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

Feb 21, 2024

Duce Puts Espina in Blender

Richard Hayes

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

Around 108,000 was in the middle and the board read 7♥3♣4♣3♠ in a hand between Joshua Duce on the button and Jose Espina in the small blind.

Espina had checked to Duce, who moved all in for 115,000.

Espina went deep into the tank, taking at least five minutes and at a couple of points blowing out his cheeks and giving the table a quiet tap in frustation.

He just couldn't make a decision, and eventually the clock was called. As time began to run out, Espina disposed of his hand sending a nice pot to Duce.

Tags: Jose Espina Joshua Duce

Feb 21, 2024

Custodio Hero Calls in Huge Pot

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Frank Visser

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

Daniel Custodio and Thomas Saminadin were on a completed board of 5♣4♦7♣6♥2♥, with 100,000 chips already gathered in the middle.

Custodio checked from the big blind before Saminadin fired 43,000 from the hijack. Custodio took a few moments to think things through but ultimately tossed in a call.

Saminadin could only show Q♦J♦ for queen-high, while Custodio had called with A♦5♠ for third pair. The chips were shipped to Custodio, who obtained a stack of nearly three times the average.

Tags: Daniel Custodio Thomas Saminadin

Feb 21, 2024

Marques Runs a Big Bluff On Petrushevskii

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David Salituro

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

Sergei Petrushevskii raised to 6,000 in the hijack before Andre Marques three-bet to 17,500 in the cutoff. Stefan Olofsson called in the big blind, as did Petrushevskii.

The flop came 3♥J♠5♣ and Marques continued for 14,000. Only Petrushevskii called to see the J♦ turn.

Marques bet another 30,000 and Petrushevskii again called. The river was the 10♣ and Marques moved all in, having Petrushevskii's last 90,000 covered.

Petrushevskii tanked for more than five minutes until the clock was eventually called. The countdown nearly reached zero before he tossed K♥J♥ into the muck. Marques showed him K♦9♠ as he took the pot.

"Good hand. Good play," Petrushevskii told him.

Tags: Andre Marques Sergei Petrushevskii Stefan Olofsson

Feb 21, 2024

Seire Snaps Off Mulder

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David Salituro

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

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: A♠J♣
Casimir Seire: J♦J♥

Mulder needed to pair his ace to stay alive but none arrived on the 10♦10♥6♠2♥4♦ board to send him to the rail.

Tags: Casimir Seire Florian Duta Teun Mulder

Feb 21, 2024

Time For Another Break

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David Salituro

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

The remaining 309 players are on another 20-minute break.

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Feb 21, 2024

This Emerging Star is the Latest Addition to PokerStars Team Pro

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Kaelaine Minton

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

France is poker crazy and has produced some of the biggest names in the industry, such as Bertrand Grospellier and Antoine Saout, so it has been quite the surprise to see the "tricolore" omitted from the PokerStars Team Pro roster over the last few years.

However, at the 2024 European Poker Tour stop in Paris, PokerStars' search for the face for their French expansion finally ended with the latest addition to the team.

Meet the newest PokerStars Team Pro

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Feb 21, 2024