€3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty Day 2 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

02-23-2023 18:57 UTC+2

More Bounties Off the Board

Adam Lamers

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

After the last break, even more bounties came off the board, but once again, they were mostly of the €1,000 variety. The big bounties are still in play and the players are just five eliminations away from the money.

Mystery Bounty Prizes	Count	Remaining	Total €
€75,000	2	2	€150,000
€35,000	2	2	€70,000
€20,000	2	1	€20,000
€10,000	6	4	€40,000
€5,000	11	7	€35,000
€2,000	23	6	€12,000
€1,000	356	168	€168,000
€1,000 and Draw Again	10	4	€4,000

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

02-23-2023 18:35 UTC+2

Break Time

Adam Lamers

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Another three levels have passed and the remaining 116 players are going on a 20-minute break. When they return, they will have their sights set on the money bubble that is looming just five players away.

02-23-2023 18:35 UTC+2

Seo Busts Two Players

Calum Grant

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Moonho Seo opened to 15,000 from under the gun and was called Jimmy Kebe from middle position. Miguel Capriles then jammed for 37,500 on his direct left and Igor Yaroshevskyy did the same for 43,500 from the cutoff. Seo then moved all in as the big stack and Kebe folded.

Miguel Capriles:
Igor Yaroshevskyy:
Moonho Seo:

Seo became the huge favorite following the flop, and he held out to claim both of his opponents' bounty chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Moonho Seo	260,000 196,500	196,500
Jimmy Kebe	130,000 30,000	30,000
Miguel Capriles	Busted
Igor Yaroshevskyy	Busted

Tags: Igor Yaroshevskyy Jimmy Kebe Miguel Capriles Moonho Seo

02-23-2023 18:34 UTC+2

Wang Squeezes and Gets Called

Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Benjamin Souriau opened to 10,000 from early position, and Arnaud Enselme three-bet to 25,000 from middle position. Big stack Nikita Kuznetsov then cold from cutoff, before small blind Xia Wang squeezed all-in for 142,000 chips.

Everyone folded to Kuznetsov, who exclaimed ''Ace-king one time please'', as he slammed in a stack of T-5000 chips to make the call.

Xia Wang:
Nikita Kuznetsov:

It turned out that this was not the one time Wang had ace-king, as she dominated Kuznetsov's jacks with her aces. The runout of did nothing to change that fact, and Wang doubled up and then some.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xia Wang	329,000 205,500	205,500
Nikita Kuznetsov	271,500 -181,000	-181,000

Tags: Nikita Kuznetsov Xia Wang

02-23-2023 18:18 UTC+2

Kebe Doubles Through Yaroshevskyy

Adam Lamers

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Igor Yaroshevskyy raised to 10,000 in early position and was called by Moonho Seo in the cutoff. Jimmy Kebe ripped all in for 47,000 in the blinds and Yaroshevskyy came over the top, forcing Seo out of the hand.

Jimmy Kebe:
Igor Yaroshevskyy:

Kebe held a dominating lead heading to the flop. The and runout also changed nothing as Kebe scored a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jimmy Kebe	100,000 81,500	81,500
Igor Yaroshevskyy	98,000 -38,500	-38,500

Tags: Moonho Seo Jimmy Kebe Igor Yaroshevskyy

02-23-2023 18:17 UTC+2

River Bails Out Baali

Calum Grant

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Roel van Gestel was all in for his tournament for 90,000 and was at risk to Fouad Baali.

Roel van Gestel:
Fouad Baali:

It was a classic flip and Van Gestel had the best of it following the flop and turn. The river hit the felt to give Baali the winner as well as Van Gestel's bounty chip.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fouad Baali	250,000 119,500	119,500
Roel Van Gestel	Busted

Tags: Fouad Baali Roel van Gestel

02-23-2023 18:17 UTC+2

Strobel Busts Hammond as Field Inches Closer to Bubble

Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Mark Hammond was all-in for roughly 100,000 chips, and Adrian Strobel had looked him up.

Mark Hammond:
Adrian Strobel:

The board remained free of a king with , and Hammond took his leave from the tournament area.

There are now 124 players remaining, of which 111 will be in the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Strobel	230,000 200,000	200,000
Mark Hammond	Busted

Tags: Adrian Strobel Mark Hammond

02-23-2023 18:14 UTC+2

Sandev Misses Out on a Bounty Chip

Calum Grant

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Georgi Sandev opened to 10,000 from under the gun before Thomas Hueber jammed for 19,000 from middle position. Danut Chisu called from the hijack and Sandev also called.

The flop checked through to the turn. Sandev bet 35,000 and Chisu folded.

Sandev then tabled his for a pair of queens while Huber had the for a flush draw.

The river completed the short stack's flush and found a much needed triple-up as the money bubble looms.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danut Chisu	345,000 -29,000	-29,000
Georgi Sandev	230,000 105,000	105,000
Thomas Hueber	69,000 39,000	39,000

Tags: Danut Chisu Georgi Sandev Thomas Hueber

02-23-2023 18:13 UTC+2

Shohet Shows Down a Winner

Adam Lamers

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Hugues Mazerolle opened to 11,000 from under the gun and Gabriel Shohet defended from the big blind. The flop came and Shohet check-called a bet of 20,000 from Mazerolle.

The turn brought the and both players quickly checked to the on the river. Shohet checked again and Mazerolle instantly checked as well. Shohet turned over after flopping a five and Mazerolle couldn't beat it.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel Shohet	352,000 14,000	14,000

Hugues Mazerolle	275,000 -38,000	-38,000

Tags: Hugues Mazerolle Gabriel Shohet