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

Feb 16, 2024

Macalou Wins Multiway Pot

Patrick Cole

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

Action was picked up when the cards were on their backs with Joseph Chetrit and Alexandru Farcasanu being at risk to the covering stack of Silma Macalou.

Joseph Chetrit: A♠K♣
Alexandru Farcasanu: K♠K♦
Silma Macalou: 7♣7♦

Chetrit immediately hit the A♣4♦5♥ flop and left Macalou and Farcasanu drawing slim. The 8♣ turn gave Macalou a straight draw and more outs than Farcasanu. The 6♦ river gave Macalou the straight as he scored a double knockout.

Tags: Alexandru Farcasanu Joseph Chetrit Silma Macalou

Feb 16, 2024

Simsek Busts Whitlow in Painful Cooler

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Richard Hayes

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

Mustafa Simsek opened to 3,000 from the button and Judy Whitlow defended in the big blind.

Whitlow led out with a bet of 2,000 on the 4♣10♣6♣ flop and was called by Simsek.

Whitlow continued to reach for chips on the 3♠ turn, betting 6,000 and again being called by Simsek.

On the 7♥ river Whitlow moved all in for around 10,000 and Simsek made the quick call.

Whitlow turned over K♣9♣ for the second nut flush, but unbelievably she had been drawing dead the whole way, with Simsek holding A♣J♣ for the nut flush.

Whitlow took it in great spirits, wishing her table good luck as she left, with everyone commiserating with her misfortune as she departed.

Tags: Judy Whitlow Mustafa Simsek

Feb 16, 2024

Lococo Busts

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Richard Hayes

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

PokerStars Ambassador Alejandro Lococo was short-stacked and moved all in for 12,000, with Michal Polchlopek making the call in the big blind.

Alejandro Lococo: A♥10♠
Michal Polchlopek: A♠K♦

Lococo was in trouble with a dominated ace and the 3♦4♣9♠2♥J♥ runout confirmed his exit.

Tags: Alejandro Lococo Michal Polchlopek

Feb 16, 2024

Vital Takes Out Vo

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Dan O'Hair

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

David Vital opened to 2,800 from middle position and was called by Youssef Sebbarh in the hijack, Ut Tam Vo in the small blind, and Soraya Estrada in the big blind.

Vo shoved for his last 3,500 on the J♥4♥8♦ flop and only Vital called to put Vo at risk.

Ut Tam Vo: 8♣5♣
David Vital: K♥J♦

Vo was behind with his pair of eights, and the 3♦ turn and 4♣ river kept Vital's pair of jacks in front for the elimination.

Tags: David Vital Soraya Estrada Ut Tam Vo Youssef Sebbarh

Feb 16, 2024

Kozieja Falls to De Doncker's Cowboys

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Dan O'Hair

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Owen Dodd opened to 1,200 from early position and Grzegorz Kozieja shoved for his last 12,100 from middle position. Loic De Doncker four-bet to 25,000 from the hijack and everyone else folded, including Dodd.

Grzegorz Kozieja: Q♣J♣
Loic De Doncker: K♠K♣

Kozieja was in rough shape against De Doncker's kings and the A♠9♠8♥J♦8♣ runout wasn't enough for Kozieja — sending him to the rail.

Tags: Grzegorz Kozieja Loic De Doncker Owen Dodd

Feb 16, 2024

Hulme Eliminates Natoptanyi

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Richard Hayes

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Oleksii Natoptanyi opened to 1,400 and was called by Andrew Hulme in middle position and David Foucault in the big blind.

On the 5♣2♣7♥ flop, Natoptanyi continued with a bet of 2,500, which only Hulme called.

On the 6♣ turn Natoptanyi continued to fire, sliding out a bet of 5,500. After a brief period of thought Hulme called.

The Q♥ rolled off on the river and Natoptanyi slowed down, checking to Hulme, who quickly reached for chips and put out a bet of 25,000, with Natoptanyi having around 17,000 behind.

Natoptanyi made the quick call and turned over A♠A♥ for pocket aces but Hulme had the nut flush with A♣9♣ and Natoptanyi made for the exit.

Tags: Andrew Hulme David Foucault Oleksii Natoptanyi

Feb 16, 2024

Calamusa Gets Paid; Spragg Out

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Dan O'Hair

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Pierre Calamusa opened to 1,200 from early position and was called by Alexandre Le Vaillant in the cutoff and Benjamin Spragg in the big blind.

All three players checked on the 8♦4♠3♠ flop and Spragg led out for 1,600 on the 3♥ turn. Both Calamusa and Le Vaillant called.

The 7♣ completed the board and Spragg bet 3,300. Calamusa thought for a while and raised to 12,000, which got a fold from Le Vaillant and a call from Spragg.

Calamusa showed Q♣8♣ for eights and treys and Spragg mucked.

On the very next hand, Calamusa and Spragg got into a preflop raising war that ended with Spragg all in. Spragg held pocket kings against Calamusa's ace-four, but an ace fell on the river — eliminating Spragg from the tournament.

Tags: Alexandre Le Vaillant Benjamin Spragg Pierre Calamusa

Feb 16, 2024

Hwang Busts Almeida, Damages Atmani

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Richard Hayes

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Cards were on their backs in a three-way preflop all-in pot, with Rachi Almeida and Taehyun Hwang at risk versus Sabare Atmani.

Rachi Almeida: A♦Q♦
Taehyun Hwang: K♣K♠
Sabare Atmani: K♥Q♥

Hwang was in a superb spot with kings, and the runout of 6♥10♥10♣7♦8♣ did not alter matters, although he had a bit of a sweat when Atmani flopped a flush draw.

Tags: Rachi Almeida Sabare Atmani Taehyun Hwang