€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 2 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

02-21-2024 17:50 UTC+2

O'Neill's Quest For Back-to-Back Titles Goes On as He Snaps Off Rymar

David Salituro

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

Picking up the action on the river with a completed board of 10♠7♣K♥Q♥3♠ and around 80,000 in the pot. Gabriel Rymar moved all in for around 110,000 in the big blind.

Padraig O'Neill snap-called in the cutoff and Rymar showed A♥5♥ for a bluff. O'Neill turned over A♦J♥ for the nut straight to win the massive pot and send Rymar to the rail.

Alex Kulev also departed the tournament room at nearly the same time from an adjacent table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Padraig O'Neill	350,000 150,000	150,000

Gabriel Rymar	Busted
Alex Kulev	Busted

Tags: Alex Kulev Gabriel Rymar Padraig O'Neill

02-21-2024 17:41 UTC+2

Ponakovs Flattens Mulders

Richard Hayes

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

Joao Sydenstricker opened to 5,000, Aleksejs Ponakovs called, and action folded to Daan Mulders on the button.

He reached for chips and produced a three-bet to 18,000. Sydenstricker folded, but Ponakovs reached for more chips and produced a four-bet to 34,000.

The preflop action wasn't done there yet, as Mulders was not to be taken off his hand, reaching for chips and putting out a bet of 55,000. Ponakovs called.

On the 7♠9♥6♥ flop, Ponakovs moved all in and Mulders called off his remaining 55,000, with Mulders at risk.

Daan Mulders: Q♥Q♣
Aleksejs Ponakovs: A♥J♥

Mulders was ahead with his overpair of queens but Ponakovs had plenty of outs with his flush draw.

The 7♥ rolled off on the turn to complete Ponakovs' flush, leaving Mulders drawing to a queen, and that did not arrive on the 6♠ river, sending him to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs	265,000 120,000	120,000
Joao Sydenstricker	115,000 -10,000	-10,000
Daan Mulders	Busted

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Daan Mulders Joao Sydenstricker

02-21-2024 17:35 UTC+2

Wang Runs Into McConachie's Set, Whiffs the River

David Salituro

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

Heads-up on a flop of J♣Q♠2♣, David McConachie bet 11,000 from the big blind and Yanfeng Wang called in the hijack.

The turn was the 8♥ and McConachie moved all in. Wang thought about it for around 20 seconds before calling for 50,000 more.

McConcahie showed J♠J♥ for a set and Wang turned over A♣Q♣ for top pair and the nut flush draw. The river was the A♦ and Wang could only make a no-good two pair as McConachie sent him to the rail.

"I thought he was going to be drawing dead when he called. I wasn't expecting that," McConachie said as he stacked up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Mcconachie	285,000 214,500	214,500
Yanfeng Wang	Busted

Tags: David McConachie Yanfeng Wang

02-21-2024 17:30 UTC+2

Zoufri Joins Exit Line

Frank Visser

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

Abdelhakim Zoufri had made it 15,000 to go preflop when Jorge Ramella reraised to 36,000. Zoufri then jammed all in for 100,000 chips and Ramella snap called with the covering stack.

Abdelhakim Zoufri: K♠K♦
Jorge Ramella: A♠A♥

Zoufri suffered the ultimate hold 'em cooler but turned some hope for an escape on 4♥4♦7♦J♦. The 5♣ river did not bring in his flush, however, and he quickly vacated the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorge Ramella	254,000 167,000	167,000
Abdelhakim Zoufri	Busted
Riccardo Giacalone	Busted
Michael Dwyer	Busted

[Removed:446]	Busted
Robert Whyte	Busted
Tobias Hausen	Busted
David Coleman	Busted

Nathan Touboul	Busted
Silius Moll	Busted
Samantha Abernathy	Busted
Yves Bianchetti	Busted
Finn Zwad	Busted
Marc Foggin	Busted
Andrew Hawkins	Busted
Kamil Dobosz	Busted
Jeremy Saderne	Busted
Raphael Bastos	Busted
Yevhen Sukhov	Busted
Firoz Mangroe	Busted
Jonathan Abdellatif	Busted
Ali Siblani	Busted
Alexis Laroche	Busted

Tags: Abdelhakim Zoufri Jorge Ramella

02-21-2024 17:26 UTC+2

Rantala Smacks the Flop For a Massive Double Knockout

David Salituro

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

"I have them convinced I never bluff. Back from the dead," Graydon Kowal said as the cards were being dealt at his table. He proved to be a mere spectator as Paul Covaciu moved all in for 24,000 in early position. Philippe Barouk called on the button, as did Eero Rantala in the small blind.

The flop came 6♠2♣9♦ and Barouk bet 25,000. Rantala called to create a side pot as they went to the 3♠ turn.

Barouk fired another 40,000 and Rantala came back with an all-in shove. Barouk tanked for a few moments before calling for around 140,000.

He showed J♠J♣ and Covaciu turned over A♥K♥. They were both behind, however, as Rantala showed 9♥9♣ for a set. The river was the Q♦ and Rantala scooped the massive pot to send both players to the rail.

"Good hand," Kowal told him.

"Thank you. Got very lucky," Rantala replied as he stacked up more than 500,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eero Rantala	530,000 224,000	224,000

Graydon Kowal	150,000 -18,600	-18,600
Philippe Barouk	Busted
Paul Covaciu	Busted

Tags: Eero Rantala Graydon Kowal Paul Covaciu Philippe Barouk

02-21-2024 17:26 UTC+2

Satubayev Busts Sandev

Richard Hayes

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

Georgi Sandev had been left short-stacked and his remaining 22,000 was in the middle and he was at risk versus Shyngis Satubayev.

Georgi Sandev: K♦Q♥
Shyngis Satubayev: A♠9♠

Sandev needed some help but he missed the 8♦J♣6♠ flop.

The A♦ came on the turn to give Satubayev a pair of aces and leave Sandev drawing to the straight, but the K♥ arrived on the river to give him second pair and send him to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shyngis Satubayev	180,000 35,500	35,500
Georgi Sandev	Busted

Tags: Georgi Sandev Shyngis Satubayev

02-21-2024 17:17 UTC+2

Aerts Notches Up a Knockout

Christian Zetzsche

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

The cards were already on their backs preflop after Pieter Aerts jammed out of the small blind and Kiryl Asaulenka called all in for approximately 25,000 behind from the big blind.

Kiryl Asaulenka: 6♥6♣
Pieter Aerts: A♦Q♥

The bigger stack improved right away on the A♣8♣7♦ flop while Asaulenka gained some equity with the 4♥ turn. However, neither the set or straight came with the 10♠ river and that spelled the end for the Belorussian.

He briefly chatted with Konstantyn Holskyi in the four seat and mentioned he would jump into the Mystery Bounty Event shortly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pieter Aerts	330,000 95,000	95,000
Konstantyn Holskyi	90,000 67,500	67,500
Kiryl Asaulenka	Busted

Tags: Kiryl Asaulenka Konstantyn Holskyi Pieter Aerts

02-21-2024 17:11 UTC+2

Charrat Loses The Final Combat

Christian Zetzsche

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

Down to the last 32,000 in chips, Younes Charrat opted to move all in from middle position. Joao Sydenstricker on the button asked for a count on the shove, then moved all in, forcing out Aleksejs Ponakovs and Giovani Torre in the blinds.

Younes Charrat: 2♦2♠
Joao Sydenstricker: 6♠6♣

Once Sydenstricker had re-jammed, Charrat was already out of his seat and shook his head, even before all action was concluded. The mighty ducks could not come from behind on the A♠7♠4♠K♣J♦ runout and that spelled the end for the local player.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs	145,000 15,000	15,000
Joao Sydenstricker	125,000 39,000	39,000
Giovani Torre	85,000 25,500	25,500
Younes Charrat	Busted

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Giovani Torre Joao Sydenstricker Younes Charrat

02-21-2024 17:07 UTC+2

Julius Joins Early Level 13 Eliminations

Frank Visser

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

Malcolm Franchi raised to 5,000 from early position before Kyle Julius pushed in 45,500 chips from the cutoff for an all-in bet.

Hans Erlandsson then reshoved from the button for 130,000 and Franchi let his hand go after some thought.

Kyle Julius: 8♥8♦
Hans Erlandsson: A♣K♣

The 4♣A♥10♣ flop gave Erlandsson top pair and also nullified one of Julius' outs. The 9♣ turn left him drawing dead as Erlandsson made a flush, and the Q♣ river was dealt as a formality.

Julius joined the rail, where many others had also gathered since the start of the level.

Player	Chips	Progress
Malcolm Franchi	307,000 -8,000	-8,000
Hans Erlandsson	170,000 132,000	132,000
Kyle Julius	Busted
Samuel Mullur	Busted
Harpreet Gill	Busted
Igor Zolotukhin	Busted
Paul Trotter	Busted
Mark Buckley	Busted
Yulian Bogdanov	Busted
Louis Linard	Busted
Benoit Grobocopatel	Busted
Jerome Finck	Busted
Younes Charrat	Busted
Maxim Bevers	Busted
Davidi Kitai	Busted

Ibrahim Senoussi	Busted
Kiryl Asaulenka	Busted
Oleksandr Turych	Busted
Yuto Suzuki	Busted
Fabrice Bigot	Busted
Jonathan Borenstein	Busted
Kim De Sousa	Busted
Tom Hall	Busted

Tags: Hans Erlandsson Julius Kyle Malcolm Franchi

02-21-2024 16:59 UTC+2

Afriat Snaps Off Lehut

David Salituro

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

Eric Afriat was in the big blind and had a raise to 11,000 in front of him before Jean-Vincent Lehut shoved for 87,000 on the button. Afriat snap-called.

Jean-Vincent Lehut: A♦Q♠
Eric Afriat: A♥K♠

Afriat had Lehut dominated and held up through the 5♣5♦7♣8♥10♣ board to send him to the rail and boost his stack up past 300,000.