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

02-20-2024 22:15 UTC+1

PokerNews Podcast: 2024 WSOP Schedule is Out, Perry Loses $1M & Guest Jonathan Little

Kaelaine Minton

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

On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast sponsored by PokerStars, Chad Holloway, Connor Richards, and Matt Hansen dive into the recently announced schedule for the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP). Hear about new events — including the new PokerNews $600 DeepStack Championship — along with what's missing. If you're looking for a breakdown of the 2024 WSOP schedule, you've come to the right place.

The crew also discuss the controversial Sean Perry losing $1 million in a Super Bowl bet, the PokerStars EPT Paris kicking off, and welcome guest Jonathan Little, who is fresh off crushing the PokerGO Cup. Little, a contributor to the PokerNews Strategy section, talks about his hot start to 2024, his successful poker coaching business, and what he thought about Matt Berkey stirring the pot.

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Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

02-20-2024 22:22 UTC+1

Assorted Big Stacks at the Break

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Ruida Lin	233,000 61,000	61,000
Gregory Fournier	200,000 15,000	15,000

Eusebiu Jalba	193,500 34,900	34,900
Gheorghe Fedorca	179,000 160,000	160,000
Armand Matti	178,000 3,000	3,000
Daan Mulders	168,500 6,500	6,500
Christos Argyriadis	166,800 166,800	166,800
Gonzalo Veiga	163,000 163,000	163,000
Alberto Cigliano	162,000 162,000	162,000
Hwany Lee	160,000 5,000	5,000
Jonathan Abdellatif	157,800 17,800	17,800
Gilles Cadignan	156,500 156,500	156,500
Zhongxian Li	155,700 155,700	155,700
Barakeh Fadi	155,000 118,800	118,800
Anatoly Korochenskiy	155,000 126,000	126,000
Alexey Badulin	153,000 7,000	7,000
Adrian Chabbi	152,800 7,200	7,200
Lawrence Whyte	152,000 65,500	65,500
Bernhard Binder	150,000 6,400	6,400
Marc Foggin	150,000
Lukas Hafner	149,000 6,000	6,000
Virgile Turchi	148,100 148,100	148,100
Adel Ben Messaoud	142,000 2,000	2,000
Gonzalo Almeida	141,000 141,000	141,000
Valentin Oberhauser	140,500 4,500	4,500

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02-20-2024 22:30 UTC+1

Spragg Sent to the Rail In Penultimate Level of the Day

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Ollie Garland

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

The action was caught as Marle Spragg was leaving the tournament floor and the pot was being awarded to opponent David Wintersberger. Both hands were tabled and the board had been run out as it read K♠6♣7♠Q♥5♣.

Marle Spragg: A♣10♦
David Wintersberger: KxQx

Spragg's ace-high was no good against Wintersberger's king-queen which improved to top pair, sending Spragg to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Wintersberger	116,000 56,000	56,000
Marle Spragg	Busted

Tags: David Wintersberger Marle Spragg

02-20-2024 22:31 UTC+1

Saliba Makes the Right Call

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Dan O'Hair

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

Gheorghe Fedorca opened to 2,500 from early position and was called by Erdal Gulseven in the small blind and Justin Saliba in the big blind.

It was checked to Fedorca on the K♦8♠3♠ flop and he continued for 3,200. Only Saliba called.

Saliba check-called a 5,700 bet from Fedorca on the 5♦ turn and checked a final time after the 5♥ completed the board. Fedorca wasn't done betting and put 10,800 into the middle — sending Saliba into the tank.

Saliba eventually put in a single chip to denote a call and Fedorca could only show A♥9♦. Saliba turned over 8♣4♣ for two pair and collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gheorghe Fedorca	152,000 27,000	27,000
Justin Saliba	57,000 17,000	17,000
Erdal Gulseven	51,000 51,000	51,000

Tags: Erdal Gulseven Gheorghe Fedorca Justin Saliba

02-20-2024 22:35 UTC+1

Mokhtar Eliminated by Papangelis

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Three ways to the K♠3♣2♦ flop, Tobias Hausen checked in an early position. Rayane Mokhtar bet 3,500 in the cutoff and Eleftherios Papangelis raised to 8,500 on the button. Hausen tank-folded while Mokhtar called.

Both checked the 7♠ turn and the 9♠ river completed the board. Mokhtar now jammed for around 13,000 and Papangelis snap-called with the 9♥9♦. Mokhtar only had A♥A♠ and was knocked out right before their table broke.

"What a strange hand ... if he doesn't do that, you double. I had the king," Hausen told Mokhtar and then added "for whatever reason, I thought he had nines".

Player	Chips	Progress
Tobias Hausen	120,000 120,000	120,000
Eleftherios Papangelis	85,000 85,000	85,000
Rayane Mokhtar	Busted

Tags: Eleftherios Papangelis Rayane Mokhtar Tobias Hausen

02-20-2024 22:40 UTC+1

Carbo Shoves Short and Busts

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Matt Warburton

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

Cedric Ghanassia raised from the button and Gerard Carbo moved all in from the small blind with a short stack. Ghanassia called and had his opponent covered as the cards were turned.

Gerard Carbo: K♦Q♦
Cedric Ghanassia: A♦9♠

The board ran out 2♦5♠3♥8♥7♠. Neither player improved and so Ghanassia held with his ace high to win the pot, sending Carbo to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cedric Ghanassia	56,000 13,000	13,000
Gerard Carbo	Busted

Tags: Cedric Ghanassia Gerard Carbo

02-20-2024 22:46 UTC+1

Gutyi Loses Flip to Finck

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Matt Warburton

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

Players are dropping fast in the Main Event. In one such hand, Mykhailo Gutyi was all in preflop from the small blind for around 13,000 against Jerome Finck on the button, who had Gutyi covered as players flipped their cards.

Mykhailo Gutyi: J♥J♠
Jerome Finck: A♥K♦

The board ran out 8♥4♦10♠A♣Q♥. Finck hit a pair of aces on the turn to pull ahead of Gutyi's pocket jacks. Finck held and Gutyi was knocked out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jerome Finck	85,000 20,000	20,000
Mykhailo Gutyi	Busted

Tags: Jerome Finck Mykhailo Gutyi

02-20-2024 22:47 UTC+1

Worthington-Leese Hero Calls the River

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Ollie Garland

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

The pot stood at approximately 7,000 with three players looking at a full board that read 7♠A♠K♠9♠10♠.

Leo Worthington-Leese, in the small blind, bet out 4,200. Owen Messere, in the big blind, responded with a raise to 17,000 and Dominik Nitsche folded in the hijack.

Worthington-Leese remained in the tank for some time before making the call. Messere tabled 5♠3♠ for a flopped flush that had been counterfeited by the river, while Worthington-Leese won this pot with 9♦8♠ for a higher flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominik Nitsche	79,000 1,000	1,000
Leo Worthington-Leese	65,000 65,000	65,000
Owen Messere	26,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Dominik Nitsche Leo Worthington-Leese Owen Messere

02-20-2024 22:50 UTC+1

Petzelberger and Mao Chip up After Chop

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Dan O'Hair

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

Renji Mao opened to 2,500 from early position and was called by Cesar Garcia on the button, Max Petzelberger in the small blind, and Samuel Mullur in the big blind for a four-way pot.

It was checked to Mao on the 10♠J♦2♦ flop and he continued for 5,000. Garcia and Petzelberger called, but Mullur folded.

Petzelberger checked again to Mao on the 5♥ turn and Mao fired 16,000 into the middle. This time only Petzelberger called.

The 2♥ completed the board and Petzelberger checked a final time, prompting a shove for 44,000 from Mao.

Petzelberger went deep into the tank before calling and Mao tabled A♠J♣. Petzelberger revealed A♣J♥ for the same two pair and they chopped up the pot.