€2,200 FPS High Roller Day 1a | 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

02-18-2024 15:00 UTC+1

Saft Cracks Queens to Double Through Jianping

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Richard Hayes

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Cards were on their backs and Jimmy Saft was all-in for 30,700 and at risk against Cai Jianping.

Jimmy Saft: 10♦10♠
Cai Jianping: Q♥Q♦

Saft was in trouble versus Jianping's overpair, but the 9♠10♥5♥ flop propelled him into the lead with top set.

The K♦ turn brought a bit of a sweat for Saft, with Jianping now also having a gutshot straight draw, but the K♣ river was a brick and Saft secured the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jimmy Saft	63,400 36,400	36,400
Cai Jianping	31,000 10,800	10,800

Tags: Cai Jianping Jimmy Saft

02-18-2024 15:01 UTC+1

Pudel Catches Up on the Turn to Bust Heinrichs

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Pascal Heinrichs pushed his last 4,500 in the middle from early position, Nils Pudel reshoved from the cutoff, and the rest of the table got out of the way.

Pascal Heinrichs: A♠10♦
Nils Pudel: A♣J♣

Pudel had Heinrichs dominated until the flop brought 8♦10♣2♥, giving Heinrichs top pair. The turn, though, was the J♥ and Pudel jumped back into the lead with a pair of jacks. The river was the 8♠ and Pudel scored the knockout to climb back up toward the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nils Pudel	30,000
Pascal Heinrichs	Busted

Tags: Nils Pudel Pascal Heinrichs

02-18-2024 15:10 UTC+1

Ballestero Trips Up Hafner

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Around 20,000 was in the pot as David Ballestero and Lukas Hafner saw a flop of J♠K♣J♣. Ballestero, in the hijack, then put his last 22,000 in the middle as Hafner called in the big blind.

David Ballestero: A♥J♥
Lukas Hafner: KxQx

Hafner had flopped two pair, but Ballestero was ahead with his trips as the board ran out 9♦4♦ to earn him a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Ballestero	65,000
Lukas Hafner	25,000

Tags: David Ballestero Lukas Hafner

02-18-2024 15:11 UTC+1

Dressler Takes Pot on Turn

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Richard Hayes

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Hans Erlandsson opened to 2,100 from the cutoff and was faced with a three-bet to 5,500 by Christian Dressler on the button. Erlandsson called.

On the 7♣A♠6♣ flop Erlandsson check-called a bet of 4,000 from his opponent.

On the 2♣ turn Erlandsson checked to Dressler again, who fired out a bet of 8,500 after some thought, and this time Erlandsson folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Dressler	73,000 73,000	73,000
Hans Erlandsson	53,500 53,500	53,500

Tags: Christian Dressler Hans Erlandsson

02-18-2024 15:22 UTC+1

Ben Oliel Busts Gonzalez Sanchez in Massive Pot

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Around 40,000 was already in the middle as Jean-Jacques Ben Oliel moved all in from the cutoff on a flop of 6♣2♥8♦. Jose Gonzalez Sanchez tanked for a minute on the button before calling for around 45,000.

Jose Gonzalez Sanchez: 10♣10♥
Jean-Jacques Ben Oliel: K♥K♠

Ben Oilel was far ahead with his pocket kings and the board ran out 2♠4♦, sending the EPT Cyprus finalist to the rail and Ben Oliel rocketing into contention for the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Jacques Ben Oliel	145,000 145,000	145,000
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez	Busted

Tags: Jean-Jacques Ben Oliel Jose Gonzalez Sanchez

02-18-2024 15:25 UTC+1

Break Time

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Players are now on the second 20-minute break of the day.

There are currently 1,000 entries in the flight, with 707 players remaining.

02-18-2024 15:32 UTC+1

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Josh Noy

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

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Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

02-18-2024 15:50 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremie Demri	165,000 165,000	165,000
Aliaksei Boika	159,000 11,000	11,000

Jean-Jacques Ben Oliel	153,000 8,000	8,000
Candido Cappiello	150,300 150,300	150,300
Benjamin Gros	145,000 145,000	145,000
Martin Kury	145,000 120,000	120,000
Francesco Di Profio	140,000 113,000	113,000
Omar Lakhdari	133,000 133,000	133,000
Louis Linard	130,000 130,000	130,000
Mykhailo Demydenko	126,000 126,000	126,000
Marco Silva	123,400 13,400	13,400
Vladimir Heinich	114,000 114,000	114,000
Antoine Labat	110,000 81,000	81,000
Atanas Pavlov	100,000 100,000	100,000
Fintan Hand	87,200 66,200	66,200
Nikolai Ivanov	85,000 70,000	70,000
Jonas Hagstrom	78,000 30,000	30,000
Maria Konnikova	77,000 77,000	77,000

Antoine Saout	77,000 77,000	77,000
Boris Kolev	75,800 47,800	47,800
Eugenio Peralta	75,000 25,000	25,000
Aliaksandr Hirs	73,100 3,100	3,100
Vincent Meli	68,800 68,800	68,800
David Lappin	66,700 66,700	66,700
Bastien Vial	65,400 5,400	5,400

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02-18-2024 15:55 UTC+1

Haiche Busts Sukhov With Ace-High

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 7♥5♣4♣, [Removed:482] bet 1,300 from middle position before Yevhen Sukhov moved all in for around 10,000 in the cutoff. Haiche gave the decision some thought before ultimately calling.

Yevhen Sukhov: Q♣J♣
[Removed:482]: A♥9♣

Haiche was ahead with his ace-high and Sukhov didn't find any help on the 8♦ turn or 9♠ river as Haiche finished with a pair to send him to the rail.