€10,300 EPT Paris High Roller | 2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

02-26-2023 21:01 UTC+1

Pais Has Higher Two Pair To Double Through Kaukua

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Matt Warburton

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Mauricio Ferreira Pais raised to 120,000 from the cutoff and Toni Kaukua called in the big blind.

The flop came . Kaukua checked and Pais continued for 175,000. Kaukua made the call.

The turn came the and Kaukua checked again. Pais bet out, this time for 180,000. Kaukua made a check-raise shove all in. Pais instantly made the call and players flipped over their cards to reveal their hands.

Kaukua showed for two pair. Pais flipped for a higher two pair, which gave him the double up after the river bricked. Kaukua still has over 4.5 million in chips, so the loss didn't put him in any real danger. For Pais, the win brings him back into the game and toward the middle of the pack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Toni Kaukua	4,600,000 -200,000	-200,000
Mauricio Ferreira Pais	1,800,000 1,050,000	1,050,000

Tags: Mauricio Ferreira Pais Toni Kaukua

02-26-2023 20:41 UTC+1

Final Table Redraw

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Connor Richards

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

SEAT	PLAYER	COUNTRY	CHIP COUNT	BIG BLINDS
1	Christian Pedersen	Denmark	3,200,000	53
2	Mauricio Ferreira Pais	United Kingdom	750,000	13
3	Martin Jacobson	Sweden	1,300,000	22
4	Mario Navarro	Andorra	600,000	10
5	Martin Stausholm	Austria	3,000,000	50
6	Toni Kaukua	Finland	4,800,000	80
7	Diogo Coelho	Portugal	3,900,000	65
8	Vlada Stojanovic	Croatia	1,100,000	18
9	Aleksandr Shevliakov	Slovenia	1,500,000	25

Player	Chips	Progress
Toni Kaukua	4,800,000 100,000	100,000
Diogo Coelho	3,900,000 -700,000	-700,000
Christian Pedersen	3,200,000 -100,000	-100,000

Martin Stausholm	3,000,000 100,000	100,000
Aleksandr Shevliakov	1,500,000 150,000	150,000
Martin Jacobson	1,300,000
Vlada Stojanovic	1,100,000 100,000	100,000
Mauricio Ferreira Pais	750,000 -150,000	-150,000
Mario Navarro	600,000 -200,000	-200,000

02-26-2023 20:39 UTC+1

Fahredin Mustafov Eliminated in 10th Place (€72,000)

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Matt Warburton

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

In a dramatic moment that seemed to have been building since players returned from break, Diogo Coelho raised from the cutoff and Fahredin Mustafov reshoved from the big blind. Coelho made the call and players flipped their cards.

Fahredin Mustafov:
Diogo Coelho:

It was a coinflip situation with Mustafov at risk. The board came . Mustafov's pocket nines were good on the flop, but a queen on the turn put Coelho ahead and he held on the river. Mustafov was eliminated in tenth place for €72,000.

With that elimination, it was time for a redraw and the tournament is now down to the final table. Pay jumps from here on are worth tens of thousands of euros.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diogo Coelho	4,600,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Fahredin Mustafov	Busted

Tags: Diogo Coelho Fahredin Mustafov

02-26-2023 20:32 UTC+1

Pais Doubles With Jacks

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Connor Richards

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Mauricio Ferreira Pais opened to 300,000 from the hijack with just 125,000 behind and Diogo Coelho called in the small blind.

Coelho led out with a bet on the flop and Pais checked out the action on the other table before calling off for his tournament life.

Mauricio Ferreira Pais:
Diogo Coelho:

Pais was in good shape to double up with his jacks and nothing changed on the runout to keep him alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diogo Coelho	3,100,000 -300,000	-300,000
Mauricio Ferreira Pais	900,000 325,000	325,000

Tags: Diogo Coelho Mauricio Ferreira Pais

02-26-2023 20:32 UTC+1

Floor Announces Blind Level Changes

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Matt Warburton

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Floor staff have just announced that blind levels have been adjusted in order that the tournament finishes on time to conclude the EPT Paris event.

Players were given the option to play 40 minute levels or to continue at 60 minute levels with the possibility of reducing the time even more dramatically later in the tournament. Players opted to switch to 40 minute levels and this will be reevaluated as the tournament progresses.

02-26-2023 20:29 UTC+1

Shoves and Folds As Play Slows Down After Dinner Break

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Matt Warburton

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Play has been slow off the mark following the dinner break, with most hands consisting of single raises, shoves and folds. Martin Stausholm shoved from the small blind and got Mario Navarro to fold. The next hand, he raised the button and found folds from both the small and big blind.

Aleksandr Shevliakov also made a small blind shove and got Martin Jacobson to fold in the big blind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Stausholm	2,900,000
Mario Navarro	800,000 -300,000	-300,000

Tags: Aleksandr Shevliakov Mario Navarro Martin Jacobson Martin Stausholm

02-26-2023 20:25 UTC+1

Stojanovic Gets a Shove Through

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Connor Richards

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Toni Kaukua opened to 140,000 from the hijack and Vlada Stojanovic three-bet jammed a stack of 795,000 from the small blind. Kaukua asked for a count and then folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Toni Kaukua	4,700,000 -100,000	-100,000
Vlada Stojanovic	1,000,000 -100,000	-100,000

Tags: Toni Kaukua Vlada Stojanovic

02-26-2023 20:07 UTC+1

Updated Counts After Dinner

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Connor Richards

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Toni Kaukua	4,800,000 700,000	700,000
Diogo Coelho	3,400,000 -300,000	-300,000
Christian Pedersen	3,300,000 600,000	600,000

Martin Stausholm	2,900,000 -100,000	-100,000
Aleksandr Shevliakov	1,350,000 -750,000	-750,000
Martin Jacobson	1,300,000 -200,000	-200,000
Fahredin Mustafov	1,200,000 -450,000	-450,000
Vlada Stojanovic	1,100,000 -100,000	-100,000
Mario Navarro	1,100,000 -500,000	-500,000
Mauricio Ferreira Pais	575,000 -725,000	-725,000