2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

€5,300 EPT Paris Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
76
Prize
€1,170,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€7,708,800
Entries
1,606
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
909
Players Left
329

Del Pino Forces Out Ribeiro

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Omar del Pino
Omar del Pino

On a heads-up turn of {8-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}, Omar Del Pino bet 12,000 and Carlos Ribeiro called. The Spaniard then jammed the {6-Diamonds} river with the superior stack and Ribeiro immediately had a dry smile on his face. He checked his cards very high so that the table neighbors could see them and mucked.

The dealer informed Ribeiro that they had to be shown to everyone and the {10-Spades}{10-Hearts} were revealed. Del Pino grinned and flashed his {9-Spades}{8-Spades} before collecting the pot.

"Two - zero," Parham Ahoor chimed in to which Del Pino replied, "no, one - one."

Player Chips Progress
Omar Del Pino es
Omar Del Pino
81,000
14,000
14,000
Parham Ahoor fr
Parham Ahoor
45,000
45,000
45,000
Carlos Ribeiro br
Carlos Ribeiro
38,000
38,000
38,000

Tags: Carlos RibeiroOmar Del PinoParham Ahoor

Ensan Forces a Fold

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Action was heads up with 7,000 in the middle and {9-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} on the board when Shawn Morales checked from the small blind. Hossein Ensan tossed out a T-5,000 chip from the big blind and John Tabago folded on the button. Morales gave it a moment of thought but it wasn't worth it and he gave up the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Hossein Ensan de
Hossein Ensan
40,500
500
500
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Shawn Morales gb
Shawn Morales
23,000
-26,000
-26,000
John Tabago ca
John Tabago
15,200
-11,300
-11,300

Tags: Hossein EnsanJohn TabagoShawn Morales

Various Counts in the Field

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Justus Held de
Justus Held
144,000
Toni Kaukua fi
Toni Kaukua
74,000
Daniel Wilson ie
Daniel Wilson
42,000
11,000
11,000
Konstantinos Nanos gr
Konstantinos Nanos
40,000
Mohamed Mokrani fr
Mohamed Mokrani
37,000
Gilles Simon nl
Gilles Simon
37,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Benny Glaser gb
Benny Glaser
36,000
36,000
36,000
$25K Fantasy
Erik Bauer nl
Erik Bauer
35,000
Michael Rocco us
Michael Rocco
32,000
-7,000
-7,000
Jerry Odeen se
Jerry Odeen
31,000
31,000
31,000
David Hu nl
David Hu
29,000
Simon Mattsson se
Simon Mattsson
22,000
Remi Castaignon fr
Remi Castaignon
17,000
-17,000
-17,000
EPT 1X Winner
Jimmy Kebe fr
Jimmy Kebe
Busted

Auzoux Gets a Move Through

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

After his deep run in the €50,000 Super High Roller, Gregoire Auzoux almost immediately jumped into Day 1b of the EPT Paris €5,300 Main Event. Among the more notable hands soon after was a duel with Avy Ifrah in which he overbet the {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} river, forcing out his opponent.

"Gotta show the bluff," Auzoux announced and flashed his {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds} for just a pair of queens.

Player Chips Progress
Gregoire Auzoux fr
Gregoire Auzoux
42,000
42,000
42,000
Avy Ifrah
Avy Ifrah
22,000
22,000
22,000

Tags: Avy IfrahGregoire Auzoux

Lybaert Bounced By Lehoussine

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Bart Lybaert
Bart Lybaert

Over on table one, the cards were already on their backs and Bart Lybaert was all-in with the {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}. Karim Lehoussine had that dominated with the {q-Clubs}{q-Spades} and remained ahead on the {j-Clubs}{9-Spades}{8-Hearts} flop.

Lybaert took the lead with the {a-Hearts} turn but the {10-Spades} river gave Lehoussine a queen-high straight.

"If you just call, I get it in also," Christophe Fougle told him in French and added that he had let go of pocket nines, which would have flopped a set.

Player Chips Progress
Christophe Fougle fr
Christophe Fougle
55,000
55,000
55,000
Ekrem Sanioglu fr
Ekrem Sanioglu
50,000
50,000
50,000
Karim Lehoussine fr
Karim Lehoussine
42,000
42,000
42,000
Jeremy Saderne fr
Jeremy Saderne
32,000
32,000
32,000
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
12,000
12,000
12,000
Bart Lybaert be
Bart Lybaert
Busted

Tags: Bart LybaertChristophe FougleKarim Lehoussine

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

More Assorted Counts in the Field

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Player Chips Progress
Andrii Andrieiev ua
Andrii Andrieiev
100,000
100,000
100,000
Georgios Vrakas gr
Georgios Vrakas
85,000
38,000
38,000
Sander Aamodt no
Sander Aamodt
75,000
75,000
75,000
Philippe Souki gb
Philippe Souki
75,000
75,000
75,000
Ionut-Flavius Voinea ro
Ionut-Flavius Voinea
70,000
70,000
70,000
Fabio Sperling de
Fabio Sperling
65,000
37,000
37,000
Florent Estegassy fr
Florent Estegassy
62,000
22,000
22,000
Bhavin Khatri gb
Bhavin Khatri
58,000
8,000
8,000
William Kassouf gb
William Kassouf
55,000
-32,000
-32,000
Alexander Ivarsson se
Alexander Ivarsson
50,000
2,000
2,000
Aurelie Reard fr
Aurelie Reard
45,000
45,000
45,000
Helmut Phung de
Helmut Phung
44,000
44,000
44,000
Sung Joo Hyun kr
Sung Joo Hyun
40,000
40,000
40,000
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
38,000
5,000
5,000
EPT 1X Winner
Joni Jouhkimainen fi
Joni Jouhkimainen
25,000
25,000
25,000
Run It Once
Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
20,000
14,000
14,000
Milad Oghabian ir
Milad Oghabian
19,000
-2,000
-2,000
Dimitri Joubert fr
Dimitri Joubert
Busted

Ahoor Forces Ribeiro Fold; Belkhayate Busts Ambraisse

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action was heads up with 6,000 in the middle and {j-Hearts}{5-Spades}{8-Hearts} on the board when Parham Ahoor fired 1,600 and Carlos Ribeiro called from a couple of seats over. The turn was {9-Clubs} and Ahoor check-called a 3,100 bet from Ribeiro to see {10-Spades} fall on the river. Ahoor fired 7,100 and Ribeiro gave up the pot.

A few tables over, Mostafa Belkhayate and Idris Ambraisse had their cards turned up with {3-Spades}{6-Clubs}{q-Spades}{k-Diamonds} already showing on the board. Belkhayate had {6-Spades}{5-Spades} for a pair of sixes with flush draw, while Ambraisse tabled {q-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} for a pair of Queens and the lead, but he was at risk. The river was {4-Spades} and that completed the flush for Belkhayate to send Ambraisse to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Parham Ahoor fr
Parham Ahoor
61,000
16,000
16,000
Mostafa Belkhayate ma
Mostafa Belkhayate
54,000
54,000
54,000
Carlos Ribeiro br
Carlos Ribeiro
29,000
-9,000
-9,000
Idris Ambraisse fr
Idris Ambraisse
Busted

Tags: Carlos RibeiroIdris AmbraisseMostafa BelkhayateParham Ahoor

Romero Runs into Nines

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Alex Romero
Alex Romero

Alejandro Romero was all in for the last of his small stack and Julius Kettunen was the one to put him at risk. The cards were already turned over and the dealer was ready to go.

Alejandro Romero: {a-Spades}{10-Hearts}
Julius Kettunen: {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}

The board ran out {2-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} and the nines held for Kettunen to knock Romero out of the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Julius Kettunen fi
Julius Kettunen
27,000
27,000
27,000
Alejandro Romero es
Alejandro Romero
Busted

Tags: Alejandro RomeroJulius Kettunen

Lakhdari Eliminated by El Ouahdani Amid Confusion

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Yassine El Ouahdani
Yassine El Ouahdani

There was a small crowd gathering around table 57 and the floor had been called as a {10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{7-Hearts} turn had seen Omar Lakhdari grab his entire stack and move it forward, after which the dealer announced all-in.

Yassine El Ouahdani called and that's where the tricky part started. Lakhdari had pushed forward around 18,000 but apparently kept two T-5,000 chips in his palm to cause some commotion. Some tussle back and forth followed with Lakhdari insisting to call a floor who spoke French. Lakhdari had not objected with the all-in by the dealer but argued with the floor anyways before he ultimately committed his entire stack to unleash the following showdown.

Omar Lakhdari: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}
Yassine El Ouahdani: {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}

The river was the {4-Spades} and that spelled the end for Lakhdari.

Player Chips Progress
Yassine El Ouahdani fr
Yassine El Ouahdani
105,000
105,000
105,000
Sergio Coutinho pt
Sergio Coutinho
77,000
77,000
77,000
Andras Matrai hu
Andras Matrai
60,000
60,000
60,000
Benjamin Lebor gb
Benjamin Lebor
40,000
15,000
15,000
Jelle Moene nl
Jelle Moene
34,000
34,000
34,000
Zhong Chen nl
Zhong Chen
32,000
32,000
32,000
Omar Lakhdari dz
Omar Lakhdari
Busted

Tags: Omar LakhdariYassine El Ouahdani