€2,200 FPS Paris High Roller | 2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

02-20-2023 17:32 UTC+1

Ferrer Chips Up Without Showdown

Christian Zetzsche

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Michael Ferrer from under the gun bet the [Q6d5s3cAs] turn for 45,000 when checked to by Marton Czuczor with the Hungarian to call. After the river, Czuczor checked again and Ferrer bet 90,000 to win the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marton Czuczor	1,400,000 -50,000	-50,000
Michael Ferrer	1,050,000 490,000	490,000
Wagner Ripper	750,000 270,000	270,000
Bart Lybaert	715,000 135,000	135,000
Luis Machado	650,000 -52,000	-52,000
Arnaud Mattern	600,000 110,000	110,000

Georgios Vrakas	305,000 -295,000	-295,000

Tags: Marton Czuczor Michael Ferrer

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

02-20-2023 17:27 UTC+1

Mhiri "Still Alive" After Losing Race, Busts A Couple of Hands Later

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Matt Warburton

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Chakib Mhiri was all in preflop from the hijack and Luis Celso was all in on the button. Mhiri had slightly more chips and so Celso was at risk. The hands were flipped.

Luis Celso:
Chakib Mhiri:

Celso hit to get ahead and held up to the river to gain a double. Mhiri thought he was busted, but it turns out he still has 35,000 chips to play with, which is now less than one big blind.

"Ahh, still alive!", he said.

But a couple of hands later he was forced to go all in, pushing across his last 35,000 from under the gun. He was called by two players and Alexandru Papazian held up with king high. Mhiri was eliminated and wished the other players "good luck" as he took his leave.

Play broke down to four tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luis Celso	900,000 738,000	738,000
Chakib Mhiri	35,000 -475,000	-475,000

Tags: Chakib Mhiri Luis Celso

02-20-2023 17:22 UTC+1

Kyte Bounces Back With Aggression

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Jon Kyte had locked up a double-up to get back into contention and was then involved in a heads-up pot with Brazil's Saint Yves Braulio Bianchetti. The latter bet the flop for 150,000 only for Kyte to move all-in for 500,000 and force a fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Buckley	900,000 -350,000	-350,000
Jon Kyte	800,000 585,000	585,000
Saint Yves Braulio Bianchetti	525,000 -175,000	-175,000

Tags: Saint Yves Braulio Bianchetti Jon Kyte

02-20-2023 17:18 UTC+1

Rebsai Doubles; Pitzanti Busts in Cruel Fashion

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Mehdi Rebsai was all-in for 250,000 with the and Sari Maalouf looked him up with an inferior pocket pair in .

The board was a sweat with the additional gutshot but Rebsai stayed ahead.

Chakib Mhiri then pushed all-in for 245,000 from one table over and it folded all the way to Sandro Pitzanti in the big blind, who had a near identical stack.

Chakib Mhiri:
Sandro Pitzanti:

The flop and turn provided no help but Mhiri spiked the on the river. Pitzanti's stack was counted and the 225,000 were covered by a mere half a big blind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chakib Mhiri	510,000 110,000	110,000
Mehdi Rebsai	500,000 50,000	50,000
Sari Maalouf	250,000 127,000	127,000
Sandro Pitzanti	Busted

Tags: Chakib Mhiri Mehdi Rebsai Sandro Pitzanti Sari Maalouf

02-20-2023 17:15 UTC+1

Haiche Eliminated and Marchetti Chips Up to Over 1.4 Million

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Matt Warburton

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Antony Marchetti was all preflop versus [Removed:482]. Players flipped their cards and Haiche was the player at risk.

[Removed:482]:
Antony Marchetti:

The board ran out . It was a classic coin flip situation and Haiche was on the right side of it, holding up on the flop and turn before Marchetti hit his pair of kings on the river.

Haiche busted out in 35th place for €6,750. Marchetti, meanwhile, brought his chip stack up to over 1.4 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antony Marchetti	1,400,000 225,000	225,000
[Removed:482]	Busted

Tags: Antony Marchetti

02-20-2023 17:10 UTC+1

Di Blasi Jams At Wrong Time

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Julien Brouxel was eliminated and shortly after, Fabio Di Blasi moved all-in out of the small blind. He only had to get through Francesco Delfoco in the big blind but the Italian instantly called.

Fabio Di Blasi:
Francesco Delfoco:

The undercards stood no chance despite making two pair on the runout as Delfoco claimed the chips and knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francesco Delfoco	825,000 540,000	540,000
Julien Rouxel	Busted
Fabio Di Blasi	Busted

Tags: Fabio Di Blasi Francesco Delfoco Julien Brouxel

02-20-2023 17:06 UTC+1

Ha Eliminated by Chaoui

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Mehdi Chaoui raised and quickly called the three-bet shove by table neighbour Woojong Ha from one seat over for around 325,000.

Woojong Ha:
Mehdi Chaoui:

The board sent Ha to the rail while Chaoui continued his surge on the leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mehdi Chaoui	1,800,000 520,000	520,000
Woojong Ha	Busted

Tags: Mehdi Chaoui Woojong Ha

02-20-2023 17:02 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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Matt Warburton

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Labous	1,100,000 -500,000	-500,000

Luc Bindel	690,000 -415,000	-415,000
Tetsuma Ishizu	630,000 -130,000	-130,000
Hugo Machado	575,000 -125,000	-125,000
Simeon Spasov	560,000 -20,000	-20,000
Mustapha Amaouche	410,000 -240,000	-240,000

02-20-2023 17:00 UTC+1

Kassam Eliminated by Bise

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Rehman Kassam moved all-in with a short stack from under the gun with the and was called by Emil Bise in the big blind, who tabled the . The flop gave Bise two pair and there was no escape for Kassam on the turn or river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandru Papazian	2,100,000 1,050,000	1,050,000
Emil Bise	650,000 125,000	125,000
Rehman Kassam	Busted

Tags: Emil Bise Rehman Kassam