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: 35

Blinds: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 400,000

Ponakovs Can't Stop the Bleed

Level 34 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

David Kaufmann raised 900,000 with A10 from the small blind, and Aleksejs Ponakovs called from the big blind with 52.

Both players connected on the AA2 flop, with Kaufmann's trip aces ahead. He bet 400,000 and was called.

The 7 turn left Ponakovs drawing dead, but he called another bet of 1,500,000 to leave him with just over 3,000,000. The 6 river completed the board and Kaufmann put his opponent all-in, but Ponakovs decided against the hero call and folded his hand.

Player Chips Progress
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David Kaufmann
17,430,000
3,250,000
3,250,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
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Aleksejs Ponakovs
3,150,000
-3,350,000
-3,350,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsDavid Kaufmann

Ponakovs Returns New-Found Wealth

Level 34 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs limped in from the small blind with A7 and Barny Boatman raised to 900,000 from the big blind with 99. Ponakovs then checked to Boatman on the A910 flop and the latter put out a bet of 850,000.

Ponakovs made the call before he checked again on the 2 turn. This time, he faced a bet of 1,500,000 from Boatman and he put in another call. The 6 river then finished the board and Boatman sized up to 6,500,000.

A quick call followed from Ponakovs, who saw the bad news at showdown. His top pair was no good against the set of Boatman, and Ponakovs went right back to being the shortest stack after doubling up just one hand before.

Player Chips Progress
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Barny Boatman
31,980,000
9,750,000
9,750,000
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David Kaufmann
14,180,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
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Aleksejs Ponakovs
6,500,000
-9,500,000
-9,500,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsBarny Boatman

Ponakovs Fades Boatman's Overcards

Level 34 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Aleksejs Ponakovs
Aleksejs Ponakovs

Barney Boatman opened to 600,000 from the button and called when Aleksejs Ponakovs moved all in for 7,775,000.

Aleksejs Ponakovs: 99
Barny Boatman: AQ

Ponakovs reclaimed the chips he had lost since the break after his nines remained best on the 88354 runout.

Player Chips Progress
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Barny Boatman
22,230,000
-7,920,000
-7,920,000
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Aleksejs Ponakovs
16,000,000
8,670,000
8,670,000
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David Kaufmann
14,180,000
-750,000
-750,000
Day 5 Chip Leader

Kaufmann Puts Some Distance Between Him and Ponakovs

Level 34 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs limped in from the small blind with A5 and Boatman checked K10 in the big blind. Ponakovs checked and Boatman checked back on the 3J7 flop. Boatman then bet 500,000 on the 3 turn and Ponakovs check-called. The J river was checked by both players again and Ponakovs' ace-high won at showdown.

A few hands later, David Kaufmann limped in from the small blind with K9 and Ponakovs made it 1,200,000 to go with 102 from the big blind.
The flop fell Q5Q and Kaufmann checked to Ponakovs, who made a bet of 600,000. Kaufmann raised to 1,800,000 and Ponakovs quickly folded his hand and forfeited the pot to Kaufmann.

One hand thereafter, Kaufmann raised to 600,000 with KQ and took down the pot preflop as both blinds folded their hands.

Player Chips Progress
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Barny Boatman
30,150,000
-1,850,000
-1,850,000
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David Kaufmann
14,930,000
3,000,000
3,000,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
7,330,000
-1,150,000
-1,150,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsDavid Kaufmann

Another Flush for Boatman

Level 34 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs opened on the button to 875,00 with A6 and David Kaufmann defended his big blind with the dominating A10. Kaufmann check-called for 400,000 on the KQ2 flop before the spoils were shared after action checked through to showdown following the 2 turn and 4 river.

Barney Boatman made it 600,000 from the button with K10, and Aleksejs Ponakovs called from the big blind with 107. Ponakovs check-called for 500,000, bringing in the 7 turn. Ponakovs paired up, but Boatman made another flush against the Latvian, who again check-called for 900,000.

The 3 river gave the chip leader the checkmark, and he received some extra value as Ponakovs called Boatman's third barrel of 1,500,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Barny Boatman
32,000,000
3,050,000
3,050,000
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David Kaufmann
11,930,000
-370,000
-370,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
8,480,000
-2,670,000
-2,670,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsBarney BoatmanDavid Kaufmann

Boatman Adds More Chips During First Hands

Level 34 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Barny Boatman
Barny Boatman

Barny Boatman limped in from the small blind with 65 and David Kaufmann checked his 104 in the big blind. Boatman continued for 300,000 chips on the 746 flop and Kaufmann called.

The J turn saw Boatman put 800,000 chips more into the middle, forcing a fold from Kaufmann's bottom pair.

The next hand, Boatman raised 62 to 600,000 on the button and Aleksejs Ponakovs defended A4 in the big blind. Boatman put forth a continuation-bet of 500,000, which Ponakovs check-raised to 1,500,000. Boatman quickly folded and granted the pot to Ponakovs.

One hand later, Ponakovs limped in from the small blind with 104 and Boatman checked his Q4 in the big blind. Ponakovs flopped top pair on 1037 and bet 400,000 chips. Boatman flicked in a call and the 5 turn emerged from the deck.

Ponakovs checked to Boatman, who made a bet of 800,000 with his turned flush draw. Ponakovs called to see the 9 river complete the board. Ponakovs checked once more, after which Boatman put in 1,750,000 with his rivered flush.

Ponakovs used four time bank cards before finding a call, but his top pair was heavily outclassed by Boatman's flush and he tossed his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Barny Boatman
28,950,000
3,050,000
3,050,000
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David Kaufmann
12,300,000
-1,050,000
-1,050,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
11,150,000
-2,000,000
-2,000,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsBarny BoatmanDavid Kaufmann

Level: 34

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

Winners of EPT Paris So Far

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
EventEntriesPrize PoolWinnerPayout
€1,100 NLHE FPS Main Event4,149€3,983,040Mateusz Moolhuizen€470,830
€1,100 NLHE Freezeout287€275,520Joao Oliveira€55,820
€10,200 NLHE Mystery Bounty103€988,800 (incl. bounties)Duco ten Haven€244,000 (incl. bounties)
€1,100 Pot-Limit Omaha175€171,500Ewen Trevidy€40,100
€25,000 NLHE I51€1,199,520Stephen Chidwick€389,820
€25,000 NLHE II62€1,458,240Daniel Dvoress€444,840
€550 NLHE FPS Cup2,055€986,400Nolan Madene€143,200
€2,200 NLHE FPS High Roller1,794€3,448,320Henrik Juncker€544,790
€50,000 NLHE EPT Super High Roller62€2,916,480Thomas Santerne€889,480
€5,200 Pot-Limit Omaha94€460,600Bogdan Capitan€122,900
€25,000 NLHE III51€1,199,520Teun Mulder€389,870
€2,100 NLHE260€499,200Enzo Vito€102,170
€25,000 NLHE IV34€799,680Daniel Dvoress€275,780
€1,050 NLHE Hyper Turbo I215€206,400Griffin Benger€43,600
€3,000 Mystery Bounty997€2,679,936 (incl. bounties)Ram Faravash€405,296 (incl. bounties)
€25,000 NLHE V63€1,481,760Enrico Camosci€451,960
€1,100 NLHE814€781,440Mats Ullereng€144,520
€1,100 Pot-Limit Omaha201€196,980Fabian Rolli€41,620
€1,050 NLHE Hyper Turbo II202€192,984Endrit Geci€40,960
€2,100 NLHE Hyper Turbo48€92,160Nicola D'Anselmo€29,960
€1,650 NLHE Mystery Bounty687€989,280 (incl. bounties)Ioannis Oikonomidis€134,740 (incl. bounties)
€1,050 NLHE Hyper Turbo III151€144,960Fahad El Mechraa€36,060

First Break of the Day; Levels to Shorten

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

The three remaining players are on their first 20-minute break of the day. When they return, the length of the levels will be halved to 45 minutes.

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1David KaufmannGermany13,350,00045
2Aleksejs PonakovsLatvia13,150,00044
3Barny BoatmanUnited Kingdom25,900,00086
Player Chips Progress
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Barny Boatman
25,900,000
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David Kaufmann
13,350,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
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Aleksejs Ponakovs
13,150,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsBarny BoatmanDavid Kaufmann