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

02-23-2024 14:15 UTC+2

Lopes and Stegeman Both Make Two Pair

Tyler Foran

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With 3,800 in the middle, the turn read A♥Q♥9♦6♠, and Miguel Faria Lopes bet 3,000. Albertus Stegeman was the only opponent in the hand and made the call.

When the 4♥ completed the board on the river, Lopes fired 3,300. Stegeman wasted little time making the call before Lopes showed A♠9♥, flopping two pair. Stegeman sighed as he flashed his A♣6♣, having a worse two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Miguel Faria Lopes	51,200 51,200	51,200
Albertus Stegeman	27,600

Tags: Albertus Stegeman Miguel Faria Lopes

02-23-2024 14:09 UTC+2

Calamusa Cold Four-Bets

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Richard Hayes

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Shakhabiddin Muradov opened to 500 in the hijack and was met with a three-bet to 1,800 from Niall Farrell in the cutoff.

Action folded to Pierre Calamusa in the big blind, who reached for chips and slid out a cold four-bet to 6,000. Muradov and Farrell's cards went swiftly in the muck.

Calamusa's were almost also in the muck, but he said to Farrell at the last moment "You want to see one?", Farrell said "Sure", and picked the right hand card. He was duly shown the A♥ by Calamusa.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shakhabiddin Muradov	57,000 57,000	57,000
Pierre Calamusa	51,000 51,000	51,000
Niall Farrell	48,200 1,800	1,800

Tags: Niall Farrell Pierre Calamusa Shakhabiddin Muradov

02-23-2024 14:06 UTC+2

Ivarsson Gets Two Folds

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Dan O'Hair

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Michel Leibgorin opened to 400 from early position and was called by Alexander Ivarsson in the small blind and Michel Molenaar in the big blind.

Action checked to Leibgorin, who continued for 800 on the 4♠K♣7♠. Both Ivarsson and Molenaar called.

Everyone checked on the 10♣ turn and then Ivarsson led out for 2,600 after the J♣ completed the board. Molenaar and Leibgorin quickly folded and Ivarsson collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michel Molenaar	58,000
Michel Leibgorin	49,000 6,100	6,100
Alexander Ivarsson	44,000

Tags: Alexander Ivarsson Michel Leibgorin Michel Molenaar

02-23-2024 13:58 UTC+2

Romanello Calls All Three Streets

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Tyler Foran

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Roberto Romanello opened 400 on the button before Pavels Spirins three-bet 2,000 next to act. Romanello called.

The Q♥J♠7♦ flop hit the felt, and Spirins continued for 1,300. Romanello stuck around with a call.

The 2♠ fell on the turn, and Spirins fired another bet of 6,000. Romanello matched it once again.

When the 10♦ completed the board on the river, Romanello tossed in another shell of 16,000. Romanello thought about it for about 20 seconds before making the call.

Spirins rolled over A♥5♥ for ace-high, and Romanello dragged the pot with a pair of jacks as he showed J♥9♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roberto Romanello	76,500

Pavels Spirins	26,400

Tags: Roberto Romanello Pavels Spirins

02-23-2024 13:56 UTC+2

Leibgorin Takes Three-Bet Pot

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Richard Hayes

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Michel Leibgorin, fresh off his 5th place finish in the €2,200 FPS High Roller, opened to 600 in middle position and was faced with a three-bet to 2,100 by Markku Koplimaa in the next position. Leibgorin called.

Matters slowed down after that as the A♥Q♠K♠ flop was checked after Leibgorin checked in the dark. The 2♠ turn was also checked through.

On the Q♦ river, Leibgorin led out with a bet of 2,200 and that brought a fold from Koplimaa.

Player	Chips	Progress
Markku Koplimaa	46,000 46,000	46,000
Michel Leibgorin	42,900 42,900	42,900

Tags: Markku Koplimaa Michel Leibgorin

02-23-2024 13:48 UTC+2

Smiljkovic up Early

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Dan O'Hair

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Liangce Ni opened to 600 first-to-act and Adrian Mateos called from directly behind. Daniel Smiljkovic then squeezed to 3,500 from the small blind, which got a quick fold from Ni and a call from Mateos.

Mateos check-folded facing and 3,500 bet from Smiljkovic on the 10♠2♣Q♠ flop and Smiljkovic added to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Smiljkovic	54,000 4,000	4,000
Liangce Ni	50,800 50,800	50,800
Adrian Mateos	47,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Daniel Smiljkovic Liangce Ni

02-23-2024 13:45 UTC+2

Become a Bigger Part of the Action With MyStack by PokerNews

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Josh Noy

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

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02-23-2024 13:42 UTC+2

Early One for Kolev

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Richard Hayes

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Yuliyan Kolev opened to 600 under the gun and Andrew Hulme produced a three-bet to 2,100 from the next seat. Kolev called.

Action slowed down post flop as the 9♣4♦7♣ flop and 2♦ turn were checked through by both players.

On the 8♦ river, Kolev led out for 1,500 and Hulme made the quick fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuliyan Kolev	52,600 2,600	2,600
Andrew Hulme	47,400 47,400	47,400

Tags: Andrew Hulme Yuliyan Kolev

02-23-2024 13:39 UTC+2

Early Entrants

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Tyler Foran

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Angelov	50,000 50,000	50,000
Chris Brewer	50,000 50,000	50,000
Robert Burlacu	50,000
Bernat Montes	50,000 50,000	50,000
Maria Konnikova	50,000 50,000	50,000

Arthur Conan	50,000 50,000	50,000
Moritz Dietrich	50,000 50,000	50,000
Niall Farrell	50,000 50,000	50,000

Mathew Frankland	50,000 50,000	50,000
Viktor Jensen	50,000 50,000	50,000
Toni Kaukua	50,000 50,000	50,000
Adrian Mateos	50,000 50,000	50,000

Konstantyn Holskyi	50,000 50,000	50,000
Julien Sitbon	50,000 50,000	50,000
Daniel Smiljkovic	50,000 50,000	50,000
Thomas Boivin	50,000 50,000	50,000
Joao Vieira	50,000 50,000	50,000
Quan Zhou	50,000 50,000	50,000
Juan Pardo	50,000 50,000	50,000
Yuliyan Kolev	50,000 50,000	50,000