€5,300 EPT Paris Main Event Day 4 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

02-24-2023 16:43 UTC+1

Kasper Doubles Through Stok

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Mike Patrick

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Following a raise to 65,000 from middle position, Henri Kasper moved all in for 165,000 from the small blind.

Stok made the call to put Kasper at risk.

Henri Kasper:
Sven Stok:

Kasper had his short stack in dominant and after the board failed to bring Stok a jack, Kasper had doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sven Stok	2,720,000 165,000	165,000
Henri Kasper	390,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Henri Kasper Sven Stok

02-24-2023 16:50 UTC+1

Wilf Adds More Chips

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Manig Loeser raised to 60,000 and was called by Johan Schultz-Pedersen from one seat over in the cutoff, Saar Wilf on the button then three-bet to 210,000. The initial raiser folded and Schultz-Pedersen called.

Heads-up to the flop, Schultz-Pedersen checked and Wilf's bet of 130,000 won the pot.

One hand later, Florent Estegassy was in the big blind as the shortest stack on the table. It folded to Timo Kamphues in the small blind and the Frenchman joked "fold?!" to his neighbour. Kamphues moved all-in, and Estegassy checked his cards before sending them into the muck with a visible sigh.

"Eight three off, I can't ..." he mentioned in French.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johan Schultz-Pedersen	3,440,000 515,000	515,000
Saar Wilf	1,950,000 230,000	230,000
Kenny Hallaert	1,750,000 50,000	50,000

Manig Loeser	1,675,000 290,000	290,000

Michael Rodrigues	1,215,000 155,000	155,000
Timo Kamphues	610,000 110,000	110,000
Florent Estegassy	275,000 220,000	220,000

Tags: Florent Estegassy Johan Schultz-Pedersen Manig Loeser Saar Wilf Timo Kamphues

02-24-2023 16:56 UTC+1

Brink Bests Lodge

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Mike Patrick

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Frederik Brink raised to 60,000 under the gun and was three-bet by Harry Lodge to 170,000 from the hijack. Brink called and the duo saw a flop of .

Brink check-called a bet of 125,000 from Lodge and the players then saw the turn which they both checked.

On the river, Brink led out for 370,000 which had Lodge digging into his time bank cards.

After using a pair of extensions, Lodge chose to call. Brink showed for aces and sevens with a king kicker.

Lodge mucked his hand, sending a healthy pot across the table to Brink.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frederik Brink	2,250,000 600,000	600,000
Harry Lodge	1,650,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Frederik Brink Harry Lodge

02-24-2023 17:00 UTC+1

Schultz-Pedersen Further Increases Stack

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Johan Schultz-Pedersen was involved in a heads-up pot against Michael Rodrigues and earned a boost to his already impressive stack when he got pair off for 425,000 on the river. Schultz-Pedersen tabled the for a set and Rodrigues mucked.

Manig Loeser limped out of the small blind in the next hand and Schultz-Pedersen raised to 105,000 in the big blind for Loeser to call. The flop was checked by Loeser, who then folded to another bet by Schultz-Pedersen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johan Schultz-Pedersen	4,200,000 760,000	760,000
Manig Loeser	1,600,000 75,000	75,000

Michael Rodrigues	650,000 565,000	565,000

Tags: Johan Schultz-Pedersen Manig Loeser Michael Rodrigues

02-24-2023 17:03 UTC+1

Estegassy Felted by Rodrigues

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Florent Estegassy jammed a short of around 300,000 from under the gun and Michael Rodrigues ripped it in from the small blind with the covering stack.

Florent Estegassy:
Michael Rodrigues:

The runout left Estegassy drawing dead on the turn to reduce the field to the last 27 contenders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Rodrigues	1,000,000 350,000	350,000
Florent Estegassy	Busted

Tags: Florent Estegassy Michael Rodrigues

02-24-2023 17:03 UTC+1

Petrushevskii Doubles Through Latinois

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Mike Patrick

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Picking action up on a flop of , Sergei Petrushevskii checked from the big blind and Malo Latinois bet 90,000.

Petrushevskii then moved all in for 310,000 and Latinois called.

Sergei Petrushevskii:
Malo Latinois:

Latinois was ahead with his top pair against his Russian opponent's two overcards and a gutshot, but the immediately appeared on the turn to give Petrushevskii a superior pair, with the completing the board for Petrushevskii to double through Latnois.

Player	Chips	Progress
Malo Latinois	1,210,000 540,000	540,000
Sergei Petrushevskii	750,000 330,000	330,000

Tags: Malo Latinois Sergei Petrushevskii

02-24-2023 17:05 UTC+1

Kamphues Flipped Out by Schultz-Pedersen

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Johan Schultz-Pedersen raised it up from under the gun and quickly called when Timo Kamphues pushed all-in from the button as the shortest stack over on table one.

Timo Kamphues:
Johan Schultz-Pedersen:

The flop left Kamphues with a mere two outs which was then reduced to zero on the turn, as Schultz-Pedersen locked up the elimination with a full house. A meaningless river ended his run in 27th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johan Schultz-Pedersen	4,900,000 700,000	700,000
Timo Kamphues	Busted

Tags: Johan Schultz-Pedersen Timo Kamphues

02-24-2023 17:14 UTC+1

Heath's Top Pair Isn't Enough to Avoid Elimination

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Mike Patrick

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

With 260,000 in the middle on a turn board of , "all-in and call" was announced at table 4, where Ben Heath's last 285,000 chips were at risk in the small blind against Denzel Spekman in middle position.

Ben Heath:
Denzel Spekman:

Heath had top pair with his jack, but Spekman's overpair of aces had the Brit star in a world of trouble.

The dealer dropped the on the river, ending Heath's day in 26th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Denzel Spekman	3,015,000 85,000	85,000
Ben Heath	Busted

Tags: Ben Heath Denzel Spekman

02-24-2023 17:19 UTC+1

Hallaert Chips Up Against Schultz-Pedersen

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Kenny Hallaert had been the initial preflop raiser and he was called by Johan Schultz-Pedersen. The flop saw Hallaert with a bet of 85,000 for Schultz-Pedersen to call.

That led them to the turn on which Hallaert fired a second barrel for 180,000 as Schultz-Pedersen tossed in calling chips.

Following the river, Hallaert used one time bank extension before betting 350,000 with 280,000 behind. Schultz-Pedersen used one time bank extension himself and folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johan Schultz-Pedersen	4,500,000 400,000	400,000
Kenny Hallaert	1,305,000 445,000	445,000

Tags: Johan Schultz-Pedersen Kenny Hallaert

02-24-2023 17:20 UTC+1

Paunescu Runs Into Kings

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Facing a bet of 45,000 by Frederik Brink on the flop, Nicolae Paunescu opted to shove for around 850,000 and was instantly called by the EPT Madrid Main Event champion.

Nicolae Paunescu:
Frederik Brink:

The nut flush draw of the Romanian bricked on the turn and river to reduce the field to the final 24 players. There will now be a brief break to redraw to the final three tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frederik Brink	3,250,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Nicolae Paunescu	Busted

Tags: Frederik Brink Nicolae Paunescu