€3,000 Mystery Bounty
Day 2 Completed
2024 PokerStars EPT Paris
€3,000 Mystery Bounty
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 PokerStars EPT Paris
Buy-in
€3,000
Prize Pool
€1,682,936
Entries
997
Level
38
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
383
Players Left
14
Level 27
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Day 2 of the €3,000 Mystery Bounty at PokerStars European Poker Tour Paris has just come to a close here at Le Palais des Congres, after fourteen 40-minute levels of play.
Only 14 players remain, all of whom will be hoping to take the title and winner’s prize of €298,796.
[Removed:451] of Belgium comes into Day 3 as the chip leader (5,425,000), some way ahead of Ram Faravash of Australia (4,270,000) in second and Tsugunari Toma of Japan (3,000,000) in third.
The top two seem relatively inexperienced and it will certainly be the biggest spot of their poker careers so far - Al-Sayegh has recorded live tournament earnings totalling $2,797, while Faravash has recorded live cashes totalling just over $1,000.
Toma is considerably more experienced, boasting live winnings of almost $3 million, his biggest result being victory in the €10,300 High Roller at EPT Prague in 2019 for €523,120.
Hossein Ensan of Germany is also still in the mix, and the 2019 WSOP Main Event champion will be hoping to add another major title to his resume. Day 1 chip leader Stephane Gabarre is still in the top ten.
End of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Removed:451] | Belgium | 5,425,000 | 90 |
| 2 | Ram Faravash | Australia | 4,270,000 | 71 |
| 3 | Tsugunari Toma | Japan | 3,000,000 | 50 |
| 4 | Gediminas Uselis | Lithuania | 2,415,000 | 40 |
| 5 | Salomon Azria | France | 2,350,000 | 39 |
| 6 | Fehim Hajdari | Denmark | 2,270,000 | 38 |
| 7 | Hossein Ensan | Germany | 2,180,000 | 36 |
| 8 | Seonguk Huh | Korea | 1,770,000 | 30 |
| 9 | Pierre May | Germany | 1,595,000 | 27 |
| 10 | Stephane Gabarre | France | 1,300,000 | 22 |
Day 2 Action
170 players registered at the start of Day 2, swelling the field of 213 returnees from Day 1 to 383. In total the tournament attracted 997 entries, generating a prize pool of €1,682,936, with 143 places paid and a minimum cash good for €3,030.
Mystery bounties were in play from the start of Day 2, the top prizes being four of €50,000. Those were all claimed during the day, with Henok Tekle Mariam, Faravash, Kartik Ved and Seonguk Huh being the lucky recipients.
Bounties totaling €53,000 remain to be claimed, with two €10,000 and three €5,000 envelopes amongst them.
The knockouts came thick and fast at the start of the day, with notables such as Matas Cimbolas, Juan Pardo and Tom Vogelsang among those who started Day 2 but didn’t make the money.
A relatively short bubble burst when Stoyan Madanzhiev’s ace-king lost a flip in a race against Fahredin Mustafov’s pocket jacks.
Players such as Paul Trotter, Philippe Souki, Arnaud Enselme, and Scott Margereson were among those who made the money but exited before the end of the day.
Al-Sayegh made his charge for the chip lead late on, taking a huge pot off Fabrice Bigot with a rivered top pair and then eliminating Fouad Toujani shortly after when his queens held against Toujani's sevens.
Faravash was over the one million mark early after rivering a pair to knock out Elvis Petcu, and he continued to be one of the big stacks throughout the day.
Toma began to gain momentum when he cracked Sergey Lebedev's set of queens with a turned eight-high flush.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €298,796 | 7 | €46,680 |
| 2 | €186,720 | 8 | €35,910 |
| 3 | €133,370 | 9 | €27,620 |
| 4 | €102,590 | 10-11 | €21,240 |
| 5 | €78,910 | 12-13 | €17,700 |
| 6 | €60,690 | 14 | €14,760 |
The remaining 14 players will return on Friday, February 23rd at 12:30 p.m. local time for Day 3 to 40-minute levels and will play to a winner. Play will recommence at level 28, which features 30,000/60,000 blinds with a 60,000 big blind ante.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all your coverage of what is sure to be a thrilling conclusion to the event.
Level 27
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Fehim Hajdari | Denmark | 2,270,000 | 38 |
| 1 | 2 | Birger Larsen | Norway | 855,000 | 14 |
| 1 | 3 | [Removed:451] | Belgium | 5,425,000 | 90 |
| 1 | 4 | Salomon Azria | France | 2,350,000 | 39 |
| 1 | 5 | Tsugunari Toma | Japan | 3,000,000 | 50 |
| 1 | 6 | ||||
| 1 | 7 | Seonguk Huh | Korea | 1,770,000 | 30 |
| 1 | 8 | Stephane Gabarre | France | 1,300,000 | 22 |
| 2 | 1 | Ram Faravash | Australia | 4,270,000 | 71 |
| 2 | 2 | Arvin Vahdat | Iran | 500,000 | 8 |
| 2 | 3 | Fabrice Bigot | France | 1,090,000 | 18 |
| 2 | 4 | ||||
| 2 | 5 | Gediminas Uselis | Lithuania | 2,415,000 | 40 |
| 2 | 6 | Pierre May | Germany | 1,595,000 | 27 |
| 2 | 7 | Louis Linard | France | 1,040,000 | 17 |
| 2 | 8 | Hossein Ensan | Germany | 2,180,000 | 36 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
![Profile photo of [Removed:451]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
|
5,425,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
||
|
4,270,000
-280,000
|
-280,000 |
|
3,000,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
2,415,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
2,350,000
-550,000
|
-550,000 |
|
2,270,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
2,180,000
-320,000
|
-320,000 |
|
||
|
1,770,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
1,595,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
1,300,000 | |
|
||
|
1,090,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
1,040,000
-260,000
|
-260,000 |
|
855,000
-245,000
|
-245,000 |
|
500,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
Level 27
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
The play has officially ended with only 14 players remaining.
A recap of the day will be posted shortly.
Level 27
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
The action folded around to Marcello Miniucchi in the small blind, and he jammed for 965,000. Gediminas Uselis was in the big blind and made the call.
Marcello Miniucchi: A♥6♥
Gediminas Uselis: A♠8♣
The K♥8♥7♠ paired Uselis, but gave Miniucchi a flush draw. The 3♣ turn, and A♣ weren't what he was looking for though as Uselis improved to two pair, eliminating him in 15th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 27
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Fehim Hajdari | Denmark | 2,050,000 | 41 |
| 1 | 2 | Birger Larsen | Norway | 1,100,000 | 22 |
| 1 | 3 | [Removed:451] | Belgium | 5,200,000 | 104 |
| 1 | 4 | Salomon Azria | France | 2,900,000 | 58 |
| 1 | 5 | Tsugunari Toma | Japan | 1,900,000 | 38 |
| 1 | 6 | Hossein Ensan | Germany | 2,500,000 | 50 |
| 1 | 7 | Seonguk Huh | Korea | 1,700,000 | 34 |
| 1 | 8 | Stephane Gabarre | France | 1,300,000 | 26 |
| 2 | 1 | Ram Faravash | Australia | 4,550,000 | 91 |
| 2 | 2 | Arvin Vahdat | Iran | 700,000 | 14 |
| 2 | 3 | Fabrice Bigot | France | 800,000 | 16 |
| 2 | 4 | Marcello Miniucchi | Italy | 875,000 | 18 |
| 2 | 5 | Gediminas Uselis | Lithuania | 1,300,000 | 26 |
| 2 | 6 | Pierre May | Germany | 1,600,000 | 32 |
| 2 | 7 | Louis Linard | France | 1,300,000 | 26 |
| 2 | 8 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,200,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,550,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
|
|
2,900,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
2,500,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,050,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
|
1,900,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
|
1,700,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
1,600,000
-355,000
|
-355,000 |
|
|
1,300,000
-430,000
|
-430,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,300,000
-315,000
|
-315,000 |
|
|
1,300,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
|
|
1,100,000
505,000
|
505,000 |
|
|
875,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
800,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
|
|
700,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Level 27
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Action was picked up when all in and call was announced and the cards were on their backs. Bruno Bernardino moved all in from early position for around 700,000. Ram Faravash made the call on the button and the players showed down.
Bruno Bernardino: A♠8♥
Ram Faravash: A♥K♥
The 6♠7♠4♣ was safe for Faravash's holding and he held through the Q♣ turn and 10♦ river to send Bernardino to the cash desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,750,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level 27
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
[Removed:451] raised to 120,000 and Ankit Ahuja called in the big blind.
The flop came 5♠6♠3♣ and both players checked. The turn was the 4♠. Ahuja pushed all in for around 320,000 and Al-Sayegh quickly made the call.
Ahuja showed J♠8♦ for a flush draw with a backdoor straight draw. Al-Sayegh turned over A♣2♠ for a made straight.
The river came the 3♥. Al-Sayegh held to win the pot. Ahuja was eliminated from the tournament in 17th place for €12,300.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,400,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 27
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Ankit Ahuja opened 100,000 under the gun, and Fehim Hajdari three-bet 280,000 in the small blind. Ahuja moved all-in, and Hajdari snap-called his stack of 965,000.
Fehim Hajdari: Q♦Q♣
Ankit Ahuja: K♦10♦
Hajdari was able to dodge the overcard as dealer ran out the 9♣8♣4♣9♠J♥ board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,095,000
905,000
|
905,000 |
|
|
515,000
-985,000
|
-985,000 |
Level 27
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Louis Linard moved all in from early position for around 1,250,000. Fahredin Mustafov made the call for his tournament life in the small blind.
Fahredin Mustafov: A♣Q♦
Louis Linard: 2♠2♦
Linard spiked a deuce in the window on 3♠7♣2♣. Mustafov was drawing dead on the J♥ turn and the A♥ river was merely a consolation.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,750,000
455,000
|
455,000 |
|
Busted |