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

02-20-2024 20:14 UTC+1

Ghassan Spikes the River

Ollie Garland

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The pot stood at 11,200 with two players looking at a board of 2♣J♦K♠A♥.

Ibrahim Ghassan, who was under the gun, bet out for 4,000. Pascal Hartmann made the call from the hijack.

Ghassan slowed down on the 4♥ river, Hartmann took the lead for 7,500 and Ghassan called. Hartmann tabled A♦Q♠ for top pair, while Ghassan rolled over A♠4♠ for a rivered two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ibrahim Ghassan	92,000 92,000	92,000
Pascal Hartmann	25,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Ibrahim Ghassan Pascal Hartmann

02-20-2024 20:16 UTC+1

Schmidt Finds Fold as Mao Shoved

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Matt Warburton

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Fabian Schmidt raised to 1,600 from middle position, Renji Mao three-bet to 4,500 from the button, then Schmidt called.

The flop came 4♦4♠2♥. Schmidt checked, Mao bet 3,000 and Schmidt called. The turn was the 10♦ and Schmidt checked again. Mao bet 6,500 and Schmidt made the call.

The river was the Q♣. Schmidt checked and Mao bet 25,000. Schmidt made the fold and Mao took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renji Mao	53,000
Fabian Schmidt	19,000 1,000	1,000

Tags: Fabian Schmidt Renji Mao

02-20-2024 20:20 UTC+1

Belea Back in Action

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Razvan Belea raised to 1,600 and was called only by Brazil's Iuri Maia Leite in the cutoff. The flop came 6♦2♠2♣ and Belea continued for 3,500, earning a call from Maia Leite. They headed to the 8♠ turn on which the defending champion check-folded to a bet of 5,000 by Maia Leite.

Player	Chips	Progress
Razvan Belea	62,000 62,000	62,000

Iuri Maia Leite	38,000 38,000	38,000

Tags: Iuri Maia Leite Razvan Belea

02-20-2024 20:20 UTC+1

Goel Doubles Through Spekman

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Matt Warburton

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action was on the flop on a board of 5♥7♣6♥. Two players checked to Apoorva Goel, who moved all in and Denzel Spekman was the only one to make the call. He had Goel covered as players turned their cards.

Apoorva Goel: A♦A♣
Denzel Spekman: Q♥Q♣

The turn came the 7♥ and river the 10♦. Goel held with his pocket aces to win the pot and double his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Apoorva Goel	160,000 160,000	160,000
Denzel Spekman	41,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Apoorva Goel Denzel Spekman

02-20-2024 20:26 UTC+1

Two Pair Takes it For Dziubdziela

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Dan O'Hair

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Robert Schulz opened to 1,600 on the button and was called by Marcin Dziubdziela in the small blind.

Both players checked on the 4♦K♥6♦ flop and then Dziubdziela check-called a 3,200 bet from Schulz on the A♥ turn.

The Q♥ completed the board and Schulz fired approximately 7,000 into the middle. Dziubdziela instantly called and Schulz turned over A♣10♣ for a pair of aces.

They were no good, however, against the K♣Q♠ of Dziubdziela for two pair and he collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcin Dziubdziela	44,000 44,000	44,000
Robert Schulz	28,000 10,500	10,500

Tags: Marcin Dziubdziela Robert Schulz

02-20-2024 20:29 UTC+1

Vieira Loses It All to Ropert

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

According to other players at the table, Joao Vieira had bet all but one blind in a previous hand against Corentin Ropert and was then raised to fold.

In the next hand, he was all-in preflop and awaited his fate while Ropert in the small blind and Arthur Conan in the under-the-gun position played for the larger side pot.

Ropert bet the A♠4♥4♦A♣ turn for 3,700 and Conan called. Another bet of 4,000 followed on the 2♣ river and Conan folded. Ropert tabled the A♥Q♠ and Vieira flashed the 8♣5♣ before heading out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Corentin Ropert	100,000 52,000	52,000
Arthur Conan	50,000
Joao Vieira	Busted

Tags: Arthur Conan Corentin Ropert Joao Vieira

02-20-2024 20:30 UTC+1

Banda Tanks With Queens

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Ollie Garland

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Philippe Ktorza raised to 1,700 from the cutoff and Fernando Banda three-bet to 6,000 from the big blind. Ktorza responded with a four-bet jam for Banda's effective stack of 23,700. Ktorza remained in the tank for several minutes before making the call.

Fernando Banda: Q♠Q♥
Philippe Ktorza: 9♥9♠

The board ran out 2♠4♥2♥4♠Q♣; Banda's premium pocket pair upgraded to a full house and he secured a very safe double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fernando Banda	51,000 51,000	51,000
Philippe Ktorza	46,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Fernando Banda Philippe Ktorza

02-20-2024 20:34 UTC+1

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Walter Treccarichi	90,000 25,000	25,000
Samuel Ju	85,000 32,000	32,000
Benjamin Winsor	83,000 50,000	50,000
Andreas Vlachos	80,000 40,000	40,000
Alexios Zervos	75,000 10,000	10,000
Ian Hamilton	75,000 75,000	75,000

Simon Brandstrom	75,000 20,000	20,000

Blaz Zerjav	55,000 14,000	14,000
Daniel Barriocanal	55,000 23,000	23,000
Romain Lewis	50,000 50,000	50,000
David Coleman	50,000 50,000	50,000
Mark Roovers	47,000 8,000	8,000
Parker Talbot	40,000 9,000	9,000

Bruno Fitoussi	35,000 5,000	5,000
Alexandre Reard	33,000 7,000	7,000
Sirzat Hissou	30,000 30,000	30,000
Dawid Smolka	23,000 23,000	23,000
Kyriakos Papadopoulos	20,000 20,000	20,000

Oswin Ziegelbecker	20,000 4,000	4,000
Niklas Astedt	11,000 27,000	27,000
Antonin Teisseire	Busted
Markku Koplimaa	Busted
Antoine Labat	Busted

02-20-2024 20:44 UTC+1

Maue Keeps Firing

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Dan O'Hair

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Stanislav Anufriiev opened to 2,200 from middle position and was called by Leonard Maue in the cutoff and Yucel Eminoglu in the small bind.

It was checked to Maue on the A♦8♠J♥ flop and he bet 3,500. Eminoglu folded, but Anufriiev called.

Anufriiev check-called a 12,000 bet from Maue on the K♠ turn, but laid his hand down facing a shove from Maue for 28,400 after the 6♣ completed the board.