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

02-19-2023 12:51 UTC+1

Pilkington-Lewis Scores an Early Knockout

Christian Zetzsche

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

A reraise to 5,700 was out in front of Damien Pilkington-Lewis and Sami El Khwass then pushed all-in only to get snapped off by Pilkington-Lewis.

Sami El Khwass:
Damien Pilkington-Lewis:

The dominated pair found no help on the runout and El Khwass departed from the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Damien Pilkington-Lewis	62,000 62,000	62,000
Sami El Khwass	Busted

Tags: Damien Pilkington-Lewis Sami El Khwass

02-19-2023 12:58 UTC+1

New Entries in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Joey Cheung	50,000
Abdelhakim Zoufri	34,000 34,000	34,000
Paulina Loeliger	33,000 33,000	33,000
Lander Lijo	30,000 30,000	30,000
Aliaksandr Shylko	30,000 30,000	30,000
Ankit Ahuja	30,000
Frederic Delval	30,000 30,000	30,000
Milen Stefanov	30,000 30,000	30,000
Anton Suarez	30,000 30,000	30,000
Marton Czuczor	30,000 30,000	30,000
Danut Chisu	30,000 30,000	30,000
Stefan Schillhabel	30,000 30,000	30,000

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

02-19-2023 13:03 UTC+1

Gut Chips Up Against Maalouf

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Picking up the action on the turn with 7,000 in the middle. Sari Maalouf bet 2,500 when checked to by Maciej Gut. The latter check-raised to 7,500 and Maalouf reluctantly called.

On the river, both players checked and Gut tabled the for trips fives as a frustrated Maalouf revealed .

Player	Chips	Progress
Maciej Gut	45,000
Sari Maalouf	17,000

Tags: Maciej Gut Sari Maalouf

02-19-2023 13:03 UTC+1

Mulders Eliminated as Yokosawa Doubles Up

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Matt Warburton

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Daan Mulders raised the button and Masato Yokosawa reraised to 2,200. Mulders fired back for 4,800 and Yokosawa stared down at his stack. Mulders, meanwhile, stared intensely at his opponent. Yokosawa eventually shoved all in and Mulders quickly called. The cards were on their backs.

Daan Mulders:
Masato Yokosawa:

The board ran out , giving Yokosawa a pair of aces on the flop. Mulders wished everyone "good luck", and made his exit. Yokosawa smiled as he scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Masato Yokosawa	64,000 64,000	64,000
Daan Mulders	Busted

Tags: Daan Mulders Masato Yokosawa

02-19-2023 13:07 UTC+1

Tetart Speaks No English; Loses Chips

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

On a completed board of with some 13,800 in the middle, Julien Bolimowski bet 6,100 and then faced the shove by Nathan Tetart. "Can we speak French if it's heads-up?" Bolimowski inquired with the dealer but that was declined.

Bolimowski then asked his opponent if he spoke English, the official language for the tournament. Tetart shook his head and that sent Bolimowski into a longer tank in which he talked through the hand.

"Do you know what I have? It would be crazy if we both flopped it ..." he continued. During the tank, Benjamin Chalot called the clock and a 30-second countdown was given to make a decision.

Ultimately, Bolimowski called all-in for 14,400 total and Tetart nodded, tapped the table and showed the . Bolimowski had that beat with for a flush and doubled, leaving Tetart short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Bolimowski	43,000 43,000	43,000
Benjamin Chalot	35,000 35,000	35,000
Nathan Tetart	5,200 5,200	5,200

Tags: Julien Bolimowski Nathan Tetart

02-19-2023 13:12 UTC+1

Angelov Reraises River To Scoop Pot

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Matt Warburton

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Boris Angelov raised from the button to 800 and Stefan Ianuszewicz called in the big blind. The flop came and both players checked.

On the turn, Ianuszewicz led out for 700 and Angelov called.

The river came and Ianuszewicz led again, this time for 2,500. Angelov reraised to 8,500. This proved too much for Ianuszewicz, who made the fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Angelov	36,000
Stefan Ianuszewicz	22,000

Tags: Boris Angelov Stefan Ianuszewicz

02-19-2023 13:19 UTC+1

Updated Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Emil Bise	65,000 35,000	35,000
Pierre Gineste	58,000 15,000	15,000
John Tabago	45,000 45,000	45,000
Sandro Pitzanti	45,000 15,000	15,000
Casimir Seire	38,000 38,000	38,000
Milen Stefanov	34,000 4,000	4,000
Philippe Souki	33,000 33,000	33,000
Sylvain Loosli	28,000 28,000	28,000

Andreas Boelling	28,000 2,000	2,000
Koen De Visscher	21,000 9,000	9,000
Antoine Labat	6 6	6

02-19-2023 13:23 UTC+1

Banic Wins Four-Bet Pot

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

The action kicked off with a raise to 600 by Ivan Banic in the cutoff and Majid Ejlal Noubarian then three-bet to 1,800 from one seat over. Banic four-bet to 5,200 and received a reluctant call by Ejlal Noubarian, as they headed to the flop.

The Canadian bet and took down the pot without any further resistance.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Banic	40,000

Majid Ejlal Noubarian	37,000

Tags: Ivan Banic Majid Ejlal Noubarian

02-19-2023 13:25 UTC+1

Joubert Wins Healthy Pot Against Da Silva

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Joining the action on the turn, Remi Da Silva checked and subsequently called a bet of 4,000 by Dimitri Joubert. That led them to the on the river on which Da Silva checked again. Joubert bet 9,000 only for his opponent to check-raise to 18,000.