€5,300 EPT Paris Main Event Day 1b | 2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

02-21-2023 22:50 UTC+2

Savio Chips Up Further Thanks to Brandi

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Heads-up to the turn, Iacopo Brandi checked and subsequently called a bet worth 5,500 by Steve Savio. The river completed a potential flush and both players opted to check it down.

Brandi briefly showed his cards but couldn't beat the for two pair by Savio.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Savio	130,000 130,000	130,000
Iacopo Brandi	29,000 29,000	29,000

Tags: Iacopo Brandi Steve Savio

02-21-2023 22:47 UTC+2

Homma Can't Stop Busting O'Dwyer

Matt Hansen

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Steve O'Dwyer was all in for his last 12,400 from middle position and Sho Homma shoved from the small blind to isolate. The big blind got out of the way and action was heads up with O'Dwyer at risk.

Steve O'Dwyer:
Sho Homma:

"Didn't you bust me in Prague?" O'Dwyer asked.

Homma nodded and the dealer was ready to go.

The board ran out and Homma turned a pair of queens to send O'Dwyer to the rail once again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sho Homma	41,500 41,500	41,500
Steve O'Dwyer	Busted

Tags: Sho Homma Steve O'Dwyer

02-21-2023 22:38 UTC+2

A Few Late Night Chip Count Updates From Around the Room

Matt Hansen

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Scalzi	69,000 39,000	39,000
Ido Aboudi	64,600 34,600	34,600
Georgi Sandev	62,500 31,500	31,500
Hala Karam	48,800 19,000	19,000
Razvan Belea	42,500 9,500	9,500

Dinesh Alt	27,000 -3,000	-3,000
Brian Kim	22,700 -7,300	-7,300
Vasyl Zabrodskyy	19,600 -45,900	-45,900

02-21-2023 22:34 UTC+2

Vedral Doubles Through Mulders

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Following a flop, David Vedral was all-in for 18,300 with the and Daan Mulders looked him up holding the for two overcards and a flush draw. Mulders and Parker Talbot were calling for cards and joking for the conclusion of the hand but there was no help to Mulders on the turn and river.

"Stupid cards," he grinned with a smile on his face as he had to fork over half of his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Parker Talbot	85,000 42,000	42,000

David Vedral	42,000 -8,000	-8,000
Kannapong Thanarattrakul	20,000 -8,000	-8,000
Daan Mulders	18,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Daan Mulders David Vedral Parker Talbot

02-21-2023 22:32 UTC+2

Updated Counts in the Field

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Lianmin Bai	180,000 180,000	180,000
Iraklis Manikaros	170,000 170,000	170,000
Ian Bradley	160,000 95,000	95,000
Sander Aamodt	146,000 71,000	71,000
Derk van Luijk	140,000 45,000	45,000

Olivier Temam	120,000 120,000	120,000
Armin Rezaei	110,000 78,000	78,000
Andras Vaczo	95,000 -10,000	-10,000
Bogdan Berinde	75,000 31,000	31,000
Paul Hoefer	70,000 40,300	40,300
Ionut-Flavius Voinea	70,000
Martin Stausholm	65,000 32,000	32,000
Carlos Chang	64,000 64,000	64,000
Benjamin Spragg	60,000 60,000	60,000

Vadzim Godzdanker	55,000 -3,000	-3,000
Symeon Alexandridis	55,000 -5,000	-5,000
Bart Lybaert	45,000 45,000	45,000
Mario Mosboeck	28,000 28,000	28,000
Hayato Kitajima	22,000 -6,000	-6,000
William Kassouf	8,000 -47,000	-47,000

02-21-2023 22:28 UTC+2

Oghabian Among the Next Casualties

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Down to around 15,000 in chips, Milad Oghabian put his hopes on ace-five but he had a mountain to climb. Georgios Vrakas tabled the and remained ahead all the way on the flop, turn and river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Vrakas	120,000 35,000	35,000
Milad Oghabian	Busted

Tags: Georgios Vrakas Milad Oghabian

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

02-21-2023 22:22 UTC+2

Lampropoulos Doesn't Freeroll a Knockout

Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Joyoung Jung pushed all-in for a very short stack and was called by big stack Nikolaos Lampropoulos from three seats over. Jung's was up against and he pulled back the chips already after a flop. The turn was a huge sweat but the river ensured a split pot.

Jung's next shove for 6,100 went through but he bowed out a couple of hands later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolaos Lampropoulos	115,000 -5,000	-5,000
Joyoung Jung	Busted

Tags: Nikolaos Lampropoulos

02-21-2023 22:15 UTC+2

No Saad Story for Mrizeq

Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With the cards on their backs preflop, Youssef Mrizeq was the player at risk for 15,400 with the . He was up against the of William Saad, who didn't get there on the runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Youssef Mrizeq	33,000 8,900	8,900
William Saad	13,000

Tags: William Saad Youssef Mrizeq

02-21-2023 22:13 UTC+2

Hot Diaz Cooled Down by Ahuja

Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Ankit Ahuja announced a three-bet to 6,500 and then instantly called the four-bet shove by Gilbert Diaz in an early position, who got it in for around 22,000.

Gilbert Diaz:
Ankit Ahuja:

The runout sent Diaz back to the registration desk and there were some raised eyebrows after the showdown. "It was bound to happen," someone remarked and Ahuja replied, "I am glad it was with me, and that no ace came."