€10,300 EPT High Roller Day 1 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

02-23-2024 18:45 UTC+2

Loosli Drags Pot with Continuation Bet

Tyler Foran

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Wagner Ripper opened 1,200 in the hijack, and Sylvain Loosli three-bet 4,000 on the button. The action folded back around to Ripper and he made the call.

When the J♣8♠5♥ flop hit the felt, Ripper checked and Loosli continued for 5,000. Ripper considered it for a moment before tossing his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sylvain Loosli	90,200 40,200	40,200

Wagner Ripper	41,700

Tags: Sylvain Loosli Wagner Ripper

02-23-2024 18:38 UTC+2

Montone Wins at Showdown Without Showing

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Dan O'Hair

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Ludovic Heude opened to 1,300 from early position and was three-bet to 6,000 by Diego Montone in middle position. Action folded back around to Heude, who called.

Both players checked on the 9♣10♣Q♠ flop and Heude led out for 8,000 on the A♠ turn. Montone called.

The 7♥ completed the board and Heude quickly fired 16,000 into the middle. Montone decided to look him up and Heude mucked his hand. Montone also mucked without showing and collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diego Montone	140,000 140,000	140,000
Ludovic Heude	33,000 33,000	33,000

Tags: Diego Montone Ludovic Heude

02-23-2024 18:37 UTC+2

Jozoff Busts Buhaiov

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Richard Hayes

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Tom Kunze opened in middle position to 1,400 and Nazar Buhaiov called in the small blind.

Michael Jozoff was in the big blind, and produced a three-bet to 6,200. Kunze folded quickly. Buhaiov pondered his options for a moment, counted his stack, and moved the rest of his chips into the middle, around 23,000 total. Jozoff made the quick call, with Buhaiov at risk.

Nazar Buhaiov: A♣J♥
Michael Jozoff: Q♣Q♠

Buhaiov only had one overcard versus Jozoff's pair and although he flopped a straight draw on K♣3♠Q♦, Jozoff improved to a set of queens.

Buhaiov was now drawing to a ten and it did not arrive on the 8♥7♣ turn and river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Jozoff	127,000 127,000	127,000
Tom Kunze	45,200
Nazar Buhaiov	Busted

Tags: Michael Jozoff Nazar Buhaiov Tom Kunze

02-23-2024 18:35 UTC+2

Velasevic Wins Flip to Double Through Lau

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Tyler Foran

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

All of the chips went in the middle before the flop, and Danilo Velasevic was at risk for 14,600 against Ka Kwan Lau with both hands face up.

Danilo Velasevic: A♦Q♥
Ka Kwan Lau: 3♥3♦

It was a coinflip situation and Velasevic smashed the A♠Q♣4♦ flop. He was able to avoid the three as the board completed with the 4♣ turn, and 6♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ka Kwan Lau	71,600 900	900
Danilo Velasevic	30,700

Tags: Danilo Velasevic Ka Kwan Lau

02-23-2024 18:27 UTC+2

Wilf Catches River Bluff

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Richard Hayes

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

There was around 27,000 in the middle on a board of 4♦8♠2♠7♠10♠ and Saar Wilf had checked to his opponent, Tibor Nagygyorgy.

Nagygyorgy moved all in for just over 20,000, which covered Wilf's remaining stack of 11,400.

Wilf thought it over for a bit, and didn't look overly pleased when he put in his calling chips with a sigh.

However Nagygyorgy turned over A♣5♣ for air while Wilf had Q♠J♠ for the queen-high flush, which he was obviously concerned had been overtaken by the fourth spade on the river. Fortunately for him that was not the case and he raked in a nice pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Saar Wilf	55,000 55,000	55,000
Tibor Nagygyorgy	8,500 27,500	27,500

Tags: Saar Wilf Tibor Nagygyorgy

02-23-2024 18:24 UTC+2

Set Over Set Sends Steinbrenner Out

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Dan O'Hair

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Justin Steinbrenner opened to 1,400 first-to-act and was three-bet to 5,000 by Pablo Brito Silva on the button. It was folded back to Steinbrenner, who called.

Steinbrenner checked to Silva on the A♦9♦7♥ flop and he bet 2,500. Steinbrenner then check-raised to 8,000 and Silva called.

The dealer brought the 8♠ on the turn and Steinbrenner bet 15,000. Silva announced he was all in and Steinbrenner snap-called all in for around 30,000 total to put himself at risk.

Justin Steinbrenner: 7♦7♣
Pablo Brito Silva: A♠A♥

Steinbrenner let out a groan after seeing he was drawing to one out.

The 3♦ river kept Silva ahead with his set of aces and Steinbrenner was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pablo Brito Silva	160,000
Justin Steinbrenner	Busted

Tags: Justin Steinbrenner Pablo Brito Silva

02-23-2024 18:20 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts Throughout the Room

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Tyler Foran

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
José Criado	161,000 161,000	161,000
Maksim Vaskresenski	153,000 153,000	153,000
Elias Gutierrez	135,000 24,500	24,500

Stanislav Zegal	134,000 8,000	8,000
Maxime Chilaud	133,000 23,000	23,000
Adrian Mateos	130,000 84,000	84,000

Pablo Silva	129,300 200	200
Yunsheng Sun	125,400 9,000	9,000
Aram Zobian	122,000 122,000	122,000
Nemanja Lukovic	121,200 121,200	121,200
Mario Navarro	120,000 34,500	34,500
Tamas Adamszki	113,000 113,000	113,000
Roberto Romanello	106,000 29,500	29,500

Niklas Astedt	98,700 21,300	21,300
Jon Ander Vallinas	98,300 98,300	98,300
Julien Sitbon	95,000 45,000	45,000
Daniel Smiljkovic	95,000 19,500	19,500
Santiago Plante	91,300 45,500	45,500
Santhosh Suvarna	91,000 11,400	11,400
Alexandre Reard	89,500 55,000	55,000
Ka Kwan Lau	88,000 15,500	15,500
Juan Pardo	87,000 1,000	1,000
Duco ten Haven	86,300 86,300	86,300
Joao Vieira	86,000 41,500	41,500
Chris Dowling	85,600 39,900	39,900

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Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

02-23-2024 17:58 UTC+2

EPT Paris: Lexy Gavin-Mather Gives the Inside Scoop on Her New Poker Strategy Book

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

The 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Paris has attracted a huge swathe of poker's most notable names. Chris Brewer, Jesse Lonis and Byron Kaverman are just some of the crushers to have made the trip across the Atlantic and also among the flock of talented Americans who've journeyed to France is poker pro and coach Lexy Gavin-Mather, who has been making her mark in the vlogging space.
Initially a cash game player for most of her career, Gavin-Mather has turned her attention to poker tournaments for the last few years. With more than $600,000 in live earnings, Gavin-Mather has picked up a thing or two regarding multi-table tournaments and has now condensed the wisdom of her time at the tables into her latest project.
The latest venture for Gavin-Mather has seen her become a published author, having penned the new poker book Mastering Small Stakes No-Limit Tournaments, which is now available to pre-order. The RunGood Poker Series ring winner sat down to PokerNews to give the inside scoop to her book, along with tips for getting into the content space and her return to the EPT.