€5,300 EPT Paris Main Event
Day 1b Started
2023 PokerStars EPT Paris
€5,300 EPT Paris Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2023 PokerStars EPT Paris
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€7,708,800
Entries
1,606
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
909
Players Left
329
Welcome to Day 1b of the €5,300 EPT Paris Main Event
Welcome to Day 1b of the €5,300 Main Event at the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour Paris. Cards go in the air at 12 p.m. local time for the second and final flight in the flagship event of the event.
Omar Gonzalez leads a returning field of 221 players from a total of 661 entries in the opening flight. Day 1a generated a prize pool of €3,172,800, and with 581 players registered for Day 2 so far the total now sits at €5,971,200. Gerard Carbo and Patrik Jaros rounded out the top three, while Adrian Mateos also found his way into the top ten.
2023 EPT Paris Main Event Top 10 Day 1a Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Country | Chips | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omar Gonzalez | Spain | 317,000 | 211 |
| 2 | Gerard Carbo | Spain | 302,000 | 201 |
| 3 | Patrik Jaros | Czech Republic | 260,000 | 173 |
| 4 | Martin Merz | Germany | 255,000 | 170 |
| 5 | Gorki Oliveira | Brazil | 251,000 | 167 |
| 6 | Silius Moll | Norway | 245,000 | 163 |
| 7 | Timo Kamphues | Germany | 227,000 | 151 |
| 8 | Majid Ejlal Noubarian | Iran | 225,500 | 150 |
| 9 | Sacha Zaffran | France | 225,500 | 150 |
| 10 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 222,000 | 148 |
Players will start with 30,000 chips in the opening level with blinds at 100/100 with a 100 ante. The play for Day 1b is to play ten 60-minute levels with 20-minute breaks every two. There is a scheduled dinner break after Level 6 and it will be 75 minutes. The surviving players will bag up their chips at the end of the night and return on Wednesday for Day 2.
Schedule for Day 1b
| Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | Big Blind Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 min | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 2 | 60 min | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| 20 min break | ||||
| 3 | 60 min | 100 | 300 | 300 |
| 4 | 60 min | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 20 min break | ||||
| 5 | 60 min | 200 | 500 | 500 |
| 6 | 60 min | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 75 min dinner break | ||||
| 7 | 60 min | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| 8 | 60 min | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 20 min break | ||||
| 9 | 60 min | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| 10 | 60 min | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team for live updates from the floor of the €5,300 EPT Paris Main Event at the Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile.
Slight Delay
Staff and players are getting ready to go and Day 1b should kick off at 12:20 p.m.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
A Few Early Runners
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Cards are now in the air for Day 1b of the €5,300 EPT Paris Main Event. There are currently 654 players seated for the second and final flight.
Queens Moving in All Directions on Day 1b
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Action was heads up with 2,300 in the pot and 
on the board when Walter Treccarichi check-called a bet of 900 from Fahredin Mustafov. The turn was 
. Both players checked the turn and the 
river before Treccarichi turned over 
to take the pot with queens and threes. Mustafov tossed the losing hand in the muck.
Meanwhile, Benjamin Davo was all in and at risk against Michael Pinto. The cards were already turned over and the dealer was ready to go.
Benjamin Davo: 
Michael Pinto: 
The board ran out 
and Pinto turned queens full of eights to send Davo to the rail in the opening minutes of Day 1b.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000 | 63,000 |
|
33,000 | 33,000 |
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28,400 | 28,400 |
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Busted |
Next Batch of Day 1b Entries
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 |
Morales Chips Up Through Mrizeq
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Shawn Morales raised it up on the button on a four-handed table and Youssef Mrizeq three-bet to 1,000 in the big blind for Morales to call. On the 
flop, Mrizeq continued for 1,200 to pick up a call and both then checked the 
turn and river.
Mrizeq tabled the 
but Morales earned the pot with the .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,000 | |
|
32,000 | |
|
28,000 | |
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|
28,000 |
Osti Takes With River Bet
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Action was heads up with 26,000 in the pot and 
on the board when Mercedes Osti bet 4,000 from the big blind. Tibor Nagygyorgy was two seats over and he was in the tank for several moments. Nagygyorgy counted out his chips and shook his head before he flicked one in to call. Osti showed 
to take the pot while Nagygyorgy flashed 
before he tossed it in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
49,500 | |
|
21,000 | 21,000 |