€1,100 FPS Main Event Day 1f | 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

02-16-2024 21:36 UTC+1

Macalou Wins Multiway Pot

Patrick Cole

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

Action was picked up when the cards were on their backs with Joseph Chetrit and Alexandru Farcasanu being at risk to the covering stack of Silma Macalou.

Joseph Chetrit: A♠K♣
Alexandru Farcasanu: K♠K♦
Silma Macalou: 7♣7♦

Chetrit immediately hit the A♣4♦5♥ flop and left Macalou and Farcasanu drawing slim. The 8♣ turn gave Macalou a straight draw and more outs than Farcasanu. The 6♦ river gave Macalou the straight as he scored a double knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Silma Macalou	75,000 37,500	37,500
Joseph Chetrit	Busted
Alexandru Farcasanu	Busted

Tags: Alexandru Farcasanu Joseph Chetrit Silma Macalou

02-16-2024 21:27 UTC+1

Simsek Busts Whitlow in Painful Cooler

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Richard Hayes

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

Mustafa Simsek opened to 3,000 from the button and Judy Whitlow defended in the big blind.

Whitlow led out with a bet of 2,000 on the 4♣10♣6♣ flop and was called by Simsek.

Whitlow continued to reach for chips on the 3♠ turn, betting 6,000 and again being called by Simsek.

On the 7♥ river Whitlow moved all in for around 10,000 and Simsek made the quick call.

Whitlow turned over K♣9♣ for the second nut flush, but unbelievably she had been drawing dead the whole way, with Simsek holding A♣J♣ for the nut flush.

Whitlow took it in great spirits, wishing her table good luck as she left, with everyone commiserating with her misfortune as she departed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustafa Simsek	84,000 84,000	84,000
Judy Whitlow	Busted

Tags: Judy Whitlow Mustafa Simsek

02-16-2024 21:06 UTC+1

Lococo Busts

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Richard Hayes

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

PokerStars Ambassador Alejandro Lococo was short-stacked and moved all in for 12,000, with Michal Polchlopek making the call in the big blind.

Alejandro Lococo: A♥10♠
Michal Polchlopek: A♠K♦

Lococo was in trouble with a dominated ace and the 3♦4♣9♠2♥J♥ runout confirmed his exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michal Polchlopek	84,000 84,000	84,000
Alejandro Lococo	Busted

Tags: Alejandro Lococo Michal Polchlopek

02-16-2024 20:51 UTC+1

Vital Takes Out Vo

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Dan O'Hair

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

David Vital opened to 2,800 from middle position and was called by Youssef Sebbarh in the hijack, Ut Tam Vo in the small blind, and Soraya Estrada in the big blind.

Vo shoved for his last 3,500 on the J♥4♥8♦ flop and only Vital called to put Vo at risk.

Ut Tam Vo: 8♣5♣
David Vital: K♥J♦

Vo was behind with his pair of eights, and the 3♦ turn and 4♣ river kept Vital's pair of jacks in front for the elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Vital	68,000 68,000	68,000
Soraya Estrada	48,000 19,000	19,000
Youssef Sebbarh	36,000 36,000	36,000
Ut Tam Vo	Busted

Tags: David Vital Soraya Estrada Ut Tam Vo Youssef Sebbarh

02-16-2024 20:21 UTC+1

Kozieja Falls to De Doncker's Cowboys

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Dan O'Hair

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Owen Dodd opened to 1,200 from early position and Grzegorz Kozieja shoved for his last 12,100 from middle position. Loic De Doncker four-bet to 25,000 from the hijack and everyone else folded, including Dodd.

Grzegorz Kozieja: Q♣J♣
Loic De Doncker: K♠K♣

Kozieja was in rough shape against De Doncker's kings and the A♠9♠8♥J♦8♣ runout wasn't enough for Kozieja — sending him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Loïc De Doncker	48,000 48,000	48,000
Owen Dodd	28,000 28,000	28,000
Grzegorz Kozieja	Busted

Tags: Grzegorz Kozieja Loic De Doncker Owen Dodd

02-16-2024 20:14 UTC+1

Hulme Eliminates Natoptanyi

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Richard Hayes

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Oleksii Natoptanyi opened to 1,400 and was called by Andrew Hulme in middle position and David Foucault in the big blind.

On the 5♣2♣7♥ flop, Natoptanyi continued with a bet of 2,500, which only Hulme called.

On the 6♣ turn Natoptanyi continued to fire, sliding out a bet of 5,500. After a brief period of thought Hulme called.

The Q♥ rolled off on the river and Natoptanyi slowed down, checking to Hulme, who quickly reached for chips and put out a bet of 25,000, with Natoptanyi having around 17,000 behind.

Natoptanyi made the quick call and turned over A♠A♥ for pocket aces but Hulme had the nut flush with A♣9♣ and Natoptanyi made for the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Hulme	69,000 39,000	39,000
Oleksii Natoptanyi	Busted

Tags: Andrew Hulme David Foucault Oleksii Natoptanyi

02-16-2024 19:39 UTC+1

Calamusa Gets Paid; Spragg Out

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Dan O'Hair

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Pierre Calamusa opened to 1,200 from early position and was called by Alexandre Le Vaillant in the cutoff and Benjamin Spragg in the big blind.

All three players checked on the 8♦4♠3♠ flop and Spragg led out for 1,600 on the 3♥ turn. Both Calamusa and Le Vaillant called.

The 7♣ completed the board and Spragg bet 3,300. Calamusa thought for a while and raised to 12,000, which got a fold from Le Vaillant and a call from Spragg.

Calamusa showed Q♣8♣ for eights and treys and Spragg mucked.

On the very next hand, Calamusa and Spragg got into a preflop raising war that ended with Spragg all in. Spragg held pocket kings against Calamusa's ace-four, but an ace fell on the river — eliminating Spragg from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierre Calamusa	75,000 75,000	75,000
Alexandre Le Vaillant	42,000 -8,000	-8,000
Benjamin Spragg	Busted

Tags: Alexandre Le Vaillant Benjamin Spragg Pierre Calamusa

02-16-2024 19:31 UTC+1

Hwang Busts Almeida, Damages Atmani

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Richard Hayes

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Cards were on their backs in a three-way preflop all-in pot, with Rachi Almeida and Taehyun Hwang at risk versus Sabare Atmani.

Rachi Almeida: A♦Q♦
Taehyun Hwang: K♣K♠
Sabare Atmani: K♥Q♥

Hwang was in a superb spot with kings, and the runout of 6♥10♥10♣7♦8♣ did not alter matters, although he had a bit of a sweat when Atmani flopped a flush draw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Taehyun Hwang	86,000 86,000	86,000
Sabare Atmani	34,000 34,000	34,000
Rachi Almeida	Busted

Tags: Rachi Almeida Sabare Atmani Taehyun Hwang