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

02-28-2026 15:47 UTC+2

Abreu Checks Down Broadway

David Salituro

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

Casimir Seire raised to 120,000 in the cutoff and Mitch Garshofsky called in the big blind.

The flop came 10♣2♥4♠ and Seire bet 80,000. Garshofsky called to the 8♥ turn, where Seire bet another 400,000. Garshofsky folded this time.

Jorge Abreu then raised to 120,000 in the cutoff, and Garshofsky three-bet to 450,000 in the small blind. Abreu folded.

Abreu again opened to 120,000 the next hand, and picked up calls from Thierry Gogniat in the cutoff and Jessica Teusl in the big blind.

All three players checked down the J♦7♣8♦K♣10♣ board, and Abreu showed A♣Q♥ for a rivered Broadway straight to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorge Abreu	5,000,000 250,000	250,000

Thierry Gogniat	4,300,000 25,000	25,000
Jessica Teusl	2,500,000 475,000	475,000
Casimir Seire	2,100,000 125,000	125,000
Mitch Garshofsky	2,000,000 375,000	375,000

Tags: Casimir Seire Jessica Teusl Jorge Abreu Mitch Garshofsky Thierry Gogniat

02-28-2026 15:44 UTC+2

Tabac Wins With King-High

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Frank Visser

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

Joris Ruijs opened to 125,000 in the cutoff. Mihai Tabac was in the big blind and defended. Ruijs continued for 80,000 on the 4♦2♦4♠ flop, and Tabac check-called to the Q♦ turn.

Both players checked it to the Q♣ river, on which they also knuckled the table. Tabac tabled K♠7♦ for a king kicker, winning the pot as Ruijs mucked J♥8♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joris Ruijs	3,400,000 90,000	90,000
Mihai Tabac	2,030,000 240,000	240,000

Tags: Joris Ruijs Mihai Tabac

02-28-2026 15:40 UTC+2

Raphael Bilger Eliminated in 14th Place (€56,750)

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Frank Visser

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

Casimir Seire opened to 120,000 in the cutoff and saw Jorge Abreu flat-call on the button. Raphael Bilger then moved in his 595,000 chips from the small blind for an all-in three-bet.

Seire quickly folded, but Abreu snap-called to put his neighbor at risk.

Raphael Bilger: 5♥5♦ All in
Jorge Abreu: A♦K♣

Bilger's pair remained ahead on the 3♠2♥Q♣ flop and 7♣ turn, but Abreu spiked top pair on the K♦ river to eliminate Bilger in 14th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorge Abreu	5,250,000 1,450,000	1,450,000

Casimir Seire	1,975,000 125,000	125,000
Raphael Bilger	Busted

Tags: Casimir Seire Jorge Abreu Raphael Bilger

02-28-2026 15:38 UTC+2

No Action for Mariani

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Frank Visser

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

Mihai Tabac raised to 125,000 in the hijack with K♥9♥. Julien Mariani called with 4♠4♣ in the small blind, and Joris Ruijs came along in the big blind with Q♠10♣.

It checked to Tabac on the 4♦9♦A♣ flop. He bet 115,000, which Mariani raised to 320,000 with his set. Ruijs quickly mucked, and Tabac eventually made the correct laydown as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joris Ruijs	3,490,000 610,000	610,000
Julien Mariani	2,650,000 775,000	775,000
Mihai Tabac	1,790,000 520,000	520,000

Tags: Joris Ruijs Julien Mariani Mihai Tabac

02-28-2026 15:36 UTC+2

Spring Is Coming Early: 2026 PokerStars SCOOP Runs March 1-25

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Sandra Barbour

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

The iconic PokerStars Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP) is one of the most eagerly anticipated festivals on the online poker calendar, thanks partly to its offering of massive prize pools across three weeks of action. Usually, SCOOP runs online at PokerStars throughout May, but the 2026 SCOOP heads to PokerStars two months earlier, with the festival schedule for March 1-25.

PokerStars first ran SCOOP in 2009, and it immediately became a must-play series for tournament grinders of all skill and experience levels. The multi-tiered buy-in structure opens the door for every PokerStars player to experience a world-class poker tournament festival regardless of their bankroll size.

Since its launch in 2009, PokerStars SCOOP has seen more than 143 million PokerStars players buy into over 3,300 tournaments and share a staggering $1.4 billion in prizes, of which more than $216 million has gone to SCOOP champions.

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02-28-2026 15:30 UTC+2

Bechahed Folds Out Abreu

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David Salituro

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

Sami Bechahed raised to 120,000 in the cutoff and Jorge Abreu called in the big blind.

Bechahed continued for 110,000 on the K♦Q♣6♦ flop, and Abreu called. Both players then checked the 9♦ turn.

The river was the 9♣ and Bechahed bet another 325,000. Abreu folded this time, and Bechahed took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorge Abreu	3,800,000 400,000	400,000

Sami Bechahed	2,600,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Jorge Abreu Sami Bechahed

02-28-2026 15:22 UTC+2

Chady Ojeil Eliminated in 15th Place (€56,750)

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David Salituro

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

Chady Ojeil moved all in for 835,000 in the hijack and Mihai Tabac called in the big blind.

Chady Ojeil: A♥J♥ All in
Mihai Tabac: A♣Q♣

Ojeil picked up a flush draw on the 4♥2♥2♠ flop, while the A♦ turn improved both players to two pair. Tabac remained in the lead with his queen-kicker, and Ojeil couldn't improve on the 8♣ river as he was eliminated in 15th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mihai Tabac	2,310,000 870,000	870,000
Chady Ojeil	Busted

Tags: Chady Ojeil Mihai Tabac

02-28-2026 15:21 UTC+2

Bechahed's Bet Makes Mariani Fold Kings

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Frank Visser

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

Julien Mariani raised to 125,000 in middle position, receiving calls from Mitch Garshofsky and Sami Bechahed in the blinds.

Garshofsky checked the 2♦7♥3♦ flop, but Bechahed led out for 140,000. Mariani called before Garshofsky folded.

The 7♦ turn was then checked by both players, but Bechahed piled in about 500,000 on the 4♥ river. Mariani quickly folded his K♠K♣ face up as he relinquished the pot to Bechahed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mitch Garshofsky	2,375,000 25,000	25,000
Sami Bechahed	2,350,000 325,000	325,000
Julien Mariani	1,875,000 625,000	625,000

Tags: Julien Mariani Mitch Garshofsky Sami Bechahed

02-28-2026 15:12 UTC+2

Bilger Bluffs One Too Many Times

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David Salituro

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

Julien Mariani raised to 125,000 on the button and Jorge Abreu called in the small blind. Raphael Bilger then moved all in for 1,300,000 in the big blind, and both opponents quickly folded. Bilger showed the 5♠ as he took the pot.

A few hands later, Abreu raised to 120,000 in the cutoff and Bilger called on the button.

Both players checked the K♣9♣7♦ flop. Abreu also checked the 5♠ turn, and Bilger bet 225,000. Abreu called, and the K♠ fell on the river.

Bilger then bet 700,000, and Abreu took about 30 seconds before calling. Bilger tapped the felt in acknowledgement and showed A♦6♥ for a bluff, while Abreu turned over Q♣9♦ for two pair to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorge Abreu	4,200,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Raphael Bilger	700,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Tags: Jorge Abreu Julien Mariani Raphael Bilger

02-28-2026 15:06 UTC+2

Coppola Survives on the River

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David Salituro

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

Nazar Buhaiov raised to 125,000 in early position and Enrico Coppola called in the big blind. Coppola moved all in for 815,000 on the 10♦9♦2♦ flop, and Buhaiov called to put him at risk.

Enrico Coppola: J♦10♣ All in
Nazar Buhaiov: Q♣10♥

Both players had flopped top pair, but Buhaiov was ahead with his queen-kicker. The 3♣ turn left Coppola a card away from elimination, but he spiked the A♦ on the river to make a flush and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nazar Buhaiov	6,580,000 1,070,000	1,070,000

Enrico Coppola	1,970,000 1,120,000	1,120,000

Tags: Enrico Coppola Nazar Buhaiov