Calling All Americans
Level 13
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
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— Stan Jablonski (@StanJablonski)
2023 PokerStars EPT Paris
€10,200 Mystery Bounty
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 PokerStars EPT Paris
Buy-in
€10,200
Prize Pool
€1,027,200
Entries
107
Level
27
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
81
Players Left
1
Lima Holds to Double Up
Level 13
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Gilmar Lima was down to just 53,000 chips and shipped all in from the hijack. Kannapong Thanarattrakul re-shoved all in as the big stack on the button and the blinds folded.
Gilmar Lima: 
Kannapong Thanarattrakul: 
The board ran out 
and Lima held on to double up, leaving his bounty ticket still up for grabs.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
272,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
126,000
-24,000
|
-24,000 |
Down to the Final Six Tables
Level 13
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Half a dozen players have already been eliminated and the Mystery Bounty prizes are displayed in the tournament area, yet nobody has redeemed any of the envelopes yet. Kayhan Mokri and Julien Sitbon are the two big stacks after nothing up several knockouts over on table one.
| Amount | Count | Total |
|---|---|---|
| €75,000 | 1 | €75,000 |
| €50,000 | 1 | €50,000 |
| €25,000 | 4 | €100,000 |
| €10,000 | 7 | €70,000 |
| €7,500 | 20 | €150,000 |
| €5,000 | 18 | €90,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
660,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
600,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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|
Busted | |
|
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|
Busted | |
Neymar and Kitai Sent to the Rail
Level 13
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Fellow Brazilian Felipe Ketzer was somewhat embarrassed as he apparently had slowrolled football star Neymar with pocket aces to dispatch the striker, who could not improve with pocket fives.
At the same time one table over, Davidi Kitai was spotted on his way to the rail as well. He held a pocket pair in the final encounter with the 
, but it was no good to beat Shimizu Nozomu and his 
on a board of 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
-41,000
|
-41,000 |
|
240,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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|
Busted | |
|
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Beresford Goes Bounty Hunting
Level 13
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The action folded around to Pavel Plesuv in the small blind who shipped all in for 98,000. Conor Beresford reluctantly called from the big blind hoping to grab one of the bounty tickets that are now in play.
Pavel Plesuv: 
Conor Beresford: 
The flop came 
and Plesuv was still in the lead with ace-high. The 
on the turn left Beresford drawing dead to the on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
204,000
104,000
|
104,000 |
|
97,000
-91,000
|
-91,000 |
Battle of the Dutchmen Goes to Mulder
Level 13
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
All-in with a short stack soon after the break, Derk van Luijk was all-in in a flip against fellow countryman Teun Mulder.
Derk van Luijk: 
Teun Mulder: 
The 
runout improved Mulder to a pair of tens while van Luijk was initially relieved. He had not seen the superior pair of Mulder on the other side of the dealer and table before then realising the bad news. Mulder is the first player to earn a bounty draw and many more are to follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
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Malinov Doubles Through Chidwick
Level 13
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Soon after the players returned from the break, Stephen Chidwick jammed into Atanas Malinov in a battle of the blinds. Malinov called all-in for the 75,000 he had behind.
Atanas Malinov:
Stephen Chidwick:
The 
flop gave Malinov a pair of eights but Chidwick took the lead on the turn. There was one further twist to the story as the river improved the Bulgarian to the nut flush for the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
375,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
||
|
158,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
David Kaye "Blown Away" by Impact of PokerStars US Player Pool Merging
Level 12
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
American David Kaye spoke with PokerNews about his journey from a small-town Michigan poker player to becoming a poker player and PokerStars ambassador.
He also gave insight into the current poker scene in Michigan, and the potential of online poker in the state.
“We know the end goal isn't just two states,” he said. “Two states is great, but this is just the groundwork to get where we really want to be when we have all the states under one umbrella — or as many states as possible.”
Find out what Kaye had to say about the bright future of PokerStars US here!
Extended Break and Chip Race
Level 12
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With 51 players out of 107 entries remaining, Level 12 has come to an end. Tournament staff announced an extended 30-minute break during which the T-500 chips are raced off. Furthermore, the Mystery Bounty prizes are now prepared as well as they come into play when the action resumes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |