Mateusz Wozniak opened in the hijack before being three-bet to 1,700 by Darius Gadeikis next to act. The action quickly folded back to Wozniak and he made the call.
The dealer fanned a flop of J♦7♦6♥, and Wozniak check-called a continuation bet of 2,500.
When the 5♠ hit the turn, Wozniak checked and Gadeikis fired 6,000 into the middle. Wozniak then check-raised all-in for 23,200, forcing Gadeikis to tank-fold.
Andrey Andreev raised from middle position, Mehdi Rebai three-bet to 1,600 from the button, and Andreev called.
The flop came K♦A♦Q♠. Andreev checked, Rebai bet 1,500 and Andreev called. The turn came the 3♥. Andreev checked again and Rebai sized up to 6,000. Andreev folded and Rebai took down the pot.
The pot stood at 5,700 with two players looking at a full board of J♥J♦K♦5♣9♣.
Khalil Youssafi, in the big blind, bet out for 2,500. Archibald Seaton, who was under the gun, put in a big raise to 15,000 and Youssafi went deep into the tank, finally making the call.
Seaton tabled K♣J♣ for a flopped full house, while Youssafi folded Q♠10♥ face up for a rivered straight.
Philippe Souki opened 500 on the button before Jonathan Khalifa shoved his last 5,400 without looking. "Just take it, I don't want to play this table anymore."
The big blind folded, and Souki made the call.
Jonathan Khalifa: Q♠2♣
Philippe Souki: A♦7♠
Khalifa got his wish to exit the table as the dealer ran out the A♣10♦6♠K♦5♦ board.
Khalil Youssafi raised to 500 from under the gun, Stephane Gabarre three-bet to 1,700 from the button and Youssafi made the call.
The 2♠5♥5♠ flop saw Youssafi check-call a bet of 600 from Gabarre.
The 10♠ turn checked through to the 7♠river. Youssafi bet out for 3,000 and Gabarre snap-folded the 10♦ face up. Youssafi dragged the pot in, flashing the A♠ for the nut flush as he did so.
The 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Paris here at the Le Palais des Congrès continues today with the €3,000 Mystery Bounty. Day 1 of this three-day event kicks off this afternoon at 2 p.m local time.
In 2023, it was Humberto Lopes Galindo who emerged victorious after besting a field of 787 players. Lopes Galindo lay claim to the lion's share of the €1,328,456 prize pool, taking home €243,656 for the first-place prize.
2023 Final Table Results
Place
Player
Country
Prize
Bounty Prize
Total
1
Humberto Lopes Galindo
Portugal
€243,656
€15,000
€258,656
2
Fouad Baali
France
€151,650
€5,000
€156,650
3
Gerard Rubiralta
Spain
€108,300
€16,000
€124,300
4
Or Suliman
Israel
€83,300
€6,000
€89,300
5
Joachim Haraldstad
Norway
€64,100
€80,000
€144,100
6
Jonathan Proudfoot
United Kingdom
€49,300
€17,000
€66,300
7
Natan Chauskin
Belarus
€37,950
€1,500
€39,450
8
Jan Bednar
Czechia
€29,450
€11,000
€40,450
9
Fabian Niederreiter
Germany
€22,450
€4,500
€26,950
Duco ten Haven
This is the second Mystery Bounty tournament to take place at EPT Paris, with Duco ten Haven taking down the €10,200 Mystery Bounty last week. Ten Haven triumphed over Quan Zhou in heads-up play to claim the €126,500 up top and a further €117,500 in bounties.
Late registration will be open until the beginning of Day 2, which kicks off on Thursday, February 22 at 12:30 p.m. Upon the start of Day 2, the Mystery Bounties will come into play. Of the total entry fee, €1,000 will be put into the bounty prize pool which will generate prizes that include, but are not limited to, €100,000, €50,000, €30,000, €15,000, €10,000, €5,000, €1,000, and €500.
Anyone who enters the Mystery Bounty will receive a starting stack of 30,000. The plan for Day 1 is to play 12 40-minute levels and while the registration period is open, players are allowed unlimited reentries.
As always, be sure to keep it locked in with PokerNews to keep up with all the action from this exciting event.
