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

Soika Finishes His Martini

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Ihar Soika
Ihar Soika

Julien Martini was spotted all-in and at risk for his last 29,000 in the cutoff and one of the table big stacks looked him up in Ihar Soika on the button.

Julien Martini: AK
Ihar Soika: 99

Along with his two overcards, Martini also flopped a flush draw on 872. However, the 5 turn and 10 river were both blanks to send the French poker pro out of the tournament.

Soika pulled ahead of Sergio Coutinho on the same table and two tables over, Volga Uyanik is another big stack.

Player Chips Progress
Volga Uyanik fr
Volga Uyanik
429,000
106,500
106,500
Ihar Soika by
Ihar Soika
400,000
75,000
75,000
Sergio Coutinho pt
Sergio Coutinho
374,000
-6,000
-6,000
Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini
Busted
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Ihar SoikaJulien Martini

Hulme Eliminated By Six, Six Also Eighty-Sixed

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Aurelien Six on the button and Andrew Hulme in the big blind got their chips in preflop, with Hulme's 25,000-chip stack being at risk.

Andrew Hulme: AJ
Aurelien Six: AK

Both players paired on the 9JK flop, but Six remained ahead on the 5Q runout. He eliminated Hulme and chipped up to about 85,000 chips.

Shortly after, however, Six was also seen leaving the tournament area empty-handed, like many others.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Hulme gb
Andrew Hulme
Busted
Aurelien Six
Aurelien Six
Busted
David Li-Zheng fr
David Li-Zheng
Busted
Mohamed Seghiri fr
Mohamed Seghiri
Busted
Laurent Cessy fr
Laurent Cessy
Busted
Giuseppe Cimelli it
Giuseppe Cimelli
Busted
Juri Mereu it
Juri Mereu
Busted
Marius Gicovanu ro
Marius Gicovanu
Busted
Yevheniia Bereziuk
Yevheniia Bereziuk
Busted
Omar Del Pino es
Omar Del Pino
Busted
Ilija Savevski mk
Ilija Savevski
Busted
StakeKings
Christophe Pommier fr
Christophe Pommier
Busted
Masato Ohara jp
Masato Ohara
Busted
Fintan Hand ie
Fintan Hand
Busted
Erik Risberg
Erik Risberg
Busted
Adil Touri fr
Adil Touri
Busted

Tags: Andrew HulmeAurelien Six

Russo Eliminated by Suvarna

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Santhosh Suvarna
Santhosh Suvarna

Aurelien Russo was already all-in and at risk, awaiting his fate while a small side pot had emerged between Reza Tabatabaei in the big blind and Santhosh Suvarna from under the gun. The two active players checked the A10105 turn and 8 river for all cards to be revealed.

Tabatabaei flashed his 22, Russo had the 77 whereas Suvarna's AJ earned the main and side pot.

Player Chips Progress
Santhosh Suvarna in
Santhosh Suvarna
192,000
29,000
29,000
Reza Tabatabaei gb
Reza Tabatabaei
60,000
30,000
30,000
Aurelien Russo fr
Aurelien Russo
Busted

Tags: Aurelien RussoReza TabatabaeiSanthosh Suvarna

They Also Bit the Dust

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Brandon Sheils gb
Brandon Sheils
Busted
Bart Lybaert be
Bart Lybaert
Busted
Gerald Bianchi
Gerald Bianchi
Busted
Mercedes Osti fr
Mercedes Osti
Busted
Nikita Kuznetsov ru
Nikita Kuznetsov
Busted
Markku Koplimaa ee
Markku Koplimaa
Busted
Edouard Mignot fr
Edouard Mignot
Busted
Thomas Santerne fr
Thomas Santerne
Busted
Salih Gabrysch de
Salih Gabrysch
Busted
Krisztian Kis hu
Krisztian Kis
Busted
Charles Hilbert
Charles Hilbert
Busted
Claas Segebrecht de
Claas Segebrecht
Busted
Ludovic Kis ro
Ludovic Kis
Busted
Adrian Chabbi es
Adrian Chabbi
Busted
Georges Sultanem lb
Georges Sultanem
Busted
Yaroslav Ohulchanskyi ua
Yaroslav Ohulchanskyi
Busted
Gediminas Uselis lt
Gediminas Uselis
Busted
Lars Tungel dk
Lars Tungel
Busted
Sebastien Guinand fr
Sebastien Guinand
Busted
Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
Busted
Matteo Cavelier fr
Matteo Cavelier
Busted

No Miracle Comeback for Ghassan

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Ibrahim Ghassan was all-in for the last 1,000 from under the gun and Max Neugebauer raised to 4,500. Jonathan Borenstein defended the big blind and check-folded the 963 flop to a bet of 2,500 by Neugebauer.

Ibrahim Ghassan: Q6
Max Neugebauer: AJ

Ghassan was ahead and came out on top of the 34 runout.

One hand later, Edward Yam opened to 4,000 and Ghassan called all-in for as much out of the big blind.

Ibrahim Ghassan: 107
Edward Yam: A9

A roller coaster board of AK1034 ensured another double for Ghassan.

"They are writing down your name," Andrew Hulme joked as a potential chip and a chair comeback could unfold. Unfortunately, that was not the case as Ghassan bowed out shortly after.

Player Chips Progress
Max Neugebauer at
Max Neugebauer
195,000
-20,000
-20,000
Edward Yam hk
Edward Yam
65,000
4,500
4,500
Jonathan Borenstein us
Jonathan Borenstein
45,000
Ibrahim Ghassan lb
Ibrahim Ghassan
Busted

Tags: Andrew HulmeEdward YamIbrahim GhassanJonathan BorensteinMax Neugebauer

Greenwood Finishes Off Alt

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Terry Vlastos raised to 4,500 under the gun before chip leader Gregory Fournier three-bet to 13,500 in the hijack. Dinesh Alt then moved all in for 52,000 on the button, Sam Greenwood reshoved for around 65,000 in the big blind, and Vlastos and Fournier both folded.

"Kings," Alt asked Greenwood.

"Aces," Greenwood replied.

Dinesh Alt: AQ
Sam Greenwood: AA

"Oh no. I need some help," Alt said, but the K426K board didn't give him any and Greenwood sent him to the rail.

"You guys have anything," Greenwood asked Vlastos and Fournier after Alt had made his exit.

"King," Vlastos replied, saying he had king-jack.

"I had pockets," Fournier added.

Alex Kulev and Rayan Chamas are also at this table.

Player Chips Progress
Gregory Fournier fr
Gregory Fournier
400,000
-40,000
-40,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Alex Kulev bg
Alex Kulev
250,000
34,000
34,000
Terry Vlastos fr
Terry Vlastos
170,000
-21,000
-21,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
150,000
111,000
111,000
Run It Once
Rayan Chamas ca
Rayan Chamas
80,000
-83,000
-83,000
Dinesh Alt ch
Dinesh Alt
Busted

Tags: Dinesh AltGregory FournierSam GreenwoodTerry Vlastos

Speranza Adds to His Stack With Elimination of Sipavicius

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Gianluca Speranza
Gianluca Speranza

Down to around 22,000 in chips, Lithuania's Aurelijus Sipavicius moved all-in and found a single caller in Gianluca Speranza.

Aurelijus Sipavicius: Q10
Gianluca Speranza: 66

The classic flip brought just one club and no paint on the 75235 runout to send Sipavicius out of the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Gianluca Speranza it
Gianluca Speranza
165,000
35,000
35,000
Aurelijus Sipavicius lt
Aurelijus Sipavicius
Busted

Tags: Aurelijus SipaviciusGianluca Speranza

Also Eliminated

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Benjamin Winsor gb
Benjamin Winsor
Busted
David Lappin ie
David Lappin
Busted
Marton Czuczor hu
Marton Czuczor
Busted
Michail Manolakis gr
Michail Manolakis
Busted
Guillermo Gordo es
Guillermo Gordo
Busted
Vlad Darie ro
Vlad Darie
Busted
Ramon Colillas es
Ramon Colillas
Busted
Yves Hallague fr
Yves Hallague
Busted
Hannes Jeschka at
Hannes Jeschka
Busted
Natan Chauskin by
Natan Chauskin
Busted
Sven Stok nl
Sven Stok
Busted
Stefano Terziani it
Stefano Terziani
Busted
Raphael Blouet fr
Raphael Blouet
Busted
Mustafa Simsek tr
Mustafa Simsek
Busted
Roope Tarmi fi
Roope Tarmi
Busted
Ibrahim Ghassan lb
Ibrahim Ghassan
Busted
Dinesh Alt ch
Dinesh Alt
Busted
Elvis Petcu ro
Elvis Petcu
Busted
Victor Der Megreditchian fr
Victor Der Megreditchian
Busted
Georgios Karakousis gr
Georgios Karakousis
Busted
Eduardo Lopes Pereira pt
Eduardo Lopes Pereira
Busted

Hirs Eliminated by Sfez

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Eric Sfez
Eric Sfez

Table 53 received a face-lift as four players have already been eliminated. Luigi D'Alterio and defending champion Razvan Belea were already gone and the next to follow was Aliaksandr Hirs.

On a J854 turn, Hirs bet 15,000 from under the gun with 31,000 behind. Two seats over, Eric Sfez raised to more than 50,000 and Hirs eventually called all-in.

Aliaksandr Hirs: 1010
Eric Sfez: AJ

The 4 on the river paired the board and Hirs also came up second-best.

Player Chips Progress
Peter Jaksland dk
Peter Jaksland
275,000
130,000
130,000
Eric Sfez fr
Eric Sfez
180,000
115,500
115,500
Tom Middleton gb
Tom Middleton
95,000
65,000
65,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
75,000
-30,000
-30,000
Ilija Savevski mk
Ilija Savevski
25,000
-23,500
-23,500
StakeKings
Razvan Belea ro
Razvan Belea
Busted
Defending Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Luigi D'Alterio it
Luigi D'Alterio
Busted
Aliaksandr Hirs by
Aliaksandr Hirs
Busted

Tags: Aliaksandr HirsEric SfezLuigi D'AlterioRazvan Belea

Cruz Dusts Gluszko

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Luis Rodriguez Cruz
Luis Rodriguez Cruz

The board read 1010324 and around 30,000 was in the pot when Luis Rodriguez Cruz moved all in for 59,000.

His opponent Tomasz Gluszko went into the tank but ultimately made the call and was heading for the door when Cruz showed 56 for the rivered straight, having also turned a flush draw.

Gluszko had 107 for trip tens, but unfortunately for him, he had been overtaken on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Luis Rodriguez Cruz es
Luis Rodriguez Cruz
125,000
125,000
125,000
Tomasz Gluszko pl
Tomasz Gluszko
Busted

Tags: Luis Rodriguez CruzTomasz Gluszko