2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

€10,300 EPT Paris High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
€810,500
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,300
Prize Pool
€4,137,600
Entries
431
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
213
Players Left
44

Tin Catches Kanit's River Bluff

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Mustapha Kanit
Mustapha Kanit

With the pot already inflated, Chevan Tin checked on the river and found himself under pressure from a huge all in shove by Mustapha Kanit.

The board was {2-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}. Tin used up all his remaining time banks before finally making the call.

Kanit showed {k-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}. He had attempted to bluff the river with his missed flush draw. Tin showed {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts} for top pair and caught Kanit's bluff. The pot took Tin up to over 450,000 chips, well above average in the standings.

Player Chips Progress
Chevan Tin hk
Chevan Tin
460,000
410,000
410,000
Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
55,000
-195,000
-195,000

Tags: Chevan TinMustapha Kanit

Moraes Runs into Kings

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Rafael Moraes
Rafael Moraes

Jerome Finck opened to 12,000 from early positon before Rafael Moraes moved all in for 168,000 from the small blind. After getting a count, Finck called.

Rafael Moraes: {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}
Jerome Finck: {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}

Finck's kings stayed ahead on the {j-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{2-Clubs} flop and improved to a set on the {k-Spades} turn. The {7-Hearts} completed the board and the PokerStars ambassador was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Jerome Finck fr
Jerome Finck
537,000
117,000
117,000
Rafael Moraes br
Rafael Moraes
Busted
PokerStars
Galen Hall us
Galen Hall
Busted
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Jerome FinckRafael Moraes

Three-Bet Jam Good for Beresford

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Igor Picone opened to 12,000 from under the gun and Markkos Ladev flat-called on the button as action folded to Conor Beresford in the big blind. Beresford peeked at his cards and looked around the table and then peeked back at his cards before three-bet jamming a stack of over 200,000.

Picone gave a surprised face and folded, while Ladev followed his lead and laid it down.

Player Chips Progress
Markkos Ladev ee
Markkos Ladev
650,000
220,000
220,000
Igor Picone be
Igor Picone
320,000
-30,000
-30,000
Conor Beresford gb
Conor Beresford
250,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: Conor BeresfordMarkkos LadevIgor Picone

Gavrilovich Gets Value From Neves

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Pedro Neves opend to 12,000 from the button and was called by Jenya Gavrilovich from the big blind.

Gavrilovich check-called for 9,000 on the {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{6-Clubs} flop before leading for 20,000 on the {3-Clubs} turn. Neves called.

Gavrilovich then sized up to 85,000 on the {10-Diamonds} river. Neves mulled over his options and opted to call.

Gavrilovich tabled his {a-Clubs}{9-Hearts} for a pair of aces and Neves mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Jenya Gavrilovich by
Jenya Gavrilovich
805,000
330,000
330,000
Pedro Neves pt
Pedro Neves
80,000
-200,000
-200,000

Tags: Jenya GavrilovichPedro Neves

Grafton Makes Straight To Eliminate Hall

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Sam Grafton
Sam Grafton

Sam Grafton was all in against Galen Hall preflop. Players flipped their cards, with Hall at risk and Grafton with most of his stack in play.

Galen Hall: {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
Sam Grafton: {a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}

The board came {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}. Hall had the best of it preflop and both players hit their ace on the flop. The turn gave Hall two pair and left Grafton drawing thin as he called for his outs. The {10-Diamonds} river gave Grafton the straight and doubled him up. Hall tapped the table and said "gg" as he left.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
78,000
-2,000
-2,000
PokerStars
Galen Hall us
Galen Hall
Busted
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Galen HallSam Grafton

Picone Takes One Shortly After Break

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Igor Picone raised to 12,000 and Julien Sitbon called. Antoine Vranken called in the big blind and three players went to the flop.

The flop came {4-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{6-Hearts}. Vranken checked, Picone checked, and Sitbon bet out for 14,000. Vranken folded and Picone called. The turn was the {2-Clubs} and both players checked.

The river was the {9-Diamonds}. Both players took their time over their decisions before checking it back. Picone showed {9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}. He'd flopped a straight draw and made a pair on the river, which was enough to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Igor Picone be
Igor Picone
350,000
125,000
125,000
Julien Sitbon fr
Julien Sitbon
227,000
-73,000
-73,000

Tags: Antoine VrankenIgor PiconeJulien Sitbon

Michalak Rivers a Wheel

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Jakub Michalak opened to 12,000 in middle position and Oliver Bithell three-bet to 40,000 in the small blind. Michalak responded with a four-bet jam worth 162,000 and Bithell gave it some thought before calling with a bigger stack.

Jakub Michalak: {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}
Oliver Bithell: {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}

Bithell's tens were still ahead after the {3-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{7-Hearts} flop and on the {5-Clubs} turn, which gave Michalak a straight draw to go with his overcards. The river then brought the {4-Spades} to give him a wheel and he secured the double through a disappointed-looking Bithell.

Player Chips Progress
Jakub Michalak pl
Jakub Michalak
325,000
179,000
179,000
Oliver Bithell gb
Oliver Bithell
115,000
-110,000
-110,000

Tags: Jakub MichalakOliver Bithell

Sow Shows Big Slick

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Marton Czuczor opened to 12,000 from early position before Kalidou Sow made it 40,000 from the small blind. Czuczor called.

Sow continued for 22,000 on the {q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{7-Spades} flop and was called. The {8-Diamonds} turn then checked through to the {7-Clubs} river.

Sow bet 56,000, and after some thinking time, his opponent folded.

Sow showed his {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} for ace-high.

"It's good," said Czuczor.

"I know," replied Sow.

Player Chips Progress
Kalidou Sow fr
Kalidou Sow
300,000
40,000
40,000
Marton Czuczor hu
Marton Czuczor
270,000
152,500
152,500
Masato Yokosawa jp
Masato Yokosawa
Busted
Donovan Baer fr
Donovan Baer
Busted
Michel Dattani pt
Michel Dattani
Busted
EPT 1X Winner

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000