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

02-16-2024 23:43 UTC+2

Lordao Busts Angulo

Patrick Cole

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

Action was picked up with Angulo Carvajal all in and at risk from the small blind. Renato Lordao had made the call from the button as the covering stack.

Angulo Carvajal: A♠7♣
Renato Lordao: A♥10♠

The flop of Q♥2♣J♥ gave Lordao the nut straight draw and a backdoor nut flush draw. The turn K♥ gave Lordao the nut straight leaving Carvajal drawing dead. The nut flush did come in for Lordao on the 7♥ river and Carvajal was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renato Lordao	90,000 90,000	90,000
Angulo Carvajal	Busted

Tags: Angulo Carvajal Renato Lordao

02-16-2024 23:41 UTC+2

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

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02-16-2024 23:38 UTC+2

Reard Busts Amsellem

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Richard Hayes

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

Cards were on their backs and Jacob Amsellem was all-in for 17,000 and at risk versus Aurelie Reard.

Jacob Amsellem: K♠10♠
Aurelie Reard: A♠10♥

Amsellem needed help and he ended up rivering a king on the board of J♦8♥4♥7♥K♥, but it also gave Reard a one-card ten-high flush and sent her the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aurelie Reard	115,000 17,000	17,000
Jacob Amsellem	Busted

Tags: Aurelie Reard Jacob Amsellem

02-16-2024 23:31 UTC+2

Lijo Doubles Through Russo

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Dan O'Hair

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

Lander Lijo opened to 4,000 from early position and it was folded around to Aurelien Russo in the small blind, who went all in. Lijo called all in for 43,500 total and hands were revealed.

Lander Lijo: A♠K♦
Aurelien Russo: A♥Q♣

The 5♣7♦5♠2♣4♠ runout kept Lijo in front with his Big Slick and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lander Lijo	92,000 92,000	92,000
Aurelien Russo	40,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Aurelien Russo Lander Lijo

02-16-2024 23:30 UTC+2

Day 1f to Wrap up at 117 Players

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Richard Hayes

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

The tournament director has just announced play will stop when the field is reduced to 117 players, with 369 currently remaining.

Players must bag chips at the end of the day to progress to Day 2.

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

02-16-2024 23:19 UTC+2

Speranza Scoops Mao's Stack

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Patrick Cole

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

Action was picked up as the cards were on their backs. Renji Mao moved all in from the small blind after Gianluca Speranza opened from the button and Speranza called Mao's jam as the covering stack.

Renji Mao: A♥Q♥
Gianluca Speranza: J♠J♥

Mao took the lead on the A♠5♥8♥ with top pair and the nut flush draw. The turn J♦ gave Speranza a set but Mao was still live. The river 6♣ confirmed Mao's exit and Speranza scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gianluca Speranza	120,000 80,000	80,000
Renji Mao	Busted

02-16-2024 23:19 UTC+2

Turchi Takes Pot

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Patrick Cole

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

Virgile Turchi opened from early position and was called by Georgios Karakousis from the hijack and Giuseppe Cimelli from the big blind.

The K♠7♥5♠ flop was checked around before Cimelli led the 5♥ turn for 5,000. Turchi made the call and Karakousis folded. Both players knuckled the flush completing 4♥. Cimelli tabled A♣8♦ for ace high and Turchi showed Q♣Q♦ for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Virgile Turchi	70,000 70,000	70,000
Giuseppe Cimelli	70,000
Georgios Karakousis	35,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Virgile Turchi Giuseppe Cimelli Georgios Karakousis

02-16-2024 23:17 UTC+2

Recent Eliminations

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Dan O'Hair

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Lipp	Busted
Fabio Sperling	Busted
Sylvain Loosli	Busted

Renji Mao	Busted
Nohad Teliani	Busted
Fabian Rolli	Busted

02-16-2024 23:14 UTC+2

De Cleen Doubles Through Berdaga

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Richard Hayes

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

An opponent had opened to 3,000 to be met with a three-bet all-in jam from Nico De Cleen for 17,000.

Vitalie Berdaga was next to act and shipped his chips, totaling 23,500 into the middle, forcing the raiser to fold.

Nico De Cleen: A♦6♦
Vitalie Berdaga: 9♦9♠

Berdaga was ahead against a single overcard but that didn't last long after the 4♣A♠4♠ flop, the J♠7♣ turn and river confirming De Cleen's double with a pair of aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nico De Cleen	42,000 42,000	42,000
Vitalie Berdaga	6,500 6,500	6,500

Tags: Maurice De Cleen Vitalie Berdaga