2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

€1,100 FPS Main Event
Day: 1e
Event Info

2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a7
Prize
€470,830
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€3,983,040
Entries
4,149
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,500,000
Ante
2,500,000
Players Info - Day 1e
Entries
1,104
Players Left
164

Penultimate €1,100 FPS Main Event Flight Kicks Off at 11 a.m. CET

EPT Paris
EPT Paris

It's another day of the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Paris inside the fantastic Le Palais de Congres, and the action is set to continue at 11 a.m. CET with Day 1e of the biggest-ever €1,100 FPS Main Event.

A staggering 2,262 entries have already been tallied across the first four starting flights, eclipsing Monte Carlo's record of 2,138. That figure will exponentially grow over the next day, with Day 1e and Day 1f still to play out. The prize pool currently sits at €2,258,880 and has every chance of crossing the €3 million mark.

As it stands, 339 players have booked their spot for Day 2 and French player Alexandre Correia leads the pack, finishing Day 1c with a stack of 895,000. Fabian Niederreiter (776,000) and Alexandru Lupascu (736,000) round out the top three chip counts. Daisuke Ogita, who won the event in Monte Carlo last year, is also primed for another deep after bagging 675,000 in chips.

Daisuke Ogita
Daisuke Ogita

All participants receive 30,000 in starting chips and the aim for each Day 1 is reaching the top 15 percent of the field to secure a cash prize, as that's when the action will conclude. A maximum of seven entries are allowed across all flights with the first appearance counting as the initial entry. Each starting day then subsequently permits one reentry and the registration for each of them closes at the start of Level 11.

The 2024 FPS Paris Main Event final table will be live-streamed with cards-up coverage and commentary on a 30-minute delay. It is just one of several tournaments to be streamed on the PokerStars channels and the PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to cover all major events on the schedule.

Wagner Paid for Straight in Multiway Pot

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Adam Wagner
Adam Wagner

Ben Verhaegen raised to 700 from middle position, Maxim Panyak called, Michael Lopatniuk called, then Adam Wagner three-bet from the button for 2,200. All three players called the reraise.

The flop came 23K and all four players checked. The turn was the 5. Action checked to Lopatniuk, who made it 4,000 to go. Wagner called and so did Panyak.

The river was the 5 and more action followed, with Wagner finding more value before flipping over A4 for the winning hand. He scooped the pot to bring his chip count up to more than twice the starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Adam Wagner
63,000
63,000
63,000
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Michael Lopatniuk
17,000
17,000
17,000
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Maxim Panyak
16,000
16,000
16,000

Tags: Adam WagnerBen VerhaegenMaxim PanyakMichael Lopatniuk

Cukrowicz Cracks Natoptanyi's Aces

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Oleksii Natoptanyi
Oleksii Natoptanyi

Following preflop raises and re-raises, Ilan Cukrowicz was all in against Oleksii Natoptanyi. Cukrowicz had the slightly bigger stack as players flipped their cards.

Oleksii Natoptanyi: AA
Ilan Cukrowicz: KK

The board ran out 5K98J. Cukrowicz made a set of kings on the flop to crack Natoptanyi's aces and double his stack.

A neutral player commented that it was Natoptanyi's first hand of the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Ilan Cukrowicz
63,000
63,000
63,000
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Oleksii Natoptanyi
Busted

Tags: Ilan CukrowiczOleksii Natoptanyi

Wheeler Gets River Bluff Through

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Jason Wheeler
Jason Wheeler

Action was on the river on a board of 37796. Jorge Palomino checked and Jason Wheeler moved all in for around two-third of the existing pot.

Palomino was left deliberating and eventually mucked his cards face-up, showing pocket queens. Wheeler showed his cards too, turning ace-king high for a bluff.

"I'm a psycho, my friend," said Wheeler as he scooped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Jason Wheeler
48,000
48,000
48,000
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Jorge Palomino
10,100
10,100
10,100

Tags: Jason WheelerJorge Palomino

Odeen's Queens No Good

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Fouad Toujani raised to 1,500 under the gun, Jerry Odeen three-bet to 4,500, and Toujani four-bet to 15,000. Odeen then moved all in and Toujani quickly called with the bigger stack.

Jerry Odeen: QQ
Fouad Toujani: KK

The board ran out JJ396. Toujani held with his pocket kings to win a huge pot, sending Odeen to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Fouad Toujani
80,000
80,000
80,000
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Jerry Odeen
Busted

Tags: Fouad ToujaniJerry Odeen

2023 EPT Paris Main Event Champ Belea Loses a Big Flip

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Razvan Belea
Razvan Belea

Last year's EPT Paris Main Event champion Razvan Belea had started building a stack throughout the early goings of Day 1e, with around 90,000 in front of him. He opened to 1,700 from early position. Pablo Almeida called from the button before Stefan Dimitrov three-bet to 8,200 from the small blind. Belea, who had both players covered, moved all in which folded out Almeida. Dimitrov had 68,400 and called after a few moments of thinking.

Stefan Dimitrov: JJ
Razvan Belea: AK

Belea was behind his opponent's pair and failed to connect on the 766 flop and Dimitrov jumped to the upper echelons of the chip leaderboard after holding out on the 2 turn and 7 river.

Player Chips Progress
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Stefan Dimitrov
137,500
137,500
137,500
Profile photo of Razvan Belea ro
Razvan Belea
21,600
21,600
21,600
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Pablo AlmeidaRazvan BeleaStefan Dimitrov

Can Meli Reel Off Another Big Score?

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Vincent Meli
Vincent Meli

It's a good time to be Vincent Meli. The French pro has been on a heater the last few months, notching his four biggest career scores in that time.

In November, he topped the UKIPT Nottingham Grand Final for £159,325 ($197,323) and then followed that up with a ninth-place finish in the Main Event at EPT Prague. That deep run in the Czech capital generated a €95,000 ($102,275) payout and firmly placed him as a player to watch in 2024.

He has a first and third-place tournament finish under his belt since the turn of the new year, collecting £83,897 ($105,892) and £58,690 ($74,666) respectively.

Meli is also in attendance for the FPS Main Event, and his stack is heading in the right direction. He recently took in a small pot to continue his upward trajectory.

The cutoff opened to 2,000 and Meli defended his big blind. The 643 flop checked through to the 7 turn. Meli led out for 2,200 and folded out his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
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Vincent Meli
50,000
50,000
50,000

Tags: Vincent Meli

Wheeler Paid for Full House on River

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Jason Wheeler
Jason Wheeler

Jean Dumartin raised from middle position to 2,500 and picked up four callers, including Stein Ove Sandahl in the small blind and Jason Wheeler in the big blind.

The flop came 743. Sandahl checked and Wheeler led for 4,800. Dumartin called and Sandahl called. The turn was the 4 and all three players checked.

The river came the 7. Sandahl checked and Wheeler bet 10,900. Dumartin made the call and Sandahl folded. Wheeler showed Q7 for a full house, sevens full of fours. Dumartin mucked and Wheeler added yet more chips to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Jason Wheeler
130,000
82,000
82,000
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Jean Dumartin
39,000
39,000
39,000
Profile photo of Stein Ove Sandahl no
Stein Ove Sandahl
33,000
33,000
33,000

Tags: Jason WheelerJean DumartinStein Ove Sandahl

Sharma Makes Hero Call on River

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Dhiraj Sharma raised to 1,700 from middle position, Matthias Lipp reraised to 8,000, and Sharma called.

The flop came 6410. Sharma checked and Lipp bet small for 2,000, which Sharma called. The turn was the 3 and Sharma checked again. Lipp bet 5,500 and Sharma once again called.

The river was the Q. Sharma checked for a third time and Lipp moved all in for 32,000. Sharma got the count and then made the call.

Lipp showed AK for ace high that he'd turned into a bluff. Sharma showed 55 for a pair of fives, making a hero call that earned him a huge pot. Lipp was eliminated right before the break.

Player Chips Progress
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Dhiraj Sharma
165,000
165,000
165,000
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Matthias Lipp
Busted

Tags: Dhiraj SharmaMatthias Lipp