Level: 16
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
Level: 16
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
Nozomu Shimizu opened to 30,000 from the cutoff, before Oleg Vasylchenko raised to 75,000 on the button. Alejandro Lococo then shoved over the top, causing Shimizu to fold. Vasylchenko thought momentarily before calling, with the Ukrainian at risk.
Oleg Vasylchenko: 10♦10♣
Alejandro Lococo: 9♠9♦
The flop was safe for Vasylchenko, coming 4♠4♦3♥.
A J♠ on the turn did nothing to change things.
Vasylchenko's double up was confirmed on the river, as the 10♥ landed to give him a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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710,000
180,000
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180,000 |
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|
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525,000
395,000
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395,000 |
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Elias Gutierrez opened to 30,000 on the button and action folded to Parker Talbot in the big blind, who announced he was all in. Gutierrez quickly called all in for his last 316,000 and hands were revealed.
Elias Gutierrez: J♦J♣
Parker Talbot: A♥7♥
Gutierrez was in good shape and the 5♣4♥3♦K♦10♥ runout kept his jacks in the lead for the double up.
"Revenge," Talbot said as Gutierrez dragged the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
650,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
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|
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350,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
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Short on chips, Marcelo Bonanata shoved on the button and was called by Oleg Vasylchenko in the big blind.
Marcelo Bonanata: A♣Q♠
Oleg Vasylchenko: 6♠6♥
The flop came 9♦J♦K♦, with Vasylchenko ahead.
A 3♦ put a four-card flush on board.
But an A♥ on the river gave Bonanata a much-needed double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
545,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
|
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|
|
192,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Antoine Labat opened to 30,000 on the button and Dimitar Danchev shoved for 276,000 from the small blind. Action folded back to Labat, who snap-called to put Danchev at risk.
Dimitar Danchev: A♠10♠
Antoine Labat: K♠K♦
Labat held the lead with his cowboys, but the Q♦2♣A♦Q♥7♣ runout paired Danchev's ace and he doubled up through Labat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
590,000
335,000
|
335,000 |
|
|
580,000
202,000
|
202,000 |
|
|
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PokerStars has unveiled the full schedule for the 2024 European Poker Tour (EPT) season, which shows five destinations, including a return to EPT Paris and EPT Cyprus. Both Paris and Cyprus made their EPT debut in 2023, and they return for 2024, much to the delight of the players.
EPT Paris is the first stop of the 2024 European Poker Tour season. It takes place between February 14-25 at a new venue. The stunning Le Palais des Congres has a 120-table capacity, meaning there will be a more extensive schedule for the festival. Cedric Billot, Associate Director for Live Events and Operations, believes the new-look EPT Paris could be one of the largest EPT festivals on record.
Action folded around to the blinds, where Parker Talbot shoved for his last 253,000 from the small blind and was quickly called by Antoine Labat in the big blind to be put at risk.
Parker Talbot: 5♣5♠
Antoine Labat: A♣J♦
It was a race, but the 7♣Q♣4♦6♠2♠ runout came clean for Talbot and he doubled up with his pair of fives.
"Elias, you're f****ed!" Talbot said to Elias Gutierrez as he stacked his newfound chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
540,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
|
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|
|
320,000
270,000
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270,000 |
The hand before the break, Dimitar Danchev raises from the button. Hwany Lee shoved from the big blind and got called with his tournament life at risk.
Hwany Lee: A♦Q♠
Dimitar Danchev: 7♣7♦
Lee missed the flop, with it coming 8♠J♦5♣.
The K♠ turn gave the South Korean more outs.
But a 3♦ on the river sent him to the rail just before the break, finishing in 12th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
710,000 | |
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Busted | |
The remaining 11 players are now on a 15-minute break.
Play will end for the day once the field is reduced to eight players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
780,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
735,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
650,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
650,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
600,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
525,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
515,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
|
380,000
196,000
|
196,000 |
|
|
340,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
190,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
175,000
87,000
|
87,000 |