Level: 29
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
2023 PokerStars EPT Paris
€5,300 EPT Paris Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 5
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
15
Players Left
5
Updated Counts After Level 28
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Below are the updated counts of the final 11 players at the break and their respective big blinds for the new level.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Brian Delaney | United Kingdom | 6,555,000 | 66 |
| 1 | 3 | Johan Schultz-Pedersen | Denmark | 4,805,000 | 48 |
| 1 | 4 | Mathieu Di Meglio | France | 1,310,000 | 13 |
| 1 | 6 | Razvan Belea | Romania | 12,315,000 | 123 |
| 1 | 7 | Konstantin Held | Germany | 2,170,000 | 22 |
| 1 | 8 | Henri Kasper | Estonia | 2,020,000 | 20 |
| 2 | 1 | Peter Jorgne | Sweden | 8,590,000 | 86 |
| 2 | 2 | Denzel Spekman | Netherlands | 5,890,000 | 59 |
| 2 | 3 | Saar Wilf | Israel | 565,000 | 6 |
| 2 | 5 | Mehdi Chaoui | Morocco | 1,195,000 | 12 |
| 2 | 8 | Fabrice Bigot | France | 2,835,000 | 28 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,315,000 | -55,000 |
|
8,590,000 | 90,000 |
|
6,555,000 | -165,000 |
|
5,890,000 | 90,000 |
|
4,805,000 | 75,000 |
|
2,835,000 | 35,000 |
|
2,170,000 | |
|
2,020,000 | -530,000 |
|
1,310,000 | -30,000 |
|
1,195,000 | -5,000 |
|
565,000 | -10,000 |
Break With 11 Players Remaining
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Only one further elimination took place in the second level of the day, which brought the field down to the last 11 contenders. They are now on a scheduled 20-minute break and the tables will be switched once more.
Belea Takes From Held Just Before the Break
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Razvan Belea raised to 160,000 with 
from the cutoff and Konstantin Held called from the button with 
. The blinds got out of the way and the flop was 
.
Belea checked the flop and Held fired 140,000. Belea called and the turn was 
.
Belea checked once again and Held bet 650,000. Belea called to see the river.
The river was 
and Belea checked again. Held checked back and Belea showed the turned pair of kings to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,370,000 | 1,205,000 |
|
|
2,170,000 | -1,170,000 |
Spekman Increases Stack With Aggression
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Denzel Spekman raised to 160,000 from under the gun and Fabrice Bigot on the button went for a large three-bet to 750,000. Both blinds folded and Spekman then pushed all-in, forcing a snap-fold from Bigot.
Saar Wilf jammed for 780,000 from under the gun next and collected the blinds and big blind ante.
Spekman opened to 200,000 from the small blind next for WIlf to defend the big blind. They headed to the 
flop on which Spekman bet 100,000 instantly, Wilf called. Spekman also quickly bet the 
turn for 150,000 and Wilf sigh-folded after checking his cards once more.
The last hand of the level on the outer table saw Spekman raise to 160,000 on the button, forcing out Wilf and Mehdi Chaoui in the blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,500,000 | -200,000 |
|
|
5,800,000 | 2,125,000 |
|
|
2,800,000 | -730,000 |
|
|
1,200,000 | -170,000 |
|
|
575,000 | -500,000 |
Belea Still Climbing
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Brian Delaney raised to 160,000 from early position with 
before Razvan Belea three-bet to 620,000 from the small blind. Delaney called and action was heads up.
The flop was 
and Belea bet 900,000. Delaney gave it a moment of thought but ultimately it was too much so he gave it up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,165,000 | 1,445,000 |
|
|
6,720,000 | -820,000 |
Chaoui Shoving Again
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
After falling back below 1,000,000 chips, Mehdi Chaoui faced a raise to 175,000 from Fabrice Bigot under the gun.
Chaoui moved all in for his last 915,000 from the big blind and got a fold from Bigot.
On the following hand, Chaoui was in the small blind and open-jammed into Bigot, getting another fold and another 160,000 chips as he tries to claw back into contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,530,000 | -495,000 |
|
|
1,370,000 | -55,000 |
Chaoui Into Jamming Mood
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Saar Wilf limped the small blind and Mehdi Chaoui in the big blind knuckled it back to see the 
flop, which brought a bet by Wilf for 80,000 and a fold of Chaoui.
In the next hand, Chaoui open-jammed out of the small blind and Fabrice Bigot gave it brief consideration in the big blind before folding.
Chaoui opened to 160,000 on the next button and Bigot three-bet to 400,000, winning the pot right there after Chaoui invested one time bank to fold.
Chaoui then opened to 975,000 in the cutoff with 200,000 behind and claimed the blinds and big blind ante.
Last but not least, Peter Jorgne opened to 160,000 on the button for both blinds to call. No betting action took place on the flop and the 
came on the turn. Denzel Spekman now bet 175,000 and Wilf used one time bank to fold, Jorge called.
Both checked the 
on the river for Spekman to reveal 
for a pair of nines, which Jorge had beat holding 
for a flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,700,000 | 800,000 |
|
|
4,025,000 | -355,000 |
|
|
3,675,000 | -725,000 |
|
|
1,425,000 | 225,000 |
|
|
1,075,000 | -125,000 |
Featured Table Chip Count Update
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,720,000 | -570,000 |
|
|
7,540,000 | 240,000 |
|
|
4,730,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
3,340,000 | |
|
|
2,550,000 | -40,000 |
|
|
1,340,000 |
Speckman Shortens Wilf
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Denzel Spekman raised to 200,000 in the small blind and was called by Saar Wilf in the big blind to see a flop of 
.
Spekman continued for another 275,000 and got called by Wilf. On the 
turn, Spekman cut out chips against, spraying 390,000 forward for Wilf to think about.
The bet represented about a third of Wilf's remaining stack and after a few moments of thought, he chose to fold and preserve his remaining stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,400,000 | 325,000 |
|
|
1,200,000 | 60,000 |