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

02-28-2026 18:32 UTC+2

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

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

Level: 29

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

02-28-2026 18:09 UTC+2

Chip Counts at Break

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David Salituro

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Nazar Buhaiov	7,545,000 95,000	95,000

Jorge Abreu	6,535,000 835,000	835,000

Tomas Jozonis	6,475,000 175,000	175,000
Sami Bechahed	5,520,000 200,000	200,000
Casimir Seire	4,230,000 200,000	200,000
Joris Ruijs	3,575,000 225,000	225,000
Enrico Coppola	3,015,000 715,000	715,000
Felix Schneiders	2,895,000 95,000	95,000
Mitch Garshofsky	2,195,000 245,000	245,000
Mihai Tabac	915,000 275,000	275,000
Julien Mariani	845,000 15,000	15,000
Thierry Gogniat	460,000 460,000	460,000

02-28-2026 18:00 UTC+2

Break Time

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David Salituro

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

The remaining 12 players are going on a 20-minute break.

Level 28 Highlights

02-28-2026 17:58 UTC+2

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

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02-28-2026 17:57 UTC+2

Buhaiov Bests Schneiders Before Break

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David Salituro

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

Felix Schneiders raised to 160,000 under the gun and Nazar Buhaiov called on the button.

Both players checked the 10♦8♣5♠ flop. Schneiders then bet 160,000 on the Q♥ turn, and Buhaiov called.

The J♦ river was checked through, and Schneiders showed K♥10♥ for a pair of tens. Buhaiov turned over K♣Q♣ and took the pot with his turned pair of queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nazar Buhaiov	7,450,000 400,000	400,000

Felix Schneiders	2,800,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Felix Schneiders Nazar Buhaiov

02-28-2026 17:54 UTC+2

Mariani Enters Danger Zone

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Frank Visser

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

Nazar Buhaiov limped in from the small blind. Julien Mariani spent one time bank before raising to 350,000 in the big blind, and Buhaiov called after some tanking of his own.

Mariani went for a continuation-bet of 260,000 on the J♠3♠A♥ flop, which Buhaiov check-called. The pair then checked through the 5♠ turn, prompting Buhaiov to move all in on the 2♥ river.

Mariani snap-folded his cards, leaving him with a stack of less than 11 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nazar Buhaiov	7,050,000 350,000	350,000

Julien Mariani	860,000 840,000	840,000

Tags: Julien Mariani Nazar Buhaiov

02-28-2026 17:40 UTC+2

Buhaiov Shoves on Coppola; Schneiders Puts in a Four-Bet

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David Salituro

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

Enrico Coppola raised to 175,000 in the cutoff before Nazar Buhaiov moved all in from the small blind. Coppola took about a minute before folding.

Julien Mariani then raised to 160,000 on the button and Joris Ruijs three-bet to 400,000 in the small blind. Felix Schneiders four-bet to 700,000 in the big blind, and both Mariani and Ruijs folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nazar Buhaiov	6,700,000 500,000	500,000

Joris Ruijs	3,800,000 325,000	325,000
Felix Schneiders	3,200,000 325,000	325,000
Enrico Coppola	2,300,000 450,000	450,000
Julien Mariani	1,700,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Enrico Coppola Felix Schneiders Joris Ruijs Julien Mariani Nazar Buhaiov

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