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

02-20-2024 16:11 UTC+1

Assorted Counts in the Main Room

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ekrem Sanioglu	67,000 45,500	45,500
Bruno Ribeiro	62,000
Hwany Lee	58,000 58,000	58,000
Mercedes Osti	50,000 20,000	20,000
Paul Tedeschi	45,000 15,000	15,000
Armin Rezaei	38,000
Rachid El Yaacoubi	37,000
Jan-Eric Schwippert	35,000
Max Neugebauer	35,000 5,000	5,000
Gerard Carbo	35,000 5,000	5,000
Jonathan Therme	34,000 4,000	4,000
Mihails Morozovs	33,000
Fabio Peluso	32,000 2,000	2,000
Konstantin Held	32,000

02-20-2024 16:05 UTC+1

Abud Gets Booted by Ghanassia

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Cedric Ghanassia opened the action with a raise to 1,000 from under the gun and the action folded to Sajad Abud in the small blind. He jammed for his last 7,500 and Ghanassia asked for a count, then called after about thirty seconds.

Sajad Abud: J♣10♣
Cedric Ghanassia: Q♠J♠

Thanks to a board of A♦A♠K♥A♣6♥, the queen played to knock out Abud.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cedric Ghanassia	43,000 43,000	43,000
Sajad Abud	Busted

Tags: Cedric Ghanassia Sajad Abud

02-20-2024 16:03 UTC+1

Saft Takes Some Off Chalot

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Ollie Garland

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The action was caught as Benjamin Chalot, in middle position, had a wager of 2,200 laying in front of him, while Jimmy Saft, in the cutoff, had raised to 6,200. Chalot chose to call.

The K♥6♠7♠ flop saw Chalot check and then fold to a continuation bet of 5,000 from Saft.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Chalot	126,000 126,000	126,000
Jimmy Saft	29,000 29,000	29,000

Tags: Benjamin Chalot Jimmy Saft

02-20-2024 15:59 UTC+1

Farrell Shoves Turn in Four-Bet Pot

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Matt Warburton

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Following an open raise, Yuki Hamada three-bet to 2,500 from late position, then Niall Farrell four-bet to 7,000 from the small blind. Hamada called and action went heads-up to the flop.

The flop came 2♠9♥5♦. Farrell bet 3,000 and Hamada called. The turn was the 3♦ and Farrell shoved for 9,100. Hamada folded his hand and Farrell won the pot to bring his chip count back close to the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuki Hamada	56,000
Niall Farrell	29,000 29,000	29,000

Tags: Niall Farrell Yuki Hamada

02-20-2024 15:55 UTC+1

Rizzo Eliminated by Olofsson

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

In a preflop contest, Leonardo Rizzo was all-in for around 14,200 in the small blind and Stefan Olofsson looked him up in the cutoff.

Leonardo Rizzo: K♣9♣
Stefan Olofsson: A♣J♦

The J♥6♣3♦Q♦5♠ board sent Rizzo to the rail, while Olofsson jumped to nearly two times the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Olofsson	55,000
Leonardo Rizzo	Busted

Tags: Leonardo Rizzo Stefan Olofsson

02-20-2024 15:53 UTC+1

Spekman Is Good at Showdown

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Ollie Garland

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The pot stood at 5,400 with two players looking at a flop of 7♣5♠Q♥.

Denzel Spekman, who was under the gun, check-called a bet of 2,100 from Marc Foggin, in early position.

The 9♦ turn saw a repeat of the action, this time Foggin sized up to 8,000.

The 7♦ river checked to a showdown. Spekman tabled A♠Q♠ for top pair, winning him this pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Denzel Spekman	63,000 63,000	63,000
Marc Foggin	46,000 46,000	46,000

Tags: Denzel Spekman Marc Foggin

02-20-2024 15:39 UTC+1

Vlachos Calls Down Miniucchi

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Marcello Miniucchi in the big blind led the 6♣5♠2♥2♣ turn for 2,000 and the 3♥ river for 4,000. Andreas Vlachos called him down and was shown the 9♣8♦ by the Italian, which he had beat with the K♣K♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcello Miniucchi	42,000 -1,000	-1,000
Andreas Vlachos	40,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Andreas Vlachos Marcello Miniucchi

02-20-2024 15:39 UTC+1

Wheeler Needs the Board to Pair

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Ollie Garland

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The action was caught as three players were looking at a flop of K♣3♣5♣.

Joao Tomas, in the small blind, checked the action to Ramana Epparla, in early position. Epparla bet out 2,500, Jason Wheeler called from the cutoff, as did Tomas.

The J♥ turn saw Tomas check again. Epparla continued for 5,000 and Wheeler clicked it back to 10,500. Tomas cold called and Epparla also came along.

It was three ways to the A♦ river as all three players checked to a showdown. Tomas tabled 10♣9♣ for a flopped flush, Epparla mucked A♦K♦ face up, while Wheeler frustratedly announced "Pair the board one time!" as he flashed 5♠5♥ for a flopped set. Tomas took down this big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Tomas	70,000 31,000	31,000
Jason Wheeler	26,000 26,000	26,000
Ramana Epparla	5,200 5,200	5,200

Tags: Jason Wheeler Joao Tomas Ramana Epparla

02-20-2024 15:37 UTC+1

Haiche Claims Four-Bet Pot

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Matt Warburton

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Xiaqing Ji raised to 1,000 from the button, Enzo Enzo called in the small blind, then [Removed:482] three-bet to 4,200 from the big blind. Ji then four-bet to 11,500, sending Haiche into the tank. Time was called before Haiche finally called the four-bet.

The flop came A♣J♥7♦ and, in sharp contrast to the preflop action, Haiche instantly pushed around 30,000 into the middle, nearly all of his stack. Ji folded and Haiche claimed the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:482]	61,000
Xiaqing Ji	20,000

Tags: Enzo Enzo Xiaqing Ji

02-20-2024 15:37 UTC+1

Amorella Takes From Darie

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

On a flop of 10♥5♠3♦, Vlad Darie and Adrien Amorella invested 900 each and the 8♥ fell on the turn. Darie check-called for 2,800 this time and then checked the Q♣ on the river.

Once Darie checked once more, Amorella bet 5,500 to send his table neighbour into the tank. Once the single chip for the call was tossed, Amorella turned over his K♣K♥ for the overpair to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrien Amorella	41,000
Vlad Darie	15,500

Tags: Adrien Amorella Vlad Darie