2024 PokerStars EPT Paris
Upon completion of level three, the field has reached more than 730 entries and some 680 players remain. They have been sent on an extended 25-minute break as a stampede currently finds a way out of the main tournament.
With some 23,000 in the middle to the 10♠9♣4♠3♣ turn, Nabil Nedjai pushed all-in out of the small blind. Tymofii Savkin in the cutoff had around 14,000 behind and called.
Tymofii Savkin: Q♥Q♦
Nabil Nedjai: A♠A♣
The river was the insignificant 7♦ and Savkin was eliminated.
"Well played, I folded pocket nines," Enis Rouissi remarked in French as they headed into the first break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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67,000
67,000
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67,000 |
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Busted |
On the tail end of a A♣10♦7♦6♠4♠ board, Tamerlan Kaisinov bet 6,500. Halim Guerrout called after a few seconds and was shown the K♦5♦ for a busted flush draw by Kaisinov. Guerrout had that beat with the A♥8♥ for the top pair to boost the own stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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53,000
53,000
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53,000 |
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36,000
36,000
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36,000 |
The third starting flight has already become the largest by a long mile as the Day 1c field surpassed 700 entries. Some 40 players have been eliminated, some of which opted to re-enter and the overflow has now spilled into the secondary tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
|
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
Theo Drach open raised, Guillaume Cochin three-bet to 2,500, then Drach four-bet to 5,600. Cochin called and action went to the flop.
The flop came 7♥2♣K♦. Drach continued for 2,600 and Cochin called. The turn was the 4♣. Drach sized up to 6,200 and Cochin called again.
The river came the 6♥ and Drach moved all in for his last 13,000. Cochin called with a similar amount. Drach had A♦K♥ for a pair of kings. Cochin, however, flipped over A♥A♣ for pocket aces, an overpair to the board.
Cochin doubled up his stack and Drach with left with just 1,000 chips. He has since been eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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Busted |
Antoine Lecamus raised to 800 from middle position, Stephane Abehassera called in the small blind, and Antoine Pencreach called in the big blind.
The flop came J♠A♦2♠ and all three players checked. The turn was the 3♣. Pencreach checked, Abehassera bet 2,200, and only Pencreach made the call.
The river was the 5♦ and both players checked to showdown. Pencreach flipped 10♦10♣ for a pair to claim the pot as Abehassera mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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35,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
With 6,500 in the middle to the 9♠7♣3♥ flop, Jose De Andrade checked and Miroslav Forman bet 5,200 on the button. De Andrade then check-raised to 12,200 with about as much behind.
Only a few seconds later, Forman announced all-in and De Andrade was seemingly shell-shock. Half a minute passed and the local player opted to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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57,000
57,000
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57,000 |
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13,500 |
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Jan Kesänen check-called a bet worth 13,000 on the A♠9♦5♥2♥ turn by Michael Kalfon and checked the 2♣ on the river. Kalfon pushed all-in and Kesänen beat him into the pot for the Frenchman to sheepishly flip over the K♣Q♠ for air.
Kesänen won the pot with the 9♠9♥ for nines full of deuces and has become one of the early chip leaders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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72,000
72,000
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72,000 |
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Busted |