€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 2 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

02-21-2024 23:52 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Gergely Rona	Busted
Hala Karam	Busted
Lev Margolin	Busted
Silma Macalou	Busted
Manuel Roca	Busted
Reza Tabatabaei	Busted
Sergei Petrushevskii	Busted
Michele Tocci	Busted
Nicolas Lecoeuvre	Busted
Oswin Ziegelbecker	Busted
Giovani Torre	Busted
Juan Pardo	Busted
Christian Pedersen	Busted
Henok Tekle Mariam	Busted
Moritz Dietrich	Busted

No Day 3 for Savinelli

Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Amiri Ehsan raised to 10,000 as first to act and Carlo Savinelli shoved in 39,000 chips in the next seat over.

Amiri asked for a count and made the call shortly thereafter.

Carlo Savinelli: K♠J♣
Ehsan Amiri: A♣2♣

Amiri was the only one to pair up on the 3♥7♣10♣2♥9♣ board, sending Savinelli home in the dying minutes of Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ehsan Amiri	334,000
Carlo Savinelli	Busted

Tags: Carlo Savinelli Ehsan Amiri

02-21-2024 23:37 UTC+2

Korochenskiy Doesn't Notice Sturm, Doubles Off Him Anyway

David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Leon Sturm raised to 10,000 in early position before Bruno Bernardino moved all in for 50,000 on the button. Anatoly Korochenskiy called in the small blind, then let out a laugh. "I didn't see you," he told Sturm. Sturm then reshoved and Korochenskiy snap-called for 194,000.

"So you do have aces," Sturm said.

Bruno Bernardino: 7♣7♥
Anatoly Korochenskiy: K♥K♠
Leon Sturm: 8♥8♠

Korochenskiy didn't have aces, but he did have Sturm crushed with two kings. Sturm picked up a straight draw heading to the river on a board of 9♠5♦10♠J♥, but he missed the 5♥ as Korochenskiy doubled up and busted Bernardino.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anatoly Korochenskiy	450,000 240,000	240,000
Leon Sturm	420,000 -187,000	-187,000
Bruno Bernardino	Busted

Tags: Anatoly Korochenskiy Bruno Bernardino Leon Sturm

02-21-2024 23:12 UTC+2

Espina Goes to Payout Desk Line

Frank Visser

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Jose Espina open-jammed for 20,000 chips from the hijack and Benjamin Spragg called from the button. Gary mamou then raised to 62,000 from the small blind, which forced Spragg to fold.

Jose Espina: A♠5♠
Gary Mamou: A♥K♣

Espina did not manage to beat the superior ace on Q♣2♦10♥4♣8♠ and headed out of the tournament area to pick up his min-cash, along with many others.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Mamou	335,000 156,000	156,000
Benjamin Spragg	160,000 -73,000	-73,000

Jose Espina	Busted
Rauno Kiviloo	Busted
Chakib Mhiri	Busted
Ryan Plant	Busted
Boris Kolev	Busted
Endrit Geci	Busted
Humberto Lopes Galindo	Busted
Benjamin Chalot	Busted
Candido Cappiello	Busted
Nicklas Dehli	Busted
Nicholas Funaro	Busted
Ahmed Bouibeb	Busted
Graydon Kowal	Busted

02-21-2024 23:11 UTC+2

Clark Picks Off El Yaacoubi With Aces

David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Rachid El Yaacoubi moved all in for 130,000 from the big blind and Jon Clark put him at risk under the gun.

Rachid El Yaacoubi: Q♦Q♣
Jon Clark: A♠A♦

El Yaacoubi had run his queens into Clark's aces and found no miracles on the 7♥4♠2♣6♦2♠ board to get sent straight to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Clark	360,000 229,000	229,000
Rachid El Yaacoubi	Busted

Tags: Rachid El Yaacoubi Jon Clark

02-21-2024 23:06 UTC+2

Minasi Spikes the River to Begin Post-Bubble Bustout Bonanza

David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Alessandro Minasi raised to 10,000 in early position, then called when Karim Alleg moved all in for 61,000 in middle position.

Karim Alleg: 9♥9♣
Alessandro Minasi: A♣8♣

Alleg was ahead with his nines through the turn on a board of 10♦7♠J♥4♣, but Minasi hit the A♥ on the river to send Alleg to the rail as one of the first post-bubble bustouts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessandro Minasi	460,000 125,000	125,000
Karim Alleg	Busted

Tags: Alessandro Minasi Karim Alleg

02-21-2024 23:01 UTC+2

Molina Runs Into Hudon's Queens on the Bubble

David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Ignacio Molina moved all in for 58,000 on the button and Eliot Hudon called in the big blind. "If you win you get this," Molina said as he also put in his rubber duck card protector.

Ignacio Molina: J♠J♥
Eliot Hudon: Q♠Q♣

Hudon had woken up with queens to leave Molina at risk of elimination on the money bubble. The board ran out A♥K♥A♦2♠4♥ and, true to his word, Molina gave Hudon his rubber duck and shook his hand before exiting as the unfortunate bubble boy.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eliot Hudon	880,000 90,000	90,000

Ignacio Molina	Busted

Tags: Eliot Hudon Ignacio Molina

02-21-2024 22:54 UTC+2

Konakchiev Eliminated on Soft Bubble

Richard Hayes

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Valentino Konakchiev was forced all-in and at risk versus Santhosh Survarna.

Valentino Konakchiev: 2♣9♥
Santhosh Suvarna: Q♥10♥

Konakchiev had been dealt a stinker when he needed a hand most and the J♣7♠4♥Q♦J♦ runout confirmed his departure in 257th place.

We are now on the bubble with 256 players left and 255 players paid.

Player	Chips	Progress
Santhosh Suvarna	115,000 -74,000	-74,000
Valentino Konakchiev	Busted

Tags: Santhosh Survarna Valentin Konakchiev

02-21-2024 22:13 UTC+2

De Bonis Busts Near the Bubble

David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Donato De Bonis moved all in for 63,000 in the cutoff before Gilles Cadignan reshoved on the button. Ryan Plant in the small blind had around 35,000 remaining and tanked for several minutes until the clock was called. He eventually ended up folding.

Donato De Bonis: 7♣7♥
Gilles Cadignan: K♦K♣

De Bonis caught the miracle he was looking for as the 7♦ fell in the window, but it was followed by 2♥K♥ as Cadignan made a higher set. The board ran out 9♦4♠ and De Bonis was eliminated a few spots short of the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gilles Cadignan	400,000 147,000	147,000
Ryan Plant	35,000 -47,000	-47,000
Donato De Bonis	Busted

Tags: Donato De Bonis Gilles Cadignan

02-21-2024 21:58 UTC+2

Latest Eliminations as Play Slows Down Five Before the Money

Frank Visser

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandru Danes	Busted
Javey Timmer	Busted
Tymofii Savkin	Busted
Kader Slila	Busted
Fabio Peluso	Busted
Nicolae Paunescu	Busted
Francesco Biribao	Busted
Viliyan Petleshkov	Busted
Alexey Badulin	Busted