2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 6
Event Info

2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j2
Prize
€1,287,800
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€8,385,600
Entries
1,747
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 6
Entries
6
Players Left
1

Level: 36

Blinds: 250,000/500,000

Ante: 500,000

Boatman Remains Ahead

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Barny Boatman opened to 800,000 from the button with A2 and folded out David Kaufmann and Aleksejs Ponakovs in the blinds.

Kaufmann folded on the button before Ponakovs limped in from the small blind with K4. Boatman checked his option with J9. Ponakovs, with a pair of kings, continued for 400,000 on the AKQ flop before Boatman raised to 1,000,000 with his gutshot. Ponakovs called. The 4 turn improved Ponakovs to two pair and action checked through to the 7 river. Ponakovs fired out 2,500,000, and Boatman released his jack-high after some posturing.

On the final hand before the break, Boatman accidentally raised out of turn to 1,200,000 from the small blind with 52. Ponakovs looked down at 77 and limped in from the button, meaning Boatman's raise stood. Ponakovs called and then folded the best hand after facing a bet of 1,300,000 on the AJ5 flop.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
36,475,000
995,000
995,000
Profile photo of Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
9,100,000
-200,000
-200,000
Profile photo of David Kaufmann de
David Kaufmann
6,825,000
-1,005,000
-1,005,000
Day 5 Chip Leader

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsBarny BoatmanDavid Kaufmann

Ponakovs Loses Two in a Row

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs limped in Q10 from the small blind and Barny Boatman checked his option with J9 in the big blind. The flop then fell 7J8 and saw Ponakovs check to Boatman, who made a bet of 500,000.

Ponakovs flicked in a call and the A turn appeared. Both players checked to the 7 river, which was also knuckled down. Boatman's pair won him the pot as he extended his lead by just a bit.

The next hand, Ponakovs raised the button to 800,000 and David Kaufmann looked at A6 in the big blind, which he shipped all in for 6,425,000. A quick fold followed from Ponakovs, seeing him chip down to a seven-figure stack.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
35,480,000
900,000
900,000
Profile photo of Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
9,300,000
-1,300,000
-1,300,000
Profile photo of David Kaufmann de
David Kaufmann
7,830,000
600,000
600,000
Day 5 Chip Leader

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsBarny BoatmanDavid Kaufmann

All-In Triangle Being Put to Use

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Barny Boatman raised to 1,200,00 with Q10 from the small blind and folded when David Kaufmann jammed for 6,825,000 from the big blind with A10.

The following hand, Kaufmann limped in from the small blind with J4 and released his hand after Aleksejs Ponakovs moved all in for 3,300,000 with 52 from the big blind.

Ponakovs shoved again, this time with A3, and Boatman folded his J8 from the big blind.

Another all-in triangle was in front of Ponakovs, as he moved in from the button. Boatman reshoved from the small blind and Kaufmann folded.

Ponakovs tabled 22 and was flipping against A9. Ponakovs survived once again as his pair remained best following the 84745 runout

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
34,580,000
-6,900,000
-6,900,000
Profile photo of Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
10,600,000
6,900,000
6,900,000
Profile photo of David Kaufmann de
David Kaufmann
7,230,000
Day 5 Chip Leader

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsBarny BoatmanDavid Kaufmann

Boatman Out-Flushes Kaufmann

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

David Kaufmann found 1010 on the button and raised to 800,000. Barny Boatman then three-bet to 2,200,000 from the small blind with AJ. Kaufmann just called and the 9K3 flop fanned out.

Boatman bet out 1,000,000 chips and Kaufmann put in the same amount for a call. The Q came on the turn and Boatman continued to fire, this time for 2,000,000 chips. Kaufmann stuck in another call and the 4 river completed the board.

Both players rivered a flush, but Boatman sat on the nuts and flicked in 3,000,000 chips more. Kaufmann called it off with the lesser flush and paid his dues when Boatman tabled his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
41,480,000
9,200,000
9,200,000
Profile photo of David Kaufmann de
David Kaufmann
7,230,000
-8,200,000
-8,200,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
3,700,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000

Tags: Barny BoatmanDavid Kaufmann

No Momentum for Ponakovs

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakov limped in from the small blind with A2 and Barny Boatman checked his option with 85.

Ponakovs and Boatman paired up on the A54 flop, with the Latvian having the best of it for the time being. Ponakovs, with top pair and wheel draw, fired out 400,000 and was called, bringing in the 7 turn. Boatman picked up a straight draw of his own and called Ponakov's bet of 1,200,000.

The 5 river gave Boatman trip fives and the winner and halted any momentum that Ponakovs had since doubling up. Ponakovs fired out another 1,000,000 but found the correct fold after Boatman moved all in.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
32,280,000
3,000,000
3,000,000
Profile photo of David Kaufmann de
David Kaufmann
15,430,000
-200,000
-200,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
4,700,000
-3,000,000
-3,000,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovBarny Boatman

Ponakovs Has Breathing Room

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Barny Boatman raised from button and called when Aleksejs Ponakovs moved all in for 3,550,000 from the big blind.

Aleksejs Ponakovs: A3
Barny Boatman: Q6

Neither player connected on the 107510J, meaning Ponakovs ace-high was enough to survive another all-in.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
29,280,000
-3,550,000
-3,550,000
Profile photo of Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
7,700,000
3,750,000
3,750,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsBarny Boatman

Limping Appears to Be Pimping

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs limped in from the small blind with J4 and Barny Boatman checked 42 in the big blind. Ponakovs bet out 600,000 on the J78 flop and Boatman folded quickly.

One hand thereafter, Boatman, in the small blind, limped in with AK and big blind David Kaufmann checked his Q3. The 8J6 flop was checked through before Boatman fired 600,000 on the 8 turn. Kaufmann made a swift fold and Boatman took down the pot.

One orbit later, Boatman limped in from the small blind again, this time with AQ. David Kaufmann checked J3 and Boatman bet 500,000 on the 86K flop and shipped another pot as Kaufmann let his hand go.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
32,830,000
850,000
850,000
Profile photo of David Kaufmann de
David Kaufmann
15,630,000
-1,800,000
-1,800,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
3,950,000
800,000
800,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsBarny BoatmanDavid Kaufmann