€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 1a | 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

02-19-2024 21:39 UTC+2

Bigot Goes Into Tank

Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Kyriakos Papadopoulos had raised under the gun and Fabrice Bigot had called from the small blind. On a 2♠4♥A♣ flop, Bigot checked to Papadopoulos, who put in a continuation-bet of 1,100 chips.

Bigot then raised to 4,000 and Papadopoulos made the call. Both players went on to check the 10♥ turn before Bigot bet 8,000 on the 9♥ river, around half of Papadopoulos' stack.

Papadopoulos then shoved the rest in the middle, which caused Bigot to think the situation over for a few minutes. Eventually, the clock was called on him, and under the pressure of time, he slammed in a call.

Papadopoulos showed 7♥7♠ for a pair of sevens, no match for the A♦J♦ of Bigot. Bigot celebrated his correct call and raked in the chips, while Papadopoulos headed to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabrice Bigot	62,000 22,000	22,000
Kyriakos Papadopoulos	Busted

Tags: Fabrice Bigot Kyriakos Papadopoulos

02-19-2024 21:32 UTC+2

Rodin Building a Stack After Three KO's

Calum Grant

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Grigorii Rodin, who finished in sixth place in the 2023 EPT Prague Main Event, is building a stack that puts him in the top ten chip counts. He explained to PokerNews that he had eliminated Klemens Roiter and Jorge Ufano following a three-way all-in.

He recalled that Roiter opened to 1,700 from under the gun off of a stack of 31,800. Rodin called with pocket tens before Ufano moved all in for around 10,000 from the big blind. Roiter rejammed and Rodin called as the bigger stack.

Rodin was up against 8x8x and AxJx and his pocket tens remained best on the runout.

He then soon made it a hattrick of KOs. Rodin raised from under the gun and called Paraskevas Tsokaridis moved all in for 7,400 from the big blind.

Paraskevas Tsokaridis: A♦J♦
Grigorii Rodin: 8x8x

Rodin's eights were never troubled and held out to take in the pot after the board ran out with the 9♠5♦4♠5♣8♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Grigorii Rodin	160,000 160,000	160,000
Paraskevas Tsokaridis	Busted
Klemens Roiter	Busted
Jorge Ufano	Busted

Tags: Grigorii Rodin Jorge Ufano Klemens Roiter Paraskevas Tsokaridis

02-19-2024 21:24 UTC+2

Recent Exits and Entries

Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Heath	30,000 30,000	30,000
Jacob Amsellem	30,000 30,000	30,000
Barny Boatman	30,000 30,000	30,000

Alex Keating	30,000 30,000	30,000
Alexandre Reard	Busted
Yanfeng Wang	Busted
Kenny Hallaert	Busted

Jack Hardcastle	Busted
Nils Pudel	Busted
Mark Roovers	Busted
Pablo Silva	Busted
Saar Wilf	Busted
Bruno Lopes	Busted
Jamil Wakil	Busted
Matthew Wantman	Busted

Adrian Mateos	Busted

02-19-2024 19:40 UTC+2

Metaal Wins Huge Pot to Bust Ribouchon

Frank Visser

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Govert Metaal and Florian Ribouchon played in a pot that amounted to 29,000 by the time the river had arrived. With the board reading Q♥2♣2♦K♠A♥, Metaal sat in the small blind and decided to put Ribouchon all in for his final 31,100 chips.

Ribouchon thought it over on the button for a good while, but eventually flicked in a chip or two to signify a call. Metaal showed A♦K♦ for top two pair, which bested the AxQx that Ribouchon quickly flashed before tossing them into the muck.

Ribouchon took his leave while Metaal chipped up to be among the leaders going in to the dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Govert Metaal	131,000 -9,000	-9,000
Florian Ribouchon	Busted

Tags: Florian Ribouchon Govert Metaal

02-19-2024 19:29 UTC+2

Thorel Busts First Bullet

Frank Visser

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Clement Kerrien opened to 1,200 from the hijack before Jean-Noel Thorel made it 3,000 to go from the button. Vladimir Lipnitskii then put in a four-bet to 8,000 from the big blind and only Thorel called.

Lipnitskii continued for 3,000 on the 7♥9♥K♠ flop, which Thorel called. The 7♦ turn saw Lipnitskii slow down with a check, after which Thorel instantly moved all in for 15,600. Lipnitskii took a bit of time but eventually made the call to put France's all-time money leader at risk.

Jean-Noel Thorel: J♣9♣
Vladimir Lipnitskii: J♠J♦

Lipnitskii had Thorel's pair dominated, and the 5♦ river did nothing to change that. Thorel took his leave while Lipnitskii stacked his newly acquired chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladimir Lipnitskii	71,200
Clement Kerrien	61,000
Jean-Noel Thorel	Busted

Tags: Clement Kerrien Jean-Noel Thorel Vladimir Lipnitskii

02-19-2024 19:22 UTC+2

Wheeler Cannot Get Simsek to Fold

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

What started as a limped pot then brought the squeeze of Jason Wheeler in the big blind, and he was only called by Mustafa Simsek. Wheeler then bet all the way on the 9♠5♥4♣ flop for 2,600, 7,000 on the K♥ turn as well as 20,000 on the 8♣ river with 100 chips behind.

Simsek called the first two bets and then went deep into the tank on the river before coming along with the marginally bigger stack. Wheeler showed his A♠10♠ for a bluff and Simsek won the pot with the 7♦7♠, leaping out of his seat to brief a sigh of relief.

Wheeler was forced all-in the next hand and busted, wished everyone good luck and bumped fists with Simsek before heading out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Roca	85,000
Dennis Berglin	75,000 75,000	75,000
Mustafa Simsek	62,000 62,000	62,000
Matthew Wantman	23,900 -7,100	-7,100

Jason Wheeler	Busted

Tags: Jason Wheeler Mustafa Simsek

02-19-2024 19:12 UTC+2

Redjdal Flops a Full House and Doubles

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

A large pot was brewing over on Table 46 as around 49,000 was in the middle to the K♦K♣5♦7♥8♥ river. Alexis Andre had checked out of the big blind and Romeric Redjdal then moved all in and Andre called after a few seconds of consideration.

Redjdal tabled his K♥5♥ for a flopped full house and Andre briefly exposed his A♠A♥ for aces and kings. Both stacks were counted and Redjdal doubled for 26,400, leaving his opponent with one big blind only. Soon after, the seat of Andre was empty.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romeric Redjdal	104,000 104,000	104,000
Alexis Andre	Busted

Tags: Alexis Andre Romeric Redjdal

02-19-2024 19:08 UTC+2

Oikonomidis Felted by Buhaiov

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Ioannis Oikonomidis raised to 1,200 and Nazar Buhaiov then three-bet to 3,600 from one seat over in the hijack. Erkan Soenmez called on the button only for Oikonomidis to make it 10,600 to go. Buhaiov then pushed all in to force out Soenmez, while Oikonomidis called for around 39,000.

Ioannis Oikonomidis: Q♣Q♦
Nazar Buhaiov: K♦K♠

Buhaiov had the best of it and improved to a set on the K♥10♦2♣ flop. The A♥ turn gave Oikonomidis a life line with a gutshot but the 4♥ river was a blank.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nazar Buhaiov	125,000 125,000	125,000
Erkan Soenmez	24,000 -26,000	-26,000
Ioannis Oikonomidis	Busted

Tags: Erkan Soenmez Ioannis Oikonomidis Nazar Buhaiov

02-19-2024 19:05 UTC+2

Hero Call Eventually Busts Kamphues

Frank Visser

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Timo Kamphues and Laszlo Molnar were battling over a 34,500-chip pot when they both checked on the 9♥9♦4♥10♥ turn. Kamphues then checked again on the J♠ river, after which Molnar decided to go for it all.

He put his stack of 24,100 chips in the middle and Kamphues asked for a count. Shortly after he heard the correct number, he stuck in a call.

Molnar showed A♥7♥ for the nut flush, beating the J♦10♦ of Kamphues, who played two pair. He was left with just three big blinds, which he would lose as well shortly after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laszlo Molnar	82,300 82,300	82,300
Timo Kamphues	Busted

Tags: Laszlo Molnar Timo Kamphues

02-19-2024 18:53 UTC+2

Ins and Outs

Frank Visser

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Imad Derwiche	30,000 30,000	30,000
Tom-Aksel Bedell	30,000 30,000	30,000
Lewis Spencer	30,000 30,000	30,000
Kayhan Mokri	30,000 30,000	30,000
Dimitar Danchev	30,000 30,000	30,000

Enrico Camosci	30,000 30,000	30,000
Fahredin Mustafov	30,000 30,000	30,000
Jon Kyte	Busted
Nate Silver	Busted
Paul Hoefer	Busted
Olga Iermolcheva	Busted
Thierry Mizrahi	Busted
David Docherty	Busted
Toni Kaukua	Busted