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

02-21-2024 00:00 UTC+1

Carvalho Wins Three-Way All-In

Matt Warburton

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was on the turn on a board of 2♠7♥8♣A♥. Nariman Yaghmai moved all in for 14,000, then Kim De Sousa Carvalho pushed all in for 33,000. Bekim Murtezi then moved all in over the top of them both with the biggest stack to make for a three-way all-in. Players flipped their cards.

Nariman Yaghmai: 10♥9♥
Kim De Sousa Carvalho: 8♦8♠
Bekim Murtezi: A♦7♦

Yaghmai was drawing to a straight and flush, Murtezi had two pair with aces and sevens, and Carvalho was out ahead with a set of eights.

Both of his opponents still had outs, but the river came a blank, the 4♦. Carvalho held to win the pot and near-triple his stack. Murtezi lost a chunk of chips, while Yaghmai was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kim De Sousa Carvalho	150,000
Bekim Murtezi	87,000
Nariman Yaghmai	Busted

Tags: Bekim Murtezi Nariman Yaghmai

02-21-2024 00:00 UTC+1

Saderne Takes It at Showdown

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Ollie Garland

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The player in middle position raised to 2,500, Sebastian Gaehl called in the cutoff, as did Jeremy Saderne in the big blind.

The action checked to Gaehl, who took the lead for 3,000 on the 7♥8♦4♦ flop. Only Saderne called.

The 5♠ turn saw Saderne play out of flow, leading for 4,000. Gaehl called.

The Q♠ river checked to a showdown. Saderne tabled 7♣4♥ for two pair; enough to take down this pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Saderne	67,500 67,500	67,500
Sebastian Gaehl	40,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: Jeremy Saderne Sebastian Gaehl

02-21-2024 00:03 UTC+1

Shijima Busts; Ziegelbecker Dents Ruida

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Lin Ruida raised to 3,000 in the hijack and Yoshihito Shijima pushed all-in for 8,700 in the cutoff. Oswin Ziegelbecker then squeezed to 15,100 in the small blind for Ruida to call.

The flop came A♠7♣6♥ and Ziegelbecker continued for 4,000, Ruida called. No further betting action followed on the 10♣ turn and 7♥ river.

Shijima showed the 3♥3♠, Ziegelbecker had the J♦J♥ and Ruida mucked 5♦5♣.

Ruida remains one of the chip leaders at the end of Day 1b but Gheorghe Fedorca has leaped into the top spot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gheorghe Fedorca	350,000 198,000	198,000
Ruida Lin	305,000 72,000	72,000
Cristian Veres	190,000
Samuel Ju	138,000 8,000	8,000
Oswin Ziegelbecker	95,000 95,000	95,000
Blaz Zerjav	Busted
Yoshihito Shijima	Busted

Tags: Gheorghe Fedorca Lin Ruida Oswin Ziegelbecker Yoshihito Shijima

02-21-2024 00:05 UTC+1

Astedt Guesses Right as Anufriiev Scoops Pot

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Matt Warburton

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was on the river on a board of 4♠8♥2♣10♣7♥ and Niklas Astedt was in the process of guessing his opponent's possible hands as Stanislav Anufriiev was all in for 21,900.

Astedt made the call and Anufriiev flipped over J♣9♥, one of the hands Astedt had just suggested. The table laughed, Astedt mucked, and Anufriiev scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanislav Anufriiev	92,000 46,000	46,000
Niklas Astedt	25,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: Niklas Astedt Stanislav Anufriiev

02-21-2024 00:08 UTC+1

Last Three Hands

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Matt Warburton

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The tournament staff have announced that three more hands will be played on Day 1b of the EPT Main Event.

02-21-2024 00:10 UTC+1

Covaciu Wins Four-Way Confrontation

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Dan O'Hair

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Atanas Malinov opened to 2,500 from under the gun and was called by Paul Covaciu directly behind him, Jonathan Proudfoot in the small blind, and Kalidou Sow in the big blind.

Action checked to Covaciu on the 8♣A♠3♣ flop and he bet 2,900. Everyone called.

The Q♠ turn checked through and it was checked to Malinov on the 9♦ river, who bet 14,000. Covaciu called, Proudfoot folded, and Sow showed he held the A♣ before folding as well.

Malinov could only show 7♣5♣ for a busted flush draw and Covaciu tabled 9♥9♠ for a rivered set and collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Covaciu	92,000 92,000	92,000
Jonathan Proudfoot	55,000 55,000	55,000
Kalidou Sow	33,000 5,000	5,000
Atanas Malinov	17,000 15,500	15,500

Tags: Atanas Malinov Jonathan Proudfoot Kalidou Sow Paul Covaciu

02-21-2024 00:14 UTC+1

Peluso Gambles to the Exit

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Big stack Gregory Fournier piled a stack of T-5,000 chips in and joked to Fabio Peluso whether or not he would gamble for what was left over. Peluso had around 19,700 and eventually called all-in.

Fabio Peluso: K♦9♦
Gregory Fournier: 10♠10♥

The A♦3♣2♣ flop and 6♦ turn kept the hopes of Peluso alive but the Q♣ river sent the Italian to the rail in the final hands, while Fournier cemented his top spot.