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€50,000 Super High Roller Second Chance
Day 2 Completed
Niklas Astedt came out on top of the field of 35 entrants to take the top prize of €625,600 in the 2026 EPT Paris Super High Roller Second Chance event. Mikalai Vaskaboinikau's runner-up finish earned him €403,400.
Astedt entered this event late on Day 1 after busting out of the €5,300 EPT Main Event in 200th place for €8,550.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,890,000
3,605,000
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3,605,000 |
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Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,605,000
1,525,000
|
1,525,000 |
|
|
3,285,000
1,900,000
|
1,900,000 |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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The Super High Rollers are in the money and Artur Martirosian is the first to collect a payout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,080,000
1,315,000
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1,315,000 |
|
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1,760,000
630,000
|
630,000 |
|
|
1,385,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
630,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
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||
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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2,325,000
1,410,000
|
1,410,000 |
|
|
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|
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1,300,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
|
1,130,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
|
|
860,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
810,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
765,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
|
625,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
|
485,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
455,000
660,000
|
660,000 |
|
Busted | |
Payouts have been confirmed for the final five. Fifth place will receive €156,400, while the winner will take home €625,600.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | € 625,600 |
| 2 | € 403,400 |
| 3 | € 267,500 |
| 4 | € 193,500 |
| 5 | € 156,400 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,430,000
1,180,000
|
1,180,000 |
|
|
1,115,000 | |
|
|
915,000
683,000
|
683,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
750,000
200,500
|
200,500 |
|
|
740,000 | |
|
|
670,000
438,000
|
438,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
600,000
317,000
|
317,000 |
|
|
590,000
216,000
|
216,000 |
|
|
530,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
450,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
PokerNews is not offering live coverage of this PokerStars EPT event, but we will be keeping readers informed with updates on chip counts and core event statistics, including entries and prize pool. Full results will be provided at the conclusion of each day.
