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

02-19-2024 20:24 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Heath	30,000 30,000	30,000
Jacob Amsellem	30,000 30,000	30,000
Barny Boatman	30,000 30,000	30,000

Alex Keating	30,000 30,000	30,000
Alexandre Reard	Busted
Yanfeng Wang	Busted
Kenny Hallaert	Busted

Jack Hardcastle	Busted
Nils Pudel	Busted
Mark Roovers	Busted
Pablo Silva	Busted
Saar Wilf	Busted
Bruno Lopes	Busted
Jamil Wakil	Busted
Matthew Wantman	Busted
Adrian Mateos	Busted

Uguccioni Beats Chilaud in Showdown

Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The turn showed Q♠7♦4♥8♥ and Maxime Chilaud checked for Michael Uguccioni to bet 6,300. With the bigger stack of the duo, Chilaud opted to call and then checked again on the 10♠ river.

Uguccioni checked it back this time and Chilaud showed his 9♦9♥ for a pair of nines, which the Italian had beat with the A♥10♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxime Chilaud	75,000 75,000	75,000
Michael Uguccioni	48,000 48,000	48,000

Tags: Maxime Chilaud Michael Uguccioni

02-19-2024 20:23 UTC+1

Kuznetsov Gives Chips to Belea and Abernathy

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Calum Grant

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Nikita Kuznetsov opened to 1,600 from under the gun and called when defending EPT Paris Main Event champion Razvan Belea jammed for 3,000 on his direct left.

Razvan Belea: A♦Q♣
Nikita Kuznetsov: Q♠J♠

Belea doubled up as Kuznetsov could not connect on the K♦3♠8♦7♥A♥ runout.

The following hand, Samantha Abernathy raised to 1,600 from the cutoff. Lars Tungel and Kuznetsov called from the button and big blind.

The Q♣9♣3♣ flop checked through to the 3♦ turn. Kuznetsov led out for 3,500 and only Abernathy called.

Kuznetsov sized up to 16,000 on the 8♠ river, but snap-folded when Abernathy announced all-in.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samantha Abernathy	63,000 28,000	28,000
Nikita Kuznetsov	56,000 16,000	16,000
Razvan Belea	12,000 98,000	98,000

02-19-2024 20:21 UTC+1

Shahar Jams Into Romanello

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Facing a second barrel of 3,100 by Roberto Romanello on the A♠8♣7♠J♣ turn, Ran Shahar moved all in for 8,300. It was not much more to call for Romanello on the button, but he swiftly sent his cards into the muck without asking for any count.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roberto Romanello	39,000 13,900	13,900

Mihai Niste	36,000 12,000	12,000
Tsugunari Toma	33,000 33,000	33,000
Ran Shahar	21,500 16,500	16,500

Tags: Ran Shahar Roberto Romanello

02-19-2024 20:19 UTC+1

Buckley Nabet's a Double

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

On a completed board of Q♣Q♦9♥4♠10♥ with around 20,000 in the middle, Mark Buckley checked out of the big blind. Nicolas Nabet pushed all in from the button and Buckley went into the tank before he splashed in the last 18,700.

Nabet nodded and flashed his A♣J♠, which Buckley had beat with the K♠Q♥.

"I think you have a nine, not queen," Nabet said in table chat before shipping over the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Buckley	65,000 65,000	65,000
Nicolas Nabet	47,000 47,000	47,000

Tags: Mark Buckley Nicolas Nabet

02-19-2024 20:13 UTC+1

Assorted Counts After Dinner

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Stoica	145,000
Josef Snejberg	90,000 90,000	90,000
Sahil Chuttani	90,000 90,000	90,000
Joris Ruijs	80,000 80,000	80,000
Mehmet Kolgu	70,000 25,000	25,000
Julien Martini	67,000 67,000	67,000
Elliot Smith	67,000 2,000	2,000
Peter Jorgne	55,000 36,800	36,800
Ignacio Molina	55,000 55,000	55,000
Joao Vieira	36,000 6,100	6,100
Santiago Plante	33,000 39,000	39,000
Joey Weissman	29,000 12,900	12,900

Ramon Colillas	28,000 28,000	28,000
Paul Covaciu	24,000 36,000	36,000
Alexandru Papazian	20,000 23,000	23,000
Soenke Jahn	13,000 6,700	6,700

02-19-2024 20:08 UTC+1

Back-Jam Works Out for Zerbib

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Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Matteo Cavelier raised to 1,700 from early position and Jerome Zerbib came along from the hijack. Michael Gathy then squeezed to 7,000 from the hijack, which quickly disposed of Cavelier.

Zerbib, however, tanked for a while before putting his stack of just under 30,000 in the middle. A quick fold followed from Gathy, and the pot was shipped Zerbib's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matteo Cavelier	86,000 4,000	4,000
Michael Gathy	84,000 6,000	6,000

Jerome Zerbib	38,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Matteo Cavelier Michael Gathy

02-19-2024 20:04 UTC+1

Boika Back Above the Starting Stack

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Joining the action on the 10♦9♣8♦J♦ turn, Aliaksei Boika bet 2,000 out of the big blind and Antoine Rahal called on the button. The same action repeated on the 10♠ river albeit for 7.000 and Rahal called within a few seconds.

Boika tabled the K♦7♦ for a flush to the king and won the pot, helping himself back above the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksei Boika	34,000 34,000	34,000

Antoine Rahal	22,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Aliaksei Boika Antoine Rahal

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

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