€1,100 FPS Main Event Day 1a | 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

02-14-2024 23:40 UTC+1

Azzelarab Flops Top Pair

Tyler Foran

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Sairi Azzelarab opened 6,500 under the gun, and both Marle Spragg on the button and Leandro Dirlewanger in the big blind made the call.

The dealer spread a flop of 10♠7♦2♥, and once checked to, Azzelarab continued for 8,000. Only Dirlewanger called.

The J♠ turn, and K♦ river were checked down and Dirlewanger tabled A♠9♠ for ace-high before being shown A♥10♥ from Azzelarab.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leandro Dirlewanger	546,000 9,000	9,000
Marle Spragg	215,000 80,000	80,000

Sairi Azzelarab	142,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Leandro Dirlewanger Marle Spragg Sairi Azzelarab

02-14-2024 23:47 UTC+1

"Sounds About Right"

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Tyler Foran

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Benjamin Bonnardot shoved his last 31,000 in early position and Fabian Niederreiter called in the cutoff.

Benjamin Bonnardot: 9♣9♦
Fabian Niederreiter: K♥K♠

"Sounds about right," Said Bonnardot as the cards were tabled.

Unfortunately for him, he couldn't find one of the remaining nines as the board ran out 7♠5♣3♦A♦6♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabian Niederreiter	307,000 11,000	11,000

Benjamin Bonnardot	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Bonnardot Fabian Niederreiter

02-14-2024 23:49 UTC+1

[Removed:552] Applies Maximum Pressure

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Ollie Garland

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Yoann Cook raised to 6,500 from the button. Daniel Clifford, in the small blind, responded with a thee-bet to 20,000.

[Removed:551], in the big blind, came over the top with a four-bet jam of approximately 110,000. Cook was first to make a frustrated fold and Clifford quickly followed, announcing to [Removed:552] that he folded ace-queen.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:551]	150,000 150,000	150,000
Yoann Cook	70,000 1,000	1,000
Daniel Clifford	70,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Daniel Clifford Yoann Cook

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

02-15-2024 00:02 UTC+1

Crepiat Flops an Ace

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Tyler Foran

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

Shihata Fadi opened 8,500 in the cutoff, and only Ashley Crepiat called in the small blind.

Both players checked to the A♣K♥7♠5♥ turn where Crepiat check-called a bet of 9,500.

The K♠ landed on the river, and both players tapped the table. Crepiat tabled A♥4♣, flopping top pair and that was good as Fadi mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shihata Fadi	266,000 89,000	89,000
Ashley Crepiat	231,500 41,500	41,500

Tags: Ashley Crepiat Shihata Fadi

02-15-2024 00:02 UTC+1

Lopes Doubles With Aces

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Ollie Garland

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

Miguel Lopes raised to 8,000 from the hijack. Aurelien Bourgeois called in the small blind, as did the player in the big blind.

The 10♣3♥9♥ flop saw the action check to Lopes, who continued for 9,000. Only Bourgeois made the call.

The K♠ river saw Bourgeois check again. Lopes bet out 12,500 and Bourgeois moved all in, putting Lopes to the test for his remaining 52,000. Lopes snap-called.

Miguel Lopes: A♣A♦
Aurelien Bourgeois: Q♥8♥

The river landed the 5♠ and Lopes found the full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Miguel Lopes	146,000 21,000	21,000
Aurelien Bourgeois	55,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Aurelien Bourgeois Miguel Lopes

02-15-2024 00:10 UTC+1

"I Should Have Bet the River"

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Tyler Foran

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

With 22,000 in the middle, the flop read Q♦6♥3♣, and Fouad Rabahie check-called a bet of 7,500 from Maria Konnikova.

The 10♦ fell on the turn, and Rabahie check-called another bet, this time for 17,000.

When the 9♥ hit the river, Rabahie checked for a final time, and Konnikova knuckled back.

Rabahie tabled Q♥9♠, making two pair, and Konnikova showed Q♣J♣.

"I should have bet the river," Rabahie said as he raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fouad Rabahie	224,500 99,500	99,500
Maria Konnikova	177,000 33,000	33,000

Tags: Fouad Rabahie Maria Konnikova

02-15-2024 00:14 UTC+1

Zerbib Scores a Double Bust Out

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Ollie Garland

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

Jerome Zerbib, in the cutoff, found himself holding the best hand while having both his opponents Stephan Fajg and Jose Severino at risk.

Stephan Fajg: A♥Q♠
Jose Severino: A♠10♥
Jerome Zerbib: J♦J♣

The board ran out 9♣K♥8♣4♣9♠; Zerbib's cheer of excitement could be heard throughout the room as he scooped this massive pot and eliminated two players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jerome Zerbib	300,000 267,000	267,000
Stephan Fajg	Busted
Jose Severino	Busted

Tags: Jerome Zerbib Jose Severino Stephan Fajg

02-15-2024 00:18 UTC+1

Sebbarh Doubles Through Rutherford

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Tyler Foran

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

Youssef Sebbarh shoved 37,500 in early position and Timothy Rutherford called next to act.

Youssef Sebbarh: A♥K♠
Timothy Rutherford: A♣Q♠

Sebbarh had Rutherford dominated and the K♦7♥5♥ flop paired his king. The 9♣ turn, and Q♦ river completed the board as Sebbarh dragged in the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Rutherford	264,000 64,000	64,000
Youssef Sebbarh	85,000 33,000	33,000

Tags: Timothy Rutherford Youssef Sebbarh

02-15-2024 00:26 UTC+1

Andre's Queens Send Coranson Out

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Tyler Foran

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

Leandro Dirlewanger opened 8,000 in early position, and Fred Coranson called before Alexis Andre three-bet to 30,000 on the button. Dirlewanger folded, while Coranson shoved his remaining stack of about 40,000 across the line. Andre called and both hands were tabled.

Fred Coranson: A♠4♠
Alexis Andre: Q♠Q♦

Coranson couldn't catch an ace as the dealer ran out the K♦10♣2♥8♣6♦ board.