Portuguese on-line grinder Jorge Abreu has gained the EPT Paris 2026 Major Occasion, defeating Felix Schneiders heads-up to take house €1,148,600. It’s the largest rating of his profession and a win that was coming after days of dominant chip main.
Abreu carried 51% of all chips in play into the ultimate day, a lead so commanding that the end result felt nearly inevitable. He backed it up all the best way. The 1,474-entry area generated a €7,075,200 whole prize pool, making it one of many richest EPT Major Occasions in recent times.
Jorge Abreu EPT Paris: Closing Desk Outcomes
PlacePlayerCountryPrize1stJorge AbreuPortugal€1,148,6002ndFelix SchneidersGermany€717,3503rdEnrico CoppolaItaly€512,4004thCasimir SeireFinland€394,1505thNazar BuhaiovUkraine€303,1506thTomas JozonisLithuania€233,2007thThierry GogniatFrance€179,350
How Abreu Constructed the Lead
The run actually kicked off on Day 3 when Abreu flopped quads in opposition to Cesar Garcia’s flush to shoot to the highest of the chip counts. He by no means regarded again. By the point the ultimate seven have been set, he sat on 22,425,000 chips, greater than thrice his nearest rival Casimir Seire’s 6,400,000.
On the ultimate day he knocked out two extra gamers earlier than heads-up even began. He turned a straight to crack Joris Ruijs’ set, then awakened with kings to bust Sami Bechahed in eighth. By the point it was down to 3, the title was his to lose.
The Hand That Ended It
The match ended with a cooler that left Schneiders with no escape. Heads-up, Abreu held J♠8♣ on a board of J♣3♠6♣7♠. Schneiders moved all-in for two,100,000 with Q♦Q♣, an 89% favorite on the flip. The river introduced the 8♦. Abreu hit journey eights, Schneiders’ queens have been lifeless, and the 8,200,000 chip pot ended the match.
Schneiders collected €717,350 for a robust runner-up end. He outplayed a world-class ultimate desk to get there.
The Man Behind “Jorginho88”
Abreu, 35, is from Guimaraes, Portugal and has been an expert on-line grinder since he was 18. He performs as “Jorginho88” and is a member of Polarize Poker, a Portuguese poker group that travels collectively to grind main collection. He gained two SCOOP Heat-Up titles within the days earlier than EPT Paris began, arriving on the competition with confidence already excessive.
His dwell outcomes had been constructing steadily via EPT Barcelona cashes, however Paris was his first true deep run at a serious. He turns into the fourth Portuguese participant to win an EPT Major Occasion, becoming a member of João Barbosa (Warsaw 2008), António Matias (Vilamoura 2009), and Pedro Marques (Prague 2025).
“It means the world. It’s all we’ve been working for the previous three years. EPT is the dream,” Abreu mentioned after the win.
A Sturdy Week at EPT Paris
The Jorge Abreu EPT Paris victory was the headline, however the entire competition delivered throughout each format. Ottomar Ladva dominated the excessive curler aspect with a €970,920 win within the €100,000 Tremendous Excessive Curler, his fourth EPT title in whole. The €50,000 Tremendous Excessive Curler Second Likelihood went to Niklas Astedt for €625,600.
Punnat Punsri had every week to overlook regardless of taking part in brilliantly. Third within the €50K, second within the €100K, and by no means fairly obtained the end result his play deserved. Among the finest younger gamers within the sport proper now, and it’s solely a matter of time.
