Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
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
Cirillo Eliminated; Metaal Doubles
Level 4
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Over on table 25, a completed board of 
saw a check by Federico Cirillo out of the small blind. Matteo Cavelier then bet his large chip denominations and Cirillo called it off.
Cavelier tabled the 
for aces and eights, which ended up winning the pot. Cirillo briefly flashed the 
as confirmed by Victor Canaple in the big blind. Apparently Canaple had also been involved in the action as well but folded on a previous street.
One hand later, Govert Metaal jammed for the last 2,100 and Axel Hallay called in the next seat.
Govert Metaal: 
Axel Hallay: 
The dominated pair gained equity on the 
flop but Metaal survived after the 
turn and 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,000 | |
|
48,000 | |
|
28,000 | |
|
27,000 | |
|
6,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
Busted |
Vedral on the Rise
Level 4
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Thailand's Kannapong Thanarattrakul was playing for stacks and called a raise to 16,000 on the 
turn by David Vedral, which led them to the 
on the river. This time, both players checked and Vedral tabled the 
for the top pair and top kicker with the missed nut flush draw.
Thanarattrakul was unable to beat that and dropped back below the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
28,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
Salazar Sanchez Binks the River
Level 4
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Tibor Nagygyorgy was already all-in and awaiting his fate after the 
flop when the 
turn brought the all-in of Marc Choucair in the big blind. He held the superior stack against Mauricio Salazar Sanchez, who eventually called it off for the 13,900 he had behind.
Tibor Nagygyorgy:
Mauricio Salazar Sanchez:
Marc Choucair: 
Choucair was ahead with the nut straight and Nagygyorgy already drawing dead. Despite blocking two hearts, Choucair could not hold as the river improved Salazar Sanchez to the nut flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
67,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
38,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
22,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
Busted |
Updated Counts in the Field
Level 4
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
88,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
85,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
||
|
65,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
62,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
||
|
40,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
40,000
9,400
|
9,400 |
|
|
||
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
33,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
28,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
19,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Kassouf Talks Himself Out of It
Level 4
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Action was heads up with 
on the board and a small pot in the middle and action had checked to William Kassouf on the button. Kassouf fired 3,200, but Marc Foggin shoved 10,400 from a few seats over. The other players got out of the way and Kassouf went deep into the tank to begin his usual line of questioning.
After he asked his opponent if he had a set of fours, pocket fives, pocket threes, six-five, and other possibilities, Kassouf finally got away from it.
"Nit-fold," he said as he tossed his hand in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
51,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
14,500
14,500
|
14,500 |
Boinaud Eliminated by Karapanos
Level 4
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
On a flop of 
, the last 8,200 of Philippe Boinaud went into the middle of the table and he was looked up by table neighbour Michail Karapanos.
Philippe Boinaud: 
Michail Karapanos: 
The Greek was ahead with the top pair while Boinaud had plenty of outs on his gutshot and nut flush draw. However, two bricks followed with the turn and river as the Frenchman departed mid-way through level four.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
See You Later Mister Slater
Level 4
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Jonathan Therme raised to 1,000 and Joris Ruijs three-bet to 2,300 on the button. Tim Slater then pushed all-in with a shorter stack from one seat over and Therme folded, Ruijs instantly called as the table big stack.
Tim Slater:
Joris Ruijs: 
The 
flop would have gotten the chips in anyways as top set met broadway. Nothing much changed with the turn but the river paired the board to eliminate Slater.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
Busted |
Kulev Pressures Dimitrov
Level 4
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Action was heads up with 3,000 in the middle and 
on the board when Stefan Dimitrov bet 1,100 from the big blind. Alex Kulev called from middle position and the turn was .
Dimitrov check-called a 3,600 bet from Kulev and the river was 
.
Dimitrov checked again on the river but it was 12,000 from Kulev this time, and that was too much so he threw his hand in the muck to give up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
64,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
37,300
37,300
|
37,300 |
Assorted Counts in the Field
Level 4
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
90,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
87,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
75,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
||
|
64,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
||
|
53,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
42,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
34,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
|
||
|
28,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
24,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
||
|
18,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
10,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
Busted | |