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

02-16-2024 21:12 UTC+1

Negrea Shows the Bluff

Calum Grant

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Stefan Dimitrov opened to 18,000 from middle position and called when Teodor Negrea three-bet to 52,000 from the button.

Dimitrov check-called for 48,000 on the Q♣5♣2♦ flop before the 4♠ turn checked through to the A♠ river. Dimitrov checked for a third time and then folded after Negrea bet 70,000.

Negrea let out a huge sigh of relief and tabled his K♥8♥. "That's a nice one," his tabled neighbor commented.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Dimitrov	425,000 55,000	55,000
Teodor Negrea	380,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: Stefan Dimitrov Teodor Negrea

02-16-2024 21:13 UTC+1

Mettoudi Takes Down a Big One as Bubble Approaches

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Tyler Foran

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Thajhan Yogendran opened 17,000 in early position, and both Yaroslav Shkliar and Mike Mettoudi made the call.

The 9♣6♠2♠ flop hit the felt, and Mettoudi check-called a bet of 30,000 from Shkliar, while Yogendran mucked.

The 6♦ landed on the turn, and Mettoudi checked once more before facing a bet of 82,000. Mettoudi thought about it for a few moments and made the call.

When the K♠ completed the board, Mettoudi checked for the final time, and Shkliar tanked for about two minutes before opting to check back. Mettoudi tabled J♣9♠, for top pair on the flop and Shkliar mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yaroslav Shkliar	425,000 135,000	135,000
Mike Mettoudi	420,000 210,000	210,000
Thajhan Yogendran	146,000

Tags: Mike Mettoudi Yaroslav Shkliar Thajhan Yogendran

02-16-2024 21:18 UTC+1

Unusual Situation Close to Bubble as Toyras Left With Single Chip

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Matt Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

An interesting situation developed close to the bubble when Mirand Murseli raised preflop and Miika Toyras moved most of his chips into the middle for 82,000, leaving a single 5,000 chip behind.

Murseli made the call, but thought his opponent had moved all-in and so revealed his hand, A♦K♣ prematurely.

Floor was called and ruled that the betting action stands and that the hand would continue. The flop came 5♦K♥J♥ to give Murseli a face-up top pair. Murseli bet for Toyras' last chip, sending Toyras deep into the tank.

"I have some outs," said Toyras as he deliberated how next to act.

"Fold! Fold, my friend!", said Murseli.

Eventually, time was called and Toyras was given 30-seconds to act. He timed out and his hand was folded, giving Murseli the pot. Toyras was left with less than one big blind, but with another chance to survive the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mirand Murseli	420,000 335,000	335,000
Miika Toyras	5,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Miika Toyras Mirand Murseli

02-16-2024 21:21 UTC+1

Oberhauser Eliminated Before the Money

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Valentin Oberhauser jammed a shorter stack and was called by Enis Rouissi from two seats over in the second hand on the money bubble.

Valentin Oberhauser: A♥K♦
Enis Rouissi: J♣J♦

The most classic of flips went to Rouissi on a board of 7♦5♥3♥4♣4♥ and that reduced the field to the last 168 contenders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frederic Normand	450,000 450,000	450,000
Enis Rouissi	355,000 355,000	355,000

Valentin Oberhauser	Busted

Tags: Enis Rouissi Valentin Oberhauser

02-16-2024 21:22 UTC+1

Glaser Eliminated Near Bubble

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Tyler Foran

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Benny Glaser raised to 16,000 in early position, leaving just 1,000 behind. The action folded around to Taran Parmar in the small blind who made the call, followed by Antony Lellouche in the big blind.

The Q♦5♥5♣ flop was checked through to see the 8♣ turn. Parmar checked once more, but Lellouche fired 17,000. Glaser called off his last 1,000 chip, and Parmar mucked his hand.

Benny Glaser: A♦K♥
Antony Lellouche: K♦8♠

Lellouche turned his eight, and Glaser couldn't catch an ace as the 7♥ rolled off on the river, eliminating him only a couple of spots from the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antony Lellouche	210,000
Taran Parmar	122,000
Benny Glaser	Busted

Tags: Antony Lellouche Benny Glaser Taran Parmar

02-16-2024 21:26 UTC+1

Break on the Money Bubble

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

With one more elimination at the end of the level, the field has been reduced to 167 players in contention and they completed their third hand without any open seat. This brought an end to Level 18 and the tournament went on a 15-minute break on the stone-cold money bubble.

02-16-2024 21:37 UTC+1

Complete Guide to EPT Paris 2024 - Everything You Need to Know

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Following its success in its debut year, the PokerStars European Poker Tour is returning to Paris for its first stop of the 2024 season. A 12-day poker party awaits those who will make the journey to the new-and-improved venue of Palais des Congrès, a state-of-the-art conference center in the heart of the French capital.

Get ready for 12 days of poker excitement at EPT Paris 2024, featuring 46 events starting February 14. The schedule includes tournaments with buy-ins ranging from €250 qualifiers to €50,000 Super High Rollers.

Check out the complete guide to EPT Paris on PokerNews

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

02-16-2024 21:48 UTC+1

Mazza, Mitsui, and Talbot Eliminated on the Bubble

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Sylvain Mazza shoved 35,000 in early position and only Abderrashman Habhab called in the hijack.

Sylvain Mazza: A♥K♣
Abderrashman Habhab: Q♣Q♥

It was the classic race but Mazza couldn't connect as the board ran out J♣10♣9♠4♣3♠, eliminating him on the stone bubble.

One table over, Yota Mitsui had jammed the button for the last 145,000 and he was called by Fabian Bartuschk in the big blind.

Yota Mitsui: A♠10♦
Fabian Bartuschk: A♣K♠

The kicker played on the 9♣7♠2♥A♥Q♥ runout for Mitsui to also bust.

That left another two all-in and call to run and one of them included PokerStars ambassador Parker Talbot, who was involved in a preflop raising war in which he was the player at risk for around 215,000 against Marcelo Manfredini.

Parker Talbot: Q♦Q♣
Marcelo Manfredini: A♣A♦

There was no escape for Talbot on the J♦6♠3♥K♥A♥ runout as Manfredini further improved to a set of aces. Since players need to physically bag up chips upon completion of their Day 1, Talbot also missed out on the min-cash as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcelo Manfredini	537,000 147,000	147,000
Fabian Bartuschk	340,000 165,000	165,000
Abderrashman Habhab	111,000 111,000	111,000
Sylvain Mazza	Busted
Yota Mitsui	Busted
Parker Talbot	Busted

Tags: Abderrashman Habhab Fabian Bartuschk Marcelo Manfredini Parker Talbot Sylvain Mazza Yota Mitsui

02-16-2024 21:51 UTC+1

Bitton Survives

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Tyler Foran

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Two players saw a flop of A♦10♦6♠ creating a pot of about 50,000. Bart Lybaert checked and Micha Bitton jammed for 78,000, which Lybaert called.

Micha Bitton: A♥J♥
Bart Lybaert: A♠9♠

Both players flopped top pair, but Bitton had the lead with the jack kicker. The 7♦ turn, and Q♦ river changed nothing as Bitton survived on the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Micha Bitton	206,000 206,000	206,000
Bart Lybaert	115,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Bart Lybaert Micha Bitton