€1,100 FPS Main Event Day 2 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

02-17-2024 16:52 UTC+2

Recent Eliminations

Ollie Garland

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Afriat	Busted
Cenk Nigbolu	Busted
Marius Gicovanu	Busted
Francesco Malcarne	Busted
Giovanni Giudice	Busted
Teodor Negrea	Busted
Birger Larsen	Busted
Romain Hamouche	Busted
Xiaqing Ji	Busted
Mercedes Osti	Busted
Serhii Tarnakin	Busted
Lukas Hafner	Busted
Nabil Nedjai	Busted
Thomas Doukhan	Busted
Adil Oubaaous	Busted
Francisco Puigdemont Rosauro	Busted
Salim Kezzas	Busted
Olivier Carosella	Busted
Mohamed Mamouni	Busted
Takahiro Kanai	Busted
Ivan Kolesnikov	Busted
Mads Borregaard	Busted
Sean Jazayeri	Busted

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

02-17-2024 16:42 UTC+2

Pilhofer Takes It on the Flop

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Ollie Garland

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Youcef Benzerfa raised to 25,000 from middle position, Istvan Pilhofer three-bet to 70,000 from the hijack and Pilhofer made the call.

The 5♣4♠7♠ flop saw Benzerfa check to the aggressor. Pilhofer bet out 59,000 and Benzerfa made a swift fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Istvan Pilhofer	600,000 20,000	20,000
Youcef Benzerfa	300,000 46,000	46,000

Tags: Youcef Benzerfa Istvan Pilhofer

02-17-2024 16:42 UTC+2

Shimizu Chipping Up

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Tyler Foran

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Nozomu Shimizu opened 25,000 under the gun, and only Jorrit Baars made the call from the small blind.

When the J♥9♠6♥ flop hit the felt, both players checked to see the 5♦ turn.

Baars check-called a bet of 25,000, and the 3♥ hit the river.

Both players tapped the table, and Baars rolled over A♦7♣ before seeing the A♠9♦ of Shimizu.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nozomu Shimizu	852,000 322,000	322,000
Jorrit Baars	472,000 199,000	199,000

Tags: Jorrit Baars Nozomu Shimizu

02-17-2024 16:37 UTC+2

Carosella's Ride is Over

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Calum Grant

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Olivier Carosella jammed for 153,000 from early position. Action folded to Matei Lupascu in the big blind, who called after peeling his cards.

It was a classic race as Carosella held A♠K♦ and was flipping against 10♥10♣. A fair fight became more one-sided after the tens remained best after the 9♠7♠7♥ flop. The 3♥ turn and 5♣ river offered no saving grace and Lupascu scored the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matei Lupascu	830,000 94,000	94,000

Maria Konnikova	535,000 95,000	95,000

Olivier Carosella	Busted

Tags: Matei Lupascu Olivier Carosella

02-17-2024 16:37 UTC+2

Boyd Wins Flip to Double Up

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Matt Warburton

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Jawad Bengourane open raised in late position and Kyle Boyd shoved all in from the next seat for 212,000. The rest of the table folded and action was back on Bengourane, who deliberated for a moment before making his decision.

"I can't fold," said Bengourane as he put his chips into the middle.

Kyle Boyd: K♦Q♦
Jawad Bengourane: J♠J♦

The board ran out A♣8♦Q♣K♥8♥. Boyd paired his queen on the flop and improved to two pair on the turn. He held to double up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jawad Bengourane	490,000 262,000	262,000
Kyle Boyd	460,000 317,000	317,000

Tags: Jawad Bengourane Kyle Boyd

02-17-2024 16:32 UTC+2

Recent Eliminations

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Ollie Garland

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Koloszar	Busted
Dogan Dinler	Busted
Karol Taki	Busted
Jaesung Lee	Busted
Adam Salamov	Busted
Alexander van der Swaluw	Busted
Paulo Milani	Busted
Patrick Weifels	Busted
Bernard Vu	Busted
Carl Probsting	Busted
Victor Gomez Medel	Busted
Mosjin El Yakoubi	Busted
Jen Yue Chiang	Busted
Benjamin Davo	Busted
Xavier Cortazar Vidal	Busted
Pascal Heinrichs	Busted
Frederic Hebette	Busted
Mathieu Escama	Busted
Jokin Mugica Barandiaran	Busted
Jamie Dwan	Busted
Rafał Kaczmarski	Busted
Geoffrey Van Beest	Busted
Julien Bolimowski	Busted
Georges Ghossan	Busted
Teddy Clement	Busted

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02-17-2024 16:30 UTC+2

Three on the Turn Ends Vu's Run

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Matt Warburton

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Rachid El Yaacoubi raised from middle position and Bernard Vu moved all in for 80,000, which El Yaacoubi called. Players flipped their cards, with Vu at risk.

Bernard Vu: 9♣9♦
Rachid El Yaacoubi: 3♣3♦

The board ran out 2♦2♥7♦3♠2♣. The turn brought El Yaacoubi a set of threes to bring him ahead. He held and Vu was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rachid El Yaacoubi	590,000 10,000	10,000
Bernard Vu	Busted

Tags: Bernard Vu Rachid El Yaacoubi

02-17-2024 16:25 UTC+2

Pilhofer Drags Three-Bet Pot

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Tyler Foran

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Istvan Pilhofer opened 25,000 in early position, and Borja Miranda three-bet 69,000 in the hijack. The action quickly folded back around to Pilhofer and he made the call.

The dealer fanned a flop of Q♠10♠7♣, and Pilhofer check-called a continuation bet of 40,000.

The J♣ turn was checked through, and the A♦ landed on the river.

Pilhofer led out for 107,000, and Miranda looked visibly frustrated, shaking his head as he went into the tank. Eventually, he tossed his cards into the muck and the dealer pushed the pot to Pilhofer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Istvan Pilhofer	620,000 12,000	12,000
Borja Miranda	355,000 93,000	93,000

Tags: Istvan Pilhofer Borja Miranda

02-17-2024 16:23 UTC+2

Hallaert Eliminates Another

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Ollie Garland

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Benjamin Duval raised to 24,000 from middle position, Kenny Hallaert three-bet to 75,000 from the cutoff and Duval took his time before moving all in. Hallaert, with a stack of 509,000 which just covered Duval, made the call.

Benjamin Duval: 8♠8♦
Kenny Hallaert: 10♦10♥

The 10♣9♣5♥K♣A♥; Hallaert had Duval dead on the turn and he exited the tournament floor.