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

02-18-2024 21:22 UTC+2

Pilkington-Lewis Good at Showdown

Richard Hayes

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Damien Pilkington-Lewis opened to 3,000 and was called by Johannes Van Bemmel in the cutoff and Paraskevas Tsokaridis in the big blind.

The 5♥8♦5♦ flop was checked through by all players.

On the 9♦ turn Tsokaridis led out with a bet of 10,000 and both Pilkington-Lewis and Van Bemmel called.

The 8♣ river was checked through by all three players.

Tsokaridis mucked his hand before anyone had shown, Pilkington-Lewis turned over K♥9♥ for a pair of nines and that caused Van Bemmel to also muck his hand, Pilkington-Lewis taking down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Damien Pilkington-Lewis	115,000 115,000	115,000
Johannes Van Bemmel	70,000 70,000	70,000
Paraskevas Tsokaridis	66,000 66,000	66,000

Tags: Damien Pilkington-Lewis Johannes Van Bemmel Paraskevas Tsokaridis

02-18-2024 21:18 UTC+2

Everyone Has a Seven as Iyer Scoops a Monster Off Amar

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Vasyl Palandiuk bet 3,500 from the cutoff on a flop of 7♠7♣9♠ and Arthur Amar called on the button. Abhinav Iyer then raised to 13,500 in the big blind.

Palandiuk folded, but Amar reraised to 30,000. Iyer moved all in for 81,000 and Amar snap-called.

Arthur Amar: 7♦5♦
Abhinav Iyer: J♥7♥

Both players had flopped trip sevens, but Iyer was ahead with his jack-kicker as the board ran out A♠2♥. Amar's stack was counted down and he only had 75,000 remaining and was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abhinav Iyer	180,000
Vasyl Palandiuk	80,000
Arthur Amar	Busted

Tags: Abhinav Iyer Arthur Amar Vasyl Palandiuk

02-18-2024 21:09 UTC+2

Jeschka Triples Up; Madhariwar Damages Miegel

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Richard Hayes

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Hannes Jeschka was all-in and had been called by two players, Krishna Madhariwar and Jakob Miegel.

There was 41,000 in the main pot and 50,000 in the side pot on 4♠J♣3♣2♥ and both active players checked their option.

The 3♥ river was also checked through.

Jeschka turned over 8♥8♦, Madhariwar had 7♦7♣ and Miegel had A♥K♠, so Jeschka took the main pot with his pair of eights and Madhariwar had the consolation of taking the chunky side pot with his sevens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Krishna Madhariwar	131,000 9,000	9,000
Jakob Miegel	101,000 39,000	39,000
Hannes Jeschka	41,000 41,000	41,000

Tags: Hannes Jeschka Jakob Miegel Krishna Madhariwar

02-18-2024 21:05 UTC+2

Beltz Doubles Up Right Away

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Wouter Beltz entered the field during the dinner break and moved all in for 30,000 on one of his first hands. Guillaume Diaz called to put him at risk.

Wouter Beltz: J♣J♦
Guillaume Diaz: A♣10♠

Beltz remained in the lead on the 2♥3♥K♥ flop, while the J♥ turn improved him to a set. Diaz hit his ace on the A♦ river but it was too late as Beltz quickly doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guillaume Diaz	80,000 10,000	10,000
Wouter Beltz	60,000

Tags: Guillaume Diaz Wouter Beltz

02-18-2024 21:03 UTC+2

Neilson Spikes the River, Gets Paid by Canaple

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Three-handed on a flop of 9♥3♦5♥, Victor Canaple bet 4,000 from the hijack and only Daniel Neilson called on the button.

The turn was the 2♦ and Canaple checked. Neilson then bet 18,000 and Canaple called to the K♠ river.

Neilson moved all in for 55,000 and Canaple quickly called. Neilson turned over K♦9♦ for a rivered two pair and Canaple quickly sent his cards into the muck as Neilson doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Neilson	160,000
Victor Canaple	50,000

Tags: Daniel Neilson Victor Canaple

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

02-18-2024 20:53 UTC+2

Dinner Break Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Daisuke Ogita	248,500 40,500	40,500
Moshe Eliyahu	229,000
Farid Jattin	225,000 95,000	95,000
Aliaksei Boika	218,300

Remigiusz Wyrzykiewicz	202,000 2,000	2,000
Traian Stanciu	201,000
Jimmy Saft	197,000 133,600	133,600
Vladimir Heinich	193,700
Matthieu Lamagnere	191,000
Fabian Bartuschk	185,000
Pablo Brito Silva	185,000 157,000	157,000
Vladimir Shabalin	180,000 60,000	60,000
Martin Kury	175,000 30,000	30,000
Dara O'Kearney	170,000
Candido Cappiello	165,000 10,000	10,000
Kazuhiko Yotsushika	160,000
Gheorghe Gradinaru	155,000 25,000	25,000
Jeremie Demri	153,600 3,600	3,600
Govert Metaal	151,500 98,200	98,200
Cecile Ticherfatine	149,000
David Lappin	145,000 30,000	30,000

Krishna Madhariwar	140,000
Jakob Miegel	140,000 82,000	82,000
Raoul van Wersch	140,000
Aliaksandr Hirs	139,000 57,000	57,000

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02-18-2024 20:10 UTC+2

PokerNews Podcast: 2024 WSOP Schedule is Out, Perry Loses $1M & Guest Jonathan Little

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast sponsored by PokerStars, Chad Holloway, Connor Richards, and Matt Hansen dive into the recently announced schedule for the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP). Hear about new events — including the new PokerNews $600 DeepStack Championship — along with what's missing. If you're looking for a breakdown of the 2024 WSOP schedule, you've come to the right place.

The crew also discuss the controversial Sean Perry losing $1 million in a Super Bowl bet, the PokerStars EPT Paris kicking off, and welcome guest Jonathan Little, who is fresh off crushing the PokerGO Cup. Little, a contributor to the PokerNews Strategy section, talks about his hot start to 2024, his successful poker coaching business, and what he thought about Matt Berkey stirring the pot.

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02-18-2024 19:41 UTC+2

Dinner Break

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Richard Hayes

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The 496 players remaining in Day 1a of the FPS High Roller have just been sent on a 75-minute dinner break. Play will resume at approximately 7:55 p.m. local time.

Late registration for this flight will close at the start of the next level.

02-18-2024 19:34 UTC+2

Dobosz Cracks Michalak's Aces in Style

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Kamil Dobosz moved all in for around 25,000 from the big blind and Jakub Michalak called under the gun.

Kamil Dobosz: Q♣Q♥
Jakub Michalak: A♠A♥

Dobosz was crushed by Michalak's aces, but it wouldn't be for long as the flop came 10♠Q♠Q♦ to give him quads. A collective "wow" arose from the table as the board ran out 4♥8♠, earning Dobosz the miraculous double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kamil Dobosz	50,000
Jakub Michalak	40,000

Tags: Jakub Michalak Kamil Dobosz