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

02-16-2024 19:02 UTC+2

Le Moing No More

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Two short stacks got their near identical short stacks into the middle and it was Stephane Le Moing who was covered by the smallest of margins.

Stephane Le Moing: A♠J♠
Paul Fontan Castrillon: Q♥Q♦

The Q♠8♠7♦10♣A♣ board gave Fontan Castrillon a set of queens and it was good enough to score the knockout. Both stacks were counted and the 28,500 of the Spaniard covered his table neighbor by a single chip.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Fontan Castrillon	60,000 60,000	60,000
Stephane Le Moing	Busted

Tags: Paul Fontan Castrillon Stephane Le Moing

02-16-2024 18:51 UTC+2

Double KO for Daynes

Calum Grant

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Dennis Berglin moved all in for 13,000 from early position and Vincent Daynes called from the button. Ivan Stankov rejammed for 41,000 from the big blind, and Daynes quickly called as the slightly bigger stack.

Dennis Berglin: A♥K♠
Ivan Stankov: A♣J♦
Vincent Daynes: K♥K♦

Daynes was in great shape and secured the double elimination after the board ran out with the 4♠5♠7♥4♣2♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vincent Daynes	110,000
Dennis Berglin	Busted
Ivan Stankov	Busted

Tags: Dennis Berglin Ivan Stankov Vincent Daynes

02-16-2024 18:48 UTC+2

Double Knockout Boosts Ullereng

Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Elie Dib with the A♠K♣ and Sal Al Fakih with the A♦K♠ both had a coin flip as they were looked up by the table chip leader Mats Ullereng with the Q♥Q♣.

No ace or king came on the 9♣8♠3♥9♠5♥ runout and that sent two players to the rail.

"That was the best hand I had in a long time," Al Fakih bemoaned.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mats Ullereng	170,000 170,000	170,000
Elie Dib	Busted
Sal Al Fakih	Busted

Tags: Elie Dib Mats Ullereng Sal Al Fakih

02-16-2024 18:44 UTC+2

Mokrani Runs into the Goods

Tyler Foran

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Mohamed Mokrani opened in the cutoff and Espen Nikolaisen three-bet to 11,000 next to act. The action folded back around to Mokrani, who took some time before four-bet jamming for about 50,000. Nikolaisen snap-called and both hands were tossed face up.

Mohamad Mokrani: A♣4♥
Espen Nikolaisen: A♥A♠

It was rough timing for Mokrani as he ran into the strongest hand in the deck. The dealer ran out the A♦9♣8♠10♦5♣ board, giving Nikolaisen a set of aces to eliminate Mokrani.

Player	Chips	Progress
Espen Nikolaisen	257,000 257,000	257,000
Mohamed Mokrani	Busted

Tags: Espen Nikolaisen Mohamad Mokrani

02-16-2024 18:40 UTC+2

Assorted Counts in the Field

Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Kaufmann	285,000
Stefano Terziani	280,000 280,000	280,000
Fangzhong Yang	200,000 10,000	10,000
Gerard Rubiralta	180,000 -1,500	-1,500
Vidal Cortazar	180,000 180,000	180,000
Sebastien Guidez	165,000 165,000	165,000
Stefan Dimitrov	160,000 -45,000	-45,000
Chan Beckschebe	160,000 30,000	30,000
Simone Andrian	160,000 160,000	160,000
Isaac Borghouts	145,000 -15,000	-15,000
Vincent Meli	145,000 95,000	95,000
Samuel Ju	110,000 49,000	49,000
Dara O'Kearney	100,000 100,000	100,000
Dorian Melchers	95,000 95,000	95,000
Bart Lybaert	90,000 90,000	90,000
Alexane Najchaus	90,000 90,000	90,000
Reiji Kono	75,000 75,000	75,000
Kalidou Sow	70,000 70,000	70,000
Niall Farrell	45,000 45,000	45,000

Clyde Tjauw Foe	Busted

02-16-2024 18:25 UTC+2

Lijo Gives the Final Blow to Short-Stacked Kopec

Tyler Foran

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Radoslaw Kopec was seen all-in for his last 6,000 against Lander Lijo, and both hands were on their backs.

Radoslaw Kopec: 7♦7♣
Lander Lijo: A♦10♣

It was a classic race as the flop came 9♦3♣2♣, for Kopec's sevens to still be in the lead. The Q♥ hit the turn, changing nothing, but the A♣ river sent Kopec packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lander Lijo	165,000
Radoslaw Kopec	Busted

Tags: Lander Lijo Radoslaw Kopec

02-16-2024 18:24 UTC+2

Russo Doubles Through Kopec

Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

In a preflop contest between two shorter stacks, Aurelien Russo had the best of it with the A♠A♥. Radoslaw Kopec only showed 9♦9♣ for an inferior pair and couldn't catch any help on the Q♣Q♠J♣K♥A♣ board, which Gave Russo a full house.

Kopec was left short and busted, as did Lexy Gavin-Mather and Kyriakos Papadopoulos one table over.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aurelien Russo	58,000 58,000	58,000
Lexy Gavin-Mather	Busted

Kyriakos Papadopoulos	Busted

Tags: Aurelien Russo Kyriakos Papadopoulos Lexy Gavin-Mather Radoslaw Kopec

02-16-2024 18:18 UTC+2

Sandahl Runs Into Quads

Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

On a heads-up turn of 7♠7♥2♣7♦, Karl Sandahl moved all-in for 22,000 and Joseph Chetrit beat him into the pot.

Sandahl tabled the 9♦9♣ for a full house but he had zero chance at survival as Chetrit revealed K♣7♣ for quads to make the 4♠ river a formality.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Chetrit	150,000
Karl Sandahl	Busted

Tags: Joseph Chetrit Karl Sandahl

02-16-2024 18:11 UTC+2

Lauritsen Scores a Double

Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Samuel Prieto Roldan raised to 3,000 on the button and Lasse Lauritsen pushed for the starting stack in the big blind. The in initial raiser eventually called but had the slightly inferior kicker.

Lasse Lauritsen: A♣Q♥
Samuel Prieto Roldan: A♦J♦

The kicker played on the 8♣7♦3♣8♥2♠ board for Lauritsen to double. Also featured on the table was Andrew Hulme, who busted shortly after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Prieto Roldan	85,000
Lasse Lauritsen	65,000
Andrew Hulme	Busted

02-16-2024 17:33 UTC+2

Almasan's Kings Hold to Eliminate Mangroe

Tyler Foran

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Firoz Mangroe opened 2,500 and Alin Almasan three-bet 6,500 on the button. The action quickly folded back to Mangroe and he made the call.

The dealer fanned a flop of 10♠8♣3♣, and Mangroe check-raised the bet of 8,500 to 20,000. Almasan called, thinking Mangroe had moved all in and almost exposed his hand, but the dealer informed him quickly that there were still chips behind.

When the Q♣ hit the turn, Mangroe shoved his last 7,500 into the middle, and Almasan instantly called.

Firoz Mangroe: 10♦9♥
Alin Almasan: K♣K♦

Mangroe flopped top pair, but was going to need to improve to beat the pocket kings of Almasan and the 3♦ river was no help as he exited the table.