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

02-20-2024 21:20 UTC+2

Belea Back in Action

Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Razvan Belea raised to 1,600 and was called only by Brazil's Iuri Maia Leite in the cutoff. The flop came 6♦2♠2♣ and Belea continued for 3,500, earning a call from Maia Leite. They headed to the 8♠ turn on which the defending champion check-folded to a bet of 5,000 by Maia Leite.

Player	Chips	Progress
Razvan Belea	62,000 62,000	62,000

Iuri Maia Leite	38,000 38,000	38,000

Tags: Iuri Maia Leite Razvan Belea

02-20-2024 21:16 UTC+2

Schmidt Finds Fold as Mao Shoved

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Matt Warburton

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Fabian Schmidt raised to 1,600 from middle position, Renji Mao three-bet to 4,500 from the button, then Schmidt called.

The flop came 4♦4♠2♥. Schmidt checked, Mao bet 3,000 and Schmidt called. The turn was the 10♦ and Schmidt checked again. Mao bet 6,500 and Schmidt made the call.

The river was the Q♣. Schmidt checked and Mao bet 25,000. Schmidt made the fold and Mao took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renji Mao	53,000
Fabian Schmidt	19,000 -1,000	-1,000

Tags: Fabian Schmidt Renji Mao

02-20-2024 21:14 UTC+2

Ghassan Spikes the River

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Ollie Garland

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The pot stood at 11,200 with two players looking at a board of 2♣J♦K♠A♥.

Ibrahim Ghassan, who was under the gun, bet out for 4,000. Pascal Hartmann made the call from the hijack.

Ghassan slowed down on the 4♥ river, Hartmann took the lead for 7,500 and Ghassan called. Hartmann tabled A♦Q♠ for top pair, while Ghassan rolled over A♠4♠ for a rivered two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ibrahim Ghassan	92,000 92,000	92,000
Pascal Hartmann	25,000 -7,000	-7,000

Tags: Ibrahim Ghassan Pascal Hartmann

02-20-2024 21:12 UTC+2

Bevers Gets Respect

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Dan O'Hair

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Clement Michaud opened to 1,600 from middle position and was called by Ramesh Caussy in the hijack, Dominik Nitsche in the cutoff, and Wagner Ripper on the button.

Maxim Bevers then squeezed to 9,500 from the small blind and each player folded in sequence to award Bevers some easy chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominik Nitsche	80,000 -49,000	-49,000
Ramesh Caussy	70,000 13,000	13,000
Maxim Bevers	52,000 52,000	52,000
Clement Michaud	37,000 -22,800	-22,800
Wagner Ripper	32,000 1,500	1,500

Tags: Clement Michaud Dominik Nitsche Maxim Bevers Ramesh Caussy Wagner Ripper

02-20-2024 21:10 UTC+2

Linard Wins Linear Hand

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Francesco Delfoco raised it up to 1,700 and Louis Linard called from one seat over on the button. What followed were three barrels for 1,500 on the Q♥Q♣8♦ flop, 2,800 on the 7♣ turn and 8,000 on the 8♥ river.

Linard called all the way and won the pot with A♣8♣, as Delfoco only had J♣10♠ for a missed gutshot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Louis Linard	75,000 75,000	75,000
Francesco Delfoco	65,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: Francesco Delfoco Louis Linard

02-20-2024 21:02 UTC+2

Assorted Big Stacks After Dinner

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel Rymar	175,000
Ruida Lin	172,000
Adrian Chabbi	159,300
Eusebiu Jalba	158,600
Daniel Neilson	158,200
Marc Foggin	150,000
Bernhard Binder	143,600
Mehdi Merai	141,000
Daniel Rezaei	138,500
Stefan Lehner	131,500

Masato Ohara	130,000
Olivier Fazio	128,000
Gregory Fournier	126,100

Boris Angelov	125,000
Jean-Pierre Boulad	120,400
Klemens Roiter	117,000
Kenny Hallaert	113,000

Jacob Stone	112,200
Krishna Madhariwar	112,000
Philippe Barouk	108,000
Lukas Hafner	107,000
Giovanni Giudice	106,000
Fabian Rolli	104,500
Antoine Chamba	102,800
Daan Mulders	101,400