2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2024 PokerStars EPT Paris
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j♦2♦
Prize
€1,287,800
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€8,385,600
Total Entries
1,747
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
607
Players Left
200
Players Left 1 / 1,747
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Madanzhiev Loses Lots Late

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Stoyan Madanzhiev opened from the hijack and Donato De Bonis made it 9,500 to go from the cutoff. The action folded back to Madanzhiev, who made the call.

Madanzhiev then check-called De Bonis' bet of 8,100 on the 9♣7♥J♦ flop before the A♥ turn was dealt.

Madanzhiev checked again, this time facing a bet of 21,300, more than half De Bonis' stack. He tanked for a while before shoving all in, covering his opponent's stack.

De Bonis did not like the situation he found himself in, but eventually convinced himself to make the call for his tournament life.

Donato De Bonis: A♦J♥
Stoyan Madanzhiev: A♠9♠

De Bonis found himself ahead with the better two pair, and the Q♠ river did nothing to change that. He raked in a big double-up near the end of Day 1a, while Madanzhiev lost around half of his above-average stack.

Tags: Donato De BonisStoyan Madanzhiev

Assorted Late Night Counts

Christian Zetzsche
Christian Zetzsche
Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Gerard Rubiralta lost a big portion of his stack in a clash with Jan Kesänen when he could not get the Finn to fold 10♣10♦ on a board of 5♥3♣2♠K♦5♠.

Kesänen jumped to more than two times the average but the chip lead is still ways out.

Tags: Jan KesänenGerard Rubiralta

Plante's Stack Begins to Sprout

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Graydon Kowal opened to 6,000 from the cutoff and called when Santiago Plante moved all in for 12,700 from the big blind.

Santiago Plante: A♦Q♦
Graydon Kowal: A♠7♠

Both players paired their ace on the A♣K♠4♣ flop but Plante's kicker played. The 10♣ turn and 6♥ kept Plante ahead and he welcomed the much needed double.

Tags: Graydon KowalSantiago Plante

Greenwood gets a Shove Through

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Andrea Dato raised to 2,400 under the gun and Julien Stropoli called on the button. Sam Greenwood then squeezed in his stack of 35,700.

Dato tanked for a bit but ultimately made the fold with a painful expression on his face. Stropoli had a much easier time and quickly let go of his cards, shipping the pot to Greenwood.

Tags: Andrea DatoJulien StropoliSam Greenwood

Cardoso Falls Late On

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Diogo Cardoso jammed for 12,200 from the hijack and was called by Eric Sfez from the button.

Cardoso tabled 8♦7♦ and was behind his opponent's A♥J♥.

Both players paired up on the J♣8♣6♣ flop, keeping Cardoso behind. The 4♠4♣ runout offered no help and Sfez sealed the elimination.

Tags: Diogo CardosoEric Sfez

Late-Night Eliminations

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Wiciak Drives Suzuki With Force

Christian Zetzsche
Christian Zetzsche
Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Simon Wiciak
Simon Wiciak

With 24,000 chips in the middle to the Q♦Q♥7♣ flop, Simon Wiciak made it 7,500 to go from the small blind. Yuto Suzuki called on the button and that led them to the K♥ on the turn. Wiciak now made it 21,500 to go and that eventually forced out Suzuki.

Right after the hand was completed, the table broke and all players headed to their new seat assignments.

Tags: Simon WiciakYuto Suzuki

Normand Ships Big One on Star-Studded Table

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Frederic Normand and Eric Afriat were fighting over a pot of 40,000 chips. They were on the turn on a board of 7♣K♠5♣5♠, on which Afriat bet 12,000 from under the gun and Normand made the call from the hijack.

Afriat then took a few minutes before checking on the Q♥ river, whereafter Normand instantly checked back. Afriat reluctantly showed his 9♠6♥ for nine-high, which was beaten by the 8♦8♣ of Normand.

He won a large pot while the rest of the table full of big names looked on.

Tags: Eric AfriatFrederic Normand

Jorgne Wins Big Stack Battle With Hrabec

Christian Zetzsche
Christian Zetzsche
Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Roman Hrabec opened in late position and then called a three-bet to 7,500 in the hijack by Peter Jorgne, which led them to the Q♣3♣2♦ flop. Hrabec check-raised from 8,000 to 22,000 only for Jorgne to make it 43,000 to go. The call by Hrabec followed and he then led the Q♥ turn for 23,500.

Jorgne glanced over from the other side of the table and inquired about the bet size and how much his opponent had behind before coming along.

Hrabec sized down even further and bet just 15,000 on the A♥ river. Jorgne gave it a few seconds before moving all-in and Hrabec instantly chuckled.

"Nice aces," Hrabec appeared to whisper before sending the cards into the muck with a grin on the face.

Tags: Peter JorgneRoman Hrabec

Coelho On the Up

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Diogo Coelho opened to 2,400 from under the gun and was called by Govert Metaal and Dinesh Alt from late position and the big blind respectively.

Coelho continued for 2,200 on the K♥6♦3♥ flop and only Metaal called.

The 8♥ turn checked through to the Q♣ river. Coelho sized up to 11,500 and Metaal made a quick fold.

Tags: Diogo CoelhoDinesh AltGovert Metaal

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