2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j2
Prize
€1,287,800
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€8,385,600
Entries
1,747
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
644
Players Left
222

Keating Hits the River to Bust Dato

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Alex Keating raised to 8,000 in the hijack before Andrea Dato shoved for his last 27,000 in the cutoff. "You must be really strong," Keating said before calling.

Andrea Dato: AJ
Alex Keating: Q9

Dato made two pair on the 22J flop and remained in the lead on the K turn. The river, though, was the Q and Keating improved to a better two pair as Dato let out an expletive before making an exit.

"Don't laugh at me. You have a problem? You were rooting for an ace to come. That's how vengeful you are. You just want to see me hurt," Keating joked with table neighbor Alexander van der Swaluw after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Keating us
Alex Keating
520,000
60,000
60,000
Andrea Dato it
Andrea Dato
Busted

Tags: Alex KeatingAndrea Dato

Pre-Dinner Bust-Outs

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Ken Oberlieben de
Ken Oberlieben
Busted
Iurii Kondrat ua
Iurii Kondrat
Busted
Wouter Beltz nl
Wouter Beltz
Busted
Duco ten Haven nl
Duco ten Haven
Busted
Jacques Bellity fr
Jacques Bellity
Busted
Michael Gathy be
Michael Gathy
Busted
Jacques Der Megreditchian fr
Jacques Der Megreditchian
Busted
Istvan Toth hu
Istvan Toth
Busted
Jeremie Zouari fr
Jeremie Zouari
Busted
Clark Rowe us
Clark Rowe
Busted
Timo Kamphues de
Timo Kamphues
Busted
Frederic Normand ca
Frederic Normand
Busted
Pavlos Xanthopoulos gr
Pavlos Xanthopoulos
Busted
Luca Moschitta it
Luca Moschitta
Busted
Bernd Gleibner de
Bernd Gleibner
Busted
Nicolas Tytgat fr
Nicolas Tytgat
Busted

All-Time Money Leader Kenney Among Recent Oustings

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
Busted
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
Busted
EPT Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
EPT 1X Winner
Stanislav Zegal de
Stanislav Zegal
Busted
Sebastian Gaehl de
Sebastian Gaehl
Busted
Virgile Turchi fr
Virgile Turchi
Busted
Geoffrey Quenehen fr
Geoffrey Quenehen
Busted
Julien Sitbon fr
Julien Sitbon
Busted
Dorian Melchers fr
Dorian Melchers
Busted
Jan Kesänen fi
Jan Kesänen
Busted
Idir Haiche fr
Idir Haiche
Busted
Ulysse Harry fr
Ulysse Harry
Busted
Max Petzelberger de
Max Petzelberger
Busted
Ka Kwan Lau es
Ka Kwan Lau
Busted
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos ca
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos
Busted
Milos Petakovic rs
Milos Petakovic
Busted
Aldo Nobile it
Aldo Nobile
Busted
Jonathan Therme fr
Jonathan Therme
Busted
Ramesh Caussy fr
Ramesh Caussy
Busted

Ropert Eliminated by Groenendijk

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Corentin Ropert
Corentin Ropert

Corentin Ropert pushed a short stack of around ten blinds from the hijack and was called by Julien Groenendijk on the button.

Corentin Ropert: Q9
Julien Groenendijk: 88

The K645 turn gave Ropert a flush draw on top of his two overcards but Groenendijk was the one to improve to a straight with the 7 river.

The same table also features EPT Sochi Main Event champion Arsenii Karmatckii, Walter Treccarichi, and the two WSOP Europe Main Event runner-ups Gianluca Speranza as well as Ting-Yi "Eric" Tsai. Furthermore, last year's eighth-place finisher Johan Schultz-Pedersen is there, too, who earned €144,300 for the efforts in 2023.

Player Chips Progress
Gianluca Speranza it
Gianluca Speranza
310,000
6,000
6,000
Ting-Yi Tsai tw
Ting-Yi Tsai
275,000
115,000
115,000
Walter Treccarichi it
Walter Treccarichi
275,000
-43,500
-43,500
Julien Groenendijk de
Julien Groenendijk
267,000
85,000
85,000
Arsenii Karmatckii ru
Arsenii Karmatckii
260,000
163,500
163,500
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Iuri Maia Leite br
Iuri Maia Leite
191,000
159,000
159,000
Johan Schultz-Pedersen dk
Johan Schultz-Pedersen
180,000
Corentin Ropert fr
Corentin Ropert
Busted

Tags: Arsenii KarmatckiiCorentin RopertGianluca SperanzaJohan Schultz-PedersenJulien GroenendijkWalter Treccarichi

Pre-Break Bust-Outs

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Emilien Pitavy fr
Emilien Pitavy
Busted
Khazret Nebezhev ru
Khazret Nebezhev
Busted
Miguel Faria pt
Miguel Faria
Busted
Roman Stoica md
Roman Stoica
Busted
Reiji Kono jp
Reiji Kono
Busted
Simon Mattsson se
Simon Mattsson
Busted
Alberto Cigliano it
Alberto Cigliano
Busted
Stefan Lehner at
Stefan Lehner
Busted
StakeKings
Louis Karam lb
Louis Karam
Busted
Konstantyn Holskyi ua
Konstantyn Holskyi
Busted
Armin Rezaei at
Armin Rezaei
Busted
Badr Douch fr
Badr Douch
Busted
Christophe Panetti ch
Christophe Panetti
Busted
Daniel Moran gb
Daniel Moran
Busted
Luca Bartolacci it
Luca Bartolacci
Busted
Marc MacDonnell ie
Marc MacDonnell
Busted
Georgios Skarparis cy
Georgios Skarparis
Busted
Jon Ander Martinez es
Jon Ander Martinez
Busted
Azamat Tulepbergenov kz
Azamat Tulepbergenov
Busted
Dragos-Florin Anton ro
Dragos-Florin Anton
Busted

Seire Snaps Off Mulder

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Casimir Seire
Casimir Seire

Teun Mulder raised to 5,500 under the gun and received three callers, including Florian Duta in the cutoff, before Casimir Seire three-bet to 37,500 in the big blind. Mulder moved all in for 135,000 and everyone folded back to Seire who snap-called.

Teun Mulder: AJ
Casimir Seire: JJ

Mulder needed to pair his ace to stay alive but none arrived on the 1010624 board to send him to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Casimir Seire fi
Casimir Seire
300,000
175,000
175,000
Florian Duta ro
Florian Duta
140,000
140,000
140,000
Teun Mulder nl
Teun Mulder
Busted

Tags: Casimir SeireFlorian DutaTeun Mulder

Mulder Has the Superior Straight

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

There was only a small main pot with a completed board and cards revealed over on table 20. The stacks of Teun Mulder and Alexander Wurz were counted as it was a close affair on the 982410 runout.

Wurz's 76 for the bottom end of the straight ended up being no good as Mulder had QJ for the nut straight. He also covered the 54,000 of Wurz to reduce the field by one.

Player Chips Progress
Teun Mulder nl
Teun Mulder
140,000
-18,000
-18,000
Alexander Wurz
Alexander Wurz
Busted

Tags: Alexander WurzTeun Mulder

Spencer Scores a Double Knockout

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Lewis Spencer
Lewis Spencer

The action started with a raise to 5,000 by Gonzalo Almeida and Kevin Fernandez Ferrer then pushed all-in from one seat over in the hijack. Pierre Merlin called all-in out of the cutoff for around four blinds and the action then reached Lewis Spencer in the small blind.

"How much is the bigger one?" Spencer inquired and the shove by Fernandez Ferrer was for 37,000 total, which the Brit just called. Almeida got out of the way and the cards were revealed.

Pierre Merlin: 44
Kevin Fernandez Ferrer: AK
Lewis Spencer: QQ

Merlin took the lead with the 743 flop for a potential quadruple up and retained it on the 8 turn. He only needed to dodge a queen but the Q fell on the river to give Spencer the superior set for a double knockout.

Player Chips Progress
Lewis Spencer gb
Lewis Spencer
265,000
65,000
65,000
Gonzalo Almeida ar
Gonzalo Almeida
245,000
119,500
119,500
Jamie Nixon gb
Jamie Nixon
120,000
120,000
120,000
Ka Kwan Lau es
Ka Kwan Lau
115,000
17,000
17,000
Kevin Fernandez Ferrer es
Kevin Fernandez Ferrer
Busted
Pierre Merlin fr
Pierre Merlin
Busted

Tags: Gonzalo AlmeidaKevin Fernandez FerrerLewis SpencerPierre Merlin

Laidlaw Eliminated by Keating

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Daniel Laidlaw
Daniel Laidlaw

Alex Keating opened the action with a raise to 5,000 from middle position and Dan Laidlaw responded with a shove for around 40,000 from the next seat. It folded back to Keating who asked for a count, but then called before an exact amount was given.

Dan Laidlaw: AK
Alex Keating: 1010

The flip went to Keating thanks to a board of Q5483 and he then jokingly mentioned "I won five out of five flips today, my mum would have 500k now, I am playing so bad".

Timo Kamphues replied "I have never seen you lose a flip" before they carried on with more table chatter.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Keating us
Alex Keating
135,000
59,000
59,000
Dan Laidlaw gb
Dan Laidlaw
Busted

Tags: Alex KeatingDan LaidlawTimo Kamphues