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

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

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

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

Mokri Collects a Bounty, Rises to the Top

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

Kayhan Mokri raised to 20,000 in middle position and was called by Julien Sitbon on his left and Igor Yaroshevskyy in the big blind. The flop came {q-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} and Mokri continued with a bet of 25,000 which only Yaroshevskyy called.

The turn was the {9-Spades} and Yaroshevskyy checked again. Mokri splashed in a bet of 200,000, more than enough to put Yaroshevskyy to the test for his last 72,000. Yaroshevskyy used up three of his time banks before finally making the call.

Yaorshevskyy turned over {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for a pair and a flush draw but still needed to improve against the {q-Hearts}{10-Spades} of Mokri. The river was the {k-Spades} and Mokri scored the knockout.

"Adrian, you know this is my kind of format," Mokri said to Adrian Mateos sitting at his table.

"I'm not surprised," Mateos responded with a chuckle.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kayhan Mokri no
Kayhan Mokri
775,000
115,000
115,000
Profile photo of Igor Yaroshevskyy ua
Igor Yaroshevskyy
Busted

Tags: Adrian MateosIgor YaroshevskyyJulien SitbonKayhan Mokri

Level: 14

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

More for Mokri; Less for Mulder

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Kayhan Mokri also notched up the elimination of Mark Hammond while another all-in showdown took place over on table two.

Jakov Nesterov was all-in for 86,000 with the {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds} and Teun Mulder went bounty-hunting with the {a-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}.

The {k-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{5-Spades}{a-Spades}{j-Hearts} board locked up the double on the turn with a set of kings.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kayhan Mokri no
Kayhan Mokri
850,000
75,000
75,000
Profile photo of Teun Mulder nl
Teun Mulder
300,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Jakov Nesterov ru
Jakov Nesterov
185,000
-15,000
-15,000
Profile photo of Mark Hammond gb
Mark Hammond
Busted

Tags: Jakov NesterovKayhan MokriMark HammondTeun Mulder

Quadruple Knockout for Ferreira Pais

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Mauricio Ferreira Pais
Mauricio Ferreira Pais

Table five brought a spectacular five-way all-in during which the severe short stacks of Stefan Schillhabel and Raphael Da Costa were in the middle. Furthermore, Jakob Miegel and Alexandre Reard were also all-in and they were all covered by Mauricio Ferreira Pais.

"Oh man, I also wanted his bounty," another player joked as the following cards were flipped over.

Raphael Da Costa: {7-Hearts}{3-Spades}
Stefan Schillhabel: {5-Hearts}{3-Hearts}
Alexandre Reard: {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Jakob Miegel: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}
Mauricio Ferreira Pais: {k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

The {q-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{4-Spades} flop gave Ferreira Pais a gutshot which he hit with the {10-Spades} turn to make the nuts for the time being. Reard and Miegel had outs to broadway but missed on the {8-Diamonds} river as a quadruple knockout was confirmed.

Player Chips Progress
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Mauricio Ferreira Pais
600,000
500,000
500,000
Profile photo of Raphael Da Costa br
Raphael Da Costa
Busted
Profile photo of Stefan Schillhabel de
Stefan Schillhabel
Busted
Profile photo of Jakob Miegel de
Jakob Miegel
Busted
Profile photo of Alexandre Reard fr
Alexandre Reard
Busted

Tags: Alexandre ReardJakob MiegelMauricio Ferreira PaisRaphael Da CostaStefan Schillhabel

Lin Returns the Favor to Beresford

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Conor Beresford
Conor Beresford

Ren Lin and Conor Beresford were back at it again as they got all of their chips in the middle preflop for the second time today. This time, the cards were reversed with Beresford holding the {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds} while Lin tabled {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}.

"This time, I have the nines," pointed out Lin after Beresford flopped a set on him in the previous battle.

The dealer fanned the flop of {a-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{2-Hearts} and Lin spiked a set as well. The {k-Diamonds} on the turn and the {k-Spades} on the river were no help to Beresford who slung his bounty ticket across the table.

"Ughhh. Now what?" Beresford asked himself.

Player Chips Progress
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Ren Lin
677,000
452,000
452,000
Profile photo of Conor Beresford gb
Conor Beresford
Busted

Tags: Ren LinConor Beresford

Seidel Knocks Out Thanarattrakul

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The action folded around to Kannapong Thanarattrakul in the small blind who ripped all in for around 75,000 chips. Erik Seidel woke up with a pair in the big blind and made the call.

Kannapong Thanarattrakul: {k-Hearts}{10-Clubs}
Erik Seidel: {2-Spades}{2-Diamonds}

The board ran out {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}{6-Spades}{9-Spades}{a-Clubs} and Thanarattrakul was unable to connect with the board, sending his bounty ticket to Seidel on his left.

Player Chips Progress
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Erik Seidel
322,000
202,000
202,000
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Kannapong Thanarattrakul th
Kannapong Thanarattrakul
Busted

Tags: Kannapong ThanarattrakulErik Seidel