€5,300 Main Event Day 1b | 2026 PokerStars EPT Paris

16 hours 59 minutes ago

Palmu Raises the Turn

David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Raffaele Bellapianta bet 4,500 from middle position on a flop of A♦K♠9♦, and Severi Palmu called in the cutoff, as did Alexis Nicolai in the small blind.

The turn was the 7♠, and Bellapianta bet another 10,500. Palmu then raised to 35,000, and Nicolai quickly got out of the way. Bellapianta tanked for a few minutes before also sending his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Severi Palmu	160,000 85,000	85,000
Alexis Nicolai	130,000 35,000	35,000
Raffaele Bellapianta	90,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Alexis Nicolai Raffaele Bellapianta Severi Palmu

17 hours 10 minutes ago

Giamberardini and Garhsofsky Get It In

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Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Mitch Garshofsky raised to 2,500 in the hijack. It folded around to Fabio Giamberardini in the big blind, who pushed in his stack of 32,600.

Garshofsky spent a few moments in thought before he called and put himself at risk for 29,800.

Mitch Garshofsky: J♠J♣ All in
Fabio Giamberardini: A♣K♥

Giamberardini needed an ace or a king after the Q♥6♠4♣4♦ turn, but the Q♣ river double-paired the board instead. Garshofsky doubled up to an average stack, leaving Giamberardini with less than three big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mitch Garshofsky	61,100 43,500	43,500
Fabio Giamberardini	2,800 32,200	32,200

Tags: Fabio Giamberardini Mitch Garshofsky

17 hours 14 minutes ago

Le Scoops a Four-Way All In

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Alessandro Furneri moved all in for 12,000 from under the gun and Tan Le called in the cutoff. Erik Bauer then reshoved for 18,000 in the small blind and Georgios Vrakas called in the big blind, as did Le.

The flop came 10♦9♣5♠ and Vrakas moved all in. Le snap-called for his last 25,000.

Alessandro Furneri: A♠J♠ All in
Erik Bauer: A♦K♥ All in
Tan Le: 9♦9♠ All in
Georgios Vrakas: A♥10♥

Le had flopped a set to take a big lead in the hand and was poised to scoop the entire pot. The rest of the board ran out K♠A♣ and he doubled up off Vrakas, while Bauer and Furneri were both sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tan Le	120,000 105,000	105,000
Georgios Vrakas	65,000 43,000	43,000
Erik Bauer	Busted
Alessandro Furneri	Busted

Tags: Alessandro Furneri Erik Bauer Georgios Vrakas Tan Le

17 hours 19 minutes ago

Huge Double for Machado

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Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Tsugunari Toma was in early position and opened to 2,200. It folded to Hugo Machado in the small blind, who three-bet to 9,000. Louis Vlamynck was in the big blind and four-bet to 20,000, folding out Toma.

Machado was not done raising, however, as he moved all in for 50,500. Vlamynck asked for a count before he made the call with the covering stack.

Hugo Machado: K♠K♣ All in
Louis Vlamynck: Q♠Q♥

Machado faded a queen on the 9♦5♣A♥3♦4♣ runout, doubling him up to a six-figure stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Endrit Geci	195,000 15,000	15,000
Daniel Falus	125,000 5,000	5,000
Hugo Machado	104,200
Tsugunari Toma	60,000
Louis Vlamynck	55,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Hugo Machado Louis Vlamynck Tsugunari Toma

17 hours 27 minutes ago

Giamberardini Holds to Double Off Zobian

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Aram Zobian raised to 2,000 in the cutoff and was called by Fabio Giamberardini in the small blind.

The flop came 2♦K♦J♠ and Zobian bet 1,500. Giamberardini then moved all in for 14,500, and Zobian quickly called.

Fabio Giamberardini: K♠5♠ All in
Aram Zobian: Q♦10♠

Giamberardini was ahead with top pair, while Zobian had a straight draw. The K♥ turn improved Giamberardini to trips, while Zobian couldn't connect with the 6♣ river and handed over the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aram Zobian	60,000 1,700	1,700
Fabio Giamberardini	35,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Aram Zobian Fabio Giamberardini

17 hours 30 minutes ago

Teusl Shows She's Not Bluffing

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Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Conor Bergin kicked off the action with a raise to 2,000 in middle position. Antoine Nahas put in a small three-bet to 4,200 in the hijack, which Jessica Teusl cold-called on the button.

Bergin debated for a bit before he said goodbye to his hand, much to the surprise of Teusl.

Nahas then checked the 9♦4♣6♠ flop over to Teusl, who tossed in a bet of 4,000.

"I'm not bluffing," Teusl told Nahas as he was pondering his decision.

Eventually, he chose to believe Teusl and let his hand go. Teusl was kind enough to show Q♥Q♦ as she dragged the pot and eclipsed six figures in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laurent Vauquelin	147,000 17,000	17,000
Soraya Estrada	125,000 35,000	35,000
Jessica Teusl	105,500 40,500	40,500
Parham Ahoor	105,000 35,000	35,000
Conor Bergin	35,000 4,000	4,000
Antoine Nahas	27,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Antoine Nahas Conor Bergin Jessica Teusl

17 hours 35 minutes ago

Kostic Takes a Chunk Off Punsri, Jahn Finishes the Job

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Punnat Punsri bet 2,000 from middle position on a flop of 3♠A♥9♣ and Tomas Kostic called in the cutoff.

The turn was the 5♣ and Punsri checked to Kostic, who bet 6,000. Punsri called and checked again on the 2♥ river, and this time Kostic bet 10,000. Punsri again called, and Kostic showed A♦Q♦ for top pair to win the pot.

The next hand, Soenke Jahn opened to 2,000 under the gun, Punsri shoved for 15,000 in early position, and Jahn called.

Punnat Punsri: 10♦10♥ All in
Soenke Jahn: K♠K♣

Jahn hit top set on the K♦7♥Q♣ flop, and Punsri was left drawing dead after the 3♦ turn. The river was the 2♣ and Punsri was sent to the rail.

"Big favor for the table," Jahn said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomas Kostic	100,000
Soenke Jahn	90,000
Punnat Punsri	Busted

Tags: Punnat Punsri Soenke Jahn Tomas Kostic

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

17 hours 46 minutes ago

Stacks, Entries, and Eliminations

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Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mahersh Selvakumaran	190,000 71,500	71,500

Alexis Nicolai	165,000 68,500	68,500
Pierre Antoine Quignard	138,000 138,000	138,000
Mathieu His	129,000 6,000	6,000
David Wintersberger	85,000 26,000	26,000
Felix Schneiders	65,000 17,000	17,000
David Docherty	60,000 10,000	10,000
Robin Ylitalo	50,000 15,000	15,000

Victoria Coren Mitchell	33,000 5,000	5,000

Kenny Hallaert	30,000 30,000	30,000

Kalidou Sow	30,000 30,000	30,000
Sylwia Studniarz	30,000 30,000	30,000
Andras Nemeth	30,000 30,000	30,000
Punnat Punsri	30,000 30,000	30,000
Davidi Kitai	30,000 30,000	30,000

Zdenek Zizka	30,000 30,000	30,000
Ole Schemion	30,000 30,000	30,000
Dean Hutchison	30,000 30,000	30,000
Yuxi Huang	25,000 30,300	30,300
Sinead Davenport	19,000 3,600	3,600
Marc Foggin	Busted
Matthew Davenport	Busted
Boris Velev	Busted
Tobias Schwecht	Busted
Yannick Schumacher	Busted