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

Garagnani and Beresford Come from Behind to Stay Alive

Level 11 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Pedro Garagnani
Pedro Garagnani

Stoyan Obreshkov opened to 10,000 from under the gun and Pedro Garagnani shoved all in for 96,500 in the small blind. Obreshkov quickly called and had his opponent in trouble.

Pedro Garagnani: {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Stoyan Obreshkov: {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}

Despite being dominated, Garagnani spiked an ace on the {a-Clubs}{10-Spades}{10-Hearts} flop. The {6-Spades} and {8-Diamonds} runout secured the double-up for Garagnani.

Next door, Conor Beresford and Ren Lin also got all of their chips in the middle preflop with Beresford being at risk for 88,000. Beresford tabled {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs} but saw the bad news when Lin held {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}.

However, the flop of {9-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{3-Hearts} vaulted Beresford to the lead and held on through the {2-Spades}, {4-Diamonds} runout.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ren Lin cn
Ren Lin
225,000
-105,000
-105,000
Profile photo of Pedro Garagnani br
Pedro Garagnani
200,000
-18,000
-18,000
Profile photo of Conor Beresford gb
Conor Beresford
188,000
88,000
88,000
Profile photo of Stoyan Obreshkov bg
Stoyan Obreshkov
45,500
-54,500
-54,500
Run It Once

Tags: Conor BeresfordPedro GaragnaniRen LinStoyan Obreshkov

Auzoux Eliminated by Hrabec

Level 11 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Down to around 45,000 in chips, Gregoire Auzoux was all-in with the {a-Clubs}{5-Clubs} and found himself up against Roman Hrabec with the {9-Clubs}{9-Spades}.

The {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} flop left Auzoux on the ropes and he joked "diamonds, maybe?" with a dry smile on the face. He was drawing dead on the {7-Clubs} turn and that made the {3-Diamonds} river a formality.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Roman Hrabec cz
Roman Hrabec
130,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Gregoire Auzoux fr
Gregoire Auzoux
Busted

Tags: Gregoire AuzouxRoman Hrabec

Adams Runs Into Marques' Kings

Level 11 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Timothy Adams
Timothy Adams

Andre Marques raised to 11,000 in middle position and Timothy Adams called on the button. They went heads-up to a flop of {10-Clubs}{5-Spades}{3-Diamonds} and Marques checked. Adams bet 9,000 and Marques check-raised to 25,000. Adams used one of his time banks before shoving all in for 92,000. Marques snapped him off and the cards were on their backs.

Timothy Adams: {a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Andre Marques: {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

Adams flopped top pair but it was no match for the pocket kings of Marques. The {5-Clubs} and {4-Diamonds} runout were no help to Adams who was eliminated just moments after registration closed.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Andre Marques pt
Andre Marques
456,000
204,000
204,000
Profile photo of Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
Busted

Tags: Andre MarquesTimothy Adams

Updated Counts in the Field

Level 11 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tom Vogelsang nl
Tom Vogelsang
500,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Viktor Ustimov ru
Viktor Ustimov
380,000
46,000
46,000
Profile photo of Kannapong Thanarattrakul th
Kannapong Thanarattrakul
350,000
258,500
258,500
Profile photo of Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
340,000
186,500
186,500
Profile photo of Ren Lin cn
Ren Lin
330,000
188,500
188,500
Profile photo of Nikita Kuznetsov ru
Nikita Kuznetsov
310,000
-66,500
-66,500
Day 1 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Stefan Schillhabel de
Stefan Schillhabel
250,000
-15,000
-15,000
Profile photo of Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
210,000
110,000
110,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Pedro Marques pt
Pedro Marques
195,000
-4,000
-4,000
Profile photo of Jorryt van Hoof nl
Jorryt van Hoof
190,000
73,000
73,000
Profile photo of Rui Neves Ferreira pt
Rui Neves Ferreira
165,000
-5,000
-5,000
Profile photo of Chris Brewer us
Chris Brewer
130,000
-74,500
-74,500
Profile photo of Adam Miller us
Adam Miller
120,000
-17,000
-17,000
Profile photo of Jamil Wakil ca
Jamil Wakil
120,000
7,000
7,000
Profile photo of Alex Kulev bg
Alex Kulev
55,000
-50,000
-50,000
Profile photo of Bruno Volkmann br
Bruno Volkmann
48,000
-17,000
-17,000
Profile photo of Igor Yaroshevskyy ua
Igor Yaroshevskyy
45,000
45,000
45,000

Late Registration Closed

Level 11 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Some players are still trying to get seated as they have already bought in and the late registration for the event is officially closed. More than 100 entries have emerged on a very fast-paced opening stage and the official numbers will be verified until the first break.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Leon Sturm de
Leon Sturm
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Roman Hrabec cz
Roman Hrabec
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Mark Hammond gb
Mark Hammond
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Teun Mulder nl
Teun Mulder
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Ethan Yau us
Ethan Yau
100,000
100,000
100,000
StakeKings
Profile photo of Sirzat Hissou de
Sirzat Hissou
100,000
39,500
39,500
Profile photo of Niklas Astedt se
Niklas Astedt
100,000
Profile photo of Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
100,000
-110,000
-110,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Tobias Schwecht at
Tobias Schwecht
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Atanas Malinov bg
Atanas Malinov
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Gilmar Lima br
Gilmar Lima
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Mauricio Ferreira Pais de
Mauricio Ferreira Pais
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Dimitar Danchev bg
Dimitar Danchev
100,000
100,000
100,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Conor Beresford gb
Conor Beresford
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
Busted
EPT 2X Winner
Profile photo of Jonathan Pastore fr
Jonathan Pastore
Busted
Profile photo of Daewoong Song kr
Daewoong Song
Busted

Wakil Loads Up the Triple Barrel

Level 11 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jamil Wakil came into the day as one of the short stacks but is slowly making his way up the leaderboard in the opening levels. Wakil raised to 8,000 in middle position and Alexandre Reard called from the big blind.

The flop came {a-Hearts}{j-Spades}{4-Hearts} and Reard check-called a bet of 6,000 from Wakil. The {a-Spades} paired the board on the turn and Reard check-called another bet of 16,500 from Wakil.

The {8-Diamonds} completed the board and Reard checked for the third time. Wakil dropped in a bet of 36,000, nearly his entire stack and Reard was forced to finally lay his hand down.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jamil Wakil ca
Jamil Wakil
113,000
73,000
73,000
Profile photo of Alexandre Reard fr
Alexandre Reard
54,000
-40,000
-40,000

Tags: Jamil WakilAlexandre Reard

Level: 11

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Auzoux Bad Beats Lijo

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Lander Lijo
Lander Lijo

In a preflop contest, Lander Lijo had the best of it with {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} as he was up against Gregoire Auzoux with the {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}.

The kicker issue wasn't solved yet on the {6-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{3-Clubs} flop but Auzoux improved on the {10-Diamonds} turn, leaving his opponent with just three outs. Nothing changed with the {a-Clubs} river and that spelled the end for the Spaniard.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gregoire Auzoux fr
Gregoire Auzoux
145,000
45,000
45,000
Profile photo of Lander Lijo es
Lander Lijo
Busted

Tags: Gregoire AuzouxLander Lijo

Moraes Among Early Casualties on Day 2

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Rafael Da Silva Moraes
Rafael Da Silva Moraes

PokerStars ambassador Rafael Moraes was also among those to enter in the first hour of play but barely lasted half an hour. He got it in preflop with the {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} against Julien Sitbon, who held the dominating {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}.

The kicker played on the {a-Spades}{j-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{4-Spades}{6-Clubs} runout and that spelled the end for Moraes.

However, Sitbon then lost a bigger pot to Kayhan Mokri who further increased his decent stack towards the end of the late registration period.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kayhan Mokri no
Kayhan Mokri
440,000
93,500
93,500
Profile photo of Julien Sitbon fr
Julien Sitbon
250,000
-80,500
-80,500
Profile photo of Rafael Moraes br
Rafael Moraes
Busted

Tags: Julien SitbonKayhan MokriRafael Moraes

"Good Turn" for Nesterov

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Zhi Ning raised to 8,500 from under the gun and was called by Neymar and Jakov Nesterov on his left. They went three ways to a flop of {j-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} and Ning started with a check. Neymar fired out a bet of 13,000 which Nesterov called and Ning got out of the way.

The {9-Clubs} landed on the turn and Neymar slowed down with a check this time. Nesterov flicked in a bet of 10,000 and Neymar stuck around to see the {5-Diamonds} on the river.

Both players quickly tapped the table this time and Nesterov flipped over {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds} for a flush. "Good turn," Nesterov pointed out as he collected the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jakov Nesterov ru
Jakov Nesterov
403,000
273,000
273,000
Profile photo of Neymar br
Neymar
140,000
36,500
36,500

Tags: Jakov NesterovZhi NingNeymar