Abstract: A paper or board machine having a double-felted first press nip and a double-clothed second press nip. According to the invention the first press nip has a suction roll with suction zone, the downstream end of which is situated downstream of the press nip, the top felt being separated from the bottom felt at a point before the downstream end of the suction zone. The bottom felt of the first press nip carries the web to the second press which has a top felt which carries the web from the bottom felt of the first press nip to the second press nip, which is an extended press nip. A pickup suction roll is arranged in the top felt loop of the second press for transfer of the web from the bottom felt of the first press to the top felt of the second press. The latter bottom felt leaves the suction roll at the downstream end of the suction zone and is provided in its loop with suction boxes situated at a point before the transfer of the web to the top felt of the second press.