€10,200 Mystery Bounty | 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

Feb 15, 2024

Wakil Wakes Up With It

Frank Visser

Level 12 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Steve O'Dwyer raised to 12,000 from the cutoff, seeing small blind Daniel Rezaei move all in, covering both O'Dwyer and Jamil Wakil in the big blind.

Wakil thought for some time before making the call, after which O'Dwyer quickly got out of the way to create a heads up showdown.

Jamil Wakil: A♣K♦
Daniel Rezaei: Q♣10♣

The 5♣J♦4♠J♣ board brought Rezaei additional outs with a flush draw, but the 3♦ river did not upgrade his hand, doubling up Wakil.

Tags: Daniel Rezaei Jamil Wakil Steve O'Dwyer

Feb 15, 2024

Malinov Wins Battle of Bulgarians

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Frank Visser

Level 12 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Stoyan Madanzhiev had raised preflop from the button and a called a subsequent three-bet from Atanas Malinov in the small blind, leading to 100,000 chips gathered in the middle.

On the A♦5♥8♠ flop, Malinov continued with a small bet of 17,000 chips, which received a call from his opponent. He followed up with a 40,000 bet on the K♣ turn, but this time Madanzhiev's cards hit the muck, shipping the sizable pot to Malinov.

Tags: Atanas Malinov Stoyan Madanzhiev

Level: 12

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Feb 15, 2024

Ogita Flushed Out by Ducks

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Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Nikita Kuznetsov raised to 10,000 from early position, after which Sirzat Hissou three-bet to 28,000 from the next seat over. Daisuke Ogita then jammed all in for 92,000 from the hijack, and the action folded back to Hissou.

He asked for a count before committing to a call, and the cards went face-up.

Daisuke Ogita: A♣Q♥
Sirzat Hissou: 2♠2♦

Hissou's twos remained strong on the 3♠K♣8♠5♠ board, and they even made a flush on the 7♠ river to secure the pot and send Ogita home, joining many others in doing so.

Tags: Daisuke Ogita Nikita Kuznetsov Sirzat Hissou

Feb 15, 2024

Shimizu Left on Fumes After Doubling Koloszar

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Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Daniel Koloszar jammed from under the gun for 62,000 chips and the action folded to Nozomu Shimizu in the big blind, who asked for a count and made the call.

Daniel Koloszar: A♥Q♦
Nozomu Shimizu: K♣Q♣

Koloszar's ace-high remained best on the 7♦4♠10♣9♥3♠ runout, securing his double-up while Shimizu was left with just under three bug blinds.

Tags: Daniel Koloszar Nozomu Shimizu

Feb 15, 2024

Thorel Surrenders Some of His Big Stack

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Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Alex Kulev and Jean-Noel Thorel were looking at a completed board of 4♣A♥K♠9♥2♣, with around 75,000 chips in the middle. Kulev jammed his stack of 36,000 from under the gun and Thorel tossed in a call from the button.

Both players had to show down and Kulev's A♣10♣ outkicked Thorel's A♠6♠ as he raked in a double-up. Thorel, meanwhile, remained one of the larger stacks on the table with around three starting stacks in his possession.

Tags: Alex Kulev Jean-Noel Thorel

Feb 15, 2024

Latest Hop-Ins and Hop-Outs as Late Registration Closes

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Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Level: 11

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Feb 15, 2024

Watson Catches a Bluff

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Frank Visser

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Antoine Saout and Mike Watson had created a pot of 65,000 when they arrived on the turn on 6♥4♠2♦9♣. Saout checked from the small blind and Watson followed suit in the big blind.

The 9♦ river completed the board and Saout led out for 44,000 chips. Watson did not take long before making the call, and won the pot when Saout could only show K♦8♦ for king-high.

Watson tabled 8♥6♦ for two pair, and a big pot was sent his way, seeing him climb over the 300,000-chip mark.

Tags: Antoine Saout Mike Watson

Feb 15, 2024