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

02-23-2023 17:35 UTC+1

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 17:35 UTC+1

Break Time

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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.

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

02-23-2023 17:57 UTC+1

More Bounties Off the Board

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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

02-23-2023 18:03 UTC+1

Kim Doubles Hocquaux

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Frank Visser

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

Alexandre Hocquaux open-jammed his last 57,000 chips from the cutoff and small blind Nahmyung Kim made the call.

Alexandre Hocquaux:
Nahmyung Kim:

A flip for Hocquaux to stay alive in the tournament, with the money bubble on the horizon. No sweat for Hocquaux, as he flopped a full house on . He evaded the runner-runners on and doubled up, surpassing Kim in stack size.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Hocquaux	126,000 113,500	113,500
Namhyung Kim	117,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Alexandre Hocquaux Nahmyung Kim

02-23-2023 18:10 UTC+1

Bohn Bounced by Galindo

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Calum Grant

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

There was around 100,000 in the pot on the board. Humberto Lopes Galindo jammed as the big stack from the hijack which sent Hugo Bohn into the tank. Bohn, who had around 80,000, behind, called for his tournament life.

Galindo had the for a pair of aces. Bohn had the for a pair of kings and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Humberto Lopes Galindo	800,000 550,000	550,000
Hugo Bohn	Busted

02-23-2023 18:12 UTC+1

Mattsson Ousted Short of the Money

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Adam Lamers

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

Oleksii Koiev raised to 12,000 from under the gun and was called by Denis Simionel in the hijack. Simon Mattsson was forced all in for 3,000 in the big blind which created some action in a side pot.

The flop came and Koiev led out with a bet of 10,000. Simionel raised to 31,000 and Koiev just called. The turn brought the and both players checked to the on the river.

Koiev jammed all in on the river and Simionel quickly mucked his cards. Koiev turned over for the nut flush while Mattsson was left with which sent him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleksii Koiev	406,000 228,500	228,500
Denis Simionel	139,000 109,000	109,000
Simon Mattsson	Busted

Tags: Simon Mattsson Oleksii Koiev Denis Simionel

02-23-2023 18:12 UTC+1

Hand-for-Hand Play Begins

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Adam Lamers

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

As the Mystery Bounty is on its stone bubble, hand-for-hand play has begun.

02-23-2023 18:20 UTC+1

Schwecht Doubles on the Bubble

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Frank Visser

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

The action was caught on the board of with around 48,000 chips in the middle. Big blind Tobias Schwecht checked to Sunho Yoo on the hijack, who put out a bet of 27,000. Schwecht called the bet and the two saw the river appear.

Schwecht led for 17,000 and Yoo decided to put maximum pressure on the bubble by going all in, covering Schwecht's 133,000 chips.

Schwecht called and after waiting for the other tables to finish their hands, their cards were shown down.

Tobias Schwecht:
Sungho Yoo:

Yoo picked a bad time to bluff Schwecht, who was sitting cozily with the king-high flush. Schwecht doubled up, and the bubble continues.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tobias Schwecht	371,000 340,000	340,000
Sunho Yoo	159,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Sunho Yoo Tobias Schwecht

02-23-2023 18:33 UTC+1

Liperis Pressures Angelov on the Bubble

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Adam Lamers

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

Boris Angelov raised to 13,000 in the cutoff and Yiannis Liperis called on the button. They went heads-up to a flop of and Angelov check-called a bet of 22,000 from Liperis.

The peeled off on the turn and Angelov checked again. Liperis sized up a bet of 46,000 this time and Angelov still called. The completed the board and Angelov checked for the third time. Liperis announced all in which sent Angelov into the tank for a couple of minutes before he gave up his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yiannis Liperis	414,000 342,500	342,500
Boris Angelov	157,000 123,000	123,000

Tags: Boris Angelov Yiannis Liperis