€2,200 FPS Paris High Roller Day 1 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

02-19-2023 19:56 UTC+1

Timmer Flipped Out by Ripan

Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Down to around half the starting stack, Javey Timmer of the Netherlands was all-in and had a classic flip against Octavian Ripan.

Javey Timmer:
Octavian Ripan:

The flop gave Timmer bottom set but Ripan spiked the turn for broadway. A blank followed with the river and Timmer bowed out moments before the scheduled 75-minute dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Octavian Ripan	145,000 145,000	145,000
Javey Timmer	Busted

Tags: Javey Timmer Octavian Ripan

02-19-2023 19:58 UTC+1

Velasevic Continues to Chip Up

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Matt Warburton

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Istvan Briski raise to 2,400 from early position and picked up calls from Mercedes Osti in the small blind and Danilo Velasevic in the big blind.

The flop came . All players checked it around and the turn came the . Osti checked, and Velasevic bet out for 2,500. Briski called, as did Osti.

The river came the , Osti checked, Velasevic bet 3,200 and both players folded. Velasevic scooped the pot, bringing his stack to around the 200,000 mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danilo Velasevic	210,000 210,000	210,000
Mercedes Osti	66,000 66,000	66,000
Istvan Briski	55,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Danilo Velasevic Istvan Briski Mercedes Osti

02-19-2023 20:00 UTC+1

Dinner Break on Day 1

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Out of a field of 902 entries, only 369 players still have chips at their disposal. They have been sent on a scheduled 75-minute dinner break during which the T-100 chips are raced off as well. Once the cards go back in the air at approximately 9:13 p.m. local time, the registration for this event will close.

02-19-2023 20:08 UTC+1

Are PokerStars Live Events in the United States on the Horizon?

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Sandra Barbour

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

PokerStars is back in the United States – in New Jersey, as well as in the largest online poker network in the US after Michigan and Pennsylvania player pools were merged at the start of this year.

But now, PokerStars Live events on US soil look to be back on the cards according to a PokerNews interview with Managing Director of North America for PokerStars Severin Rasset.

Click here for the full interview to find out what Rasset had to say!

Tags: Severin Rasset

02-19-2023 20:48 UTC+1

PokerStars Announces the Dates for the 17th Anniversary Sunday Million

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Sandra Barbour

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

What are you doing on March 26? That date may be a couple of months away but it is a date that you want free in your calendar because March 26 is when the massive 17th Anniversary edition of the PokerStars Sunday Million takes place.

The 17th-anniversary edition of the PokerStars Sunday Million is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. GMT on March 26. It comes with a $215 buy-in and an eye-popping $7.5 million guarantee, although the prize pool could be much larger if past Sunday Million special editions are anything to go by.

Satellites for the 17th-anniversary edition of the Sunday Million can be found in the PokerStars lobby right now. Ensure you enter the correct tournaments because there are satellites for the standard Sunday Million running alongside the $7.5 million guaranteed event.

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

02-19-2023 21:15 UTC+1

The Registration Has Officially Closed

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

With the start of Level 11, the registration for the tournament has officially closed. So far, the info shows a total of 375 players out of 911 entries remaining with an unofficial prize pool of €1,749,120 accumulated. All numbers will be verified to account for no-shows.

02-19-2023 21:18 UTC+1

Eliminations Prior to the Dinner Break

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Henok Tekle Mariam	Busted
Sung Joo Hyun	Busted
Ildir Haiche	Busted
Istvan Pilhofer	Busted
Eric Souvay	Busted
Oleh Okhotskyi	Busted
Luigi D'Alterio	Busted
Zhi Yi Ning	Busted
Martin Jacobson	Busted
Julien Sitbon	Busted
Andrija Robovic	Busted
Hubert Baran Osinski	Busted
Hyunwoo Park	Busted
Daniel Smiljkovic	Busted
Alexander Ivarsson	Busted
Henri Juutilainen	Busted
Kevin O'Donnell	Busted
Lander Lijo	Busted
George Chiriac	Busted
Mitchell Hynam	Busted
Ewen Trevidy	Busted
Pawel Brzeski	Busted
William Kassouf	Busted
Sergiu Covrig	Busted
Omar Lakhdari	Busted

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02-19-2023 21:27 UTC+1

Howells Shoves Turn To Take Pot

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Matt Warburton

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Jamie Howells raised to 3,000 from late position, Iacopo Brandi called on the button and Orson Young called in the small blind.

The flop came . Howells made a continuation bet of 3,500, Brandi folded, and Young raised to 10,000. Howells quickly moved all in and Young mucked his hand, tapping the table in respect of the play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Iacopo Brandi	130,000 5,000	5,000
Jamie Howells	90,000 10,000	10,000
Orson Young	60,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Jamie Howells Orson Young Iacopo Brandi

02-19-2023 21:29 UTC+1

Zarco Beaten by "Lucky River"

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Three ways to the turn, El Mostafa Ederoua bet 5,000 and then faced a raise to 11,500 by Jeremie Zouari as well as a call by Javier Zerco. Ederoua opted to fold and they went heads-up to the river.

Both players checked and Zouari tabled the for a straight, after which Zarco sighed and flashed his cards to the Frenchman. The dealer made sure that all players on the table got to see them as Zarco clarified "just a set" while the was shown.