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

02-26-2026 22:09 UTC+2

Heavy Flop Action Elevates Schneiders to Chip Millionaire

Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Felix Schneiders raised to 24,000 in the hijack. Olivier Fazio then made it 60,000 to go on the button, and Schneiders called.

Schneiders checked the 10♦J♠Q♦ flop over to Fazio, who continued for 35,000. Schneiders raised to 120,000, which Fazio three-bet to 300,000.

Not to be outdone, Schneiders moved all in for roughly 600,000. Fazio immediately tapped the table and released his cards, admitting defeat and surrendering the pot to his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Enrico Coppola	1,625,000 105,000	105,000
Paul Runcan	1,045,000 129,000	129,000
Felix Schneiders	1,014,000 364,000	364,000
Raphael Bilger	850,000 33,000	33,000
Olivier Fazio	560,000 558,000	558,000
Chady Ojeil	470,000 59,000	59,000
Manuel Carvalho	330,000 206,000	206,000
Angelina Rich	110,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Felix Schneiders Olivier Fazio

02-26-2026 22:05 UTC+2

Mariani Shoves on Silva

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Eduardo Silva bet 18,000 from early position on a flop of J♠5♣2♠ and Julien Mariani called in the big blind.

The turn was the 3♠ and Mariani led out for 31,000. Silva called, and the Q♣ fell on the river.

Mariani then announced all in, and Silva, with around 160,000 remaining, quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Mariani	1,660,000 45,000	45,000
Eduardo Silva	160,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Eduardo Silva Julien Mariani

02-26-2026 21:58 UTC+2

Plegat Falls to Ivanov

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Francis Plegat moved all in for 186,000 from the hijack and Lyudmil Ivanov called on the button.

Francis Plegat: K♠J♣ All in
Lyudmil Ivanov: A♥K♦

The 10♠3♣4♥ flop offered no help to Plegat, while Ivanov hit top pair on the A♣ turn. Plegat was left looking to complete a straight draw to stay alive, but he missed the 8♦ river and was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lyudmil Ivanov	1,650,000 282,000	282,000
Francis Plegat	Busted

Tags: Francis Plegat Lyudmil Ivanov

02-26-2026 21:56 UTC+2

An Orbit of Counts

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Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Hugo De La Fouchardiere	2,000,000 365,000	365,000
Julien Mariani	1,615,000 25,000	25,000
Pawel Wojciechowski	1,585,000 15,000	15,000
Tsugunari Toma	1,525,000 13,000	13,000
Enrico Coppola	1,520,000 344,000	344,000
Zdenek Zizka	1,510,000 30,000	30,000
Daniel Moran	1,465,000 115,000	115,000
Adrian State	1,215,000 295,000	295,000
Bruno Fuentes	675,000 195,000	195,000

Felix Schneiders	650,000 5,000	5,000
Joris Ruijs	627,000 32,000	32,000
Grzegorz Kozieja	270,000 67,000	67,000
Angelina Rich	120,000 14,000	14,000

02-26-2026 21:53 UTC+2

Moran Bets Out State

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action folded to Adrian State who limped in from the small blind. Daniel Moran then raised to 40,000 in the big blind, and State reraised to 125,000. Moran called.

The flop came 10♠9♥7♦ and State checked to Moran, who bet 65,000. State called, and the 5♦ fell on the turn.

State checked again, and Moran bet 135,000 this time. State quickly folded, and Moran took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Moran	1,350,000 177,000	177,000
Adrian State	920,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Daniel Moran Adrian State

02-26-2026 21:48 UTC+2

Nahum Chips Up With Five-Bet Jam

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Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Joshua Boulton raised to 24,000 in middle position, seeing Gabriel Nahum make it 75,000 to go in the hijack.

Boulton inquired after his opponent's stack before clicking it back to 155,000. Nahum rapidly went all in, and Boulton's cards hit the muck just as fast as he forfeited the pot preflop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Boulton	720,000 130,000	130,000
Gabriel Nahum	645,000 203,000	203,000

Tags: Gabriel Nahum Joshua Boulton

02-26-2026 21:33 UTC+2

Massive Shove Sees Garcia Cross Seven Figures; Mokri Meets His End

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Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Mihai Tabac raised to 26,000 in the cutoff and called when Cesar Garcia made it 115,000 to go from the small blind.

Garcia fired bets of 80,000 on the 3♣8♣3♦ flop and 175,000 on the 6♣ turn, both of which Tabac quickly called. The 10♥ river then saw Garcia pull the trigger with a big all-in of 431,000.

Tabac asked for a count, but he quickly thought better of it and mucked his cards before the end of his shot clock. While he raked in the pot, Garcia showed the Q♥ to the table.

Shortly after, Kayhan Mokri was seen leaving the tournament area as he had become the first elimination after the dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cesar Garcia	1,195,000 425,000	425,000
Mihai Tabac	920,000 233,000	233,000
Kayhan Mokri	Busted

Tags: Cesar Garcia Kayhan Mokri Mihai Tabac

02-26-2026 21:32 UTC+2

Wojciechowski Doesn't Back Down From the Chip Leader

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of Q♦8♥3♠, Pawel Wojciechowski bet 30,000 from under the gun and Julien Mariani raised to 140,000 in the big blind. Wojciechowski called, and the Q♥ fell on the turn.

Mariani slowed down and checked to Wojciechowski, who bet 125,000. Mariani quickly folded, and the two players pulled nearly even in the chip counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Mariani	1,640,000 235,000	235,000
Pawel Wojciechowski	1,600,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Julien Mariani Pawel Wojciechowski

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

02-26-2026 20:59 UTC+2

Chip Counts at Break (full)

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Mariani	1,875,000 1,035,000	1,035,000
Hugo De La Fouchardiere	1,635,000 335,000	335,000
Sami Bechahed	1,585,000 35,000	35,000
Zdenek Zizka	1,540,000 590,000	590,000
Tsugunari Toma	1,512,000 152,000	152,000
Thierry Gogniat	1,475,000 150,000	150,000
Lyudmil Ivanov	1,368,000 28,000	28,000
Pawel Wojciechowski	1,350,000 70,000	70,000
Enrico Coppola	1,176,000 520,000	520,000
Daniel Moran	1,173,000 70,000	70,000
Thomas Cazayous	1,155,000 55,000	55,000

Mihai Tabac	1,153,000 733,000	733,000
Jorge Abreu	1,130,000 93,000	93,000

Olivier Fazio	1,118,000 18,000	18,000
Adrian State	1,060,000 260,000	260,000
Eric Haber	1,005,000 200,000	200,000
Paul Runcan	916,000 228,000	228,000
Christos Xanthopoulos	900,000 430,000	430,000
Raphael Bilger	883,000 106,000	106,000
Casimir Seire	875,000 85,000	85,000
Bruno Fuentes	870,000 135,000	135,000

Mario Colavita	825,000 94,000	94,000
Cesar Garcia	770,000 309,000	309,000
Ricardo Alves	739,000 59,000	59,000
Alex Keating	716,000 124,000	124,000

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