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

02-19-2024 23:16 UTC+2

Assorted Chip Counts

Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Grigorii Rodin	246,400 86,400	86,400
Gediminas Uselis	201,000 11,000	11,000
Boris Kolev	190,900 -16,100	-16,100
Rayan Chamas	190,000 -5,000	-5,000
Dan Laidlaw	174,100 -15,900	-15,900
Graydon Kowal	168,600 -16,400	-16,400
Miguel Faria	162,700 26,700	26,700
Robin Ylitalo	160,000 5,000	5,000

Pierre Calamusa	160,000 30,000	30,000
Fouad Rabahie	158,000 53,000	53,000
Gerard Rubiralta	156,200 -3,800	-3,800
Stephane Guelpa	152,000
Roman Hrabec	147,000 87,500	87,500
Lewis Spencer	130,000 109,100	109,100
Derk van Luijk	130,000 57,000	57,000

Stefan Jedlicka	120,000 25,000	25,000
Diogo Coelho	110,400
Andrea Dato	108,000 13,000	13,000
Rafael Navas Robles	105,000 3,000	3,000
Govert Metaal	104,600 -14,100	-14,100
Vladimir Lipnitskii	101,800 30,600	30,600
Dimitar Danchev	100,000 70,000	70,000

Anton Wigg	99,500 56,500	56,500

Bernard Darmon	98,700 44,200	44,200
Jan Kesänen	95,000 53,000	53,000

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Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

02-19-2024 22:57 UTC+2

Break Time

Calum Grant

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

It's time for the last 20-minute break of the day. As it stands, 262 players remain from 600 entries.

Play for Day 1a will come to a close after the completion of the next two levels.

02-19-2024 22:56 UTC+2

Goel Hits Runner-Runner Quads

Frank Visser

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

In a pot of 10,500 chips, the action checked to Teun Mulder on the button on a flop of 9♦J♣3♦. He made a bet of 2,700, which Marton Czuczor called in the big blind. Apoorva Goel then jammed all in for 27,000 from middle position and only Mulder made the call.

Apoorva Goel: 10♠10♥
Teun Mulder: K♣J♦

Mulder had a big lead, but the 10♣ turn saw one of Goel's two outs hit to reverse the roles. His other out came on the 10♦ river, doubling him up in style.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marton Czuczor	83,000 -12,000	-12,000
Apoorva Goel	77,700
Teun Mulder	43,000 -7,000	-7,000

Tags: Apoorva Goel Marton Czuczor Teun Mulder

02-19-2024 22:55 UTC+2

Selides Won't Show Ahmadian

Calum Grant

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

Mathieu Selides opened to 2,200 from early position and Majid Ahmadian called on his direct left.

Selides fired out another 2,200 on the K♣J♠5♠ flop and Ahmadian responded with a raise to 8,000. Selides then jammed for 51,200, and Ahmadian let go of his hand after some time in the tank.

Sleides mucked his cards, and Ahmadian appeared upset that his opponent didn't show, being that he had shown his cards earlier on. Selides also brought up the fact that he had shown a hand or two.

"I did not have it, but I was very happy with my hand," said Selides. That wasn't good enough for Ahmadian as the conversation continued for a few moments longer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Majid Ahmadian	85,500 10,500	10,500
Mathieu Selides	67,000

Tags: Majid Ahmadian Mathieu Selides

02-19-2024 22:50 UTC+2

Duta and Dietrich Chop It Up

Calum Grant

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

Florian Duta opened to 2,200 from early position and called when Moritz Dietrich three-bet to 6,500 from the hijack.

Duta check-called for 7,500 on the 10♠6♣3♠ flop before the 6♥ turn and 3♦ checked through to showdown.

Duta and Dietrich chopped the pot as they both had two pair with an ace kicker after tabling their A♠K♣ and A♣J♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Florian Duta	95,000 -5,000	-5,000
Moritz Dietrich	54,000 -6,000	-6,000

Tags: Florian Duta Moritz Dietrich

02-19-2024 22:48 UTC+2

Vinuela Among the Latest Casualties

Christian Zetzsche

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

Graydon Kowal had previously chipped up through Shakhabiddin Muradov when both players hit a full house.

Adrian Vinuela then got his short stack in with the A♣10♥ and Kowal called with the slightly inferior A♦J♠.

The board ran out A♠9♥7♥2♥3♣ and Vinuela departed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Graydon Kowal	185,000 12,000	12,000
Adrian Vinuela	Busted

Tags: Adrian Vinuela Graydon Kowal Shakhabiddin Muradov

02-19-2024 22:48 UTC+2

Beriuzy Building a Stack

Calum Grant

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

Poker Streamer Rayan "Beriuzy" Chamas is on an upward trajectory and closed in on the 200,000 mark after taking down a four-bet pot.

With his Arsenal scarf draped over his shoulders, he opened to 2,200 from under the gun before Samuel Polack three-bet to 7,000 from the hijack. Chamas made it 20,500 and was called.

Chamas continued for 7,500 on the A♦Q♠9♠ flop and folded out his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rayan Chamas	195,000 110,000	110,000
Samuel Polack	118,000 38,000	38,000

Tags: Samuel Polack Rayan Chamas

02-19-2024 22:45 UTC+2

Yea Doubles Through Gutierrez

Christian Zetzsche

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

Down to the last 11,200 in chips, Steve Yea moved all-in from the under-the-gun position. It folded all the way back to Elias Gutierrez in the big blind and the Spanish content creator called.

Steve Yea: A♠8♥
Elias Gutierrez: A♥7♣

The kicker played on the 10♣6♠4♠A♣K♣ board for Yea to double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elias Gutierrez	55,000 22,500	22,500
Steve Yea	23,700

Tags: Elias Gutierrez Steve Yea

02-19-2024 22:44 UTC+2

Kolev Beats Same Hand to Increase Large Stack

Frank Visser

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

Shakhabiddin Muradov raised to 2,000 under the gun before Boris Kolev three-bet to 6,000 from middle position. Rafael Navas Robles then called cold from the cutoff and Imad Derwiche jammed all in for 35,000 on the button.

Muradov quickly folded, after which Kolev stuck in a call. Navas Robles got out of the way as well and the two players showed down.

Boris Kolev: A♥K♥
Imad Derwiche: A♠K♦

Both played Big Slick, but the 2♥5♥7♠ flop gave Kolev a flush draw. The 6♦ turn bricked out, but the J♥ river gave Kolev his flush and eliminated Derwiche from the Main Event on his second and final bullet.

Kolev, meanwhile, crossed the 200,000-chip mark by winning this pot and became one of the biggest stacks in the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Kolev	207,000 127,000	127,000
Graydon Kowal	173,000 33,000	33,000
Rafael Navas Robles	102,000 -13,000	-13,000
Shakhabiddin Muradov	36,000 -4,000	-4,000
Imad Derwiche	Busted

Tags: Boris Kolev Imad Derwiche Rafael Navas Robles Shakhabiddin Muradov