2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

€5,300 EPT Paris Main Event
Day: 2
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 2
Entries
585
Players Left
174

Kisacikoglu Doubles Through Watson in Dramatic Fashion

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Orpen Kisacikoglu
Orpen Kisacikoglu

In the very far corner of the tournament room, two High Roller regulars clashed as Orpen Kisacikoglu four-bet jammed for 173,000 and was snapped off by Mike Watson.

Neither of them said anything as a small crowd gathered around their table and Kisacikoglu was all smiles until the time came to reveal their cards.

Orpen Kisacikoglu: {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}
Mike Watson: {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

The very first card to show was the {k-Spades} followed by the {a-Hearts}{6-Spades} as Watson hit a set of kings and Kisacikoglu top pair. Running cards were needed for Kisacikoglu to escape and the {8-Spades} turn kept those hopes alive.

Another black card followed and it was the {j-Spades} that rolled off on the river as Kisacikoglu made a flush and doubled in dramatic fashion on the stone-cold money bubble.

Orpen Kisacikoglu
Orpen Kisacikoglu
Player Chips Progress
Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
350,000
30,000
30,000
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
230,000
-100,000
-100,000
EPT 2X Winner

Tags: Mike WatsonOrpen Kisacikoglu

Homma Doubles Through Van Ackeren

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Sho Homma
Sho Homma

Sho Homma raised to 8,000 from under the gun and Mario van Ackeren wanted to raise but didn't see the open, hence he flat-called the raise. Fabian Gumz also called from the very next seat in the cutoff only for Mats Ullereng to then squeeze to 40,000 on the button.

Homma then pushed all in for 244,000 and van Ackeren announced all in with the covering stack, forcing out Gumz and Ullereng. Once all other tables were finished, the next flip unfolded over on Table 26.

Sho Homma: {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}
Mario van Ackeren: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}

The {6-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{3-Spades} flop and {7-Spades} turn kept Homma in the lead but even a split pot was now possible. However, the {7-Hearts} river only paired the board and Homma scored a big double on the stone-cold money bubble.

"I had king-queen," Ullereng mentioned in table chat while Kostya Zaks added to have folded ace-jack suited preflop.

Sho Homma
Sho Homma
Player Chips Progress
Sho Homma jp
Sho Homma
540,000
290,000
290,000
Fabian Gumz de
Fabian Gumz
210,000
-10,000
-10,000
Mats Ullereng no
Mats Ullereng
140,000
97,000
97,000
Kostya Zaks fr
Kostya Zaks
100,000
-21,000
-21,000
Mario van Ackeren de
Mario van Ackeren
59,000
-216,000
-216,000

Tags: Fabian GumzMario van AckerenMats UllerengSho Homma

"Sick Call" Keeps Trigo Afloat on Bubble

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Paul Pires-Trigo
Paul Pires-Trigo

Picking up the action on a board of {4-Spades}{a-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} in a heads-up pot, Sachin Joshi bet 26,000 and Paul Pires Trigo called.

The {5-Hearts} river completed the board and Joshi put Trigo to the test by moving all in, leading Trigo to enter the tank before eventually calling off with his stack of 97,000.

The cards were flipped after the action completed at other tables and Joshi showed a bluff with {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} while Trigo showed the winner with {a-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for a pair of aces.

"What a sick call!" remarked a table mate.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Pires Trigo fr
Paul Pires Trigo
500,000
310,000
310,000
Sachin Joshi gb
Sachin Joshi
250,000
-310,000
-310,000

Tags: Paul Pires TrigoSachin Joshi

Bubble Bursts as Lodge Eliminates Plesuv; Room Erupts With Cheers

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Pavel Plesuv
Pavel Plesuv

Pavel Plesuv was all-in on the flop against Harry Lodge. Plesuv was the player at risk with around 132,000 chips behind. Players, spectators, and camera crew gathered around to see the action. The flop was {6-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}. Players flipped their cards.

Pavel Plesuv: {8-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}
Harry Lodge: {4-Clubs}{5-Clubs}

Plesuv had two pair and Harry Lodge had a straight draw with a backdoor flush draw. The turn came {j-Clubs} and the river was the {7-Clubs} to give Lodge the flush on the river. Plesuv busted out on the bubble and cheers erupted around the room.

All players who remain are guaranteed to cash for at least €8,400.

Player Chips Progress
Harry Lodge gb
Harry Lodge
860,000
270,000
270,000
Pavel Plesuv md
Pavel Plesuv
Busted

Tags: Harry LodgePavel Plesuv

No More Bubble, Time to Double

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Fabian Gumz put the pressure on Mats Ullereng before Ullereng shoved the rest of his 147,000. Gumz put him at risk and the cards were on their backs.

Mats Ullereng: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}
Fabiam Gumz: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}

The board ran out {3-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{5-Spades} and Ullereng held on with aces to secure the double.

Player Chips Progress
Mats Ullereng no
Mats Ullereng
305,000
165,000
165,000
Fabian Gumz de
Fabian Gumz
66,000
-144,000
-144,000

Tags: Fabian GumzMats Ullereng

More Post-Bubble Double Action

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Dawid Smolka shoved his last 37,000 and Teun Mulder looked him up. The rest of the table was out of the way and action was heads up with Smolka at risk.

Dawid Smolka: {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs}
Teun Mulder: {q-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

The board ran out {7-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{a-Hearts}{7-Spades} and Smolka turned a pair of aces to beat Mulder for the double.

Player Chips Progress
Teun Mulder nl
Teun Mulder
275,000
-130,000
-130,000
Dawid Smolka pl
Dawid Smolka
81,000
22,000
22,000

Tags: Dawid SmolkaTeun Mulder

Kaverman Eliminated by Vu

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

As soon as the bubble burst, nearly one dozen players were eliminated, and among them was Byron Kaverman. He was involved in a flip against Bernard Vu and needed to improve with two overcards.

Byron Kaverman: {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}
Bernard Vu: {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}

The board ran out {5-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{4-Diamonds} and the jacks held to send Kaverman to the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
Bernard Vu fr
Bernard Vu
385,000
110,000
110,000
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
Busted

Tags: Bernard VuByron Kaverman

Zaffran Wins Flip Against Wilson After the Bubble

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Daniel Wilson raised to 9,000 and then called the 24,000 all-in of a short-stacked Sacha Zaffran from the very next seat.

Sacha Zaffran: {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}
Daniel Wilson: {q-Hearts}{9-Hearts}

The {k-Spades}{4-Spades}{4-Hearts} flop and {7-Hearts} turn kept Zaffran in the lead but Wilson added a flush draw to his two overcards. However, the {k-Diamonds} river didn't change the outcome and Zaffran doubled.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Wilson ie
Daniel Wilson
263,000
-12,000
-12,000
Sacha Zaffran fr
Sacha Zaffran
60,000
15,000
15,000

Tags: Daniel WilsonSacha Zaffran

Recent Eliminations (239th-224th - €8,400)

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Jovan Kenjic rs
Jovan Kenjic
Busted
Mercedes Osti fr
Mercedes Osti
Busted
Guillaume Walch fr
Guillaume Walch
Busted
Sebastien Guinand fr
Sebastien Guinand
Busted
Maher Nouira tn
Maher Nouira
Busted
Federico Cirillo mx
Federico Cirillo
Busted
Leonardo Romeo it
Leonardo Romeo
Busted
Martin Merz de
Martin Merz
Busted
Mario van Ackeren de
Mario van Ackeren
Busted
Piotr Wiecek pl
Piotr Wiecek
Busted
David Uvaydov us
David Uvaydov
Busted
Sander Aamodt no
Sander Aamodt
Busted
Tom Orpaz il
Tom Orpaz
Busted
Jimmy Saft nl
Jimmy Saft
Busted
Diogo Coelho pt
Diogo Coelho
Busted

Cimbolas Doubles Through Pires Trigo

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Matas Cimbolas raised to 8,000 in the cutoff and Paul Pires Trigo in the big blind squeezed to 85,000, which had Cimbolas covered. The Lithuanian started some table chat and declared he was thinking to "gamble."

Ultimately, Cimbolas called it off and the cards were revealed.

Matas Cimbolas: {a-Clubs}{j-Spades}
Paul Pires Trigo: {a-Hearts}{9-Hearts}

The {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} board was no threat to Cimbolas and he doubled.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Pires Trigo fr
Paul Pires Trigo
218,000
-282,000
-282,000
Matas Cimbolas lt
Matas Cimbolas
145,000
60,000
60,000

Tags: Matas CimbolasPaul Pires Trigo