Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
2023 PokerStars EPT Paris
€1,100 FPS Paris Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2023 PokerStars EPT Paris
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€1,988,160
Entries
2,071
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
251
Players Left
65
Don't Miss Out on These Player Experiences at EPT Paris
Level 6
: 300/600, 600 ante
While the 2023 EPT poker schedule has been known for a while, poker players have been looking to plenty off-the-felt activities at events such as EPT Paris.
See all the sites of the City of Love with the daily city sightseeing bus tours, or if you'd prefer, you can get a 360-degree view of Paris thanks to the daily hot air balloon experiences. There’s plenty more experiences to enjoy such as a tour of the Eiffel Tower, cheese and wine pairing afternoons as well as Escape Rooms – all courtesy of PokerStars.
Pocket Jacks Enough for Fedorca
Level 6
: 300/600, 600 ante
Marchetti Luca raised to 1,500 from middle position and picked up calls from Mathieu Mariani and Bojan Berberovic. Polad Akhmedov reraised to 5,500 from the small blind and Gheorghe Fedorca called from the big blind. All other players folded.
The flop came 
. Akhmedov made a continuation bet of 7,000 and Fedorca called.
The turn came 
and both players checked.
The 
didn't change much, and both players once again checked. Fedorca showed 
which, despite the overcards on the board, was enough to secure the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,500 | |
|
42,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Updated Chip Counts From Around the Room
Level 7
: 400/800, 800 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
76,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
67,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
59,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
53,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
43,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
|
|
32,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
26,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
18,500
-19,500
|
-19,500 |
|
16,500
-3,500
|
-3,500 |
|
14,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
12,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Small Pot for Ghassan
Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Nicolas Pichard raised to 2,000 from under the gun and picked up a call from Ibrahim Ghassan in the big blind.
The flop came 
. Ghassan checked and Pichard made a small bet of 1,000. Ghassan called.
The turn came 
and both players checked. The river fell 
and both players checked again. Ghassan showed pocket sevens to pick up a small pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
66,000 | |
|
33,000 |
Play Pauses For Second Break of Day 1b
Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Play has paused once again for a 20 minute break. As it stands, 145 players remain from a field of 229. When play resumes, blinds will be on 500/1,000 with an 1,000 big blind ante.
"Ginormous" PCA Sets the Tone for 2023 Ahead of EPT Paris says Walsh
Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
There was an incredible start to the year with the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure and PokerStars Players NL Hold’em Championship at the stunning Baha Mar Resort in The Bahamas.
And PokerStars Ambassador Nick Walsh says that things are heading in a really good direction when it comes to the live poker scene.
“The French — they absolutely love poker,” he told PokerNews. I'm expecting a very, very large event. Not just because of where live poker is right now, but I know it's been a while since we've had a stop close enough for the French to attend that wasn't Monte Carlo.”
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Action-Packed Hands As Play Resumes
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
In the first of a series of hands, Yohan Rascar raised to 2,500 and Adrian State re-raised to 7,000. Rascar called and the flop came 
. Rascar checked and State made it 3,500. Rascar folded.
The very next hand, State raised to 2,500 from middle position and Raffaele Castro made it 11,300 from the small blind. All other players folded and State called. The flop came 
and both players checked. The turn came the and Castro led out for 7,200. State raised to 16,000 and Castro called. The turn was the and both players checked. Castro showed 
and State showed 
. Castro looked visibly anguished.
"I was bluffing but it was a good flop for me," said Castro.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
144,000
144,000
|
144,000 |
|
81,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
59,000
59,000
|
59,000 |