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

02-18-2024 23:17 UTC+2

Shuto Doubles With Aces

Dan O'Hair

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Alexios Zervos opened to 2,500 from the cutoff and was three-bet to 7,500 by Naim Ouachekradi on the button. Tokuya Shuto then four-bet shoved for 36,300 total and Zervos also went all in for 46,000 total. Ouachekradi got out of the way and hands were revealed.

Tokuya Shuto: A♥A♠
Alexios Zervos: A♣K♦

It was a cooler for Zervos, who found himself in terrible shape with Big Slick.

The 5♥9♥3♦Q♦A♦ runout kept Shuto best and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tokuya Shuto	80,000
Naim Ouachekradi	70,000 24,000	24,000
Alexios Zervos	9,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Alexios Zervos Naim Ouachekradi Tokuya Shuto

02-18-2024 23:15 UTC+2

Recent Eliminations and New Entries

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Wantman	30,000 30,000	30,000
Jesse Lonis	30,000 50,000	50,000
Jack Hardcastle	30,000
Michael Rodrigues	30,000
Ramon Miquel	30,000
Henok Tekle Mariam	30,000
Armin Rezaei	Busted
Michail Manolakis	Busted
Nozomu Shimizu	Busted
Jeremy Benhamou	Busted
Roman Hrabec	Busted
Andriy Lyubovetskiy	Busted
Javier Fernandez Alonso	Busted
Nazar Buhaiov	Busted
Dhiraj Sharma	Busted
Andrej Desset	Busted
Rafal Gontarczyk	Busted
Florian Ribouchon	Busted
Kyuhyung Jung	Busted
Vlada Stojanovic	Busted
Kuljinder Sidhu	Busted

02-18-2024 23:11 UTC+2

Petzelberger Doubles Through Pihela

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

In a preflop contest, the chips of Max Petzelberger and Igor Pihela went into the middle of the table with the former at risk for 18,700.

Max Petzelberger: 10♥10♠
Igor Pihela: A♠K♠

The 6♠4♦2♣6♣5♣ board provided no paint and just one spade to ensure the double of Petzelberger.

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Pihela	50,000
Max Petzelberger	38,000

Tags: Igor Pihela Max Petzelberger

02-18-2024 23:07 UTC+2

Konnikova Cracks Aces to Send Isar Out

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Dan O'Hair

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Mihai-Emil Isar opened to 2,200 from early position and was called by PokerStars ambassador Maria Konnikova in the hijack, Mario Trattou in the cutoff, and Luka Bojovic in the big blind.

Bojovic checked to Isar on the Q♣9♣6x flop and he continued for 6,000. Only Konnikova called.

The 10♠ fell on the turn and Bojovic bet 7,600. Konnikova announced she was all in, which was enough to put Bojovic all in for 17,600 total. Bojovic quickly called and a showdown was held.

Luka Bojovic:A♣A♥
Maria Konnikova: Q♥10♥

Bojovic would need some help against Konnikova's turned two pair, but the 3♥ river bricked out and Bojovic was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Konnikova	95,000 95,000	95,000

Luka Bojovic	76,000 76,000	76,000
Mario Trattou	58,000 58,000	58,000
Mihai-Emil Isar	Busted

Tags: Luka Bojovic Maria Konnikova Mario Trattou Mihai-Emil Isar

02-18-2024 23:06 UTC+2

New Big Stacks Emerge

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With some 39,000 in the middle to the J♥10♣4♣8♥9♣ river, Hoa Nguyen bet 45,700 and kept exactly one T-1,000 chip behind. That covered his sole remaining opponent Luis Dono, who went deep into the tank. The clock was called on Dono, who folded within the allocated thirty seconds.

Nguyen moved to nearly three times the starting stack, which is one of the bigger stacks in the room right now.

Player	Chips	Progress
Taehyun Hwang	220,000
David Foucault	180,000 84,000	84,000
Moncef Karoui	140,000 18,000	18,000
Lucas Segall	110,000 10,000	10,000
Hoa Nguyen	87,000 50,000	50,000
Kenny Hallaert	50,000 50,000	50,000

Luis Dono	37,000
Bart Lybaert	30,000 35,000	35,000
Chris Dowling	21,000
Nozomu Shimizu	20,000 11,000	11,000
Jamie Nixon	12,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Hoa Nguyen Luis Dono

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

02-18-2024 23:01 UTC+2

Gicovanu Chips Up in Showdown

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With around 13,000 in the middle, Zhongxian Li had checked and Marius Gicovanu bet 3,000 on the button on a turn showing 9♠5♠2♣6♠. There was some tussle at the table as another player apparently spoke in a different native language but the play eventually carried on, as Li called.

Both checked the Q♣ river and Li tabled his 10♦8♦, Gicovanu won the pot with the 8♠8♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zhongxian Li	60,000 60,000	60,000
Marius Gicovanu	40,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Marius Gicovanu Zhongxian Li

02-18-2024 22:55 UTC+2

Zhang Gets a Fold From Jazzar

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Dan O'Hair

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Maroun Jazzar opened to 2,000 from the hijack and was called by Endrit Geci in the small blind and Hongru Zhang in the big blind.

It was checked to Jazzar on the 10♣4♠Q♠ flop and he continued for 4,000. Only Zhang called.

Both players checked on the 10♠ turn and Zhang took the initiative by shoving for his last 12,100 on the 3♥ river.

Jazzar thought it over and showed he held the Q♦ before sending his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maroun Jazzar	50,000 50,000	50,000
Endrit Geci	48,000 48,000	48,000
Hongru Zhang	27,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Endrit Geci Hongru Zhang Maroun Jazzar

02-18-2024 22:51 UTC+2

Wiecek Eliminated by Garcia Dominguez

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A shorter-stacked Piotr Wiecek got it in with a pair as he revealed the 7♦7♣. He was up against the A♣5♣ of Cesar Garcia Dominguez and the Spaniard got there until the J♥3♦2♣4♠ turn to make the 4♥ river a formality.

The vacated seat of Wiecek was filled by Lander Lijo.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cesar Garcia Dominguez	50,000
Vlada Stojanovic	38,000
Lander Lijo	30,000 37,000	37,000
Eric Sfez	30,000 30,000	30,000
Piotr Wiecek	Busted

Tags: Cesar Garcia Dominguez Piotr Wiecek

02-18-2024 22:48 UTC+2

Waki Escapes Elimination

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Following an open raise to 1,200 and three callers, Yasuhiro Waki pushed all-in from the big blind after he had just entered a few minutes ago. The only one to call was Enzo Enzo in the cutoff and they flipped them over.

Yasuhiro Waki: A♣6♦
Enzo Enzo: A♠J♠

The K♥3♦3♣3♥5♥ board ensured a split pot as the king on the board kept Waki in contention.