2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j2
Prize
€1,287,800
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€8,385,600
Entries
1,747
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
644
Players Left
222

Fedorca Stops The Bleeding; Chats His Way to a Double

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Gheorghe Fedorca
Gheorghe Fedorca

Joining the action on the Q648 turn, Francisco Perez Moreno bet 5,500 out of the big blind. Gheorghe Fedorca then raised to 14,500 in the cutoff and Perez Moreno called.

That led them to the K on the river, on which the Spaniard checked. Fedorca moved all-in near instantly and Perez Moreno sighed loudly, sunk into his chair, groaned and asked for a count which happened to be 48,500.

What followed was a tank of more than three minutes during which both players chatted back and forth. Fedorca was smirking, albeit hiding half of his face behind a scarf and he was the one to do most of the talking.

"No flush ... what do you have, a queen?" Fedorca asked.

Perez Moreno responded "bad combo ... very bad hero call," without coming to a conclusion just yet.

Ultimately, the Spaniard asked Fedorca if he likes bluffing.

"Me? Bluff? Never," Fedorca said with a grin on his face and several players at the table chuckled.

"What do you have?" Fedorca inquired again and Perez Moreno replied "I don't see my card."

Aleksejs Ponakovs was one of the spectators and gave Perez Moreno another half a minute before he called the clock. During the thirty second countdown, the call followed and Fedorca tabled the 44 for a set.

"I know ..." Perez Moreno sighed and exposed his Q9.

The table broke right after with the Spaniard leaving on a nub and around two dozen eliminations away from the money bubble.

Player Chips Progress
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Aleksejs Ponakovs
410,000
120,000
120,000
Profile photo of Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
355,000
-11,000
-11,000
Profile photo of Francesco Biribao it
Francesco Biribao
195,000
132,500
132,500
Profile photo of Gheorghe Fedorca ro
Gheorghe Fedorca
150,000
-130,000
-130,000
Profile photo of Benoit Mahoux ro
Benoit Mahoux
145,000
77,000
77,000
Profile photo of Linus Hjulstroem se
Linus Hjulstroem
35,500
16,500
16,500
Profile photo of Francisco Perez Moreno es
Francisco Perez Moreno
30,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsFrancisco Perez MorenoGheorghe Fedorca

Neychev Forces Jalba River Fold

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Eusebiu-Nicolae Jalba
Eusebiu-Nicolae Jalba

Eusebiu Jalba opened with a bet of 6,000 from the button and was faced with a three-bet to 18,000 by Krasimir Neychev in the small blind. Jalba called.

The 2Q4 flop was checked through by both players.

On the 3 turn Neychev led out with a bet of 11,000 and Jalba called.

The river brought the 3 and Neychev fired out another bet of 35,000.

Jalba thought it over for a while but ultimately mucked his hand and tapped the table.

Player Chips Progress
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Krasimir Neychev
215,000
165,000
165,000
Profile photo of Eusebiu Jalba ro
Eusebiu Jalba
162,000
2,000
2,000

Tags: Eusebiu JalbaKrasimir Neychev

Ropert Eliminated by Groenendijk

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Corentin Ropert
Corentin Ropert

Corentin Ropert pushed a short stack of around ten blinds from the hijack and was called by Julien Groenendijk on the button.

Corentin Ropert: Q9
Julien Groenendijk: 88

The K645 turn gave Ropert a flush draw on top of his two overcards but Groenendijk was the one to improve to a straight with the 7 river.

The same table also features EPT Sochi Main Event champion Arsenii Karmatckii, Walter Treccarichi, and the two WSOP Europe Main Event runner-ups Gianluca Speranza as well as Ting-Yi "Eric" Tsai. Furthermore, last year's eighth-place finisher Johan Schultz-Pedersen is there, too, who earned €144,300 for the efforts in 2023.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gianluca Speranza it
Gianluca Speranza
310,000
6,000
6,000
Profile photo of Ting-Yi Tsai tw
Ting-Yi Tsai
275,000
115,000
115,000
Profile photo of Walter Treccarichi it
Walter Treccarichi
275,000
-43,500
-43,500
Profile photo of Julien Groenendijk de
Julien Groenendijk
267,000
85,000
85,000
Profile photo of Arsenii Karmatckii ru
Arsenii Karmatckii
260,000
163,500
163,500
Profile photo of Iuri Maia Leite br
Iuri Maia Leite
191,000
159,000
159,000
Profile photo of Johan Schultz-Pedersen dk
Johan Schultz-Pedersen
180,000
Profile photo of Corentin Ropert fr
Corentin Ropert
Busted

Tags: Arsenii KarmatckiiCorentin RopertGianluca SperanzaJohan Schultz-PedersenJulien GroenendijkWalter Treccarichi

Boika Cracks Aces but Remains Kind

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Aliaksei Boika
Aliaksei Boika

Aliaksei Boika got his stack of 53,000 chips in from the small blind against Nicolas Lecoeuvre in the hijack.

Aliaksei Boika: KQ
Nicolas Lecoeuvre: AA

Boika flopped one pair on K38 and turned two of them on the Q. The 7 river did not counterfeit him and he doubled up.

After the fact, Boika felt like he received too many chips and requested a recount of his stack. It turned out that he indeed received 6,000 too much, and it was swiftly returned to Lecoeuvre.

Player Chips Progress
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Aliaksei Boika
112,000
62,000
62,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Nicolas Lecoeuvre fr
Nicolas Lecoeuvre
95,000
-55,000
-55,000

Tags: Aliaksei BoikaNicolas Lecoeuvre

Odeen Doubles and Damages Dowling

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Jerry Odeen
Jerry Odeen

Bryn Kenney opened to 7,000 and faced a three-bet to 19,500 from Jerry Odeen.

Action folded to Chris Dowling, who pondered his options for a moment, before producing a cold four-bet to 50,000.

Kenney quickly folded, but Odeen went into the tank.

After about two minutes, Odeen announced he was all-in and Dowling made the quick call, with Odeen at risk.

Jerry Odeen: AK
Chris Dowling: QQ

It was the classic race, and Dowling didn't remain ahead for long, the flop coming 6K10 to give Odeen a pair of kings, a lead he would not relinquish on the 93 runout.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jerry Odeen se
Jerry Odeen
326,500
206,500
206,500
Profile photo of Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
129,000
54,000
54,000
Profile photo of Chris Dowling
Chris Dowling
72,000
72,000
72,000

Tags: Bryn KenneyChris DowlingJerry Odeen

Custodio Hero Calls in Huge Pot

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Daniel Custodio
Daniel Custodio

Daniel Custodio and Thomas Saminadin were on a completed board of 54762, with 100,000 chips already gathered in the middle.

Custodio checked from the big blind before Saminadin fired 43,000 from the hijack. Custodio took a few moments to think things through but ultimately tossed in a call.

Saminadin could only show QJ for queen-high, while Custodio had called with A5 for third pair. The chips were shipped to Custodio, who obtained a stack of nearly three times the average.

Player Chips Progress
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Daniel Custodio
450,000
232,000
232,000
Profile photo of Thomas Saminadin fr
Thomas Saminadin
110,000
110,000
110,000

Tags: Daniel CustodioThomas Saminadin

Duce Puts Espina in Blender

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Around 108,000 was in the middle and the board read 7343 in a hand between Joshua Duce on the button and Jose Espina in the small blind.

Espina had checked to Duce, who moved all in for 115,000.

Espina went deep into the tank, taking at least five minutes and at a couple of points blowing out his cheeks and giving the table a quiet tap in frustation.

He just couldn't make a decision, and eventually the clock was called. As time began to run out, Espina disposed of his hand sending a nice pot to Duce.

Player Chips Progress
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Joshua Duce
225,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Jose Espina es
Jose Espina
170,000
20,000
20,000

Tags: Jose EspinaJoshua Duce

Spencer Scores a Double Knockout

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Lewis Spencer
Lewis Spencer

The action started with a raise to 5,000 by Gonzalo Almeida and Kevin Fernandez Ferrer then pushed all-in from one seat over in the hijack. Pierre Merlin called all-in out of the cutoff for around four blinds and the action then reached Lewis Spencer in the small blind.

"How much is the bigger one?" Spencer inquired and the shove by Fernandez Ferrer was for 37,000 total, which the Brit just called. Almeida got out of the way and the cards were revealed.

Pierre Merlin: 44
Kevin Fernandez Ferrer: AK
Lewis Spencer: QQ

Merlin took the lead with the 743 flop for a potential quadruple up and retained it on the 8 turn. He only needed to dodge a queen but the Q fell on the river to give Spencer the superior set for a double knockout.

Player Chips Progress
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Lewis Spencer
265,000
65,000
65,000
Profile photo of Gonzalo Almeida
Gonzalo Almeida
245,000
119,500
119,500
Profile photo of Jamie Nixon gb
Jamie Nixon
120,000
120,000
120,000
Profile photo of Ka Kwan Lau gb
Ka Kwan Lau
115,000
17,000
17,000
Profile photo of Kevin Fernandez Ferrer es
Kevin Fernandez Ferrer
Busted
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Pierre Merlin
Busted

Tags: Gonzalo AlmeidaKevin Fernandez FerrerLewis SpencerPierre Merlin

Adams on Right Side of Ultimate Cooler

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Timothy Adams
Timothy Adams

Virgile Turchi raised to 6,000 under the gun before Timothy Adams three-bet to 16,500 in the cutoff. Turchi then four-bet to 40,000 and Adams moved all in for 132,000. Turchi snap-called.

Timothy Adams: AA
Virgile Turchi: KK

Turchi's kings had run right into Adams' aces as he found no help on the 5103Q7 board to double Adams up.

In addition to a suddenly richer Adams, fellow high rollers Duco ten Haven and Artur Martirosian are also at this table.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
265,000
160,000
160,000
Profile photo of Duco ten Haven nl
Duco ten Haven
220,000
35,000
35,000
Profile photo of Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
90,000
17,500
17,500
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Virgile Turchi
Virgile Turchi
32,000
-138,000
-138,000

Tags: Timothy AdamsVirgile Turchi

Wakil Damages Boianovsky

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Jamil Wakil
Jamil Wakil

Jamil Wakil opened to 6,000 on the button, only to be faced with a three-bet to 25,000 from Felipe Boianovsky in the big blind. After some thought Wakil called.

On the QJ5 flop Boianovsky continued with a bet of 17,500, which Wakil called.

On the J turn Boianovsky checked to Wakil, who slid out a bet of 16,000. Boianovsky then reached for chips and produced a raise to 79,000. After a long period of thought Wakil called.

On the 2 river, Boianovsky took a couple of minutes before checking his option. Wakil checked quickly behind.

Boianovsky showed 107 for the missed flush draw and Wakil showed 1010, allowing him to scoop a chunky pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Jamil Wakil
345,000
75,000
75,000
Profile photo of Felipe Boianovsky br
Felipe Boianovsky
105,000
-50,000
-50,000

Tags: Felipe BoianovskyJamil Wakil