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

02-28-2026 18:55 UTC+2

Julien Mariani Eliminated in 11th Place (€81,650)

David Salituro

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Felix Schneiders raised to 200,000 under the gun, Julien Mariani moved all in for 900,000 in the small blind, and Schneiders quickly called.

Julien Mariani: A♠7♠ All in
Felix Schneiders: 10♣10♦

Amidst competing calls of "ace" and "hold" from their respective rails, the board ran out K♦Q♥5♥3♥5♠ to keep Schneiders in the lead with his tens and send Mariani to the rail in eleventh place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felix Schneiders	2,600,000 900,000	900,000
Julien Mariani	Busted

Tags: Felix Schneiders Julien Mariani

02-28-2026 18:53 UTC+2

Jozonis Goes Runner-Runner Against Garshofsky

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Frank Visser

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Tomas Jozonis was first to act and opened to 200,000. Mitch Garshofsky called in the small blind, and Sami Bechahed defended his big blind.

The 8♥5♥A♥ flop was checked to Jozonis, who continued with a bet of 175,000. Garshofsky just called before Bechahed moved out of the way.

Both players then checked the 9♣ turn, and the J♣ was subsequently put on the table as the river. Garshofsky fired a bet of 500,000, which Jozonis reluctantly called.

Garshofsky tabled 5♠5♣ for bottom set, but Jozonis had made a straight with Q♦10♦ to be awarded the sizable pot and leave Garshofsky short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomas Jozonis	6,300,000 1,370,000	1,370,000
Sami Bechahed	4,340,000 50,000	50,000
Mitch Garshofsky	870,000 1,080,000	1,080,000

Tags: Mitch Garshofsky Sami Bechahed Tomas Jozonis

02-28-2026 18:39 UTC+2

Mariani Shoves Back-to-Back

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Frank Visser

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Julien Mariani was in the cutoff and moved in his stack of 845,000.

The entire table folded, and they did so too when Mariani went all in again on the next hand, this time for 1,095,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Mariani	1,345,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Julien Mariani

02-28-2026 18:32 UTC+2

Mihai Tabac Eliminated in 12th Place (€68,050)

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David Salituro

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Nazar Buhaiov raised to 225,000 under the gun and Mihai Tabac called in the big blind.

The flop came A♦6♠5♥ and Buhaiov bet 100,000. Tabac used a time bank before raising to 400,000, and Buhaiov quickly moved all in. Tabac had around 200,000 remaining and stuck in the rest of his chips.

Mihai Tabac: 6♥4♥ All in
Nazar Buhaiov: A♠7♠

Tabac needed help against Buhaiov's pair of aces as his rail began chanting for a four. The Q♣ turn was no help, while the river came the 9♠ to seal his elimination in 12th place.

"Are these mine?" Enrico Coppola joked about Tabac's time bank cards left on the table.

"No, they're mine. I won," Buhaiov replied.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nazar Buhaiov	8,200,000 655,000	655,000

Mihai Tabac	Busted

Tags: Mihai Tabac Nazar Buhaiov

02-28-2026 18:30 UTC+2

Abreu Overtakes Jozonis With Bluff

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Frank Visser

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Tomas Jozonis raised to 200,000 in middle position with Q♠J♥, seeing Jorge Abreu call on the button with 5♣4♣. Both players knuckled the table on the 6♠J♦A♥ flop, and Jozonis checked again on the 10♦ turn.

Abreu fired a bet of 350,000, which Jozonis called. Jozonis checked a third time on the 2♠ river, prompting Abreu to size up to 900,000.

Jozonis pondered his options, but eventually let go of the best hand as Abreu got his five-high bluff through.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorge Abreu	7,340,000 805,000	805,000

Tomas Jozonis	5,930,000 545,000	545,000
Sami Bechahed	5,320,000 200,000	200,000
Casimir Seire	4,480,000 250,000	250,000
Mitch Garshofsky	1,950,000 245,000	245,000
Thierry Gogniat	410,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Jorge Abreu Tomas Jozonis

02-28-2026 17:33 UTC+2

Jessica Teusl Eliminated in 13th Place (€68,050)

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Frank Visser

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Jorge Abreu made it 160,000 to go in middle position and quickly called when Jessica Teusl put her stack of 810,000 all-in from the big blind.

Jessica Teusl: 10♠10♥ All in
Jorge Abreu: J♠J♦

Teusl had a dominated pair. She needed to find a ten to stay in the Main Event, but the deck had none in store on the K♠8♣K♦6♦2♦ runout, sending the last lady standing to the rail in 13th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorge Abreu	5,700,000 850,000	850,000

Jessica Teusl	Busted

Tags: Jessica Teusl Jorge Abreu

02-28-2026 17:28 UTC+2

Schneiders Jams on Tabac

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Frank Visser

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Mihai Tabac raised to 160,000 in middle position. Felix Schneiders called in the big blind to take the pot heads up to the 9♣3♣Q♣ flop.

Tabac continued for 80,000, but Schneiders put in a huge check-raise to 420,000. Tabac needed some time to call, after which the 10♦ turn hit the felt.

Schneiders quickly moved all in, covering Tabac's stack. Tabac went into the tank again, but eventually found a fold to leave himself with 15 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomas Jozonis	6,650,000 150,000	150,000
Nazar Buhaiov	6,200,000 50,000	50,000

Joris Ruijs	3,475,000 125,000	125,000
Felix Schneiders	2,875,000 1,075,000	1,075,000
Enrico Coppola	2,750,000 250,000	250,000
Julien Mariani	2,000,000 300,000	300,000
Mihai Tabac	1,190,000 510,000	510,000

Tags: Felix Schneiders Mihai Tabac

02-28-2026 17:18 UTC+2

Coppola Finds a Set to Double Off Jozonis

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David Salituro

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Felix Schneiders raised to 160,000 in the hijack and Enrico Coppola called in the cutoff. Tomas Jozonis then moved all in from the big blind and Schneiders folded, but Coppola snap-called for 1,395,000.

Enrico Coppola: 6♠6♣ All in
Tomas Jozonis: A♠J♠

Coppola stood up from his seat to await the flop, which came 5♥3♣2♣ to give him a straight draw. The 6♥ fell on the turn to improve Coppola to a set, and the J♦ river arrived too late for Jozonis to avoid handing over the double up.

The cameras that surrounded the table during this hand began to dissipate after Coppola stacked up the chips, but they quickly came back as Joris Ruijs opened the next hand to 160,000. Mihai Tabac then three-bet to 430,000 in the cutoff, and Ruijs moved all in.

Tabac, with around 1,700,000 remaining, took about 30 seconds before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomas Jozonis	6,500,000 1,680,000	1,680,000
Joris Ruijs	3,600,000 400,000	400,000
Enrico Coppola	3,000,000 1,190,000	1,190,000
Felix Schneiders	1,800,000 150,000	150,000
Mihai Tabac	1,700,000 510,000	510,000

Tags: Enrico Coppola Felix Schneiders Joris Ruijs Mihai Tabac Tomas Jozonis

02-28-2026 17:01 UTC+2

Huge Preflop Cooler Doubles Bechahed, Leaves Gogniat Short

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Frank Visser

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Sami Bechahed raised to 160,000 under the gun, and Jorge Abreu called on the button. Thierry Gogniat then squeezed in a three-bet to 485,000 from the small blind, which Bechahed clicked back to 925,000.

Abreu quickly moved out of the way by folding 8♠7♠, but Gogniat five-bet shoved. Bechahed immediately called to put his 3,485,000 chips at risk.

Sami Bechahed: A♥A♦ All in
Thierry Gogniat: A♣K♠

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The Q♥J♠6♦ flop brought outs for Gogniat, but his straight draw did not come in on the 2♣ turn. The A♠ river upgraded Bechahed to a set to take the pot and double up in style, capturing the chip lead at the table and becoming one of the biggest stacks in the field

Player	Chips	Progress
Sami Bechahed	7,290,000 3,840,000	3,840,000
Jorge Abreu	4,850,000 320,000	320,000

Thierry Gogniat	920,000 3,130,000	3,130,000

Tags: Jorge Abreu Sami Bechahed Thierry Gogniat

02-28-2026 16:49 UTC+2

Teusl Left Short After Doubling Seire

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Frank Visser

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

It folded to Jessica Teusl in the small blind, who moved all in. She covered big blind Casimir Seire, who quickly called off his stack of 1,280,000.

Casimir Seire: J♥J♦ All in
Jessica Teusl: K♠10♠

Teusl paired her ten on the 9♠8♦10♣ flop, but received no further help on the 4♦ turn or 8♥ river. Seire won the pot, doubling up and leaving Teusl short-stacked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Casimir Seire	2,800,000 1,120,000	1,120,000
Jessica Teusl	890,000 1,720,000	1,720,000

Tags: Casimir Seire Jessica Teusl