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

02-14-2024 16:04 UTC+1

Assorted Bigger Stacks in the Field

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Bernard Darmon	105,000 10,000	10,000
Kevin Brunet	95,000 95,000	95,000
Jimmy Saft	90,000
Rosalie Petit	90,000 47,000	47,000
Francisco Perez Moreno	85,000 15,000	15,000
Jorge Ufano	85,000 15,000	15,000
Nima Azadeh	85,000 5,000	5,000
Youcef Benzerfa	85,000 55,000	55,000
Rudy Atlani	85,000 85,000	85,000
Daniel Doroteo Moreno	80,000 80,000	80,000
Ryan Yu	70,000 42,000	42,000
Reiji Kono	65,000 33,000	33,000
Uri Netanel	65,000 65,000	65,000
Julien Rouquet	62,000 62,000	62,000
Abhinav Iyer	40,000 10,000	10,000

02-14-2024 16:10 UTC+1

Zaks Gets Value From Bevenja

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Kostya Zaks in the big blind made it 9,500 to go out of the big blind on the K♥9♥2♣A♦ turn and Aleksandar Bevenja called on the button. Zaks then bet 19,000 on the J♠ river and Bevenja eventually paid it off.

The A♥K♠ of Zaks for top two pair won the sizeable pot as Bevenja shook his head and mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kostya Zaks	88,000 88,000	88,000
Aleksandar Bevenja	21,000 21,000	21,000

Tags: Aleksandar Bevenja Kostya Zaks

02-14-2024 16:15 UTC+1

Van Beest Runs Into Kings

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Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Geoffrey van Beest shoved all in from under the gun with a short stack of 6,200. He was called by Mauro Fungo in early position, while the rest of the table folded. Players flipped their cards, with van Beest at risk.

Geoffrey van Beest: J♠Xx
Mauro Fungo: K♣K♥

The board ran out J♥8♣2♥3♠6♦. Van Beest paired his jack, but Fungo held with his pocket kings to win the pot and send Van Beest to the rails.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mauro Fungo	42,000 42,000	42,000
Geoffrey Van Beest	Busted

Tags: Geoffrey Van Beest Mauro Fungo

02-14-2024 16:18 UTC+1

Netanel Gets Paid

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Ollie Garland

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Brandon Mifsud raised to 1,200 from under the gun, Antoine Rahal three-bet to 4,800 from the small blind and Uri Netanel cold four-bet to 10,600. Mifsud thought for some time before mucking his cards, while Rahal made the call.

The 10♦5♥7♠ flop checked through to the 6♠ on the turn. Rahal bet out 8,500 and Netanel snap-raised to 20,000. Rahal put Netanel all in for his remaining 7,800 and Netanel called.

Uri Netanel: 10♥10♠
Antoine Rahal: K♣K♠

The river landed the 7♣; Netanel's flopped set doubled him up. Mifsud announced to the table that he had ace-king.

Player	Chips	Progress
Uri Netanel	96,700 31,700	31,700
Brandon Mifsud	23,000 7,000	7,000
Antoine Rahal	19,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Antoine Rahal Brandon Mifsud Uri Netanel

02-14-2024 16:18 UTC+1

Sebbarh Jams Into Kono

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

On a heads-up turn of J♠7♣7♠4♦, Youssef Sebbarh made it 6,100 to go out of the blinds and was called by the table big stack Reiji Kono. That brought them to the 3♦ river on which Sebbarh wasted little time before pushing all-in.

Kono mulled it over for a short time and then opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Reiji Kono	55,000 10,000	10,000
Youssef Sebbarh	52,000
Abhinav Iyer	40,000
Kartik Ved	28,000

Tags: Reiji Kono Youssef Sebbarh

02-14-2024 16:19 UTC+1

Sanchez Scores a Double

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Tyler Foran

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

William Crot opened 1,200 in the cutoff before Daniel Sanchez three-bet 3,500 next to act. The action quickly folded back to Crot, who made the call.

When the J♣6♥6♦ flop hit the felt, Crot checked to Sanchez who continued for 6,000. Crot thought about it for a few moments before dropping a stack of about 25,000 across the line. Sanchez instantly called off his remaining 21,300 and both hands were tossed on their backs.

Daniel Sanchez: Q♥Q♦
William Crot: 5♥5♦

Sanchez was way ahead with his pocket queens and the J♠ turn, and 6♠ river improved him to sixes full of queens to rake in the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Sanchez	51,100 51,100	51,100
William Crot	45,500 4,500	4,500

Tags: Daniel Sanchez William Crot

02-14-2024 16:20 UTC+1

Break Time

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Tyler Foran

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The players have reached another 20-minute break.

02-14-2024 16:33 UTC+1

EPT Paris: Your Ultimate Guide to Off-the-Felt Fun in the City of Lights

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Today begins the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT). Thousands have descended on Paris for a 12-day poker extravaganza.

After a successful kick-off last year, PokerStars has picked up some valuable lessons, ensuring an even better player experience this time around. The exciting news: the off-the-felt activities are making a comeback, promising a ton of fun beyond the poker tables. Here's what's in store for those making the trip to the French capital city.

Check out the PokerNews guide to off-the-felt fun in Paris

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

02-14-2024 16:44 UTC+1

Large Stacks Throughout the Room

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Tyler Foran

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Youcef Benzerfa	140,000 55,000	55,000
Fouad Rabahie	110,000 21,000	21,000
Kevin Brunet	104,000 9,000	9,000
Rolando Carrera	101,300
Abdel Bourahel	100,500
Rudy Atlani	100,000 15,000	15,000
Bernard Darmon	100,000 5,000	5,000
Karim Lehoussine	100,000
Kostya Zaks	98,000 10,000	10,000
Jorge Ufano	93,600 8,600	8,600