2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

€3,000 Mystery Bounty
Day: 1
Event Info

2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
33
Prize
€298,796
Event Info
Buy-in
€3,000
Prize Pool
€1,682,936
Entries
997
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
827
Players Left
213

Konnikova Runs Kings Into Zhou’s Aces as Last Three Hands Are Called

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Maria Konnikova
Maria Konnikova

Quan Zhou, who was under the gun, and Maria Konnikova, on the button, had a preflop-raising war that saw all the chips in the middle before the flop.

Maria Konnikova: KK
Quan Zhou: AA

The board ran out 872J2. Zhou was the beneficiary of this cooler right at the end of Day 1, sending PokerStars Ambassador to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Quan Zhou
221,000
221,000
221,000
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Maria Konnikova
Busted

Tags: Maria KonnikovaQuan Zhou

Estrada Rivers Straight to Send Tabatabaei to Rail

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Soraya Estrada
Soraya Estrada

Reza Tabatabaei was all in preflop from early position against Soraya Estrada in the big blind, who had her opponent well covered as players flipped their cards.

Reza Tabatabaei: AK
Soraya Estrada: AJ

The board ran out 8101079. Tabatabaei had Estrada dominated, but Estrada rivered a straight to win the pot, sending Tabatabaei out in the last level of the day.

Player Chips Progress
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Soraya Estrada
112,000
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Reza Tabatabaei
Busted

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Rubiralta Flips With El-Rais

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Lucien Sin-Ilie raised from the hijack, Gerard Rubiralta three-bet to 9,500 from the cutoff and Mohamad El-Rais cold four-bet to 49,500 from the big blind. Sin-Ilie folded and Rubiralta moved all in for 51,000. El-Rais called.

Gerard Rubiralta: QQ
Mohamad El-Rais: AK

This flip fell in the favour of El-Rais as the window card flashed the A while the remaining 3756 runout didn't improve Rubiralta, and he was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Mohamad El-Rais
145,000
145,000
145,000
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Lucien Sin-Ilie
61,500
14,300
14,300
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Gerard Rubiralta
Busted

Tags: Gerard RubiraltaLucien Sin-IlieMohamad El-Rais

Yotsushika Scores a Knock Out

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The pot stood at approximately 33,000 with three players looking at a flop of 579.

Elvis Petcu, in early position, checked the action to Georges Kalfon, sat to his direct left. Kalfon moved all in for a sizable 46,500 and Kazuhiko Yotsushika called on the button. Petcu took some time before choosing to fold.

Georges Kalfon: AK
Kazuhiko Yotsushika: 77

The turn and river fell the 6 and 6 respectively and Yotsushika's full house sent Kalfon to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Kazuhiko Yotsushika
210,000
210,000
210,000
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Elvis Petcu
82,000
82,000
82,000
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Georges Kalfon
Busted

Tags: Elvis PetcuGeorges KalfonKazuhiko Yotsushika

Talbot Uncorks Wine, Bluffs, Busts

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Parker Talbot
Parker Talbot

Action folded around to David Miscikowski, who completed the small blind. Parker Talbot raised to 6,500 from the big blind while uncorking his bottle of wine, and Miscikowski called.

The flop came 989. Miscikowski checked and Parker bet 1,500, which Miscikowski called. the turn was the 8 and both players checked.

The river came the 2. Miscikowski checked and Talbot fired out a bet of 14,000. Miscikowski made the call.

Talbot showed 55 for a counterfeited pair of fives that he'd turned into a bluff. Miscikowski showed KQ for king high to pick off the bluff and leave a dent in Talbot's stack.

Minutes later, Talbot, who came second in the FPS High Roller earlier in the series, was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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David Miscikowski
75,000
75,000
75,000
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Parker Talbot
Busted

Tags: David MiscikowskiParker Talbot

Stojanovic Runs Into Abakirov's Queens

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Aram Zobian raised to 3,000 from under the gun, Kubanychbek Abakirov called in middle position and Vlada Stojanovic moved all in for 18,500 from the cutoff. Zobian folded and Abakirov called.

Vlada Stojanovic: AJ
Kubanychbek Abakirov: QQ

The board ran out 566J4; Stojanovic's ace-jack couldn't improve against the queens of Abakirov and he was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Kubanychbek Abakirov
124,000
124,000
124,000
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Vlada Stojanovic
Busted

Tags: Aram ZobianKubanychbek AbakirovVlada Stojanovic

Talbot Four-Bets, Labani Shoves Next Hand

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Parker Talbot
Parker Talbot

Parker Talbot raised to 2,400 from late position and Hael Al Labani three-bet to 6,500 from the button. Action folded back around to Talbot, who pushed a stack of blues into the middle to put his opponent all in. Labani quickly folded his hand.

"Why are you trying to three-bet bluff me?" asked Talbot. "I'm just sitting here drinking my wine, having a nice time."

"I didn't bluff," replied Labani. "I had good but not very good. Next time, I'll just shove."

Labani then put his money where his mouth was the very next hand. He made a huge shove all in from late position for 34,000. Elio Berreby moved all in from the button with slightly more and the two players turned their cards.

Hael Al Labani: A9
Elio Berreby: AQ

The board ran out 268106. Berreby held with the pair of sixes on board and his ace-queen high to win the pot. Al Labani was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Parker Talbot
95,000
95,000
95,000
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Elio Berreby
75,000
75,000
75,000
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Hael Al Labani
34,000
34,000
34,000

Tags: Elio BerrebyHael Al LabaniParker Talbot

Rollercoaster of Emotions for Mcclenaghan as He Hits the Rail

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

After a series of raises, Derek Mcclenaghan was all-in for roughly 26,500, and it was Roman Hrabec looking for the knockout.

Derek Mcclenaghan: 1010
Roman Hrabec: AA

The 1099 flop was a great one for Mcclenaghan as he flopped a full house, and the 5 turn changed nothing but he let out a gasp and tapped the table as the A landed on the river, giving Hrabec aces full.

Player Chips Progress
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Roman Hrabec
81,300
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Derek Mcclenaghan
Busted

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De Andrade Exits to the Rail

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Ricardo De Andrade moved all in for his last 11,200 from under the gun, Killian Kramer isolated the raise by moving all in himself from the button and the hand went to a showdown.

Ricardo De Andrade: 33
Killian Kramer: AK

The board ran out 4K672; De Andrade's pocket treys fell to the ace-king of Kramer and he was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Killian Kramer
44,000
44,000
44,000
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Ricardo De Andrade
Busted

Tags: Killian KramerRicardo De Andrade

Thiemer Doubles With Aces

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Leo Margets raised to 2,500 from middle position, Frederik Thiemer three-bet to 7,000 from the button, then Marvin Ben Haim moved all in from the big blind with his opponents covered. Margets folded and Thiemer called for 30,100.

Frederik Thiemer: AA
Marvin Ben Haim: QQ

The board ran out AK6J4. Thiemer further improved to a set of aces on the flop. He held and doubled up his stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Frederik Thiemer
65,000
65,000
65,000
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Marvin Ben Haim
27,000
27,000
27,000

Tags: Frederik ThiemerLeo MargetsMarvin Ben Haim