2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

€10,200 Mystery Bounty
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
53
Prize
€128,500
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,200
Prize Pool
€1,027,200
Entries
107
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 2
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: {4-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}
Kannapong Thanarattrakul: {a-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

The board ran out {k-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{3-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{3-Clubs} and Lima held on to double up, leaving his bounty ticket still up for grabs.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kannapong Thanarattrakul th
Kannapong Thanarattrakul
272,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Gilmar Lima br
Gilmar Lima
126,000
-24,000
-24,000

Tags: Gilmar LimaKannapong Thanarattrakul

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.

AmountCountTotal
€75,0001€75,000
€50,0001€50,000
€25,0004€100,000
€10,0007€70,000
€7,50020€150,000
€5,00018€90,000
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kayhan Mokri no
Kayhan Mokri
660,000
220,000
220,000
Profile photo of Julien Sitbon fr
Julien Sitbon
600,000
350,000
350,000
Profile photo of Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
Busted
EPT 2X Winner
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Chris Brewer
Busted
Profile photo of Thomas Eychenne fr
Thomas Eychenne
Busted

Neymar and Kitai Sent to the Rail

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Neymar Jr
Neymar Jr

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 {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}, but it was no good to beat Shimizu Nozomu and his {k-Spades}{6-Clubs} on a board of {k-Hearts}{6-Spades}{3-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Felipe Ketzer br
Felipe Ketzer
250,000
-41,000
-41,000
Profile photo of Shimizu Nozomu jp
Shimizu Nozomu
240,000
45,000
45,000
Profile photo of Neymar br
Neymar
Busted
Profile photo of Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
Busted
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Davidi KitaiFelipe KetzerNeymarShimizu Nozomu

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: {a-Spades}{9-Hearts}
Conor Beresford: {q-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}

The flop came {j-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{7-Spades} and Plesuv was still in the lead with ace-high. The {a-Diamonds} on the turn left Beresford drawing dead to the {4-Clubs} on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Pavel Plesuv md
Pavel Plesuv
204,000
104,000
104,000
Profile photo of Conor Beresford gb
Conor Beresford
97,000
-91,000
-91,000

Tags: Pavel PlesuvConor Beresford

Battle of the Dutchmen Goes to Mulder

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Derk van Luijk
Derk van Luijk

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: {5-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}
Teun Mulder: {k-Hearts}{10-Clubs}

The {10-Spades}{4-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} 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
Profile photo of Teun Mulder nl
Teun Mulder
250,000
150,000
150,000
Profile photo of Derk van Luijk nl
Derk van Luijk
Busted
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Derk van LuijkTeun Mulder

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: {a-Spades}{8-Diamonds}
Stephen Chidwick: {a-Spades}{8-Diamonds}

The {8-Spades}{5-Hearts}{3-Spades} flop gave Malinov a pair of eights but Chidwick took the lead on the {10-Spades} turn. There was one further twist to the story as the {7-Spades} river improved the Bulgarian to the nut flush for the double.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
375,000
35,000
35,000
Profile photo of Atanas Malinov bg
Atanas Malinov
158,000
58,000
58,000

Tags: Atanas MalinovStephen Chidwick

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
David Kaye
David Kaye

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!

Tags: David Kaye

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
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Leon Sturm
Busted
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Rui Neves Ferreira
Busted