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

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 19:08 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 18:37 UTC+2

Derwiche Eliminated by Russo

Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Imad Derwiche was all-in before the flop and earned two callers in Aurelien Russo as well as Jose Manuel Gonzalez. Russo bet the Q♥10♦9♠2♥ turn for 9,500 and Gonzalez folded.

Imad Derwiche: A♠3♠
Aurelien Russo: 10♠10♣

Derwiche was drawing dead and the 2♥ river only improved Russo to a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aurelien Russo	95,000 42,000	42,000
Jose Manuel Gonzalez	45,000
Imad Derwiche	Busted

Tags: Aurelien Russo Imad Derwiche Jose Manuel Gonzalez

02-19-2024 17:56 UTC+2

Mameche Among Leaders

Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

After some prior preflop action, Adrian Chabbi jammed all in from the big blind for 16,800. Slimane Mameche made the call from under the under the gun, while the other players involved folded their cards.

Adrian Chabbi: A♦J♦
Slimane Mameche: Q♠Q♥

Mameche hit a set on the 7♥J♥Q♣ flop, and the 5♦ turn locked up the pot. The 3♣ river was meaningless, and Chabbi quickly vacated the tournament room while Mameche neared a six-figure stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Slimane Mameche	97,000 15,600	15,600
Adrian Chabbi	Busted

Tags: Adrian Chabbi Slimane Mameche

02-19-2024 16:59 UTC+2

Coulier Gets Caught

Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

In a relatively small pot, Nikolai Ivanov and Arne Coulier had arrived on a turn of 8♥4♥A♣Q♥. Ivanov checked from the big blind, after which Coulier made a bet of unknown size.

Ivanov then made a raise with two T-5,000 chips, but Coulier put in even more by three-betting to 15,000.

Ivanov took some time before shoving all in, which caused Coulier to quickly fold and forfeit the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolai Ivanov	42,200 18,700	18,700
Arne Coulier	21,000 -16,000	-16,000

Tags: Arne Coulier Nikolai Ivanov

02-19-2024 16:07 UTC+2

Rabahie Crosses Six Figures

Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Michael Kramer, under the gun, got his stack of little more than 30,000 chips in the middle on a flop of 6♥5♥6♦ against Fouad Rabahie in the big blind.

Michael Kramer: A♥A♣
Fouad Rabahie: 10♥6♠

Kramer's aces were no match against the flopped trips of Rabahie, who won yet another pot when the board ran out 9♠7♣.

Kramer sighed as he went to the exit, while Rabahie thanked the dealer for his good fortunes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fouad Rabahie	104,000 33,000	33,000
Michael Kramer	Busted

Tags: Fouad Rabahie Michael Kramer

02-19-2024 14:35 UTC+2

Vieira Raises the River

Josh Noy

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Pierre Calamusa opened to 500 from under the gun and was called by Joao Vieira on the button and Jason Lau in the big blind.

Lau and Calamusa checked the 5♣J♥K♦ flop before Vieira fired 900. Lau continued while Calamusa did not.

The J♣ turn brought another check from Lau and a bet of 1,300 from Vieira. Lau then announced a check-raise to 4,000, which was called by Vieira.

Lau then led out for 5,100 on the A♥ river. Vieira took more than three minutes before sliding out a raise to 14,700. Lau then took a few minutes of his own before making the fold, as Vieira got an early boost to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	49,500 19,500	19,500

Pierre Calamusa	31,500 31,500	31,500
Jason Lau	17,200 17,200	17,200

Tags: Jason Lau Joao Vieira Pierre Calamusa

02-19-2024 14:15 UTC+2

Filipovskyi Non-Believer

Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Maksym Filipovskyi checked to Igor Picone on a flop of 3♥6♥9♣. With 5,500 chips in the middle, Picone made a bet of 1,500, which was called by Filipovksyi.

Picon then sized up to 6,500 chips on the 7♦ turn, and another check-call followed from Filipovskyi. The 6♦ river was checked by both players and Filipovskyi tabled 5♦5♣ for two pair.

Picone took one more look at his cards before sliding them into the muck and forfeiting the pot.

"I would've called anyway," Filipovskyi added while he stacked up his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksym Filipovskyi	41,000 41,000	41,000
Igor Picone	21,000 21,000	21,000

Tags: Igor Picone Maksym Filipovskyi

02-19-2024 13:39 UTC+2

Petakovich Provides First Casualty of Day 1a

Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

The action was caught when the cards were being swept away, but with some chips already in the middle, Daniel Lellouche had put in his final 14,000 on a board of A♦10♣J♦5♣3♣.

Milos Petakovic was the other player in the hand, and his A♣K♣ for the nut flush beat the KxQx of Lellouche, who had flopped a straight.

Lellouche was dismayed and let out some stern words in his native French before storming off as the first bust-out of the EPT Paris Main Event.