Spain's Gonzalez, Carbo Among Day 2 Big Stacks in EPT Paris Main Event
It will be another action-packed day of poker in the Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile as the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour Paris continues with Day 2 of the €5,300 Main Event, which commences at noon local time as 550 players return and dozens of others get ready to enter.
The two starting flights of the first-ever EPT Paris Main Event attracted 1,570 entries for a prize pool of €7,612,800, and both those numbers will climb before the start of Day 2 as late registration remains open until that time. All new players will sit down with a 20-big blind stack as they look to catch up to the 231 big blinds of Teun Mulder, who has already picked up a trophy this stop after winning €25,000 High Roller II for €389,870.
Chris Brewer, meanwhile, is looking for his third trophy of the series after winning both €25,000 Single-Day High Roller and €50,000 Super High Roller to leave his bubble run-bad in the dust far behind him.
Other big stacks heading into Day 2 include Spain's Omar Gonzalez (317,000) and Gerard Carbo (302,000) Israel's Oshri Lahmani (301,000) and Poland's Marcin Jaworski (275,000).
€5,300 EPT Paris Main Event Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT | BIG BLINDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teun Mulder | Netherlands | 347,000 | 231 | |
| 2 | Omar Gonzalez | Spain | 317,000 | 211 | |
| 3 | Gerard Carbo | Spain | 302,000 | 201 | |
| 4 | Oshri Lahmani | Israel | 301,000 | 201 | |
| 5 | Marcin Jaworski | Poland | 275,000 | 183 | |
| 6 | Patrik Jaros | Czech Republic | 260,000 | 173 | |
| 7 | Martin Merz | Germany | 255,000 | 170 | |
| 8 | Gorki Oliveira | Brazil | 251,000 | 167 | |
| 9 | Sebastian Gahl | Austria | 250,000 | 167 | |
| 10 | Justus Held | Germany | 247,000 | 165 |
In addition to the big stacks and EPT Paris trophy winners in the field, there are plenty of notable players looking to cement their place in EPT history, including PokerStars ambassadors Sam Grafton, Benjamin Spragg, Parker Talbot and Alejandro Lococo.
Several EPT Main Event champions are vying for a second title including Manig Loeser, Hossein Ensan, Roberto Romanello, and Dimitar Danchev. Others to look out for on the Day 2 felt include Niklas Astedt, Adrian Mateos, Ben Heath, Alexandre Reard, Mike Watson, Benny Glaser, Masato Yokosawa, Fabian Gumz and 2022 GPI Player of the Year Stephen Song.
Payout information will be made available shortly after the close of registration and the money bubble will burst on Day 2 with approximately 15% of the field getting paid. All the day's action will be live-streamed by PokerStars so be sure to tune in.
Levels will increase to 90 minutes in duration and Day 2 will last for five and a half levels. A 75-minute dinner break is scheduled to take place after the completion of Level 14.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team is here on-site in France's capital and ready to provide updates on all of the EPT Paris Main Event action.