2026 PokerStars EPT Paris

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2026 PokerStars EPT Paris
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j♠8♣
Prize
€1,148,600
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€7,075,200
Total Entries
1,474
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
573
Players Left
180
Players Left 1 / 1,474
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Delbano Chips Up as Boatman Busts

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Martin Breyton put in a raise to 600 in the cutoff. Matthias Delbano three-bet to 2,800 in the small blind, which Breyton decided to call after taking some bites from his sandwich.

Breyton also called the bet of 1,500 from Delbano on the A♠J♠J♦ flop, after which both players checked the K♥ turn.

The 7♥ river saw Delbano pick the aggression back up with a bet of 6,000, ending the hand as Breyton eventually moved his cards towards the muck.

During the hand, defending champion Barny Boatman was eliminated from another table.

Tags: Barny BoatmanMartin BreytonMatthias Delbano

New Entries and Assorted Counts

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

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Level: 3

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

Flashback: Matan Krakow Wins 2025 EPT Prague Main Event

Sandra Barbour
Sandra Barbour
Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Matan Krakow
Matan Krakow

Every winter, Matan Krakow makes it a point to travel from his home in Israel to play in the PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague. It’s his favorite stop of the year. It’s where he first cashed in an EPT festival nearly fifteen years ago. And in December, at the final table of the 2025 EPT Prague Main Event, Krakow enjoyed his crowning achievement in a long career in the poker industry.

Krakow spiked a flush on the river to defeat Turkey’s Bora Kurtulus heads up and capture the prestigious PokerStars golden shard trophy and €778,255 top prize for prevailing over the 1,224-entry field.

“It’s more exciting than I can put into words. It’s a dream come true. It really is,” the new champion said with the gold-plated trophy by his side and confetti strewn across the floor, taking in the scene that most poker players can only dream of.

2025 EPT Prague Main Event Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Matan KrakowIsrael€778,255*
2Bora KurtulusTurkey€757,400*
3Dimitrios GkatzasGreece€574,600*
4Traian StanciuRomania€349,650
5Paawan BansalIndia€269,000
6Conor O'DriscollIreland€206,900
7Vitezslav CechCzechia€159,150
8Ding FanChina€122,400

*Denotes three-way deal

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Konnikova Among Early Exits

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Afriat Ascending Early

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Eric Afriat
Eric Afriat

Francisco Perez raised to 600 in middle position. Eric Afriat was next to act in the hijack and bumped it up to 2,100. Francisco Barrios cold-called in the cutoff, and Perez tossed in calling chips as well.

The 3♣8♠4♠ flop saw Perez check to Afriat, who continued for 3,000. Barrios moved out of the way with a fold, but Perez stuck around and called.

After Perez checked the 7♥ turn as well, Afriat sized up to 10,000. Perez spent some time in thought before he let go of his cards and surrendered the pot to his neighbor.

Tags: Eric AfriatFrancisco BarriosFrancisco Perez

Poroliev Takes Four-Bet Pot

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Dominykas Karmazinas raised to 500 in the hijack, receiving a call from Michael Wang in the cutoff. Button Ivan Poroliev squeezed in a three-bet to 2,100, which Karmazinas quickly four-bet to 4,800.

Wang had seen enough and got out of the way, but Poroliev wanted to see a flop and called.

K♠K♥7♣ was fanned as the flop, on which Karmazinas continued for 3,000. Poroliev called to the 9♣ turn, which both players checked.

The 10♥ then arrived on the river. Karmazinas checked again, and he quickly surrendered the pot when Poroliev piled in a bet of 15,000.

Tags: Dominykas KarmazinasIvan PorolievMichael Wang

Berruel Chipping Up

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Big blind Antoine Berruel flicked in a bet of 7,000 from the big blind on a 5♣Q♠3♣3♠ turn. Pawel Wojciechowski called on the button, leading to the 4♥ river.

Both players checked to showdown, where Berruel's A♥Q♥ took down the pot.

Tags: Antoine BerruelPawel Wojciechowski

Roller-Coaster Ride for Ostash

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Arriving on the 7♥J♥2♦5♦6♦ river, Aren Bezhanyan put in an overbet of 6,500 into a pot of 4,200 from the small blind. Mykhailo Ostash was in the big blind and quickly called.

Bezhanyan tabled 5♠5♥ for a set of fives, and Ostash mucked his cards in defeat.

The next hand, Ostash squeezed in a three-bet to 2,700 from the small blind, which only Bradley Moore called in middle position.

Ostash continued for 2,000 on the Q♥8♦3♣ flop. Moore raised to 5,000, and Ostash called.

Ostash checked the 10♦ turn over to Moore, who put his opponent all-in for 8,700. Ostash snapped him off.

Mykhailo Ostash: 10♥10♣ All in
Bradley Moore: A♦Q♦

Ostash had turned a set, and he faded Moore's flush draw on the 7♣ river. He doubled up, putting him back above starting stack.

Tags: Aren BezhanyanBradley MooreMykhailo Ostash

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