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

Julien Sitbon Eliminated in 11th Place (€12,000)

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Julien Sitbon
Julien Sitbon

Julien Sitbon made it 160,000 to go from under the gun and once more left exactly one T-5,000 chip behind. Mauricio Ferreira Pais in the small blind asked for a count to then push all-in and Ren Lin glanced at his cards before folding the {j-Clubs}{10-Hearts} face-up.

"Don't do this bro, don't show this hand," Sitbon sighed but with a smirk on the face before he called and exposed the same combo.

Julien Sitbon: {j-Diamonds}{10-Spades}
Mauricio Ferreira Pais: {a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}

"Don't worry bro, you will still win," Lin added. The {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}{7-Hearts} flop left Sitbon on thin ice as he needed a queen or running cards to survive. One of them came with the {j-Spades} turn but the {8-Hearts} river was a blank. Sitbon's tournament ended in 11th place for a cash prize of €12,000. He had also collected another three bounties for €20,000 prior to that.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ren Lin cn
Ren Lin
2,125,000
275,000
275,000
Profile photo of Mauricio Ferreira Pais de
Mauricio Ferreira Pais
1,400,000
350,000
350,000
Profile photo of Julien Sitbon fr
Julien Sitbon
Busted

Tags: Julien SitbonMauricio Ferreira PaisRen Lin

Jamil Wakil Eliminated in 12th Place (€10,000)

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Jamil Wakil
Jamil Wakil

Jamil Wakil shoved all in on the short stack with a little over 300,000 from the cutoff. Kayhan Mokri re-shoved all in from the small blind and the big blind stepped aside.

Jamil Wakil: {q-Spades}{9-Spades}
Kayhan Mokri: {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts}

Wakil found himself dominated and the flop of {q-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} gave Mokri two pair. The {5-Diamonds} on the turn left Wakil drawing dead to the {4-Hearts} on the river.

Player Chips Progress
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Kayhan Mokri
1,560,000
385,000
385,000
Profile photo of Jamil Wakil ca
Jamil Wakil
Busted

Tags: Kayhan MokriJamil Wakil

Sitbon Denied a Double

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Julien Sitbon raised to 120,000 on the button, leaving one single T-5,000 chip behind. Nikita Kuznetsov then used two time bank extensions before pulling the same trick out of the small blind with a raise to around 370,000.

Chip leader Pedro Garagnani pondered about it for just a few seconds and folded.

Julien Sitbon: {4-Hearts}{4-Spades}
Nikita Kuznetsov: {3-Hearts}{3-Clubs}

"You folded the best hand!" Ren Lin remarked to Garagnani. Both small pocket pairs had to settle for an unlikely split after the board ran out {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{7-Spades}{9-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}.

"It's okay, better than a three on the river," Sitbon grinned with a smile on the face.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Pedro Garagnani br
Pedro Garagnani
1,910,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Nikita Kuznetsov ru
Nikita Kuznetsov
400,000
-70,000
-70,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Julien Sitbon fr
Julien Sitbon
165,000
-35,000
-35,000

Tags: Julien SitbonNikita KuznetsovPedro GaragnaniRen Lin

Wakil and Navarro Double Up

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Zhi Yi Ning raised to 60,000 in the previous level and Jamil Wakil jammed all in for 180,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Ning quickly called.

Jamil Wakil: {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
Zhi Yi Ning: {3-Spades}{3-Clubs}

The flop came {q-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} to give Wakil the lead with a pair of queens. The {10-Diamonds} on the turn left Ning drawing to one out and the {a-Diamonds} on the river was not it.

Next door, Pablo Navarro raised to 200,000, leaving just 30,000 behind. Pedro Garagnani just called and the flop of {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{8-Spades} hit the felt. The rest of the money went in the middle and Navarro showed {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} which was ahead of Garagnani's {j-Spades}{8-Diamonds}.

The {7-Diamonds} and {4-Diamonds} completed the board and Navarro also held on for a double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Pedro Garagnani br
Pedro Garagnani
1,900,000
-700,000
-700,000
Profile photo of Zhi Yi Ning my
Zhi Yi Ning
660,000
-80,000
-80,000
Profile photo of Pablo Navarro es
Pablo Navarro
490,000
260,000
260,000
Profile photo of Jamil Wakil ca
Jamil Wakil
460,000
265,000
265,000

Tags: Jamil WakilPablo NavarroPedro GaragnaniZhi Yi Ning

Level: 20

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

A Chop and a Small Pot

Level 19 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Bruno Volkmann raised on the button and Jamil Wakil called out of the big blind. On the {9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} flop, Wakil check-called for 30,000 and both then checked down the {6-Hearts} turn as well as the {10-Diamonds} river. Wakil tabled the {k-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} but Volkmann had that beat with the {q-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}.

On the other table, Mauricio Ferreira Pais raised in the small blind and Ren Lin defended the big blind. They checked the {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}{7-Clubs} flop and Ferreira Pais bet the {k-Clubs} turn for 60,000, Lin called.

Lin also called a larger bet on the {7-Diamonds} river and his {a-Clubs}{9-Hearts} chopped with the {a-Hearts}{q-Spades} of Ferreira Pais.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Pedro Garagnani br
Pedro Garagnani
2,600,000
-10,000
-10,000
Profile photo of Ren Lin cn
Ren Lin
1,850,000
-125,000
-125,000
Profile photo of Mauricio Ferreira Pais de
Mauricio Ferreira Pais
1,050,000
200,000
200,000
Profile photo of Zhi Yi Ning my
Zhi Yi Ning
740,000
120,000
120,000
Profile photo of Bruno Volkmann br
Bruno Volkmann
610,000
-320,000
-320,000
Profile photo of Nikita Kuznetsov ru
Nikita Kuznetsov
470,000
-80,000
-80,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Pablo Navarro es
Pablo Navarro
230,000
-15,000
-15,000
Profile photo of Julien Sitbon fr
Julien Sitbon
200,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Jamil Wakil ca
Jamil Wakil
195,000
-140,000
-140,000

Tags: Bruno VolkmannJamil WakilMauricio Ferreira PaisRen Lin

Garagnani Grabs a Monster Lead

Level 19 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Pedro Garagnani limped in from the small blind and Pablo Navarro checked his option. The flop fell {q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{3-Hearts} and both players checked to the {6-Diamonds} on the turn.

Garagnani checked again and Navarro tossed in a bet of 60,000. Garagnani check-raised to 240,000 and Navarro stuck around to see the {2-Clubs} on the river. Garagnani checked for the third time and Navarro announced a bet of 550,000. Garagnani instantly flicked in a chip to call and he caught Navarro bluffing.

Navarro quickly flashed his cards before Garagnani showed {8-Hearts}{6-Spades} for two pair to soar over 2 million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Pedro Garagnani br
Pedro Garagnani
2,610,000
890,000
890,000
Profile photo of Pablo Navarro es
Pablo Navarro
245,000
-850,000
-850,000

Tags: Pablo NavarroPedro Garagnani

Quick Guide to PokerStars Home Games; It Takes Just Five Easy Steps!

Level 19 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

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Sirzat Hissou Eliminated in 13th Place (€10,000)

Level 19 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Sirzat Hissou
Sirzat Hissou

One hand after his double-up, Sirzat Hissou was in the big blind and defended it against a min-raise by Tom Orpaz from under the gun. The duo headed to the {j-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} flop on which Hissou checked. Orpaz continued for 85,000 and instantly called the shove by his table neighbour.

Sirzat Hissou: {j-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}
Tom Orpaz: {k-Spades}{j-Spades}

Hissou instantly grabbed his belongings and was ready to go. No help arrived on either the {8-Hearts} turn and {a-Diamonds} river as the kicker played to eliminate the German.

Orpaz bemoaned that this was his first bounty despite being a bigger stack for a while, which he then redeemed for an extra €10,000 and filmed for Instagram.

Player Chips Progress
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Tom Orpaz
1,150,000
570,000
570,000
Profile photo of Sirzat Hissou de
Sirzat Hissou
Busted

Tags: Sirzat HissouTom Orpaz

Hissou Rivers a Straight to Double Up

Level 19 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Sirzat Hissou was down to 205,000 and shoved all in from under the gun. Jamil Wakil picked up a good enough hand from the big blind and called to put Hissou at risk.

Sirzat Hissou: {10-Spades}{6-Spades}
Jamil Wakil: {a-Spades}{5-Clubs}

The flop came {k-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{9-Hearts} and Wakil held the lead despite Hissou picking up a straight draw. The {4-Hearts} on the turn changed nothing but the {q-Hearts} on the river gave Hissou a straight.

Player Chips Progress
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Sirzat Hissou
455,000
205,000
205,000
Profile photo of Jamil Wakil ca
Jamil Wakil
335,000
-415,000
-415,000

Tags: Sirzat HissouJamil Wakil