2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

€10,200 Mystery Bounty
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
53
Prize
€128,500
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,200
Prize Pool
€1,027,200
Entries
107
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
81
Players Left
1

Two Double Ups in Quick Succession

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Down to the final four tables, the action has barely slowed down and the all-in showdowns keep on coming.

Having previously denied a bounty to Dimitar Danchev, Jamil Wakil was now aiming to finish the job with the superior stack while in the big blind.

Dimitar Danchev: {a-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}
Jamil Wakil: {k-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}

Ace-high prevailed on the {q-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{3-Spades}{j-Spades}{7-Spades} runout as Danchev doubled for 125,000.

Over on table one, Zhi Yi Ning pushed for just 135,000 on the button. Kayhan Mokri rejammed from the small blind to isolate and Julien Sitbon folded out of the big blind.

Zhi Yi Ning: {k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}
Kayhan Mokri: {k-Clubs}{2-Spades}

The {q-Spades}{10-Clubs}{2-Clubs} flop gave Mokri a pair of deuces while Ning had plenty of outs with the open-ended straight draw and one live card. Nothing changed with the {6-Spades} turn but Ning got there on the {j-Hearts} river to double for 135,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Kayhan Mokri
730,000
-120,000
-120,000
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Jamil Wakil
375,000
-110,000
-110,000
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Zhi Yi Ning
290,000
196,000
196,000
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Dimitar Danchev
275,000
150,000
150,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Dimitar DanchevJamil WakilJulien SitbonKayhan MokriZhi Yi Ning

Wakil Triples, Danchev Denied a Bounty

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Jamil Wakil
Jamil Wakil

Jamil Wakil opened to 20,000 in early position and Sirzat Hissou pushed all in for 245,000 on his left. Dimitar Danchev asked for a count from the cutoff before re-shoving all in. The action folded back to Wakil who also called off his stack of 157,000 chips.

Jamil Wakil: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}
Sirzat Hissou: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Dimitar Danchev: {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}

The flop of {j-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{3-Diamonds} looked promising for Wakil to triple up while Danchev was focused on the side pot in order to collect a bounty. The {8-Diamonds} on the turn left Wakil in the driver's seat and the {k-Diamonds} on the river secured him the main pot. However, Hissou spiked a king on the river to win the side pot from Danchev, denying him his bounty chip.

Player Chips Progress
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Jamil Wakil
485,000
272,000
272,000
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Sirzat Hissou
176,000
-4,000
-4,000
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Dimitar Danchev
125,000
-75,000
-75,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Sirzat HissouJamil WakilDimitar Danchev

Nikiforov Doubles Through Sitbon

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

In a preflop contest, Ilya Nikiforov had the best of it with the {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades} when he was all-in for 186,000. Julien Sitbon needed plenty of help with the {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} to avoid a setback and found some equity on a {q-Spades}{10-Hearts}{3-Clubs} flop with a gutshot.

The {9-Spades} turn changed nothing, nor did the {6-Diamonds} on the river for Nikiforov to double.

Player Chips Progress
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Ilya Nikiforov
380,000
250,000
250,000
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Julien Sitbon
330,000
-270,000
-270,000

Tags: Ilya NikiforovJulien Sitbon

More Bounty Galore Unfolding

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Ren Lin and Andre Marques notched up bounty prizes, the latter of which sent Niklas Astedt to the rail.

The all-in showdowns kept on coming and Guilherme Silva was also among those to bow out. Left with a short stack, he was all-in with the {7-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and Nikita Kuznetsov looked him up with the {10-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}.

Ten-high would prevail on the {k-Clubs}{q-Spades}{2-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} runout as the Russian also collected a bounty chip.

Player Chips Progress
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Ren Lin
700,000
23,000
23,000
Profile photo of Andre Marques pt
Andre Marques
620,000
220,000
220,000
Profile photo of Nikita Kuznetsov ru
Nikita Kuznetsov
350,000
40,000
40,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
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Guilherme Silva
Busted
Profile photo of Jakov Nesterov ru
Jakov Nesterov
Busted
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Niklas Astedt
Busted
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Sam Greenwood
Busted
Run It Once

Tags: Andre MarquesGuilherme SilvaNikita KuznetsovNiklas AstedtRen Lin

Seidel Knocks Out Thanarattrakul

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The action folded around to Kannapong Thanarattrakul in the small blind who ripped all in for around 75,000 chips. Erik Seidel woke up with a pair in the big blind and made the call.

Kannapong Thanarattrakul: {k-Hearts}{10-Clubs}
Erik Seidel: {2-Spades}{2-Diamonds}

The board ran out {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}{6-Spades}{9-Spades}{a-Clubs} and Thanarattrakul was unable to connect with the board, sending his bounty ticket to Seidel on his left.

Player Chips Progress
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Erik Seidel
322,000
202,000
202,000
Poker Hall of Famer
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Kannapong Thanarattrakul
Busted

Tags: Kannapong ThanarattrakulErik Seidel

Lin Returns the Favor to Beresford

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Conor Beresford
Conor Beresford

Ren Lin and Conor Beresford were back at it again as they got all of their chips in the middle preflop for the second time today. This time, the cards were reversed with Beresford holding the {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds} while Lin tabled {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}.

"This time, I have the nines," pointed out Lin after Beresford flopped a set on him in the previous battle.

The dealer fanned the flop of {a-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{2-Hearts} and Lin spiked a set as well. The {k-Diamonds} on the turn and the {k-Spades} on the river were no help to Beresford who slung his bounty ticket across the table.

"Ughhh. Now what?" Beresford asked himself.

Player Chips Progress
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Ren Lin
677,000
452,000
452,000
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Conor Beresford
Busted

Tags: Ren LinConor Beresford

Quadruple Knockout for Ferreira Pais

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Mauricio Ferreira Pais
Mauricio Ferreira Pais

Table five brought a spectacular five-way all-in during which the severe short stacks of Stefan Schillhabel and Raphael Da Costa were in the middle. Furthermore, Jakob Miegel and Alexandre Reard were also all-in and they were all covered by Mauricio Ferreira Pais.

"Oh man, I also wanted his bounty," another player joked as the following cards were flipped over.

Raphael Da Costa: {7-Hearts}{3-Spades}
Stefan Schillhabel: {5-Hearts}{3-Hearts}
Alexandre Reard: {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Jakob Miegel: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}
Mauricio Ferreira Pais: {k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

The {q-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{4-Spades} flop gave Ferreira Pais a gutshot which he hit with the {10-Spades} turn to make the nuts for the time being. Reard and Miegel had outs to broadway but missed on the {8-Diamonds} river as a quadruple knockout was confirmed.

Player Chips Progress
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Mauricio Ferreira Pais
600,000
500,000
500,000
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Raphael Da Costa
Busted
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Stefan Schillhabel
Busted
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Jakob Miegel
Busted
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Alexandre Reard
Busted

Tags: Alexandre ReardJakob MiegelMauricio Ferreira PaisRaphael Da CostaStefan Schillhabel

More for Mokri; Less for Mulder

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Kayhan Mokri also notched up the elimination of Mark Hammond while another all-in showdown took place over on table two.

Jakov Nesterov was all-in for 86,000 with the {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds} and Teun Mulder went bounty-hunting with the {a-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}.

The {k-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{5-Spades}{a-Spades}{j-Hearts} board locked up the double on the turn with a set of kings.

Player Chips Progress
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Kayhan Mokri
850,000
75,000
75,000
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Teun Mulder
300,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Jakov Nesterov ru
Jakov Nesterov
185,000
-15,000
-15,000
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Mark Hammond
Busted

Tags: Jakov NesterovKayhan MokriMark HammondTeun Mulder

Level: 14

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Mokri Collects a Bounty, Rises to the Top

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Kayhan Mokri raised to 20,000 in middle position and was called by Julien Sitbon on his left and Igor Yaroshevskyy in the big blind. The flop came {q-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} and Mokri continued with a bet of 25,000 which only Yaroshevskyy called.

The turn was the {9-Spades} and Yaroshevskyy checked again. Mokri splashed in a bet of 200,000, more than enough to put Yaroshevskyy to the test for his last 72,000. Yaroshevskyy used up three of his time banks before finally making the call.

Yaorshevskyy turned over {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for a pair and a flush draw but still needed to improve against the {q-Hearts}{10-Spades} of Mokri. The river was the {k-Spades} and Mokri scored the knockout.

"Adrian, you know this is my kind of format," Mokri said to Adrian Mateos sitting at his table.

"I'm not surprised," Mateos responded with a chuckle.

Player Chips Progress
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Kayhan Mokri
775,000
115,000
115,000
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Igor Yaroshevskyy
Busted

Tags: Adrian MateosIgor YaroshevskyyJulien SitbonKayhan Mokri