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

02-21-2024 15:25 UTC+2

Coman Leaves Neto Without Chips

Frank Visser

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

Andreia-Elena Coman raised to 4,500 from the hijack and Luiz Hota Neto put in a three-bet to 17,500 from the cutoff.

Coman then jammed all in and Neto made the call for his tournament life and 68,000 chips after a quick tank.

Luiz Hota Neto: A♠Q♦
Andreia-Elena Coman: A♦K♦

Neto needed help but it did not arrive on the 4♥3♠6♦7♣3♣ runout. He said his goodbyes and quickly joined the many others who were sent to the rail so far in Level 12.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreia-Elena Coman	170,000 95,000	95,000
Luiz Hota Neto	Busted
Damien Le Goff	Busted
Piotr Nurzynski	Busted

Renji Mao	Busted

David Docherty	Busted
Mehmet Kolgu	Busted
Daniel Neilson	Busted
Ambrose Ng	Busted
Yuki Hamada	Busted
Razvan Belea	Busted

Merivan Hassan	Busted
Kerim Guneyman	Busted
Kevin Naegelen	Busted
Ben Heath	Busted
Darius Gadeikis	Busted
Francois-Charles Scapula	Busted
Diego Zeiter	Busted
Andrew Wilson	Busted
Mohamed Djezzar	Busted
Simone Andrian	Busted
Alexis Gavin	Busted
Guilebaldo Flores Manzo	Busted
Yunsheng Sun	Busted
Serge Chechin	Busted

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Tags: Andreia-Elena Coman Luiz Hota Neto

02-21-2024 15:20 UTC+2

Wilson's Run Ends Early on Day 2

Christian Zetzsche

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

Andy Wilson had last been spotted with a short stack and those few blinds now vanished. He put his hopes on the A♦3♠ and was ahead in a preflop contest against the K♠9♠ of Omar Lakhdari out of the big blind.

However, the 9♥8♣3♦8♥4♠ runout gave Lakhdari the superior two pair for the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Omar Lakhdari	190,000 80,000	80,000
Andy Wilson	Busted

Tags: Andy Wilson Omar Lakhdari

02-21-2024 15:15 UTC+2

Sinclair Counterfeited to the Rail

David Salituro

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

Viliyan Petleshkov raised to 4,500 in the cutoff, then called when Jack Sinclair moved all in for 27,000 in the big blind.

Jack Sinclair: 4♠4♦
Viliyan Petleshkov: A♠9♦

Sinclair remained in the lead on the 8♠8♣6♠ flop, while the turn was the 10♥. The river, though, came the 10♦ to counterfeit Sinclair's pocket pair and give Petleshkov the pot with his ace-high, sending Sinclair to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viliyan Petleshkov	100,000 -6,500	-6,500
Jack Sinclair	Busted

Tags: Jack Sinclair Viliyan Petleshkov

02-21-2024 15:11 UTC+2

Tous Lays Down Top Pair as Rowe Takes Out Shimizu

David Salituro

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

Clark Rowe raised to 4,000 in the hijack before David Tous three-bet to 12,000 in the cutoff. Nozomu Shimizu put in his last 17,500 from the big blind and Rowe called.

"I cannot raise, no? Only call or fold," Tous asked before being told he could only call Shimizu's all in. He also put in the chips and he and Rowe went to a flop of 3♦7♣2♠.

Rowe led out for 10,000 and Tous called to create a side pot. The turn was the K♣ and Rowe checked to Tous who bet 30,000. Rowe then raised to 65,000 and Tous folded.

Rowe showed 7♠7♥ for a set, while Shimizu had J♦2♦ and was already drawing dead heading to the Q♦ river. Tous then admitted he folded ace-king.

"No way," tablemate Pierre Calamusa remarked.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Tous Rosich	200,000 30,000	30,000
Clark Rowe	195,000 99,000	99,000
Nozomu Shimizu	Busted

Tags: Clark Rowe David Tous Nozomu Shimizu

02-21-2024 14:35 UTC+2

Soika Rises Through the Ranks

Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

On a completed board of J♥8♦K♥2♥10♠, Marta Miquel bet 21,500 under the gun, into a pot of 35,000, before Ihar Soika jammed all in from the button, covering the 55,000 or so chips Miquel had in total.

Miquel spent some minutes in the tank but eventually, she put in the call for her tournament life. Soika tabled 9♥7♥ for a flush, which beat the A♣Q♥ Miquel tabled for Broadway.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ihar Soika	278,500 113,000	113,000
Marta Miquel	Busted

Tags: Ihar Soika Marta Miquel

02-21-2024 14:27 UTC+2

O'Dwyer Runs Queens into Aces to Bust

Richard Hayes

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Steve O'Dwyer opened to 3,500 and action folded to Sergio Coutinho on the button, who reached for chips and produced a three-bet to 9,500.

Action folded back to O'Dwyer who pondered the spot for a moment, before announcing he was all-in, totaling 82,000. Coutinho made the quick call.

Steve O'Dwyer: Q♠Q♥
Sergio Coutinho: A♦A♠

O'Dwyer had been unfortunate to run his queens into an overpair and no help arrived on the 9♠6♣5♥J♦8♥ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Coutinho	340,000 72,000	72,000
Steve O'Dwyer	Busted

Tags: Sergio Coutinho Steve O'Dwyer

02-21-2024 14:23 UTC+2

Tekle Mariam Knocks Out Aniulis

Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Henok Tekle Mariam raised it up from late position and subsequently called the three-bet shove by Evaldas Aniulis for 30,500 in the cutoff.

Evaldas Aniulis: J♣J♦
Henok Tekle Mariam: A♥J♥

The Dutch player instantly improved on the A♣10♦9♣ flop while the K♣ turn gave Aniulis some hope. However, nothing changed with the 3♥ river and Aniulis grabbed his smart phone to snap a picture.

"I would want to forget about it instantly," Tobias Hausen joked and another player replied "maybe it is for a backer, that he lost with a bad beat".

Player	Chips	Progress
Henok Tekle Mariam	235,000 43,500	43,500
Evaldas Aniulis	Busted

Tags: Evaldas Aniulis Henok Tekle Mariam Tobias Hausen

02-21-2024 14:23 UTC+2

Rabusseau Busts to Del Pino

Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Off a severe short stack, Alexandre Rabusseau raised to 3,000 and then called all-in when Omar Del Pino pushed for 18,500 in the cutoff.

Alexandre Rabusseau: K♣Q♣
Omar Del Pino: A♠K♥

The A♥10♦5♣3♥10♣ board kept Del Pino ahead and sent Rabusseau to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Omar Del Pino	38,000 8,000	8,000
Alexandre Rabusseau	Busted

Tags: Alexandre Rabusseau Omar Del Pino

02-21-2024 14:21 UTC+2

Grafton Holds On to Bust Faraut

David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Sam Grafton bet 5,500 from the hijack on a flop of 7♦2♠6♦ and Bryan Paris folded in the cutoff, but Patrick Faraut stuck around and called from the button.

The turn was the 3♣ and Grafton led out for another 10,000. Faraut then moved all in for 52,000.

"Tough spot," Grafton said as he tanked for more than a minute while cameras surrounded the table. He eventually called and turned over 8♠8♥, finding himself ahead of Faraut's A♦5♦.

Grafton needed to avoid Faraut's straight and flush draws on the river as the dealer turned over the K♣, securing the pot for Grafton. The stacks were counted down and Grafton barely had Faraut covered, sending him to the rail. "Unlucky, sir," Grafton told Faraut.

"Such a nitroll. I should've done this. Eights, let's go," Grafton said, motioning as if he was slamming his chips in the middle.

EPT Barcelona champ and Grafton's now-fellow Team PokerStars Pro Simon Wiciak has recently joined this table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Grafton	120,000 95,000	95,000

Bryan Paris	120,000 -15,000	-15,000
Simon Wiciak	90,000 -25,000	-25,000

Patrick Faraut	Busted

Tags: Bryan Paris Patrick Faraut Sam Grafton

02-21-2024 14:12 UTC+2

Danchev Eliminates Anastasakis

Richard Hayes

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Cards were on their backs and Dimitrios Anastasakis was getting out of his chair, after his 9♥9♣ had ran into Dimitar Danchev's Q♥Q♠, with the runout coming 8♣5♠K♠6♠2♦, sending Danchev over the 200,000 mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dimitar Danchev	209,000 64,000	64,000

Dimitrios Anastasakis	Busted

Tags: Dimitar Danchev Dimitrios Anastasakis