€3,000 Mystery Bounty | 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

02-23-2024 14:39 UTC+1

Bigot Doubles Up With Aces

Matt Warburton

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Following Toma's under the gun raise to 205,000, [Removed:451] three-bet to 600,000, then Fabrice Bigot moved all in for 2,200,000. Toma folded and Al-Sayegh made the call with the bigger stack. Players flipped their cards.

Fabrice Bigot: A♦A♥
[Removed:451]: 9♣9♥

The board ran out 5♥J♠K♣6♣A♠. Bigot had pocket aces and further improved to a set of aces on the river. He won the pot and doubled up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:451]	5,800,000 100,000	100,000

Fabrice Bigot	4,500,000 2,300,000	2,300,000

Tags: Fabrice Bigot

02-23-2024 14:35 UTC+1

Arvin Vahdat Eliminated in 9th Place (€27,620)

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Patrick Cole

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Action was picked up with an all in and call announced. Arvin Vahdat was all in and at risk against the covering stack of Fabrice Bigot.

Arvin Vahdat: A♥5♣
Fabrice Bigot: A♣10♦

Vahdat found his ace dominated and needed help but there wasn't any on the A♦K♠6♦ flop. Bigot's top pair came out on top and held through the Q♦ turn and 9♠ river confirming Vahdat's elimination from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabrice Bigot	2,200,000 500,000	500,000
Arvin Vahdat	Busted

Tags: Arvin Vahdat Fabrice Bigot

02-23-2024 14:27 UTC+1

Hossein Ensan Eliminated in 10th Place (€21,240)

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Matt Warburton

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Gediminas Uselis shoved from the button and Hossein Ensan was all in blind in the big blind for his last 100,000. Players turned their cards.

Hossein Ensan: 6♣2♣
Gediminas Uselis: K♣3♣

The board ran out 9♥Q♣3♦7♥8♣, and Uselis made a pair of threes to win the pot. Ensan was eliminated from the tournament in 10th place for €21,240.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gediminas Uselis	3,400,000 985,000	985,000
Hossein Ensan	Busted

Tags: Gediminas Uselis Hossein Ensan

02-23-2024 14:24 UTC+1

Seonguk Huh Eliminated in 11th Place (€21,240)

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Patrick Cole

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Action folded to Tsugunari Toma on the button who went all in for over 4,000,000. Seonguk Huh made the call for around 950,000.

Seonguk Huh: A♥8♣
Tsugunari Toma: A♣K♥

"Oh my god" Huh exclaimed as he saw Toma's hand. The K♣9♦7♠ left Huh drawing slim, and Toma claimed Huh's stack and bounty after the 3♦ turn and A♦ river. Huh said "good game" to the table before heading to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tsugunari Toma	5,200,000 800,000	800,000
Seonguk Huh	Busted

Tags: Seonguk Huh Tsugunari Toma

02-23-2024 14:19 UTC+1

Bigot Takes Most of Ensan's Chips

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Matt Warburton

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Fabrice Bigot raised to 200,000 from early position and Hossein Ensan moved all in from the small blind. Bigot called with the slighty bigger stack and players flipped their cards.

Hossein Ensan: J♥J♦
Fabrice Bigot: Q♥Q♣

The board ran out A♦A♣4♣K♣7♥. Bigot held with his pocket queens to win the pot and take most of Ensan's stack, leaving him with just a couple of big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabrice Bigot	1,700,000 240,000	240,000
Hossein Ensan	120,000 -2,060,000	-2,060,000

Tags: Fabrice Bigot Hossein Ensan

02-23-2024 14:05 UTC+1

Louis Linard Eliminated in 12th Place (€17,700)

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Matt Warburton

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Louis Linard moved all in preflop for 770,000 and Salomon Azria took him up with the call. Azria had Linard covered as players turned their cards.

Louis Linard: Q♣J♥
Salomon Azria: 6♦6♠

The board ran out J♠9♥6♥K♥K♠. Linard paired his jack on the flop, but Azria made a set of sixes. The turn brought Linard a flush draw and backdoor straight draw, but Linard made a full house on the river to win the pot.

Linard was eliminated from the tournament in 12th place for €17,700.

Player	Chips	Progress
Salomon Azria	3,000,000 800,000	800,000
Louis Linard	Busted

Tags: Louis Linard Salomon Azria

Level: 30

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

02-23-2024 13:51 UTC+1

Birger Larsen Eliminated in 13th Place (€17,700)

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Matt Warburton

Level 29 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Tsugunari Toma raised from middle position and Birger Larsen shoved from the big blind for around 1,200,000. Toma made the call and players flipped their cards.

Birger Larsen: A♠6♣
Tsugunari Toma: Q♣Q♦

The board ran out K♣2♠9♥4♥K♦. Toma held with his pocket queens to win the pot. Larsen was eliminated from the tournament in 13th place for €17,700.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tsugunari Toma	4,400,000 500,000	500,000
Birger Larsen	Busted

Tags: Birger Larsen Tsugunari Toma

02-23-2024 13:50 UTC+1

Al-Sayegh Takes From Toma

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Patrick Cole

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Action folded to [Removed:451] who opened from the button to 200,000. Tsugunari Toma defended in the big blind.

Toma checked the 9♦Q♣3♠ flop before Al-Sayegh bet 200,000. Toma made the call before the dealer flipped the J♦ turn. Both players checked around before Toma bet 160,000. Al-Sayegh took a moment before reraising to 450,000. Toma went into the tank before making the call.

Al-Sayegh tabled A♦10♣ and Toma mucked, leaving Al-Sayegh with the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:451]	5,700,000 300,000	300,000

Tsugunari Toma	4,400,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Tsugunari Toma

02-23-2024 13:43 UTC+1

Bigot Keeps Shoving

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Matt Warburton

Level 29 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Ram Faravash raised from the button and Fabrice Bigot moved all in from the big blind for 1,260,000. Faravash looked his opponent up and down and then folded his hand.

Bigot has made several successful shoves since play began, keeping his stack above the critical mark.

Action is still slow as the tournament reaches its third level of the day.