€10,300 EPT High Roller Day 2 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

02-24-2024 22:57 UTC+2

Ferreira Survives

Tyler Foran

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Dumitru Pora opened 20,000 under the gun, and Ehsan Amiri called in the hijack before Kim De Sousa three-bet to 85,000 on the button. Rui Ferreira jammed for 121,000 in the big blind, before Pora pushed his stack of 220,000 in the middle. Both Amiri and De Sousa mucked their hands.

Rui Ferreira: 10♥10♣
Dumitru Pora: A♣K♦

The A♥6♥5♥ flop paired Pora to take the lead, but the 3♥ turn gave Ferreira a flush to seal the double as the A♦ rolled off on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ehsan Amiri	928,000 -135,000	-135,000

Kim De Sousa	593,000 453,000	453,000
Rui Ferreira	347,000 182,000	182,000
Dumitru Pora	99,000 53,500	53,500

Tags: Dumitru Pora Ehsan Amiri Kim De Sousa Rui Ferreira

02-24-2024 22:52 UTC+2

Ribeiro Makes the Right Call

Dan O'Hair

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Carlos Ribeiro opened to 17,000 from middle position and was called by Gianluca Cedolia on the button for a heads-up pot.

Ribeiro check-called a 26,000 bet from Cedolia on the 10♣9♥3♥ flop and then both players checked on the 4♦ turn.

The 6♥ completed the board and Ribeiro checked a final time, prompting a 46,000 bet from Cedolia.

Ribeiro thought a bit and decided to look Cedolia up.

"You're good," Cedolia said. Ribeiro turned over A♥9♣ for a pair of nines and Cedolia mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlos Ribeiro	470,000 288,000	288,000
Gianluca Cedolia	86,000 -11,000	-11,000

Tags: Carlos Ribeiro Gianluca Cedolia

02-24-2024 22:50 UTC+2

Incredible Call from Kolev

Tyler Foran

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Jean-Noel Thorel opened 20,000 in early position, and Boris Kolev called on the button.

When the 7♠4♦2♣ flop hit the felt, Thorel continued for 15,000 before Kolev raised to 42,000. Thorel called.

The Q♣ turn was checked through to see the J♠ river. Thorel fired a bet of 60,000, putting Kolev in the tank. After using a time bank, he made the call.

Thorel tabled A♣3♣, missing his flush draw and straight draw, and Kolev took down the pot with A♥4♥ for a pair of fours.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Kolev	620,000 210,000	210,000
Jean-Noel Thorel	203,000 -202,000	-202,000

Tags: Boris Kolev Jean-Noel Thorel

02-24-2024 22:47 UTC+2

Bubble Bursts with Metaal Exit

Richard Hayes

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Big stack Robin Ylitalo opened to 17,000 on the stone bubble, with Govert Metaal in the big blind only having 3,000 behind after paying the big blind and the ante.

Stanislav Zegal called in the cutoff and Metaal flicked in his remaining chips.

The Q♣J♦7♦ flop and J♥ turn were checked through by both active players.

On the Q♠ river, Ylitalo led out for 15,000 and Zegal called.

Metaal turned over 9♠4♥ and was playing the board with a nine-high kicker and Ylitalo had 9♥8♠ for the same hand.

Zegal was also playing the two pair on board, but had A♦2♦ for the ace-high kicker and that was enough to take the pot, send Metaal to the exit in 72nd place, and burst the bubble.

All players remaining are now guaranteed the minimum cash of €17,950.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robin Ylitalo	1,150,000 524,000	524,000

Stanislav Zegal	388,000 114,000	114,000
Govert Metaal	Busted

Tags: Govert Metaal Robin Ylitalo Stanislav Zegal

02-24-2024 22:33 UTC+2

Hand-For-Hand

Tyler Foran

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

With 72 players remaining, and 71 getting paid, the hand-for-hand process has officially begun.

02-24-2024 22:32 UTC+2

Coleman Doubles

Tyler Foran

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Govert Metaal jammed the small blind, and David Coleman called off his remaining 63,000 in the big blind.

Govert Metaal: 8♠3♥
David Coleman: A♦10♠

The 10♣6♦3♣ flop gave both players a pair, and Coleman had the lead with a pair of tens. The A♣ turn improved him to two pair, and he was able to fade the three as the 4♠ landed on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Coleman	134,000 -1,000	-1,000

Govert Metaal	18,000 -87,000	-87,000

Tags: David Coleman Govert Metaal

02-24-2024 22:31 UTC+2

Hallay Soft Bubbles

Dan O'Hair

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Axel Hallay was all in for his last 200,000 on the button against Sergey Lebedev, who had Hallay covered from middle position.

Axel Hallay: K♠K♦
Sergey Lebedev: Q♥Q♠

Hallay was in good shape to double, but the 4♦Q♦6♦ flop gave Lebedev a set of queens to take the lead.

Lebedev was still drawing very much alive holding the K♦ for a flush draw, but the 7♥ turn and 6♣ river bricked out and Hallay was eliminated two from the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergey Lebedev	505,000 270,000	270,000
Axel Hallay	Busted

Tags: Axel Hallay Sergey Lebedev

02-24-2024 22:20 UTC+2

Heath Applies Max Pressure

Richard Hayes

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Jerome Finck opened to 16,000 under the gun, and was faced with a three-bet to 55,000 by Andras Nemeth on the button.

Action folded to British crusher Ben Heath in the big blind, who asked to see Nemeth's stack.

After some thought, Heath produced a cold four-bet to 93,000, applying maximum pressure to his opponents with the bubble fast approaching.

Fincke thought it through for a while but let his hand go, while Nemeth released his in shorter order, allowing Heath to scoop a nice pot unopposed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Heath	585,000 85,000	85,000
Jerome Finck	470,000 -20,000	-20,000
Andras Nemeth	400,000 -59,000	-59,000

Tags: Andras Nemeth Ben Heath Jerome Finck

02-24-2024 22:20 UTC+2

No Resistance on the Flop for Soika

Tyler Foran

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Cedric Schwaederle opened 16,000 in the cutoff, and Ihar Soika called on the button.

The Q♦10♣4♠ flop hit the felt, and Schwaederle check-folded to a bet of 15,000 from Soika.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cedric Schwaederle	630,000 260,000	260,000
Ihar Soika	590,000 -42,000	-42,000

Tags: Cedric Schwaederle Ihar Soika

02-24-2024 22:17 UTC+2

Heath Flush With Chips

Dan O'Hair

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ben Heath opened to 20,000 first-to-act and was called by Jerome Finck from early position and Oliver Weis on the button for a three-way pot.

Action checked through on the 3♠2♠A♠ flop and 6♠ turn, but Heath led out for 27,000 after the 6♥ completed the board.

Weis stuck in a call and Finck folded. Heath tabled A♣10♠ for a flush and Weis showed he held 5♣5♠ for a lower flush — sending the pot Heath's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oliver Weis	680,000 -30,000	-30,000
Ben Heath	500,000 192,000	192,000
Jerome Finck	490,000 66,000	66,000

Tags: Ben Heath Jerome Finck Oliver Weis