€3,000 Mystery Bounty Day 2 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

02-22-2024 21:03 UTC+1

Faravash Busts Burlacu

Richard Hayes

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Ram Faravash opened to 35,000 under the gun and Robert-Andrei Burlacu moved all in from the big blind for 115,000. Faravash called.

Robert-Andrei Burlacu: A♠6♠
Ram Faravash: 9♥9♦

Burlacu needed some help but none was forthcoming on the 8♣8♠3♣Q♠7♥ runout, despite him turning a flush draw.

Faravash scooped the pot and continued to increase his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ram Faravash	1,800,000 165,000	165,000
Robert-Andrei Burlacu	Busted

Tags: Ram Faravash Robert-Andrei Burlacu

02-22-2024 19:38 UTC+1

Bayer Makes Straight to Bust Aissani

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Matt Warburton

Level 21 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Mohamed Aissani raised to 25,000 and Mathias Bayer called. The flop came K♥Q♦9♣. Aissani bet 27,000 and Bayer called.

The turn came the J♦. Aissani checked, Bayer bet 65,000, and Aissani check-raised to 130,000. Aissani called. The river was the 3♠. Aissani moved all in for a touch under 200,000.

"If you have ace-king then so be it," said Bayer before making the call and flipping over 10♥10♣ for a straight. Aissani had K♦J♠ for two pair. Bayer won the pot and Aissani was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mathias Bayer	940,000 687,000	687,000
Mohamed Aissani	Busted

Tags: Mathias Bayer Mohamed Aissani

02-22-2024 19:23 UTC+1

Malinov Busts to Mustafov

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Patrick Cole

Level 21 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Arvin Vahdat opened to 25,000 from under the gun. Fahredin Mustafov reraised to 75,000 from early position before Atanas Malinov went all in for 127,000. Vahdat took a moment before making the fold and Mustafov called.

Atanas Malinov: 9♠9♣
Fahredin Mustafov: K♠K♦

The 2♠3♣Q♦ was safe for Mustafov's kings and Malinov was drawing dead on the K♥ turn as Mustafov made top set. The 2♥ river gave Mustafov a full house and Malinov departed the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fahredin Mustafov	1,000,000 50,000	50,000
Arvin Vahdat	495,000 26,000	26,000
Atanas Malinov	Busted

Tags: Arvin Vahdat Atanas Malinov Fahredin Mustafov

02-22-2024 19:10 UTC+1

Buckley Busts to Chip Leader Faravash

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Matt Warburton

Level 21 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Following an open raise, Mark Buckley moved all in for 245,000 from the small blind. Sitting on a huge stack, Ram Faravash called in the big blind. The original raiser folded and players flipped their cards.

Mark Buckley: A♦6♥
Ram Faravash: A♣8♣

The board ran out 4♥10♥2♣Q♦J♦. Neither player improved and so Faravash held with his ace high and eight kicker to win the pot. Buckley was sent to the rail and Faravash chipped up to over 1.5 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ram Faravash	1,550,000 550,000	550,000
Mark Buckley	Busted

Tags: Mark Buckley Ram Faravash

02-22-2024 18:59 UTC+1

Sitbon Hits an Eight on the River to Eliminate Cendali

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Tyler Foran

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Julien Sitbon opened 20,000 under the gun, and Lorenzo Cendali called from a couple of spots to his left before Samuel Fournier, and Bruno Bernardino came along in the blinds.

The A♦K♥6♦ flop hit the felt, and once checked to, Sitbon continued for 13,000. Cendali moved all-in for 27,000, and both Fournier and Bernardino snap-folded before Sitbon called.

Lorenzo Cendali: A♠3♥
Julien Sitbon: K♠8♠

Cendali flopped top pair and the 2♣ turn was a safe one, but the 8♥ river gave Sitbon two pair, sending him away from the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Fournier	1,340,000 490,000	490,000
Julien Sitbon	620,000 420,000	420,000
Bruno Bernardino	563,000 113,000	113,000
Lorenzo Cendali	Busted

Tags: Bruno Bernardino Julien Sitbon Lorenzo Cendali Samuel Fournier

02-22-2024 18:47 UTC+1

Vallinas Scores a Knockout

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Tyler Foran

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Christophe Pommier was seen exiting the table with his stack of about 200,000 being shipped toward Jon Ander Vallinas.

The 9♦9♥4♥10♠9♠ board was still on the table, while Pommier's 8♦8♣ were just being mucked by the dealer, and Vallinas A♥10♥ was face up as he pulled in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Ander Vallinas	901,000 291,000	291,000
Christophe Pommier	Busted

Tags: Christophe Pommier Jon Ander Vallinas

02-22-2024 18:25 UTC+1

El-Rais Runs Into Bernardino's Aces

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Matt Warburton

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Jason Wheeler raised to 17,000 from under the gun, Mohamad El-Rais three-bet to 65,000, then Bruno Bernardino moved all in from the button for 233,000. Wheeler folded and El-Rais called for 210,000 total. Players turned their cards.

Mohamad El-Rais: J♦J♥
Bruno Bernardino: A♣A♠

The board ran out 8♣5♥7♠2♥K♣. Bernardino held with his pocket aces to win the pot, while El-Rais was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Bernardino	450,000 383,000	383,000
Mohamad El-Rais	Busted

Tags: Bruno Bernardino Jason Wheeler Mohamad El-Rais

02-22-2024 18:19 UTC+1

Faravash Rivers Pair to Bust Petcu

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Matt Warburton

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Elvis Petcu was all in preflop with a short stack and was taken up by Ram Faravash, who had him covered as players flipped their cards.

Elvis Petcu: 6♦6♠
Ram Faravash: K♠9♠

The board ran out Q♦7♥A♥5♦9♥. Petcu stayed ahead with his pocket sixes until the river brought Faravash a pair of nines. He won the pot and chipped up to around 1,000,000. Petcu was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ram Faravash	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Elvis Petcu	Busted

Tags: Elvis Petcu Ram Faravash

02-22-2024 18:16 UTC+1

May Busts Margereson

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Patrick Cole

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Action folded around to Scott Margereson in the small blind who moved all in for 65,000. Pierre May called quickly from the big blind in an attempt to claim the bounty of Margereson.

Scott Margereson: A♦9♥
Pierre May: 9♠8♠

The 2♠K♥6♠ presented a flush draw for May. He didn't hit on the turn but the 9♦ gave him a pair, which was out-kicked by Margereson's A♦. However, May spiked the 8♣ river to make two pair and to send Margereson to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierre May	250,000 60,000	60,000
Scott Margereson	Busted

Tags: Pierre May Scott Margereson

02-22-2024 18:02 UTC+1

[Removed:549] Busts Baumann

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Richard Hayes

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

[Removed:548] opened to 17,000 from early position and was faced with an all-in from Gaelle Baumann for 80,000. [Removed:549] made the quick call to put Baumann at risk.

Gaelle Baumann: A♦K♣
[Removed:548]: A♠J♣

Baumann was in a strong position with her ace dominating [Removed:549]'s but things took a turn for the worse after the Q♦J♦7♥ flop gave [Removed:549] a pair of jacks.

Baumann could still hit a king or ten to prevail, but the 3♦6♠ turn and river were bricks.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:548]	454,000 119,000	119,000
Gaelle Baumann	Busted

Tags: Gaelle Baumann