€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 1b | 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

02-20-2024 18:46 UTC+2

Moreno's Higher Kicker Plays

Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action was on the river on a board of 10♠3♦7♣3♠A♦. Francisco Perez Moreno moved all in for 16,300. Danut Chisu weighed it up and then made the call.

Chisu had A♠4♠ for two pair, aces and the threes on board. Moreno flipped over A♥K♦ for the same two pair but with a king kicker. He won the pot and doubled his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco Perez Moreno	64,000 64,000	64,000
Danut Chisu	24,500 -500	-500

Tags: Francisco Perez Moreno Danut Chisu

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

02-20-2024 18:42 UTC+2

Lugovscoi Knocked Out by Stojanovic

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

From middle position, Vlada Stojanovic raised and then called the shove by Artiom Lugovscoi for what appeared to be around 6,000.

Artiom Lugovscoi: A♦10♦
Vlada Stojanovic: J♥J♠

The Q♥10♠9♦ flop gave Lugovscoi a pair and the 8♦ turn added the diamond draw on top, which he now needed as Stojanovic had a straight. Nothing changed with the 6♥ river and Lugovscoi was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vlada Stojanovic	50,000 50,000	50,000
Artiom Lugovscoi	Busted

Tags: Artiom Lugovscoi Vlada Stojanovic

02-20-2024 18:40 UTC+2

Cooler Ends in Quads for Galindo

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Ollie Garland

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Humberto Lopes Galindo raised to 1,100 from early position, Olivier Fazio moved all in for his last 1,800 in middle position and Jeremie Tapia cold called in the small blind. Galindo bumped it up to 5,200 and Tapia moved all in. Galindo snap-called.

Olivier Fazio: K♣J♣
Humberto Lopes Galindo: Q♠Q♥
Jeremie Tapia: A♣A♦

The flop brought some action as the window card flashed the A♥, seemingly locking up the hand for Tapia. However, the 9♥Q♣ quickly followed behind also giving Galindo a set and Fazio a straight draw.

The Q♦ turn improved Galindo to quads and the 10♥ river gave Fazio an irrelevant straight. Galindo scooped this massive pot to eliminate Fazio and leave Tapia short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Humberto Lopes Galindo	33,000 33,000	33,000
Jeremie Tapia	8,200 8,200	8,200
Olivier Fazio	Busted

Tags: Humberto Lopes Galindo Jeremie Tapia Olivier Fazio

02-20-2024 18:40 UTC+2

Caussy Has Ripper Outkicked

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Dan O'Hair

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Ramesh Caussy opened to 1,000 from the cutoff and was called by Dominik Nitsche on the button and Wagner Ripper in the small blind.

Ripper checked to Caussy on the 10♣8♣5♦ flop and he continued for 2,500. Nitsche folded and Ripper called.

Both players proceeded to check down on the J♦ turn and Q♦ river. Ripper turned over K♦10♠ for tens with a king kicker, but it was no good against Caussy's A♣10♥ for tens with an ace kicker and Caussy was sent the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominik Nitsche	129,000 -1,000	-1,000
Ramesh Caussy	57,000 57,000	57,000
Wagner Ripper	30,500 4,500	4,500

Tags: Dominik Nitsche Ramesh Caussy Wagner Ripper

02-20-2024 18:37 UTC+2

Assorted Counts in the Main Room

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Chalot	105,000 -13,000	-13,000
Lexy Gavin-Mather	85,000 49,000	49,000

Michel Molenaar	75,000 600	600
Walter Treccarichi	65,000 65,000	65,000
Mark Roovers	55,000 19,000	19,000
Blaz Zerjav	35,000 35,000	35,000
Daniel Wilson	33,000 33,000	33,000
Sonny Franco	30,000 30,000	30,000
Andre Marques	27,000 27,000	27,000
Symeon Alexandridis	23,000 -9,000	-9,000
Mateusz Moolhuizen	21,000 21,000	21,000
Samuel Ju	15,000 15,000	15,000
Balakrishna Patur	10,000 10,000	10,000

02-20-2024 18:33 UTC+2

Nitsche Is Not Messere Around

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Dominik Nitsche opened to 1,700 in the cutoff and Owen Messere called out of the big blind, which led the duo to the K♠4♦4♣ flop. Messere check-raised from 2,100 to 6,500 and Nitsche called but then folded the J♣ turn once Messere bet 11,000.

"You see how much fun it is when we get to see flops?" Messere joked and then added "next one is yours, though, I am not greedy."

Nitsche raised the very same 1,700 in the next hand to claim the blinds and antes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominik Nitsche	130,000 15,200	15,200
Owen Messere	48,000 48,000	48,000

Tags: Dominik Nitsche Owen Messere

02-20-2024 18:28 UTC+2

Sic Hold

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Matt Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Action was on the flop on a board of 2♦6♥3♥. Gilbert Sicsic moved all in from out of position for 8,500 in a multiway pot against three opponents. Yevhen Dzhura took him up, throwing in a chip to signify the call. Players turned their cards.

Dzhura had A♥9♥ for an ace-high flush draw and Sicsic had A♦K♣ for ace-high with a stronger kicker.

The turn came the A♠ to give both players a pair of aces, and the river came the 2♣. Sicsic's kicker played to give him the pot and he doubled up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yevhen Dzhura	39,000
Gilbert Sicsic	25,000

Tags: Gilbert Sicsic Yevhen Dzhura

02-20-2024 18:26 UTC+2

Ruggeri Cracks Kings to Double

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Ollie Garland

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Umberto Ruggeri raised to 1,200 from the cutoff, Vlastimil Pustina three-bet to 3,100 from the button and Yannick Schumacher cold four-bet to 8,800 from the small blind. Ruggeri moved all in for 15,200, Pustina folded and Schumacher made the call.

Umberto Ruggeri: 6♠6♦
Yannick Schumacher: K♠K♣

The board ran out 6♠Q♥8♦5♣J♣; Ruggeri got it in way behind the kings of Schumacher, but hit a set on the flop to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vlastimil Pustina	51,000 51,000	51,000
Yannick Schumacher	36,000 36,000	36,000
Umberto Ruggeri	32,000 32,000	32,000

Tags: Umberto Ruggeri Vlastimil Pustina Yannick Schumacher

02-20-2024 18:26 UTC+2

Al Fakih Doesn't Back Down

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Dan O'Hair

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Sal Al Fakih opened to 1,100 on the button and was called by Robert Schulz in the small blind. Kalidou Sow then squeezed to 4,500 from the big blind and, undeterred, Al Fakih made it 14,500 to go.

Both Shculz and Kalidou laid their hands down and Al Fakih collected the pot uncontested.