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

02-28-2026 15:00 UTC+2

Bechahed Gets Little Value With Trap

Frank Visser

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Thierry Gogniat raised his button to 150,000, and Sami Bechahed defended his big blind. Both players checked the 7♥7♠6♦ flop through to the K♣ turn, which Bechahed also checked.

Gogniat then bet 125,000, and Bechahed called. The 10♣ river was checked to showdown.

"Good check," Bechahed stated as he tabled K♠7♦ for a full house, seeing Gogniat add his AxQx to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thierry Gogniat	4,275,000 325,000	325,000
Sami Bechahed	2,025,000 525,000	525,000

Tags: Sami Bechahed Thierry Gogniat

02-28-2026 14:56 UTC+2

Coppola Survives Dire Situation

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Frank Visser

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Felix Schneiders raised to 120,000 in the cutoff. Enrico Coppola then moved all in for 625,000 on the button, and Schneiders called after spending a time bank.

Enrico Coppola: A♦5♣ All in
Felix Schneiders: A♠10♣

The players chopped the pot when the 4♦4♥Q♠Q♣K♣ board gave them the same hand, seeing Coppola survive in the Main Event.

One hand later, Coppola moved all in from the cutoff with Q♣9♠, taking down the pot preflop when Tomas Jozonis mucked Q♦J♦ in the big blind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nazar Buhaiov	7,650,000 380,000	380,000

Tomas Jozonis	6,450,000 30,000	30,000
Joris Ruijs	4,100,000
Felix Schneiders	2,170,000 50,000	50,000
Mihai Tabac	1,440,000 350,000	350,000
Chady Ojeil	890,000 50,000	50,000
Enrico Coppola	850,000 225,000	225,000

Tags: Enrico Coppola Felix Schneiders

02-28-2026 14:51 UTC+2

Gogniat Shows Off Ink as Seire Chips Up Further

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Frank Visser

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Thierry Gogniat raised to 125,000 under the gun. Casimir Seire three-bet to 300,000 in the cutoff, and Gogniat snap-called once the action was back on him.

The flop fell 7♥5♥3♥, prompting Gogniat to show off the tattoo on his chest displaying 7♥2♥.

He then checked to Seire before quickly folding to the latter's continuation-bet of 175,000. Seire kindly showed a K♥ as he dragged the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thierry Gogniat	4,600,000 300,000	300,000
Casimir Seire	1,850,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Casimir Seire Thierry Gogniat

02-28-2026 14:48 UTC+2

Mariani Frustrates Garshofsky on the River; No Limping on Abreu's Watch

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David Salituro

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Mitch Garshofsky raised to 150,000 in the hijack and Julien Mariani called in the big blind.

Garshofsky continued for 100,000 on the Q♣8♦4♦ flop and Mariani called. The J♥ turn was checked through, and the 8♠ fell on the river.

Mariani then bet 485,000, and Garshofsky called. Mariani showed 8♣5♣ for rivered trips, and Garshofsky slammed his cards on the table in frustration and began muttering to himself as he paid off the bet.

The next hand, Thierry Gogniat limped in from early position, while Garshofsky, Jessica Teusl, Casimir Seire, and Mariani also came along. The action then went on Jorge Abreu in the big blind, and he moved all in. All his opponents quickly folded.

Abreu allowed the table to pick one of his cards, and they chose the A♣. "If you have ace-king, do you call?" he asked Gogniat.

"No," Gogniat said with a laugh.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorge Abreu	3,000,000 400,000	400,000

Julien Mariani	2,500,000 900,000	900,000
Mitch Garshofsky	2,400,000 850,000	850,000

Tags: Jorge Abreu Julien Mariani Mitch Garshofsky

02-28-2026 14:45 UTC+2

Hero Call Doesn't Work Out For Schneiders

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David Salituro

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

In a limped pot between the blinds, Joris Ruijs and Felix Schneiders checked to the turn on a board of 10♦7♥3♠3♦. Ruijs then led out for 120,000, and Schneiders called.

The river was the 6♠ and Ruijs bet another 400,000. Schneiders again called with A♣8♠, but Ruijs had 10♠5♦ for two pair to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joris Ruijs	4,100,000 620,000	620,000
Felix Schneiders	2,120,000 870,000	870,000

Tags: Felix Schneiders Joris Ruijs

02-28-2026 14:41 UTC+2

Pawel Wojciechowski Eliminated in 16th Place (€47,250)

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Frank Visser

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Pawel Wojciechowski raised to 120,000 in middle position. It folded to Tomas Jozonis in the small blind, who three-bet to 425,000.

Wojciechowski moved all in for 2,145,000 in response, only to be snap-called by Jozonis.

Pawel Wojciechowski: A♠Q♥ All in
Tomas Jozonis: K♠K♥

Wojciechowski received no help on the 7♥5♦4♦4♠J♠ board, marking him as the first elimination of Day 5.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomas Jozonis	6,420,000 2,270,000	2,270,000
Pawel Wojciechowski	Busted

Tags: Pawel Wojciechowski Tomas Jozonis

02-28-2026 14:38 UTC+2

Seire Squeezes In His Stack

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Frank Visser

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Mitch Garshofsky made it 150,000 to go in the cutoff. Jessica Teusl flat-called in the small blind before Casimir Seire announced an all-in worth 990,000 in the big blind.

Garshofsky quickly mucked, but Teusl asked for a count. After she received it, she also folded her hand.

"Nice spot," Teusl said to Seire, who not much later told her he had made his move with ace-queen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mitch Garshofsky	3,250,000 150,000	150,000
Jessica Teusl	2,975,000 425,000	425,000
Casimir Seire	1,350,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Casimir Seire Jessica Teusl Mitch Garshofsky

02-28-2026 14:34 UTC+2

Gogniat Fires at Bechahed; Teusl Three-Bets Mariani

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David Salituro

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Thierry Gogniat raised to 125,000 on the button and Sami Bechahed called in the big blind.

The flop came K♣6♥3♣ and Gogniat continued for 105,000. Bechahed called to the J♠ turn, where Gogniat bet another 200,000. Bechahed quickly folded this time.

Julien Mariani then raised to 125,000 in middle position and Jessica Teusl three-bet to 500,000 in the big blind. Mariani folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thierry Gogniat	4,900,000 200,000	200,000
Jessica Teusl	3,400,000 250,000	250,000
Julien Mariani	1,600,000 200,000	200,000
Sami Bechahed	1,500,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Jessica Teusl Julien Mariani Sami Bechahed Thierry Gogniat

Level: 27

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

02-28-2026 14:24 UTC+2

Wojciechowski Gets Away From a Big Cooler Against Jozonis

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David Salituro

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Pawel Wojciechowski raised to 100,000 in the hijack and Nazar Buhaiov called in the small blind, while Tomas Jozonis also defended A♣5♣.

The flop came A♥A♠9♣ and Wojciechowski bet 70,000. Buhaiov folded, while Jozonis called to see the 5♠ turn.

Wojciechowski then bet another 155,000, and Jozonis raised to 350,000 with his full house. Wojciechowski called, and the K♥ fell on the river.

Jozonis then bet 1,200,000, sending Wojciechowski deep into the tank. He ended up using six time banks as he agonized over the decision for several minutes, eventually folding A♦10♥.