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

02-19-2024 23:28 UTC+1

Heath Pays Geci

Frank Visser

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

Ben Heath raised to 2,400 as first to act and Endrit Geci made it 7,200 to go on the button. After Heath made sure he knew what his opponent's stack was, he put in the call.

Both players went on to check on the Q♦7♦9♠ flop before Heath check-called Geci's bet of 6,000 chips on the 9♦ turn.

The 7♥ river then completed the board and Heath checked once more. Geci now bet 17,000 chips, around half his stack. Heath flicked in a quick call and Geci showed A♦K♦ for a flush.

Heath's cards swiftly hit the muck and he paid Geci his dues.

Player	Chips	Progress
Endrit Geci	69,400 29,400	29,400
Ben Heath	46,500 26,500	26,500

Tags: Ben Heath Endrit Geci

02-19-2024 23:22 UTC+1

Kenjic Flipped Out by Prieto Roldan

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Jovan Kenjic had previously chopped with Jan Kesänen when his queen-jack was dominated by the A♦Q♦ of Jan Kesänen. He now three-bet jammed for 21.300 and Samuel Prieto Roldan quickly called.

Jovan Kenjic: Q♦J♦
Samuel Prieto Roldan: 10♠10♦

The pocket pair remained ahead on the 8♣5♠4♥8♥7♦ runout and Kenjic grabbed his belongings.

"Good luck tomorrow," another player at the table remarked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Prieto Roldan	73,000 6,000	6,000
Jovan Kenjic	Busted

Tags: Jan Kesänen Jovan Kenjic Samuel Prieto Roldan

02-19-2024 23:19 UTC+1

[Removed:555] Runs Into Aces to Bust

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Christian Zetzsche

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

[Removed:554] open-jammed for the last 12,800 on the button and Aleksandr Shevliakov in the small blind asked for an exact count, then tossed in a single chip for the call. Bernard Darmon in the big blind folded.

[Removed:554]: Q♥10♣
Aleksandr Shevliakov: A♦A♠

[Removed:555] earned a lot of equity on the 7♣3♣2♣ flop and 10♦ turn, but the 6♠ river was a blank to send the Dutchman to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Laidlaw	175,000 10,000	10,000
Jose Espina Santo	105,000 74,000	74,000
Bernard Darmon	95,000 3,700	3,700
Aleksandr Shevliakov	38,000
[Removed:554]	Busted

Tags: Bernard Darmon Aleksandr Shevliakov

02-19-2024 23:19 UTC+1

A Pot for the New Team Pro

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Calum Grant

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

Earlier today, 2023 EPT Barcelona Main Event champ Simon Wiciak was unveiled as the latest addition to PokerStars Team Pro, and his stack is in good shape ahead of Day 2 as he just picked up a pot to hit the 80,000 mark.

Iurii Kondrat opened to 2,400 from the button and saw Yuto Suzuki called from the small blind. Wiciak squeezed to 12,000 from the big blind and only Kondrat called.

Wiciak then folded out his opponent with a bet of 8,500 on the A♣J♦10♦ flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Wiciak	80,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Iurii Kondrat Simon Wiciak Yuto Suzuki

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

02-19-2024 23:14 UTC+1

Sandev Doubles With Kings

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Georgi Sandev and Lars Tungel were heads up on a flop of 7♦10♠10♦. With around 8,000 chips in the middle, Tungel had checked and Sandev had made a bet of 2,100. Tungel then raised to 8,100, after which Sandev jammed all in for 27,100.

Tungel thought about it for a bit but eventually flicked in a call to put Sandev at risk.

Georgi Sandev: K♦K♣
Lars Tungel: K♠7♠

Tungel's two pair was in deep trouble against Sandev's higher two pair. The A♠ turn did nothing for either player, and the K♥ river saw Sandev make a full house to secure his double-up, surpassing Tungel in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgi Sandev	62,200 34,800	34,800
Lars Tungel	46,000 34,000	34,000

Tags: Georgi Sandev Lars Tungel

02-19-2024 23:07 UTC+1

Guelpa Eliminated by Jorgne

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With some 17,000 in the middle to the 10♥9♣7♥ flop, Stephane Guelpa checked in middle position. Peter Jorgne bet 6,500 in the cutoff only to get check-raised to 21,000. Jorgne then pushed all-in and Guelpa called.

Stephane Guelpa: 9♥8♥
Peter Jorgne: 7♦7♠

Jorgne was ahead with a set of sevens and whispered "no heart". That request was granted on the 2♠ turn and 3♦ river before the stacks were counted. Jorgne's 116,700 covered as Guelpa only had around 102,000 and last year's runner-up soared to one of the biggest stacks in the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Jorgne	235,000 160,000	160,000
Stephane Guelpa	Busted

Tags: Peter Jorgne Stephane Guelpa

02-19-2024 23:04 UTC+1

Plant Sets Foot on the Flop

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Fabian Niederreiter opened to 2,500 and Ryan Plant then three-bet jammed for 18,200 in the next seat. The initial raiser asked for a count and called.

Ryan Plant: K♥Q♥
Fabian Niederreiter: A♣Q♣

The board ran out J♥10♣9♦4♣J♦ and Plant doubled with the flopped straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Boianovsky	150,000
Stoyan Madanzhiev	140,000 60,000	60,000
Luis Rodriguez Cruz	55,000
Fabian Niederreiter	38,000 32,000	32,000
Ryan Plant	38,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Fabian Niederreiter Ryan Plant

02-19-2024 23:02 UTC+1

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Connor Richards

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

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02-19-2024 23:01 UTC+1

Double for Speranza

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Calum Grant

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was caught on the river, with 42,000 in the pot on the A♣6♥10♥2♠A♠ completed board.

Gianluca Speranza checked from the small blind before Mustafa Simsek bet 22,500 from the hijack. Speranza then moved all in for 45,000 and Simsek immediately grimaced. He thought over his options for quite some time before putting in the call.

Speranza tabled A♥Q♠ and took in the pot as he bested Simsek's J♣J♦.