Stefan Dimitrov was all in preflop against Mihai-Emil Isar, who had him covered as players flipped their cards.
Stefan Dimitrov: K♦K♠
Mihai-Emil Isar: K♥Q♦
The board ran out 2♦8♠6♣9♠8♣. Dimitrov held with his pocket kings to win the pot and double his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,000 | |
|
31,000 |
Jaesung Lee opened 1,700, and Georgi Sandev called in the hijack before Natalia Samsonova three-bet to 3,300 from the big blind. Both Lee and Sandev made the call.
The J♠7♦4♥ flop hit the felt, and Samsonova flung a bet of 7,000 across the line. Lee called, and Sandev mucked.
The J♣ paired the board on the turn, and Samsonova slowed down with a check. Lee fired 11,000 across the line, and Samsonova called.
The K♠ river was checked by both players, and Samsonova rolled over her A♦A♥ before Lee pushed his cards face down toward the dealer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
71,000 | |
|
34,800 | |
|
16,000 |
The pot stood at approximately 18,000 with two players looking at a full board of Q♥A♠5♠3♠2♦.
Mark Helou, who was under the gun, checked the action to Luiz De Melo, on the button. De Melo moved all in for 14,300 and Helou went into the tank, eventually making the call.
Luiz De Melo: A♦K♠
Mark Helou: 9♦9♣
Helou's hero call backfired and De Melo found the full double with his top pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000
28,300
|
28,300 |
|
18,000
-26,200
|
-26,200 |
Following an open raise to 1,300 from under the gun, Abdelhakim Zoufri called, as did the player in the small blind. Manuel Bueno Fernandez then three-bet to 5,500 from the big blind and Zoufri was the only player to call.
The flop came Q♠8♦3♦. Fernandez made a continuation bet of 5,500 and Zoufri made the call. The turn was the 8♠ and both players checked.
The river came the 3♥. Fernandez checked and Zoufri bet big for 25,000, a little more than the pot and a little less than his full stack. Fernandez folded his hand and Zoufri claimed the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
45,000 |
With about 5,000 in the middle on the A♦K♦5♥ flop, Ruoquin Cai checked to Jon Kyte who bet 1,000. Cai jammed for 12,700, and Kyte didn't take long as he shrugged and made the call.
Ruoqin Cai: 5♦2♦
Jon Kyte: A♠7♠
Kyte had top pair but needed to dodge as Cai had a pair and a flush draw. The 4♣ turn gave Cai a few extra outs as he picked up a gutshot straight draw, but the board pairing 4♠ wasn't one of them.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
Busted |
The pot stood at 11,200 with two players looking at a flop that read 9♣10♥Q♦.
Vasyl Palandiuk, in the small blind, bet out for 2,400 and Yaroslav Shkliar called on the button.
The 7♠ turn saw Palandiuk size up to 5,000 and Shkliar responded by moving all in for 13,000. Palandiuk was forced to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
10,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Allan Mello opened 1,200 in early position, and Marco Poccia three-bet 2,900 next to act. The action folded back around to Mello as he jammed for about 7,500. Poccia instantly called, and both hands were tabled.
Allan Mello: A♠Q♥
Marco Poccia: Q♠Q♦
The 7♠5♠3♣ flop gave Mello some hope with a backdoor flush draw but the Q♣ turn, and A♦ river improved Poccia to a set of queens to eliminate Mello from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,700
24,700
|
24,700 |
|
Busted |
The pot had grown to 12,200 with two players heading to a flop that came Q♣5♦J♥.
Simon Brandstrom, in the small blind, bet out for 3,900. David Coleman, in the cutoff, thought for some time before moving all in for a total of 16,600. Brandstrom elected to snap-fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,700
32,700
|
32,700 |
|
32,500
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
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France is poker crazy and has produced some of the biggest names in the industry, such as Bertrand Grospellier and Antoine Saout, so it has been quite the surprise to see the "tricolore" omitted from the PokerStars Team Pro roster over the last few years.
However, at the 2024 European Poker Tour stop in Paris, PokerStars' search for the face for their French expansion finally ended with the latest addition to the team.
