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

02-20-2024 17:42 UTC+1

Lugovscoi Knocked Out by Stojanovic

Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

From middle position, Vlada Stojanovic raised and then called the shove by Artiom Lugovscoi for what appeared to be around 6,000.

Artiom Lugovscoi: A♦10♦
Vlada Stojanovic: J♥J♠

The Q♥10♠9♦ flop gave Lugovscoi a pair and the 8♦ turn added the diamond draw on top, which he now needed as Stojanovic had a straight. Nothing changed with the 6♥ river and Lugovscoi was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vlada Stojanovic	50,000 50,000	50,000
Artiom Lugovscoi	Busted

Tags: Artiom Lugovscoi Vlada Stojanovic

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

02-20-2024 17:46 UTC+1

Moreno's Higher Kicker Plays

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Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action was on the river on a board of 10♠3♦7♣3♠A♦. Francisco Perez Moreno moved all in for 16,300. Danut Chisu weighed it up and then made the call.

Chisu had A♠4♠ for two pair, aces and the threes on board. Moreno flipped over A♥K♦ for the same two pair but with a king kicker. He won the pot and doubled his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco Perez Moreno	64,000 64,000	64,000
Danut Chisu	24,500 500	500

Tags: Francisco Perez Moreno Danut Chisu

02-20-2024 17:51 UTC+1

Pereira Da Silva Doesn't Make a Weis Move

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

On a heads-up flop of K♠9♣5♥, Portugal's Bernardo Pereira Da Silva bet 1,300 out of the small blind and Oliver Weis called. The 2♦ followed on the turn and Pereira Da Silva bet another 1,200, Weis raised to 4,000 and received the call.

That brought them to the 3♥ river on which Pereira Da Silva checked. Weis jammed for 10,400 to get called instantly and rolled over the K♣K♥ for top set. Pereira Da Silva was about to muck his cards but the K♦8♠ for top pair were exposed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Neilson	115,000 5,000	5,000
Killian Kramer	60,000 31,000	31,000
Robert Burlacu	55,000 27,000	27,000
Bernardo Pereira Da Silva	44,000 44,000	44,000
Oliver Weis	33,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Bernardo Pereira Da Silva Oliver Weis

02-20-2024 17:56 UTC+1

Finck Catches Rezaei Speeding

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Ollie Garland

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Two players were looking at a full board that read K♠10♣8♥4♦A♦.

Jerome Finck, in the big blind, checked the action to Armin Rezaei, in the cutoff. Rezaei moved all in for, what looked to be, 9,500 and Finck went into the tank, eventually making the call.

Armin Rezaei: J♦9♥
Jerome Finck: K♦5♦

Rezaei turned his busted open-ended straight draw into a bluff and was sent to the rail by Finck's pair of kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jerome Finck	52,000 52,000	52,000
Armin Rezaei	Busted

Tags: Armin Rezaei Jerome Finck

02-20-2024 18:00 UTC+1

Rezaei Over 100K

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Dan O'Hair

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Daniel Rezaei opened to 1,200 from under the gun and was three-bet to 3,300 by Pasquale Braco in middle position. It was folded back to Rezaei, who called.

Rezaei checked to Braco, who continued for 3,000 on the 4♣5♥5♠ flop. Rezaei then check-raised to 6,000 and Braco called.

Both players checked on the K♣ turn and Rezaei checked a final time on the 10♥ river. Braco bet 8,100 and Rezaei called after a bit of thought.

Braco tabled A♣Q♥, which was no good against Rezaei's J♠10♠ for a rivered ten.

Braco frustratedly tossed his hand into the muck and after a minute said, "Are you a donk?" to Rezeai, which got a laugh from the table.

"Yes, a professional donk," Rezeai replied jovially as he collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Rezaei	125,000 125,000	125,000
Pasquale Braco	10,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Daniel Rezaei Pasquale Braco

02-20-2024 18:08 UTC+1

Fournier Turns Trips

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Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Sam Grafton open raised to 1,200 from middle position and picked up multiple calls, including Jesse Lonis and Gregory Fournier in the big blind.

The flop came 7♦A♥4♥. Action checked to Lonis, who made it 2,700 to go. Only Fournier made the call. The turn was the A♠ and Fournier checked. Lonis bet 5,500 and Fournier called.

The river was the 10♦ and both players checked to showdown. Fournier showed A♣8♥ and his opponent mucked, giving him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregory Fournier	85,000

Jesse Lonis	38,000 52,000	52,000
Sam Grafton	20,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Gregory Fournier Jesse Lonis Sam Grafton

02-20-2024 18:09 UTC+1

Savevski Spikes a Two Outer to Double

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Ollie Garland

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

After a preflop raising war, all the money ended up in the middle as Ilija Savevski's tournament life was on the line against Azamat Tulepbergenov.

Ilija Savevski: K♠K♥
Azamat Tulepbergenov: A♣A♠

The cooler fell in favor of the underdog as the board ran out 9♣10♠2♥K♠8♥; Saveski spiked one of his two outs on the turn to crack Tulepbergenov's aces and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Azamat Tulepbergenov	63,200 26,200	26,200
Ilija Savevski	42,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Azamat Tulepbergenov Ilija Savevski

02-20-2024 18:10 UTC+1

Ferrut Doubles Through Roperts

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Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Corentin Ropert raised to 1,300 from middle position and picked up a call before Jonas Ferrut three-bet to 4,500 from the button. Ropert then four-bet to 11,500 and Ferrut moved all in for 19,200. Ropert called with the bigger stack and players turned their cards.

Jonas Ferrut: A♠Q♠
Corentin Ropert: A♣J♣

The board ran out Q♦5♣9♥4♦6♥. Ferrut paired his queen on the flop and held to double up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Corentin Ropert	48,000 24,000	24,000
Jonas Ferrut	40,000

Tags: Corentin Ropert Jonas Ferrut

02-20-2024 18:18 UTC+1

Talbot and Madhariwar Chop One up

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Dan O'Hair

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Fabian Schmidt opened to 1,200 from the cutoff and was called by Krishna Madhariwar in the small blind and Parker Talbot in the big blind.

Action checked through on the 2♠9♦8♣ flop and Madhariwar checked to Talbot on the J♥ turn, who bet 1,400. Only Madhariwar called.

Both players checked on the 8♦ river and Madhariwar tabled 10♥9♠. Talbot turned over 9♣7♣ for the same two pair and they split the pot.

"Sharing is caring," said Talbot, who just earlier today got runner-up to Henrik Juncker in the €2,200 FPS High Roller for a cool €334,180 score.

Player	Chips	Progress
Krishna Madhariwar	53,000 3,000	3,000
Parker Talbot	31,000 31,000	31,000

Fabian Schmidt	20,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Fabian Schmidt Henrik Juncker Krishna Madhariwar Parker Talbot