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

02-19-2024 18:25 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Wiciak	125,000 81,000	81,000

Andrea Dato	95,000 55,000	55,000
Maria Ho	85,000 44,600	44,600
Boris Kolev	80,000 51,000	51,000
Eric Afriat	70,000 30,000	30,000
Michel Dattani	67,000 29,000	29,000

Imad Derwiche	65,000 35,000	35,000
Chris Dowling	60,000 30,000	30,000
Fintan Hand	58,000 34,000	34,000
Gaelle Baumann	55,000 27,000	27,000
Ramon Miquel	45,000 45,000	45,000
Julien Sitbon	43,000 8,000	8,000
Eric Sfez	40,000
Florian Ribouchon	32,000 32,000	32,000
Samuel Ju	12,000 18,000	18,000

Prieto Roldan Flips His Way to a Double

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

In a preflop raising contest, the chips of Samuel Prieto Roldan and Jan Kesänen went into the middle of the table with the Spaniard all-in and at risk for 37,900.

Samuel Prieto Roldan: A♥K♠
Jan Kesänen: Q♦Q♣

Kesänen was ahead for the showdown but that changed on the K♥6♣4♦ flop. The 4♠ turn and 6♦ river changed nothing more and Prieto Roldan doubled to cut the stack of his opponent nearly in half.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Prieto Roldan	67,000 67,000	67,000
Jan Kesänen	42,000 42,000	42,000

Tags: Jan Kesänen Samuel Prieto Roldan

02-19-2024 18:29 UTC+1

Thorel Busts First Bullet

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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 18:38 UTC+1

Jeschka Takes From Spencer

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

With around 17,000 in the middle to the Q♦Q♣4♥ flop, Hannes Jeschka bet 3,000 out of the big blind and Lewis Spencer called on the button. They then checked the J♥ on the turn and Jeschka bet the A♦ on the river for 7,000.

Spencer glanced at the tournament info screen and elected to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:551]	95,000 50,000	50,000
Hannes Jeschka	57,000 57,000	57,000
Conor Beresford	22,000 22,000	22,000
Lewis Spencer	20,900 9,100	9,100
Kenny Hallaert	14,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Hannes Jeschka Lewis Spencer

02-19-2024 18:40 UTC+1

Metaal Wins Huge Pot to Bust Ribouchon

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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 18:41 UTC+1

Time for Dinner

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Calum Grant

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The EPT Paris Main Event is now on a 75-minute dinner break, with action resuming at 7:55 p.m. CET.

In Day 1a, there have been 583 entries, with 370 players still in the field.

02-19-2024 19:09 UTC+1

PokerNews Podcast: 2024 WSOP Schedule is Out, Perry Loses $1M & Guest Jonathan Little

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast sponsored by PokerStars, Chad Holloway, Connor Richards, and Matt Hansen dive into the recently announced schedule for the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP). Hear about new events — including the new PokerNews $600 DeepStack Championship — along with what's missing. If you're looking for a breakdown of the 2024 WSOP schedule, you've come to the right place.

The crew also discuss the controversial Sean Perry losing $1 million in a Super Bowl bet, the PokerStars EPT Paris kicking off, and welcome guest Jonathan Little, who is fresh off crushing the PokerGO Cup. Little, a contributor to the PokerNews Strategy section, talks about his hot start to 2024, his successful poker coaching business, and what he thought about Matt Berkey stirring the pot.

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02-19-2024 19:45 UTC+1

New PokerStars Ambassador

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

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Read the exclusive interview with Simon Wiciak

02-19-2024 19:47 UTC+1

Day 1a Chip Leaders

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Calum Grant

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Gediminas Uselis	212,000 117,000	117,000
Romeric Redjdal	140,000 36,000	36,000
Robin Ylitalo	137,000 55,000	55,000

Graydon Kowal	132,000 132,000	132,000
Govert Metaal	130,000 1,000	1,000
[Removed:520]	126,000 31,000	31,000
Sergio Coutinho	125,000 125,000	125,000
Gerard Rubiralta	123,000 123,000	123,000
Rafael Robles	120,000 120,000	120,000
Marton Czuczor	119,100 87,100	87,100