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
Players Left 1 / 1,606
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Bleiker Bets Out Covaciu

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Felix Bleiker
Felix Bleiker

Felix Bleiker tangled with Paul-Adrian Covaciu in a three-bet pot after which he bet the {q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{10-Spades} turn for 4,500 into a pot of 14,000. Covaciu went into the tank for a short while and then elected to fold.

"Good turn," Bleiker grinned as he flashed the cards briefly and only exposed em to his opponent before dropping them into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Felix Bleiker ch
Felix Bleiker
37,000
17,000
17,000
Profile photo of Paul-Adrian Covaciu ro
Paul-Adrian Covaciu
36,000
29,000
29,000
Profile photo of Stoyan Obreshkov bg
Stoyan Obreshkov
33,000
33,000
33,000

Tags: Felix BleikerPaul-Adrian Covaciu

Hawkins Chips Back Up

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

On the tail end of a heads-up confrontation between Andrew Hawkins and Sari Maalouf, the completed board showed {9-Hearts}{7-Spades}{3-Spades}{q-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}. Hawkins bet 4,300 and Maalouf called but quickly mucked upon being shown the {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds} for the top pair and top kicker.

Hawkins recovered some earlier losses to get closer to the starting stack again on a table filled with several notables.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Florent Estegassy fr
Florent Estegassy
40,000
Profile photo of Orson Young us
Orson Young
34,000
Profile photo of Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
33,000
3,000
3,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Eoghan O'Dea ie
Eoghan O'Dea
30,000
Profile photo of Andrew Hawkins gb
Andrew Hawkins
25,000
Profile photo of Sari Maalouf fr
Sari Maalouf
23,000
Profile photo of Saar Wilf il
Saar Wilf
22,000

Tags: Andrew HawkinsSari Maalouf

Aceto Escapes From Elimination

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Morgan Aceto
Morgan Aceto

On a heads-up turn of {j-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{3-Spades}{8-Clubs} between Morgan Aceto in the small blind bet and Vadzim Godzdanker called in the cutoff as both players invested 6,500 each to see the {q-Diamonds} on the river. Aceto now checked and Godzdanker pushed forward a stack worth 27,000 to cover Aceto's remaining chips.

The Frenchman tried some table chat to gather information and ultimately folded. "You show, I show?" he inquired and Godzdanker agreed as Aceto revealed his {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}. Godzdanker first showed the {q-Hearts} followed by the {10-Diamonds} and Aceto counted his blessings.

"Blank turn and I am out," he added and also confirmed he would have called if the Belorussian had jammed the turn.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Vadzim Godzdanker by
Vadzim Godzdanker
58,000
58,000
58,000
Profile photo of Enrico Camosci it
Enrico Camosci
23,000
23,000
23,000
Profile photo of Morgan Aceto fr
Morgan Aceto
14,000
14,000
14,000

Tags: Morgan AcetoVadzim Godzdanker

Second Batch of Early Casualties on Day 1b

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Haci Bayram dk
Haci Bayram
Busted
Profile photo of Bruno Lopes fr
Bruno Lopes
Busted
Profile photo of Iliodoros Kamatakis gr
Iliodoros Kamatakis
Busted
Profile photo of Fahredin Mustafov bg
Fahredin Mustafov
Busted
Profile photo of Shakhabiddin Muradov lv
Shakhabiddin Muradov
Busted
Profile photo of Mohamed Kechiche fr
Mohamed Kechiche
Busted
Profile photo of Jonathan Berenzon fr
Jonathan Berenzon
Busted
Profile photo of Jack Corrigan us
Jack Corrigan
Busted
Profile photo of Luis Faria pt
Luis Faria
Busted
Profile photo of Jean-Luc Labryga fr
Jean-Luc Labryga
Busted
Profile photo of William Kassis br
William Kassis
Busted
Profile photo of Maroun Jazzar lb
Maroun Jazzar
Busted
Profile photo of Jonas Plaar es
Jonas Plaar
Busted
Profile photo of Lyudmil Ivanov bg
Lyudmil Ivanov
Busted
Profile photo of Sandro Pitzanti nl
Sandro Pitzanti
Busted
Profile photo of Istvan Pilhofer hu
Istvan Pilhofer
Busted
Profile photo of Silvio Costa pt
Silvio Costa
Busted
Profile photo of Pascal Frezza fr
Pascal Frezza
Busted
Profile photo of Chakib Mhiri tn
Chakib Mhiri
Busted

Assorted Counts in the Field

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Vasyl Zabrodskyy ua
Vasyl Zabrodskyy
65,500
65,500
65,500
Profile photo of Shawn Morales gb
Shawn Morales
49,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Derk van Luijk nl
Derk van Luijk
48,000
6,000
6,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Bogdan Berinde ro
Bogdan Berinde
41,000
13,000
13,000
Profile photo of Andrew Lichtenberger us
Andrew Lichtenberger
32,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Hossein Ensan de
Hossein Ensan
30,600
30,600
30,600
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Fabio Sperling de
Fabio Sperling
28,000
28,000
28,000
Profile photo of Andrea Ricci it
Andrea Ricci
27,000
3,000
3,000
Profile photo of Dumitru Pora ro
Dumitru Pora
27,000
27,000
27,000
Profile photo of Ankit Ahuja in
Ankit Ahuja
26,500
3,500
3,500
Profile photo of Soenke Jahn de
Soenke Jahn
21,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
18,000
18,000
18,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

Ayyad Leaves Chiva With Crumbs

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Abdessamad Ayyad
Abdessamad Ayyad

Action was three ways with around 10,000 in the middle and {10-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{8-Spades} on the board when [Removed:432] bet 5,000. Gabriel Chiva raised to 15,000 and Abdessamad Ayyad shoved with slightly less than Chiva's total. [Removed:433] quickly ducked out of the way and Chiva tossed in a chip to call.

Abdessamad Ayyad: {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}
Gabriel Chiva: {a-Spades}{5-Spades}

The board finished up with {j-Clubs}{10-Hearts} and Ayyad's kings held to take the big pot and leave Chiva with just over one big blind. Chiva was seen leaving the tournament area just a few moments later.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Abdessamad Ayyad de
Abdessamad Ayyad
87,000
87,000
87,000
Profile photo of [Removed:432]
[Removed:432]
16,500
16,500
16,500
Profile photo of Gabriel Chiva ro
Gabriel Chiva
Busted

Tags: Abdessamad AyyadGabriel Chiva

Castaignon Chips Up Through Kebe

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Heads-up to the {k-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} turn, Remi Castaignon called a bet worth 5,000 by Jimmy Kebe and the {3-Diamonds} on the river was then checked through. Castaignon tabled the {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} and that won the pot.

"It has been a wild table," Michael Rocco in the two seat added after the showdown was completed.

In the same tournament section is also another well-known Frenchman in Sylvain Loosli, who bet 7,500 on a {k-Spades}{9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} river into a pot of around 10,000. His opponent folded and Loosli dragged in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
40,000
10,000
10,000
Jaka Coaching
Profile photo of Michael Rocco us
Michael Rocco
39,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Remi Castaignon fr
Remi Castaignon
34,000
34,000
34,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jimmy Kebe fr
Jimmy Kebe
27,000
27,000
27,000

Tags: Jimmy KebeMichael RoccoRemi CastaignonSylvain Loosli

Zerjav Chips Up Through Dragoman

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Blaz Zerjav had already increased his stack right out of the gates and added further chips after a heads-up pot with Daniel Dragoman. It was the latter who check-called a bet of 1,000 on the {10-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{8-Spades} flop and then check-raised to 6,500 on the {k-Clubs} turn. Zerjav stuck around to the {5-Spades} river and faced a bet of 3,500.

The Slovenian called and Dragoman sent his cards into the muck, as Zerjav further increased his stack without showdown.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Blaz Zerjav si
Blaz Zerjav
67,000
67,000
67,000
Profile photo of Daniel Dragoman ro
Daniel Dragoman
15,000
15,000
15,000

Tags: Blaz ZerjavDaniel Dragoman