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Level: 31
Blinds: 100,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
2026 PokerStars EPT Paris
€5,300 Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info
2026 PokerStars EPT Paris
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 5
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€7,075,200
Total Entries
1,474
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
16
Players Left
7
Players Left 1 / 1,474
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Level 30
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Casimir Seire made the minimum raise to 240,000 in the cutoff with Q♥Q♣. The card reader only picked up Sami Bechahed's Q♠ as he three-bet to 950,000 from the small blind.
After some time in the tank, Seire four-bet jammed for 3,855,000, prompting a quick fold from Bechahed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,900,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
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5,045,000
885,000
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885,000 |
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4,540,000
540,000
|
540,000 |
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4,320,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
|
3,360,000 | |
|
2,780,000 | |
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2,540,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
Level 30
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Jorge Abreu raised to 240,000 in the hijack with 9♥7♥, but Enrico Coppola then moved all in for 2,820,000 on the button with A♠K♦. Abreu folded.
Abreu then opened to 240,000 under the gun with 4♠4♥ and Nazar Buhaiov called in the cutoff. Sami Bechahed then picked up A♠K♠ in the big blind and three-bet to 1,175,000, and both opponents folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
16,140,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
|
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5,740,000
540,000
|
540,000 |
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|
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5,270,000
540,000
|
540,000 |
|
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3,360,000
540,000
|
540,000 |
Level 30
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Sami Bechahed raised to 240,000 in the hijack with A♦Q♠. Thierry Gogniat found A♠Q♣ on the button and quickly moved all in for 2,240,000.
Bechahed requested a count but deemed the amount too much and forfeited the pot without further contest.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
16,620,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
|
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6,280,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
|
||
|
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4,730,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
|
4,160,000
295,000
|
295,000 |
|
|
4,000,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
|
2,840,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
2,820,000
720,000
|
720,000 |
|
|
2,780,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
Level 30
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Sami Bechahed limped in from the small blind with A♥9♥ before Jorge Abreu raised to 400,000 in the big blind. Bechahed then reraised to 1,300,000, and Abreu folded 9♣3♥.
Bechahed then opened to 240,000 on the button and Thierry Gogniat called in the big blind.
The J♥9♠2♥A♠8♠ board was checked down, and Gogniat showed K♦J♣ for a pair of jacks. Bechahed mucked 10♠9♥.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
16,680,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
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|
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4,970,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
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2,300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
Level 30
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Thierry Gogniat peeled A♦Q♣ in middle position and raised to 250,000. Felix Schneiders sat in the big blind and called with 5♥4♥.
Schneiders checked the J♥J♣3♠ flop over to Gogniat, who checked back. Schneiders continued checking on the 3♥ turn, prompting Gogniat to shove for 1,320,000, just under twice the size of the pot.
Schneiders instantly mucked his five-high flush draw as Gogniat welcomed the chips to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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2,900,000
365,000
|
365,000 |
|
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2,000,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
Level 30
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Jorge Abreu raised to 240,000 in middle position before Tomas Jozonis three-bet to 750,000 on the button. Abreu called.
Both players checked to the river on a board of Q♣J♣5♥J♠4♣. Abreu then led out for 180,000, and Jozonis folded A♥10♠.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
16,780,000
1,775,000
|
1,775,000 |
|
|
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|
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4,240,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |
Level 30
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
A newly-refreshed group of finalists has returned to the main feature stage, and action at the final table is back underway.
Blinds remain 60,000/120,000 with a 120,000 big blind ante.
Level 30
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
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Level 30
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
The remaining eight players are going on a 45-minute dinner break. Action should resume around 9:15 p.m. local time.
There are 17 hands remaining in the current level.
Level 29-30 Highlights
- Felix Schneiders Commits Most of It on the River Against Nazar Buhaiov
- Sami Bechahed Spikes a Set and Shoves the River
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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15,005,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
|
|
||
|
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5,975,000
295,000
|
295,000 |
|
|
||
|
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5,290,000 | |
|
|
5,045,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
|
|
4,455,000 | |
|
|
3,540,000 | |
|
|
3,265,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
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1,630,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
