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

02-19-2024 20:44 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Laidlaw	190,000 75,000	75,000
Gediminas Uselis	190,000 22,000	22,000
Gerard Rubiralta	160,000 37,000	37,000
Maciej Gut	120,000
Antoine Jallon	115,000 22,500	22,500
Dennis Berglin	105,000 30,000	30,000
Fouad Rabahie	105,000 23,000	23,000
Barny Boatman	80,000 5,000	5,000

Kevin Fernandez Ferrer	77,000
Majid Ahmadian	75,000 400	400
Moritz Dietrich	70,000
Frank Funaro	65,000 18,000	18,000
Robert Mather	65,000 13,000	13,000
Byron Kaverman	45,000 15,000	15,000
Mustafa Simsek	45,000 17,000	17,000
Anton Wigg	43,000 17,000	17,000

Enrico Camosci	40,000 10,000	10,000
Davidi Kitai	33,000 1,700	1,700

Marle Spragg	33,000 5,000	5,000

Gianluca Speranza	27,000 5,000	5,000
Soenke Jahn	24,000 11,000	11,000

A Four and Five-Bet Jam

Calum Grant

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Stephane Guelpa opened to 1,600 from early position before Francky Magliocco three-bet to 9,500 from the cutoff. Antoine Rahal then moved all in for 17,900 from the button, which prompted Tobias Duthweiler to five-bet jam for around 65,000 from the small blind.

Guelpa folded while Magliocco argued that the small blind could only call. He was mistaken after the dealer explained, which was backed up by the tournament director. Magliocco folded and the cards went on their backs.

Antoine Rahal: 4♦4♣
Tobias Duthweiler: A♦3♦

There were some eyebrows raised at what cards were tabled, but Rahal didn't mind as he breathed life into his stack after remaining best following the 6♥10♦5♣Q♦Q♣ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Rahal	47,000 25,000	25,000
Tobias Duthweiler	47,000 47,000	47,000

Tags: Antoine Rahal Francky Magliocco Stephane Guelpa Tobias Duthweiler

02-19-2024 20:49 UTC+1

Asaulanka Flipped Out by Polack

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Kiryl Asaulenka four-bet to what appeared to be 11,700 and then called the five-bet shove by Samuel Polack from two seats over for around 32,000.

Kiryl Asaulenka: A♦K♣
Samuel Polack: Q♣Q♠

The Q♥7♦4♠ flop left Asaulanka on the ropes and his elimination was confirmed with the 5♣ turn to make the 9♣ river a formality.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robin Ylitalo	155,000 18,000	18,000

Rayan Chamas	85,000 5,000	5,000
Samuel Polack	80,000
Vlada Stojanovic	28,000
Kiryl Asaulenka	Busted

Tags: Kiryl Asaulenka Samuel Polack

02-19-2024 20:51 UTC+1

Boivin Doesn't Hand Over Chips

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

In a battle of the blinds, Thomas Boivin check-raised the K♦4♣3♠ flop to 6,000 and Fintan Hand stuck around.

Boivin checked the K♠ on the turn for Hand to bet 4,000 and the Belgian called. Both then checked the 2♠ on the river and Boivin won the pot with the 4♦3♦.

"Not a great turn," another player at the table remarked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Boivin	70,000 41,000	41,000
Fintan Hand	59,500 1,500	1,500

Tags: Fintan Hand Thomas Boivin

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

02-19-2024 20:57 UTC+1

Metaal Gets Caught, Doubles Up Machado

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Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Alex Keating raised to 1,600 as first to act and Roberto Romanello flat-called from the cutoff. Govert Metaal then made it 7,000 to go on the button, after which Hugo Machado jammed all in for 20,700.

Keating and Romanello quickly got out of the way, but Metaal tanked for a bit before putting in the call.

Hugo Machado: A♦K♠
Govert Metaal: Q♥9♦

Metaal was three-betting light but had two live cards to hit. However, the A♣6♥6♠ flop spelled disaster for him, and the 8♥ turn locked up the pot for Machado. The 10♠ river appeared as a formality and the pot was shipped to Machado.

Player	Chips	Progress
Govert Metaal	118,700 21,300	21,300
Hugo Machado	46,200 46,200	46,200
Roberto Romanello	34,300 4,700	4,700

Alex Keating	22,500 7,500	7,500

Tags: Alex Keating Govert Metaal Hugo Machado Roberto Romanello

02-19-2024 21:00 UTC+1

Reigning Champ Busts First Bullet

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Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Razvan Belea	Busted

Michael Gathy	Busted

Jacob Amsellem	Busted
David Miscikowski	Busted
Marcelo Bonanata	Busted

02-19-2024 21:05 UTC+1

Xanthopoulos Sends Reixach Packing

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With plenty of chips in the middle to the Q♠10♠6♣6♥10♣, Sergi Reixach pushed all in and Pavlos Xanthopoulos instantly called. Reixach tabled the A♣Q♥ but it was no good, as Xanthopoulos had turned trips and rivered a full house with the A♠6♠.

"Flop was check, check, and he check-raised the turn. No wait, I can't remember," Ian Bradley mentioned and then asked Xanthopoulos, who replied "no, he bet the flop."

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavlos Xanthopoulos	110,000 77,000	77,000
Sergi Reixach	Busted

Tags: Ian Bradley Pavlos Xanthopoulos Sergi Reixach

02-19-2024 21:08 UTC+1

Lee's Hero Call Sees Boika Double Up

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Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Hwany Lee and Aliaksei Boika were heads up in a pot worth 47,000 chips. Lee checked under the gun on a completed board of 3♦8♣6♥9♥3♠, and Boika shipped in his stack of 30,600 from the next seat over.

Lee tanked for a bit before tossing in a calling chip, and the cards went on their backs. Boika showed 10♥10♣ for an overpair, while the dealer turned over the K♦6♣ with which Lee had called down.

Boika won a pot worth almost double the average, while Lee was left with just 15 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksei Boika	107,200 73,200	73,200

Hwany Lee	15,000 43,000	43,000

Tags: Aliaksei Boika Hwany Lee

02-19-2024 21:09 UTC+1

Rymland Doubles Through Pommier

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Sacha Rymland got his last 9,800 in preflop with the A♣K♣ and he was up against the K♦Q♥ of table chip leader Christophe Pommier. The A♥K♥3♦3♥J♣ board almost caused an upset but Rymland eventually held to stay in contention.