Ehsan Amiri Bags Lead at End of Day 2 in €10,300 EPT Paris High Roller
Day 2 of the €10,300 EPT Paris High Roller event has concluded here at the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Paris inside Le Palais des Congrès. A total of 512 entries joined the field, of which 52 entered on Day 2, generating a €4,915,200 prize pool, and surpassing last year's field of 431 entries.
After 11 levels of play of Day 2, just 32 found a bag, and Ehsan Amiri who held the top spot for the majority of the day bagged the lead with a stack of 2,860,000.
EPT Main Event champion Robin Ylitalo bagged the second-highest stack, with a total of 2,330,000, and looks to capture his fourth EPT title as he enters battle on Day 3.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Stacks
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ehsan Amiri | Australia | 2,860,000 | 143 |
| 2 | Robin Ylitalo | Sweden | 2,330,000 | 117 |
| 3 | Oliver Weis | Germany | 1,930,000 | 97 |
| 4 | Luca Marki | Switzerland | 1,625,000 | 81 |
| 5 | Nikita Kuznetsov | Russia | 1,450,000 | 73 |
| 6 | Alex Keating | USA | 1,305,000 | 65 |
| 7 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 1,300,000 | 65 |
| 8 | Mario Navarro | Spain | 1,045,000 | 52 |
| 9 | Vladas Tamasauskas | Lithuania | 1,010,000 | 51 |
| 10 | Ihar Soika | Belarus | 915,000 | 46 |
Unlike the 2023 version of this event, the bubble burst in just three short hands, instead of three full hours. Govert Metaal was unfortunate to be the last to walk away with nothing after doubling up David Coleman just a few hands prior. He was then short-stacked and his last two big blinds went in three ways where he ended up busting to Stanislav Zegal.
As mentioned, the returning players from Day 1 were joined by many fresh faces who opted to take advantage of late registration. Notable names who joined the festivities at the last minute included Matthew Wantman, EPT Champion Artur Martirosian, Conor Beresford. However, all three of them missed out on the money.
Multiple players were also representing PokerStars. The likes of Ramon Colillas, Maria Konnikova, Elias Gutierrez, Fintan Hand, with both Gutierrez and Konnikova reaching the money but falling short of Day 3. Konnikova was eliminated with levels of play to go as she shoved her last six big blinds with ace-five, and couldn’t defeat the pocket sixes of Klemens Roiter. While Gutierrez ran his pocket tens into the pocket queens of Ylitalo.
Irish Open Ambassador Chris Dowling, who ranks 21st on Ireland's all-time money list also made it into the money, finishing in 67th place for €17,950 as he ran into pocket kings in his final hand.
Among the many notables who managed to earn a Day 3 seat were Alex Keating (1,305,000), Joao Vieira (1,300,000), Canada's Timothy Adams (635,000), Ben Heath (365,000), Frances's own Alexandre Reard (390,000) to name a few.
At the completion of level 21 on Day 2, only 34 players remained. Day 3 kicks off at 12:00 p.m. local time on Sunday, February 25th. Those players have all locked up a minimum payday of €23,750.
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