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

02-14-2024 16:17 UTC+2

Arnault Eliminated by Amoyal

Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

The chips eventually found their way into the middle on a flop of 6♠5♥4♣ with Olivier Arnault at risk for the last 10,900 against Israel Amoyal.

Olivier Arnault: J♣J♠
Israel Amoyal: A♥A♦

The superior pair held on the 6♣ turn and 8♣ river to send Arnault to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorge Ufano	70,000 17,000	17,000
Israel Amoyal	57,000
Joseph Querleux	48,000 -7,000	-7,000
Marie Kabaki	29,000
Olivier Arnault	Busted

Tags: Israel Amoyal Olivier Arnault

02-14-2024 16:19 UTC+2

Assorted Counts and New Entries

Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Bernard Darmon	115,000 35,000	35,000
Christophe Devaux	50,000 50,000	50,000
Rosalie Petit	43,000 43,000	43,000
Andrej Desset	37,000 10,000	10,000
Rafal Gontarczyk	32,000 32,000	32,000
Olivier Rebello	30,000 30,000	30,000
Balazs Biri	30,000 30,000	30,000
Vladas Tamasauskas	29,000 -1,000	-1,000
Gerard Carbo	25,500 -4,500	-4,500
Soraya Estrada	21,000 -9,000	-9,000
Peter Jorgne	18,000 18,000	18,000

02-14-2024 16:21 UTC+2

Lin's Carriere Cut Short

Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Guanghong Lin was all-in with the K♣K♥ and only had an ace and spades to fear, as he was up against the A♠K♠ of Xavier Carriere. However, the dreadful ace came right away on the A♥8♠4♥J♦6♠ runout to spell the end for Lin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xavier Carriere	50,000 45,000	45,000
Guanghong Lin	Busted

Tags: Xavier Carriere Guanghong Lin

02-14-2024 16:24 UTC+2

Larsen Four-Bets Then Shoves Flop

Matt Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Dan Larsen raised to 1,300 from early position and picked up a middle position call before Olivier Rebello-Frechette three-bet to 5,500 from the button. Larsen responded with a four-bet to 12,200. After getting a chip count, Rebello-Frechette called.

The flop came 2♦10♥2♣. Larsen pushed all in for 23,200, forcing Rebello-Frechette to fold and concede the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Larsen	41,000
Olivier Rebello-Frechette	22,000

Tags: Dan Larsen Olivier Rebello-Frechette

02-14-2024 16:29 UTC+2

Bleau Runs Into Bruns' Aces

Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

In a preflop contest, Iulian Bleau was all-in for the last 12,500 with 8♦8♣. He was in rough shape as Björn Bruns had him dominated with A♦A♠. The K♠7♠2♥ flop and 10♠ turn left Bleau on thin ice, and the 3♣ river ended his run for the time being.

Player	Chips	Progress
Björn Bruns	38,000 38,000	38,000
Iulian Bleau	Busted

Tags: Björn Bruns Iulian Bleau

02-14-2024 16:37 UTC+2

Recent Eliminations, Reentries, and New Entries

Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Badr Douch had put his hopes on A♠7♠ for a nut flush draw on the K♠K♣10♠ flop and was called multiple ways. However, he bricked the turn and river as Israel Amoyal won the pot with 5♦5♣.

Further recent casualties, reentries and new additions to the field can be found below.

Player	Chips	Progress
Israel Amoyal	40,000 -17,000	-17,000
Bruno Fitoussi	30,000 8,000	8,000
Andreas Vlachos	30,000 4,300	4,300
Abhinav Iyer	30,000 30,000	30,000
Brandon Mifsud	30,000 30,000	30,000
Frederic Normand	30,000 30,000	30,000
Maxim Panyak	30,000 30,000	30,000
Djamal Hesni	Busted
Badr Douch	Busted
Jamel Said	Busted
Heni Mokni	Busted
Charles Izern	Busted

Tags: Badr Douch Israel Amoyal

02-14-2024 16:44 UTC+2

Petriv Felted by Akguc

Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Stanislav Petriv was in rough shape when his chips went into the middle with the 5♥5♠ as fellow shorter stack Ismail Akguc tabled the K♥K♦. The board ran out Q♥J♥3♥A♠2♥ and Akguc made the superior flush to score the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ismail Akguc	25,000 25,000	25,000
Stanislav Petriv	Busted

Tags: Ismail Akguc Stanislav Petriv

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

02-14-2024 16:49 UTC+2

El Blied Doubles Through Bonnardot

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Benjamin Bonnardot had reraised to 4,800 for Laurent Michot to call before Adam El Blied made it 15,000 to go. Bonnardot then moved all in for Michot to fold and El Blied called all-in.

Adam El Blied: A♣A♥
Benjamin Bonnardot: K♦K♥

The clash of the two premium pairs ended in a double for El Blied on a board of A♠10♥9♠2♦3♥.

"I had jacks," Michot mentioned in French.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam El Blied	47,000 47,000	47,000
Laurent Michot	32,000 32,000	32,000
Benjamin Bonnardot	15,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Adam El Blied Benjamin Bonnardot Laurent Michot

02-14-2024 16:57 UTC+2

Guenni Pairs River and Doubles

Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Jacques Guenni moved all in for 15,300 on a flop of 6♥2♦3♥. He was called by the only other player in the pot, Mustafa Cem Evliya, who had slightly less chips.

Guenni had A♥10♥. He missed his flush draw, but the turn came the 5♠ and the river was the 10♠. Guenni made a pair of tens to win the pot and double up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacques Guenni	40,000 10,000	10,000
Mustafa Cem Evliya	Busted

Tags: Jacques Guenni Mustafa Cem Evliya