€3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty
Day 1 Completed
2023 PokerStars EPT Paris
€3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2023 PokerStars EPT Paris
Buy-in
€3,000
Prize Pool
€1,328,456
Entries
787
Level
38
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
711
Players Left
329
Gabriel Shohet Bags the Chip Lead on Day 1 of the €3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
On a shortened opening day in the €3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty at the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour Paris, there was no shortage of action nor any shortage of players throughout 10 levels of poker. There were over 700 entries recorded on Day 1 with just 329 players advancing to Day 2.
There will be more to come before the action resumes tomorrow with late registration staying open until 12:30 p.m. local time.
A surprise chip leader emerged after 10 levels today with Gabriel Shohet accumulating 266,000 chips. Shohet, the owner of Black Sheep Coffee in multiple cities across Europe, has landed himself in the poker spotlight at EPT Paris. The business owner and recreational poker player landed himself 12 knockouts on the opening day but those will not become important until Day 2 begins. Shohet has also been refining his poker skill thanks to his mentor and 2014 WSOP Main Event champion Martin Jacobson's training course 'Prepare Perform'.
Shohet was not afraid to put his chips to work throughout the day, sending them into the middle on multiple occasions and most of the time forcing his opponents to fold. However, when the cards were face up, Shohet got the best of his opponents including the very last hand of the night. As all of the other tables were bagging their chips, Shohet raise-called off a shove of around 15 big blinds with ace-jack but found himself up against ace-king. However, an ace and a jack on the flop gave Shohet the best hand and solidified his position at the top of the leaderboard.
Top 10 Chip Counts on Day 1 of the EPT Mystery Bounty
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel Shohet | United Kingdom | 265,500 |
| 2 | [Removed:449] | Switzerland | 222,500 |
| 3 | Jonas Hagstrom | Sweden | 210,500 |
| 4 | Daniel Heredi | Hungary | 195,000 |
| 5 | Julian Salvesen | Norway | 192,500 |
| 6 | Lex Veldhuis | Netherlands | 192,500 |
| 7 | Ian Bradley | United Kingdom | 182,000 |
| 8 | Oleksii Koiev | Ukraine | 177,500 |
| 9 | Roelof Pepping | Netherlands | 176,000 |
| 10 | Walter Ripper | Brazil | 176,000 |
Some of the other notable big stacks advancing to Day 2 include none other than PokerStars ambassador Lex Veldhuis who finished the day with 192,500 chips. Veldhuis was forced to use his second bullet but made no mistake running up one of the larger stacks in the field. He will be joined by Nick Marchington (136,000), Sonny Franco (127,500), Jack Corrigan (115,500), and Byron Kaverman (106,000) who have all put themselves in a great position to collect some bounties tomorrow.
There were also multiple players who failed to advance to the bounty portion of the tournament including Jacobson who fired both of his shots today. Mauricio Salazar Sanchez, Jamil Wakil, Will Kassouf, Jonathan Jaffe, and Thomas Muehloecker all exited the tournament throughout the day.
When the cards will go back in the air, the blinds will resume on Level 11 at 1,000/1,500 and a 1,500 big blind ante. For those players looking to still register, a starting stack will be worth 30,000 chips, good enough for 20 big blinds. The levels will continue to be 40 minutes in length with a 15-minute break after every three levels.
The bounties will start being accumulated from the start but the prizes will not be able to be drawn until the first break of the day. Just like other EPT Mystery Bounty events, the top prize for this event will likely be €100,000 but that is still to be determined based on the prize pool.
Make sure to stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team will have all that information and more along with more live updates when Day 2 gets underway.
End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
265,500 | 52,000 |
![[Removed:449]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
|
222,500 | -18,500 |
|
210,500 | 61,500 |
|
195,000 | 33,000 |
|
192,500 | 96,000 |
|
192,500 | 192,500 |
|
182,000 | 40,700 |
|
177,500 | 81,200 |
|
176,000 | 176,000 |
|
176,000 | 133,600 |
|
173,000 | 11,000 |
|
171,000 | 27,000 |
|
164,000 | 164,000 |
|
162,000 | 6,000 |
|
158,500 | |
|
158,000 | 22,400 |
|
158,000 | 158,000 |
|
157,500 | 157,500 |
|
|
154,000 | 9,000 |
|
150,000 | 150,000 |
|
148,500 | 148,500 |
|
146,500 | 146,500 |
|
146,000 | 146,000 |
|
145,000 | 83,000 |
|
145,000 | 145,000 |
Day 1 Complete
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The last hands have played out and all tables are bagging and tagging.
Stay tuned for a recap of Day 1 and all chip counts.
Sandev Bluffing with the Best Hand
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Georgi Sandev was in middle position and bet 20,000 chips in a pot of around the same size, with the completed board being 
. Chakib Mhiri thought about for a while and eventually made the call from the cutoff.
Sandev revealed the 
and the surprised Mhiri mucked his hand.
''Were you bluffing?'', Mhiri asked, to which Sandev replied: ''I was not value betting!''
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
83,500 | |
|
81,000 | -8,000 |
Final Three Hands
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Day 1 of the EPT Paris €3,000 Mystery Bounty will close upon the completion of the next three hands.
Bottom Pair is Good for Salazar Sanchez
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Andrija Robovic raised to 2,500 on the button and Mauricio Salazar Sanchez called in the big blind. The flop came 
and Salazar Sanchez check-called a bet of 2,200 from Robovic.
The turn brought the 
which slowed the action as both players checked to the on the river. Two more checks and Salazar Sanchez turned over 
for bottom pair to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
54,000 | 24,000 |
|
29,000 | -41,000 |
Quads for Capucho
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Nuno Capucho opened to 2,500 from early position before Aram Ali made it 6,500 from the hijack. Capucho called.
The 
flop checked through to the 
clubs river. Capucho bet 4,900 and was called.
On the 
river, Capucho bet 17,500, leaving just 800 behind. After some decision time, Ali called.
Capucho had the 
for quads and took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000 | 70,000 |
|
59,000 | 59,000 |
Shohet Comes Out Swinging
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Owner of Black Sheep Coffee, Gabriel Shohet, raised it up in middle position and Oliver Bithell defended from the big blind. The flop fell 
and Shohet continued with a bet of 3,700. Bithell check-raised to 11,000 and Shohet just called.
The turn brought the 
and Bithell fired out a bet of 17,500. Shohet wasted little time before announcing all in and Bithell's cards instantly went to the muck. Shohet raked in another pot and is now one of the chip leaders as Day 1 draws to an end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
213,500 | 37,500 |
|
53,000 |
Kassouf Exits in Final Level
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
William Kassouf was all-in for about 22,000 chips from middle position and Jelle Moene had called from the small blind.
William Kassouf: 
Jelle Moene: 
As the flop fell 
, Kassouf keenly stated: ''He just flops a flush''. As the 
rolled off on the turn, no river cards could save Kassouf's tournament life, and he took his leave while the dealer put out the meaningless 
to complete the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
156,000 | 156,000 |
|
|
Busted |