€10,300 EPT Paris High Roller
Day 2 Completed
2023 PokerStars EPT Paris
€10,300 EPT Paris High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 PokerStars EPT Paris
Buy-in
€10,300
Prize Pool
€4,137,600
Entries
431
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
213
Players Left
44
Bubble Bursts in Last Level of the Day; Pedersen Leads Pack of 44 Heading into Day 3
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
After 10 levels of play, Day 2 of the €10,300 High Roller at PokerStars European Poker Tour Paris concluded, with Christian Pedersen topping the end of day chip counts. They ended the day with a stack of 1,410,000.
Closest to him is Rui Ferreira, who bagged 1,060,000.
From Day 1, 173 players advanced to Day 2. However, as late registration was open until the start of today's session, 40 more players opted to hop into the fray.
These extra entries brought the Day 2 field to 213 players, taking the total number of entries to 431. This generated a whopping €4,137,600 prize pool, with €810,500 designated for the eventual champion.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Stacks
EPT Paris €10,300 High Roller Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
| 1 | Christian Pedersen | Denmark | 1,120,000 | 75 |
| 2 | Rui Ferreira | Portugal | 1,060,000 | 71 |
| 3 | David Miscikowski | United States | 1,050,000 | 70 |
| 4 | Aleksandr Shevliakov | Russia | 1,030,000 | 69 |
| 5 | Eros Calderone | Italy | 990,000 | 66 |
| 6 | Jun Obara | Japan | 885,000 | 59 |
| 7 | Chevan Tin | Hong Kong | 780,000 | 52 |
| 8 | Martin Stausholm | Denmark | 777,000 | 52 |
| 9 | Mauricio Ferreira Pais | Germany | 690,000 | 46 |
| 10 | Gilbert Diaz | France | 675,000 | 45 |
Bubble Play That Will Be Remembered for a Long Time
The big story of the day was that the money bubble burst. However, it was a long wait as the players made the money in the final level of the day.
Bubble play lasted nearly three hours, with several double-ups taking place. But in the end, Aleksandar Tomovic was the last player to leave the tournament room empty-handed.
Tomovic was forced all in from the small blind and got three callers looking to end the bubble trouble.
Action checked to Rui Ferreira on the flop of 
, and he bet 10,000. Only Tom-Aksel Bedell and Roman Hrabec called. All three players then checked on the 
turn, and Hrabec checked again on the 
river. Bedell bet 42,000, and Ferreira folded, leading Hrabec to use a time bank before check-raising to 225,000.
Hrabec's raise sent the Norwegian into the tank, and he exhausted through three time banks — a fitting end to the lengthy bubble — as spectators made their way to the table. Eventually, he folded, and Tomovic waited patiently as hands played out on other tables. Finally, the cards were on their backs.
Tomovic showed 
for just jack-high, while Hrabec held 
for a pair of queens to finally burst the bubble as the room erupted in applause.
Other Day 2 Highlights
As mentioned, the returning players from Day 1 were joined by many fresh faces who opted to take advantage of late registration.
Notable names who joined the festivities at the last minute included Julien Martini, Nick Petrangelo and Erik Seidel. However, all three of them missed out on the money.
Multiple players were also representing PokerStars. The likes of Sam Grafton, Rafael Moraes, Parker Talbot, and Ramon Colillas were in attendance, but like the names above, they fell short of seeing a return on their investment.
Bubble play brought some spectacular hands, with Pieter Aerts turning a set of kings to crack aces to survive. The United Kingdom's Conor Beresford had a bit better luck with pocket aces and doubled through Jenya Gavrilovich.
Vlada Stojanovic also made quad aces to breach the one million mark and left Marton Czuczor short. But as mentioned, it was Tomovic's elimination that resulted in celebration for the 63 final players, as they all secured the €17,100 min-cash.
However, when all was said and done on Day 2, only 44 players remained, and they return for Day 3, which kicks off on Sunday, February 25, at 12:30 p.m. local time. Those players have all locked up a minimum payday of €18,800, and to find the seat draw for Day 3, head over to the PokerStars Live app.
As always, be sure to keep locked in with PokerNews to discover this thrilling event's conclusion.
End of Day 2 Chip Counts (full)
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,120,000 | 370,000 |
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1,060,000 | -40,000 |
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1,050,000 | 770,000 |
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1,030,000 | 876,500 |
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990,000 | 110,000 |
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885,000 | 484,000 |
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780,000 | 320,000 |
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777,000 | 717,000 |
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690,000 | 528,000 |
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675,000 | 533,000 |
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660,000 | -25,000 |
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570,000 | 110,000 |
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565,000 | -85,000 |
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560,000 | 480,000 |
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545,000 | 12,000 |
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535,000 | -65,000 |
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525,000 | 225,000 |
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510,000 | -340,000 |
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485,000 | 309,000 |
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465,000 | 185,000 |
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455,000 | -195,000 |
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450,000 | 251,000 |
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445,000 | -55,000 |
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435,000 | 115,000 |
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400,000 | -156,000 |
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Day 2 of the €10,300 EPT Prague High Roller Has Concluded
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Day 2 of the €10,300 EPT Prague High Roller has now wrapped up for the night. There are 44 players remaining out of a total of 431 entries. The average stack is 489,773 and Rui Ferreira is the current chip leader with around one million chips.
Play is set to resume at 12:30 p.m. local time at level 21, with blinds at 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 big blind ante.
Stay tuned for a full recap of Day 2.
Final Three Hands
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The floor has instructed dealers to deal three more hands before players bag for the evening.
Michalak Leads Into Picone
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Jakub Michalak was in the big blind in a heads-up pot against Igor Picone in early position on a board of 
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Michalak led out for 15,000 on the turn and Picone called. The 
river completed the board and Michalak pushed out a stack of chips for a bet of 125,000. Picone laid it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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330,000 | 230,000 |
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320,000 | -80,000 |
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Sitbon Out As Day 2 Reaches Conclusion
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Eros Calderone limped under the gun. Action folded around to Julien Sitbon, who raised to 115,000, leaving just 3,000 behind. Calderone pushed all in and Calderone called for his remaining chips. Cards were turned on their backs.
Julien Sitbon: 
Eros Calderone: 
The board ran out 
. Sitbon paired his aces but Calderone hit a set of sevens on the flop and improved to a full house by the river. Calderone is in the top five chip leaders. Sitbon, meanwhile, was eliminated in 47th place for €18,800.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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880,000 | 190,000 |
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Finck Finds a Double
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
After having his aces cracked by Pieter Aerts pocket kings, Jerome Finck was one of the short stacks. He collected a few more chips to bring his stack to 138,000.
He then jammed his stack into the middle from middle position and was called by Stephen Song.
Jerome Finck: 
Stephen Song: 
Finck paired up on the 
flop and improved to two pair following the 
turn and 
river to claim the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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304,000 | 224,000 |
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150,000 | -410,000 |
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Jacobson Takes from Bedell
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
In a heads-up pot between the blinds, Martin Jacobson led out for 22,000 on the flop of 
and Tom-Aksel Bedell called.
Jacobson bet 30,000 on the 
turn and Bedell again called. The 
river completed the board an Jacobson sized up to 95,000. Bedell patted the table in defeat and folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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360,000 | -120,000 |
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280,000 | -110,000 |
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Latest Bust Outs
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
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