€1,100 FPS Paris Main Event Day 2 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

02-19-2023 00:42 UTC+2

Weissman Among Last Level Bust Outs

Calum Grant

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Meddi Ferrah	Busted
Jean Surlemont	Busted
Federico Cerqua	Busted
David Foucault	Busted
Daniyar Aubakirov	Busted
Soren Reffstrup	Busted
Juhani Rantala	Busted
Victor Shuchleib	Busted
Joey Weissman	Busted

02-19-2023 00:39 UTC+2

Gaye Downs Bragiola and Leaves Burger with Crumbs; Subraud Then Demolishes Burger

Calum Grant

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Andreas Burger jammed for 450,000 from the cutoff, and Didier Bragiola called off his stack for slightly less. Jean Gaye had a stack of 445,000 in the big blind, and he also called for his tournament life.

Didier Bragiola:
Jean Gaye:
Andreas Burger:

Gaye had a pair and the nut flush draw following the flop and he secured the hand after the turn. The river gave Bragiola a set but it was no help.

The following hand, Burger was all in for his last chip with and was up against the held by Mathias Subraud.

The jacks remained ahead on the runout and Burger was finished off.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean Gaye	1,200,000	1,063,000
Mathias Subraud	510,000	360,000
Didier Bragiola	Busted
Andreas Burger	Busted

Tags: Andreas Burger Didier Bragiola Jean Gaye Mathias Subraud

02-19-2023 00:34 UTC+2

PokerStars Apologizes for 'Subpar Experience' for Some at EPT Paris Festival

Sandra Barbour

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

After getting several complaints from players about the currently underway European Poker Tour (EPT) Paris festival, PokerStars issued a statement apologizing for "the subpar experience some of you have had at EPT Paris."

The festival is taking place at the Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile, a venue that hasn't been the most popular among players due to its limited space, tight hallways, and registration process. Many were startled when they went to register for the record-breaking €1,100 FPS Paris Main Event only to learn that the event was at capacity and they'd be unable to do so.

In a statement issued on Feb. 18, Cedric Billot, Head of Live Events Global Operations for PokerStars, personally apologized for the issues experienced by players at the first-ever EPT stop in France, a country with its own unique gambling rules and restrictions. The statement also provided information for players looking to register for the EPT Main Event to ensure the smoothest experience possible.

CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL STATEMENT

Tags: Cedric Billot

02-19-2023 00:32 UTC+2

Shen Shows Jacks

Calum Grant

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Jean-Jacques Zeitoun opened to 55,000 from under the gun before Julien Sitbon three-bet to 150,000 on his direct left. Han Shen then jammed for 645,000 from the next seat over as well.

Zeitoun folded and Sitbon went into the tank. He also eventually found the fold and Shen was kind enough to show his .

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Sitbon	1,000,000	-350,000
Han Shen	900,000	55,000
Jean-Jacques Zeitoun	550,000	-15,000

Tags: Han Shen Jean-Jacques Zeitoun Julien Sitbon

02-19-2023 00:25 UTC+2

Reffstrup Chops to Stay Alive

Frank Visser

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Redouane Abed opened the action from middle position by raising to 55,000. Soren Reffstrup only had 155,000 chips in total and decided to put that amount all in from the hijack. It folded back to Abed, who quickly called. It seemed like a classic flip:

Soren Reffstrup:
Redouane Abed:

Abed raced ahead on the flop, but the deck had other ideas and it came to put a flush in middle, resulting in each player taking half the pot. The relieved Reffstrup shared a fistbump with his opponent after escaping with his tournament live.

Player	Chips	Progress
Redouane Abed	425,000	-165,000
Soren Reffstrup	155,000	-85,000

Tags: Redouane Abed Soren Reffstrup

02-19-2023 00:22 UTC+2

Cerqua Anguished as Pocket Jacks Cracked

Matt Warburton

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Federico Cerqua opened from the button and Djamal Boutaleb reshoved all in from the big blind. Cerqua called and the cards were on their backs.

Djamal Boutaleb:
Federico Cerqua:

The board ran out .

Boutaleb hit an ace on the flop to take the lead and Cerqua couldn't find any help on the turn or river. A sigh and an anguished look told the story of how Cerqua felt in that moment, with his stack decimated to just a few big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Djamal Boutaleb	910,000	360,000
Federico Cerqua	40,000	-750,000

Tags: Djamal Boutaleb Federico Cerqua

02-19-2023 00:09 UTC+2

Kaukua Adds to his Stack

Matt Warburton

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Action seems to have slowed down considerably since players returned from the break, many recent hands ending with a simple raise and fold.

In a hand that did make it beyond the preflop stages, Toni Kaukua raised to 40,000 from middle position and was called by Ibrahim Ghassan, as well as the player in the big blind.

The flop came . The big blind checked, Kaukua bet 100,000 and Ghassan called. The big blind got out of the way, leaving two players to go to the turn.

The turn came , Kaukua checked and Ghassan bet 120,000, which Kaukua called. Both players checked on the river and the hand went to showdown. Kaukua showed for a full house to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Toni Kaukua	810,000	525,000
Ibrahim Ghassan	680,000	522,000

Tags: Ibrahim Ghassan Toni Kaukua

02-19-2023 00:07 UTC+2

Final Level of the Night

Calum Grant

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The FPS Main Event has reached Level 23, which is the final level of the day.

Anyone with chips in front of them at the end of the level will bag and tag their stacks for tomorrow's Day 3. As it stands, 73 players remain.

Among the latest eliminations are Ian Drake, Pavel Plesuv, and Marcin Puczylowski.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Drake	Busted
Pavel Plesuv	Busted
Youri Jedlinski	Busted
Marcin Poczylowski	Busted
Olivier Temam	Busted
Floyd Rosner	Busted

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

02-19-2023 00:02 UTC+2

Sitbon Flops Trips

Connor Richards

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Julien Sitbon opened to 40,000 in early position and Roger Taieb defended out of the big blind.

Sitbon bet a small 20,000 on the flop of and Taieb folded without a fight. It surely wasn't the desired result as Sitbon showed the for flopped trips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Sitbon	1,350,000	100,000
Roger Taieb	1,000,000	-90,000

Tags: Julien Sitbon Roger Taieb