2026 PokerStars EPT Paris

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 1b
1a1b2
Event Info
2026 PokerStars EPT Paris
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€7,075,200
Entries
1,474
Players Left
370
Average Chip Stack
119,514
Total Chips
44,220,000
Level Info
Level
12
Blinds
1,000 / 2,000
Ante
2,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
838
Players Left
284
Players Left 370 / 1,474
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Late-Night Eliminations

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Conor Bergin
Busted
Profile photo of Traian Stanciu ro
Traian Stanciu
Busted
Profile photo of Ilan Cukrowicz fr
Ilan Cukrowicz
Busted
Profile photo of Ian Bradley gb
Ian Bradley
Busted
Profile photo of Andrei Spataru ro
Andrei Spataru
Busted
Profile photo of Sinead Davenport gb
Sinead Davenport
Busted
Profile photo of Chris Dowling ie
Chris Dowling
Busted
Profile photo of Robert Heidorn de
Robert Heidorn
Busted
Profile photo of Espen Myrmo no
Espen Myrmo
Busted
Profile photo of Akin Tuna tr
Akin Tuna
Busted
Profile photo of Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
Busted
Profile photo of Andres Korn ar
Andres Korn
Busted
Profile photo of Stoyan Madanzhiev bg
Stoyan Madanzhiev
Busted
Profile photo of Panagiotis Mavritsakis gr
Panagiotis Mavritsakis
Busted
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Samuel Ju
Busted
Profile photo of Antoine Labat fr
Antoine Labat
Busted
Profile photo of Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
Busted

Zhao Makes a Big Call to Double Off Kirby-Hogarty

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Cheng Zhao
Cheng Zhao

Heads-up on a board of 7KQ5, Tobias Kirby-Hogarty bet 13,300 from the button and Cheng Zhao called in the big blind.

The river was the 5, and Kirby-Hogarty moved all in, sending Zhao deep into the tank. He took several minutes, counting out the rest of his stack and apologizing to his tablemates.

"No problem," a few of them replied. Zhao eventually called for his last 48,800, and Kirby-Hogarty showed A9 for ace-high.

"Yes," Zhao muttered as he turned over JJ to take the pot, much to the amazement of the other players at the table.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Cheng Zhao cn
Cheng Zhao
140,000
64,000
64,000
Profile photo of Tobias Kirby-Hogarty gb
Tobias Kirby-Hogarty
120,000
50,000
50,000

Tags: Cheng ZhaoTobias Kirby-Hogarty

Alilovic Triples Up, Malinov Eliminated in Three-Way All-In

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Atanas Malinov
Atanas Malinov

Gianfranco Iaculli opened the action with a raise to 2,500 under the gun. Angelina Rich came along with a call in middle position, after which Atanas Malinov squeezed in a three-bet to 8,500 in the hijack.

It then folded to Miroslav Alilovic in the big blind. He took a few minutes for his decision, but shoved all in for 19,800 once the clock had been called on him.

Iaculli mucked his cards, but Rich reshoved. Malinov's stack of 34,000 was covered, and he made a quick call to put himself at risk.

Miroslav Alilovic: KQ All in
Atanas Malinov: JJ All in
Angelina Rich: AK

Malinov was in last place after the KQ6 flop, needing a jack to survive after the 3 turn. The 3 river did not bring one, seeing him eliminated in the final stretch of Day 1b.

Meanwhile, Alilovic tripled up with his flopped two pair, and Rich was awarded the small side pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Manuel Carvalho pt
Manuel Carvalho
285,000
239,000
239,000
Profile photo of Gianfranco Iaculli it
Gianfranco Iaculli
152,000
Profile photo of David Docherty gb
David Docherty
143,000
39,500
39,500
Profile photo of Angelina Rich us
Angelina Rich
110,000
66,000
66,000
Profile photo of Miroslav Alilovic fr
Miroslav Alilovic
63,700
Profile photo of Atanas Malinov bg
Atanas Malinov
Busted

Tags: Angelina RichAtanas MalinovGianfranco IaculliMiroslav Alilovic

Vrakas Makes a Set on Le This Time

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Georgios Vrakas and Tan Le went to the turn on a board of 5Q3K when Vrakas bet 18,400 from the button. Le called in middle position.

The river was the 9 and Vrakas moved all in. Le quickly called for 40,000.

"Oh la la, we've got an all in, guys," a tablemate said as both opponents went to turn over their cards. Le showed KJ for top pair, but Vrakas had QQ for a set of queens to win the pot and send Le to the rail.

"Now we all have to go to Greece now," another tablemate added.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Georgios Vrakas gr
Georgios Vrakas
150,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Tan Le gb
Tan Le
Busted

Tags: Georgios VrakasTan Le

Nahum Puts Maximum Pressure With Big Stack

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

In a three-bet pot worth 15,000, Ouassini Mansouri bet 3,000 from the hijack on the 3Q6 flop. Gabriel Nahum raised to 10,000 in the cutoff, and Mansouri tossed in calling chips.

Mansouri then checked the Q turn before calling Nahum's bet of 16,000. The 2 river completed the board, and prompted Nahum to move all in after a second check from Mansouri.

Mansouri took a few minutes to think things through. Ultimately, he decided against risking his remaining 40,000 chips and sent his cards to the muck instead.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gabriel Nahum fr
Gabriel Nahum
306,000
102,800
102,800
Profile photo of Ouassini Mansouri fr
Ouassini Mansouri
40,000

Tags: Gabriel NahumOuassini Mansouri

Faria Benefits From Scemama's Misclick

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Luis Faria
Luis Faria

Luis Faria bet 3,000 from the cutoff on a flop of 84J and was called by Jeremy Scemama on the button and Paulo Villena in the hijack.

The turn was the 5 and Faria asked Scemama how much he had behind, taking a peek at his stack. Scemama thought that meant Faria had checked to him, and he bet 11,000.

Faria told him he had yet to act, and Scemama's bet remained in the pot as Faria shoved forward a tower of blue 5,000 chips to put him all in. Villena got out of the way, while Scemama took a few minutes before calling for 30,000.

Scemama showed 66, but Faria was ahead with J10 for top pair. The 8 fell on the river, and Scemama was sent to the rail. "Goodnight," he told his tablemates on his way to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Luis Faria pt
Luis Faria
210,000
86,300
86,300
Profile photo of Paulo Villena es
Paulo Villena
25,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Jeremy Scemama fr
Jeremy Scemama
Busted

Tags: Jeremy ScemamaLuis FariaPaulo Villena

Some Late-Night Counts

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mahersh Selvakumaran nl
Mahersh Selvakumaran
440,000
20,000
20,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Profile photo of Alec Torelli us
Alec Torelli
230,000
30,000
30,000
Conscious Poker
Profile photo of Felix Schneiders de
Felix Schneiders
164,000
74,400
74,400
Profile photo of Elvir Nuhiu ch
Elvir Nuhiu
105,000
1,600
1,600
Profile photo of Jessica Teusl at
Jessica Teusl
75,000
11,300
11,300
Profile photo of Zdenek Zizka cz
Zdenek Zizka
57,000
57,000
57,000
Profile photo of Maria Konnikova us
Maria Konnikova
48,000
6,000
6,000
StakeKings
pokerstars
Profile photo of Soraya Estrada es
Soraya Estrada
47,500
7,500
7,500
Profile photo of Xavier James fr
Xavier James
28,500
31,500
31,500
Profile photo of Sandra Cotescu ro
Sandra Cotescu
28,000
Profile photo of Yuxi Huang cn
Yuxi Huang
23,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Victoria Coren Mitchell gb
Victoria Coren Mitchell
20,000
1,000
1,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 2X Winner
Profile photo of Arthur Thiriart be
Arthur Thiriart
18,000

Zubov Snaps Off Nouchi

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Alexander Zubov raised to 2,500 under the gun before David Wintersberger three-bet to 7,500 in the cutoff. Maxime Nouchi called on the button as action went back on Zubov, and he four-bet to 22,500. Wintersberger quickly folded, but Nouchi took a few minutes before moving all in for 40,000. Zubov snap-called.

Maxime Nouchi: 1010 All in
Alexander Zubov: JJ

Nouchi slammed the table in frustration when Zubov turned over his jacks, and the A9746 board sealed his elimination.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of David Wintersberger de
David Wintersberger
140,000
55,000
55,000
Profile photo of Alexander Zubov ru
Alexander Zubov
120,000
66,000
66,000
Profile photo of Maxime Nouchi fr
Maxime Nouchi
Busted

Tags: Alexander ZubovDavid WintersbergerMaxime Nouchi

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200