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

02-21-2024 16:25 UTC+2

Soika Finishes His Martini

Christian Zetzsche

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

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: A♣K♠
Ihar Soika: 9♦9♥

Along with his two overcards, Martini also flopped a flush draw on 8♣7♣2♣. 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	429,000 106,500	106,500
Ihar Soika	400,000 75,000	75,000
Sergio Coutinho	374,000 -6,000	-6,000
Julien Martini	Busted

Tags: Ihar Soika Julien Martini

02-21-2024 16:23 UTC+2

Hulme Eliminated By Six, Six Also Eighty-Sixed

Frank Visser

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: A♣J♣
Aurelien Six: A♥K♥

Both players paired on the 9♣J♦K♣ flop, but Six remained ahead on the 5♠Q♠ 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	Busted
Aurelien Six	Busted
David Li-Zheng	Busted
Mohamed Seghiri	Busted
Laurent Cessy	Busted
Giuseppe Cimelli	Busted
Juri Mereu	Busted
Marius Gicovanu	Busted
Yevheniia Bereziuk	Busted
Omar Del Pino	Busted
Ilija Savevski	Busted

Christophe Pommier	Busted
Masato Ohara	Busted
Fintan Hand	Busted

Erik Risberg	Busted
Adil Touri	Busted

Tags: Andrew Hulme Aurelien Six

02-21-2024 16:11 UTC+2

Russo Eliminated by Suvarna

Christian Zetzsche

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

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 A♥10♦10♣5♣ turn and 8♣ river for all cards to be revealed.

Tabatabaei flashed his 2♠2♥, Russo had the 7♠7♣ whereas Suvarna's A♣J♦ earned the main and side pot.

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

Tags: Aurelien Russo Reza Tabatabaei Santhosh Suvarna

02-21-2024 16:01 UTC+2

They Also Bit the Dust

Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Sheils	Busted
Bart Lybaert	Busted
Gerald Bianchi	Busted
Mercedes Osti	Busted
Nikita Kuznetsov	Busted
Markku Koplimaa	Busted
Edouard Mignot	Busted
Thomas Santerne	Busted
Salih Gabrysch	Busted
Krisztian Kis	Busted
Charles Hilbert	Busted
Claas Segebrecht	Busted
Ludovic Kis	Busted
Adrian Chabbi	Busted
Georges Sultanem	Busted
Yaroslav Ohulchanskyi	Busted
Gediminas Uselis	Busted
Lars Tungel	Busted
Sebastien Guinand	Busted
Orpen Kisacikoglu	Busted
Matteo Cavelier	Busted

02-21-2024 15:44 UTC+2

No Miracle Comeback for Ghassan

Christian Zetzsche

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 9♠6♣3♣ flop to a bet of 2,500 by Neugebauer.

Ibrahim Ghassan: Q♠6♠
Max Neugebauer: A♦J♥

Ghassan was ahead and came out on top of the 3♠4♣ 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: 10♠7♠
Edward Yam: A♥9♥

A roller coaster board of A♠K♠10♥3♥4♠ 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	195,000 -20,000	-20,000
Edward Yam	65,000 4,500	4,500
Jonathan Borenstein	45,000
Ibrahim Ghassan	Busted

Tags: Andrew Hulme Edward Yam Ibrahim Ghassan Jonathan Borenstein Max Neugebauer

02-21-2024 15:41 UTC+2

Greenwood Finishes Off Alt

David Salituro

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: A♦Q♥
Sam Greenwood: A♠A♣

"Oh no. I need some help," Alt said, but the K♦4♥2♣6♦K♥ 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	400,000 -40,000	-40,000

Alex Kulev	250,000 34,000	34,000
Terry Vlastos	170,000 -21,000	-21,000
Sam Greenwood	150,000 111,000	111,000

Rayan Chamas	80,000 -83,000	-83,000
Dinesh Alt	Busted

Tags: Dinesh Alt Gregory Fournier Sam Greenwood Terry Vlastos

02-21-2024 15:41 UTC+2

Speranza Adds to His Stack With Elimination of Sipavicius

Christian Zetzsche

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

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

Aurelijus Sipavicius: Q♣10♣
Gianluca Speranza: 6♣6♥

The classic flip brought just one club and no paint on the 7♥5♥2♠3♠5♣ runout to send Sipavicius out of the tournament.

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

Tags: Aurelijus Sipavicius Gianluca Speranza

02-21-2024 15:39 UTC+2

Also Eliminated

Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Winsor	Busted
David Lappin	Busted
Marton Czuczor	Busted
Michail Manolakis	Busted
Guillermo Gordo	Busted
Vlad Darie	Busted
Ramon Colillas	Busted

Yves Hallague	Busted
Hannes Jeschka	Busted
Natan Chauskin	Busted
Sven Stok	Busted
Stefano Terziani	Busted
Raphael Blouet	Busted
Mustafa Simsek	Busted
Roope Tarmi	Busted
Ibrahim Ghassan	Busted
Dinesh Alt	Busted
Elvis Petcu	Busted
Victor Der Megreditchian	Busted
Georgios Karakousis	Busted
Eduardo Lopes Pereira	Busted

02-21-2024 15:38 UTC+2

Hirs Eliminated by Sfez

Christian Zetzsche

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

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 J♦8♣5♦4♥ 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: 10♦10♥
Eric Sfez: A♥J♣

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Jaksland	275,000 130,000	130,000
Eric Sfez	180,000 115,500	115,500
Tom Middleton	95,000 65,000	65,000

Aleksejs Ponakovs	75,000 -30,000	-30,000
Ilija Savevski	25,000 -23,500	-23,500

Razvan Belea	Busted

Luigi D'Alterio	Busted
Aliaksandr Hirs	Busted

Tags: Aliaksandr Hirs Eric Sfez Luigi D'Alterio Razvan Belea

02-21-2024 15:35 UTC+2

Cruz Dusts Gluszko

Richard Hayes

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

The board read 10♥10♠3♦2♦4♣ 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 5♦6♦ for the rivered straight, having also turned a flush draw.

Gluszko had 10♣7♣ for trip tens, but unfortunately for him, he had been overtaken on the river.