2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

€5,300 EPT Paris Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
76
Prize
€1,170,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€7,708,800
Entries
1,606
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
909
Players Left
329

Vedral Doubles Through Mulders

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Following a {7-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{3-Clubs} flop, David Vedral was all-in for 18,300 with the {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} and Daan Mulders looked him up holding the {k-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for two overcards and a flush draw. Mulders and Parker Talbot were calling for cards and joking for the conclusion of the hand but there was no help to Mulders on the {10-Diamonds} turn and {4-Spades} river.

"Stupid cards," he grinned with a smile on his face as he had to fork over half of his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Parker Talbot ca
Parker Talbot
85,000
42,000
42,000
David Vedral at
David Vedral
42,000
-8,000
-8,000
Kannapong Thanarattrakul th
Kannapong Thanarattrakul
20,000
-8,000
-8,000
Daan Mulders nl
Daan Mulders
18,000
18,000
18,000

Tags: Daan MuldersDavid VedralParker Talbot

Homma Can't Stop Busting O'Dwyer

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Steve O'Dwyer
Steve O'Dwyer

Steve O'Dwyer was all in for his last 12,400 from middle position and Sho Homma shoved from the small blind to isolate. The big blind got out of the way and action was heads up with O'Dwyer at risk.

Steve O'Dwyer: {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts}
Sho Homma: {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

"Didn't you bust me in Prague?" O'Dwyer asked.

Homma nodded and the dealer was ready to go.

The board ran out {2-Hearts}{2-Spades}{3-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{9-Spades} and Homma turned a pair of queens to send O'Dwyer to the rail once again.

Player Chips Progress
Sho Homma jp
Sho Homma
41,500
41,500
41,500
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
Busted
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Sho HommaSteve O'Dwyer

Savio Chips Up Further Thanks to Brandi

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Heads-up to the {k-Spades}{q-Spades}{6-Hearts}{j-Hearts} turn, Iacopo Brandi checked and subsequently called a bet worth 5,500 by Steve Savio. The {3-Hearts} river completed a potential flush and both players opted to check it down.

Brandi briefly showed his cards but couldn't beat the {q-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} for two pair by Savio.

Player Chips Progress
Steve Savio fr
Steve Savio
130,000
130,000
130,000
Iacopo Brandi it
Iacopo Brandi
29,000
29,000
29,000

Tags: Iacopo BrandiSteve Savio

Mulder Chips Up With Top Pair

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action was heads up with 3,000 in the middle and {8-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} on the board when Teun Mulder bet 1,000 and Rachid El Yaacoubi called from the next seat over. The turn was {a-Diamonds}.

Mulder fired 4,500 on the turn and Yaacoubi called.

The river was {8-Clubs} and Mulder put out 20,000, which was enough to cover Yaacoubi. After a few moments of thought, Yaacoubi tossed it in and turned over {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts} for a pair of jacks. However, Mulder showed {a-Hearts}{5-Hearts} for a turned pair of aces to take the pot and send Yaacoubi to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Teun Mulder nl
Teun Mulder
220,000
185,000
185,000
Rachid El Yaacoubi fr
Rachid El Yaacoubi
Busted

Tags: Rachid El YaacoubiTeun Mulder

Liperis Doesn't Have the Last Say

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Yiannis Liperis
Yiannis Liperis

Yiannis Liperis raised to 2,200 from under the gun and Anthony Say in the small blind three-bet to 7,000, for Liperis to call. As soon as the {10-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} came on the flop, Say bet 15,000.

Liperis had some 37,000 behind and reluctantly moved all-in for his opponent to call.

Yiannis Liperis: {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}
Anthony Say: {k-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}

The {3-Hearts} turn and {j-Diamonds} river brought no help to the Brit and he was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony Say fr
Anthony Say
115,000
115,000
115,000
Yiannis Liperis cy
Yiannis Liperis
Busted

Tags: Anthony SayYiannis Liperis

Ochoa Scores Big Double K.O.

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Haci Bayram shoved 41,200 into the middle and Henrique Magalhaes tossed in his last 6,000 from the next seat over. Juan Ochoa made it 80,000 from the small blind and a player in the big blind went deep into the tank. After a few moments he got away from it and action was three ways with Bayram and Magalhaes at risk.

Henrique Magalhaes: {4-Hearts}{4-Spades}
Haci Bayram: {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}
Juan Ochoa: {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

The board ran out {5-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{8-Spades} and the kings held to knock out both players and give Ochoa the big pot.

Player Chips Progress
Juan Ochoa es
Juan Ochoa
148,000
Haci Bayram dk
Haci Bayram
Busted
Henrique Magalhaes pt
Henrique Magalhaes
Busted

Tags: Haci BayramHenrique MagalhaesJuan Ochoa

Assorted Counts in the Field

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Omar Del Pino es
Omar Del Pino
220,000
139,000
139,000
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
145,000
80,000
80,000
Marton Czuczor hu
Marton Czuczor
120,000
120,000
120,000
Alexander van der Swaluw nl
Alexander van der Swaluw
120,000
45,000
45,000
Carlos Chang tw
Carlos Chang
90,000
26,000
26,000
Eoghan O'Dea ie
Eoghan O'Dea
85,000
55,000
55,000
Jimmy Kebe fr
Jimmy Kebe
80,000
80,000
80,000
Sonny Franco fr
Sonny Franco
55,000
55,000
55,000
Lars Kamphues de
Lars Kamphues
45,000
45,000
45,000
Vadzim Godzdanker by
Vadzim Godzdanker
28,000
-27,000
-27,000
Dany Parlafes ro
Dany Parlafes
23,000
-3,500
-3,500

Pastore Jams Into Guichard

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

In a single-raised pot to the four-way flop of {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}, Paul Guichard check-raised from 2,000 to 7,000 and Jonathan Pastore was the only caller. That led them to the {8-Clubs} turn on which Guichard bet 14,000.

Pastore then jammed all in for 37,800 and Guichard tank-folded.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Dyer us
Michael Dyer
155,000
40,000
40,000
Mark Buckley ie
Mark Buckley
120,000
52,000
52,000
Jonathan Pastore fr
Jonathan Pastore
75,000
75,000
75,000
Michael Sklenicka cz
Michael Sklenicka
55,000
17,000
17,000
Paul Guichard fr
Paul Guichard
32,000
32,000
32,000

Tags: Jonathan PastorePaul Guichard

It's All Apples and Oranges to Vrakas

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With plenty of chips in the middle to the {q-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{a-Clubs} turn, Christophe Pommier moved all in for 40,500. Georgios Vrakas was in the tank and eventually made the call with the superior stack, investing nearly half of what he had behind.

Christophe Pommier: {q-Clubs}{q-Spades}
Georgios Vrakas: {a-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}

The {10-Clubs} river brought no flush for Vrakas and he took a major blow to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Christophe Pommier fr
Christophe Pommier
135,000
135,000
135,000
Georgios Vrakas gr
Georgios Vrakas
55,000
-65,000
-65,000

Tags: Christophe PommierGeorgios Vrakas