rubiralta flopped two hearts on 9♥6♥8♠, but found no more on the remaining 2♣4♣ runout. He doubled up his neighbor and was left with just under 25 big blinds to play with.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Bermon	296,000 151,000	151,000
Gerard Rubiralta	135,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Alexandre Bermon Gerard Rubiralta

02-26-2026 16:02 UTC+2

Fisher Folds to Chung's River Shove

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Frank Visser

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

Gary Fisher checked the Q♥J♦J♥ flop from the big blind to Timothy Chung on the button. Chung placed the minimum bet of 6,000, which Fisher raised to 28,000.

Chung called, and did so too when Fisher sized up to 44,000 on the 5♥ turn. The 9♠ river saw Fisher slow down as he tapped the table again.

Chung responded by moving all in, covering Fisher's final 65,000. Fisher gave it a bit of thought, but ended up folding before the end of his shot clock.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Chung	293,000 49,000	49,000
Gary Fisher	65,000 91,000	91,000

Tags: Gary Fisher Timothy Chung

02-26-2026 16:02 UTC+2

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

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02-26-2026 16:00 UTC+2

Channing Comes From Behind For a Knockout

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David Salituro

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

Neil Channing raised to 12,000 in the cutoff, Joe Mouawad moved all in for 68,000 in the big blind, and Channing called.

Joe Mouawad: A♠J♠ All in
Neil Channing: K♥J♥

Mouawad was a favorite to double up until the flop brought K♣9♣7♣, giving Channing top pair and the lead. The rest of the board ran out 3♠8♦ and Mouawad was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Neil Channing	320,000 4,000	4,000
Joe Mouawad	Busted

Tags: Joe Mouawad Neil Channing

02-26-2026 15:58 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Olivier Fazio	1,075,000 560,000	560,000
Boris Kolev	425,000 20,000	20,000
Manuel Carvalho	400,000 80,000	80,000
Leo Worthington-Leese	395,000 130,000	130,000
Alexis Lucarini	375,000 144,000	144,000
Alexandre Fournier	173,000 3,000	3,000
Viet Vo	110,000 64,000	64,000

Schusteritsch Survives on an "Action River"; El Arigie Runs Into Aces

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David Salituro

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

Graeme Newman raised to 12,000 in the hijack, Josef Schusteritsch moved all in for 58,000 in the big blind, and Newman called.

Josef Schusteritsch: A♠Q♥ All in
Graeme Newman: J♣5♣

Schusteritsch remained in the lead on the 8♠4♥K♥3♥ board, while the river came the J♥. A few players at the table thought Newman had won the pot with a pair of jacks, but the dealer pointed out that Schusteritsch had improved to a flush to double up.

"Action river," Newman joked as he gave up the pot.

At another table, Raif El Arigie was all-in for his last 65,000 from early position and up against Diogo Duarte on the button.

Raif El Arigie: J♥J♦ All in
Diogo Duarte: A♦A♥

El Arigie's jacks were crushed by Duarte's aces, and Duarte improved to top set on the A♣2♣7♠ flop. The board ran out 8♥Q♥ and El Arigie was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Graeme Newman	450,000 40,000	40,000
Diogo Duarte	420,000 117,000	117,000
Josef Schusteritsch	120,000 30,000	30,000
Raif El Arigie	Busted

Tags: Diogo Duarte Graeme Newman Josef Schusteritsch Raif El Arigie

02-26-2026 15:46 UTC+2

Peyre on Fumes as Dalfo Holds for Big Double-Up

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Frank Visser

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

After some preflop action, cutoff Ladislao Dalfo was all-in and at risk for 248,000 against Tristan Peyre on the button.

Ladislao Dalfo: K♥K♣ All in
Tristan Peyre: A♣8♣

The 7♠5♥3♣Q♣ turn brought a flush draw for Peyre, but it failed to come in on the 10♦ river. Dalfo celebrated as he shot up to over half a million chips, leaving Peyre with less than eight big blinds in his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ladislao Dalfo	511,000 221,000	221,000
Tristan Peyre	45,000 215,000	215,000

Tags: Ladislao Dalfo Tristan Peyre

02-26-2026 15:42 UTC+2

Kamphues Falls to Gogniat

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David Salituro

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

Lars Kamphues moved all in for 60,000 from the cutoff, Thierry Gogniat reshoved on the button, and the rest of the table got out of the way.

Lars Kamphues: Q♥10♥ All in
Thierry Gogniat: A♣K♣

Gogniat hit top pair on the A♦9♥5♠ flop to take a big lead in the pot, and Kamphues couldn't catch up on the 10♣ turn or J♥ river as he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thierry Gogniat	480,000 315,000	315,000
Lars Kamphues	Busted

Tags: Lars Kamphues Thierry Gogniat

02-26-2026 15:39 UTC+2

Observed Stacks

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Keating	1,025,000 75,000	75,000
Kayhan Mokri	950,000 119,000	119,000
Zdenek Zizka	685,000 115,000	115,000
Bruno Fuentes	680,000 145,000	145,000

Mathew Frankland	425,000 35,000	35,000
Mahersh Selvakumaran	420,000 103,000	103,000

Grzegorz Kozieja	255,000 38,000	38,000
Jessica Teusl	155,000 17,000	17,000
Yuxi Huang	56,000 47,000	47,000