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

02-21-2024 17:50 UTC+1

Picone Takes From Van Wersch

Richard Hayes

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Raoul Van Wersch opened in middle position with a bet of 6,500 and was called by Igor Picone on the button.

The 6♠6♥8♦ flop was checked by both players.

The 4♣ turn brought another check by Van Wersch. Picone slid out a bet of 13,500 and Van Wersch quickly let go of his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Picone	205,000 15,000	15,000
Raoul Van Wersch	183,000 62,500	62,500

Tags: Igor Picone Raoul Van Wersch

02-21-2024 17:54 UTC+1

Fournier Pays Off Nolet

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David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Guillaume Nolet raised to 6,000 in early position and chip leader Gregory Fournier called in the big blind.

Both players checked to the river on a board of 5♦3♠2♥9♣J♠ when Fournier led out for 3,000. Nolet then raised to 22,000.

Fournier spent a minute in the tank before calling as Nolet showed K♥J♥ for a rivered pair of jacks. "Nice river," Fournier said as he flashed the J♦ before mucking.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregory Fournier	680,000 34,000	34,000

Guillaume Nolet	75,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Guillaume Nolet Gregory Fournier

02-21-2024 17:57 UTC+1

Picone Hits River, Still Loses

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Igor Picone and Sergio Coutinho were fighting over 70,000 chips when they went to a turn of K♠7♣J♠A♥. Picone checked from the hijack and Coutinho made a bet of 35,000 from the cutoff.

Picone made the call, and the Q♣ river completed the board. Picone checked once more and Coutinho checked behind after some thinking time.

Picone opened A♠Q♥ for two pair, but Coutinho played the higher two pair with A♦K♦ and won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Coutinho	410,000 43,500	43,500
Igor Picone	125,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Igor Picone Sergio Coutinho

02-21-2024 17:57 UTC+1

Only the Nuts for Fadi

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Barakeh Fadi opened to 6,500 in late position and Diogo Coelho called in the hijack, the rest of the table folded. Both players checked the J♣10♣3♦ flop and the A♥ came on the turn.

Fadi grabbed his card protector and spun it several times while hiding his face behind shades and sunk deep into his hoodie. He then bet 7,000 and Coelho folded, getting shown the K♣Q♥ for Broadway.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxime Parys	310,000 10,000	10,000
Barakeh Fadi	275,000 134,500	134,500
Eric Sfez	230,000
Valentin Oberhauser	180,000 5,000	5,000
Aliaksandr Yarosh	160,000 5,000	5,000
Diogo Coelho	120,000 60,500	60,500
Younes Hammouchi	100,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Barakeh Fadi Diogo Coelho

02-21-2024 18:02 UTC+1

Some Assorted Counts With 300 Remaining

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Frank Lagodich raised out of the hijack only for Iurii Kondrat on the button to make it 17,000 to go. It folded back to Lagodich, who clicked it back to 35,000. Kondrat went into the tank and eventually folded.

One table over, Ignacio Molina raised to 6,000 in the cutoff. Soenke Jahn jammed for 54,500 and Molina went into the tank, then started some small talk.

"You don't really want the call, right?" Molina asked.

"No, I run really bad in these," Jahn responded.

Molina then folded and mentioned he let go of king-queen.

"Okay, I take it back, I want the call. I would have been in great shape with ace-queen," Jahn concluded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ignacio Molina	300,000 282,000	282,000
Andre Marques	290,000 10,000	10,000
Eric Afriat	250,000 100,000	100,000
Frank Lagodich	245,000 223,000	223,000
Alexios Zervos	230,000 50,000	50,000
Peter Jaksland	210,000 5,000	5,000
Iurii Kondrat	95,000 3,000	3,000
Soenke Jahn	65,000 23,000	23,000
Frederic Normand	65,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Frank Lagodich Ignacio Molina Iurii Kondrat Soenke Jahn

02-21-2024 18:03 UTC+1

Geci Flips for Survival

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Endrit Geci got his 28,500 in the middle from the hijack and was looked up by Elliot Smith in the small blind.

Endrit Geci: 10♠10♦
Elliot Smith: A♠K♥

The 3♦3♠9♥5♣4♥ board remained free of letters, thus doubling up Geci with his overpair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elliot Smith	150,000 65,000	65,000
Endrit Geci	63,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Elliot Smith Endrit Geci

02-21-2024 18:05 UTC+1

Odeen Doubles and Damages Dowling

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Richard Hayes

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Bryn Kenney opened to 7,000 and faced a three-bet to 19,500 from Jerry Odeen.

Action folded to Chris Dowling, who pondered his options for a moment, before producing a cold four-bet to 50,000.

Kenney quickly folded, but Odeen went into the tank.

After about two minutes, Odeen announced he was all-in and Dowling made the quick call, with Odeen at risk.

Jerry Odeen: A♣K♠
Chris Dowling: Q♠Q♦

It was the classic race, and Dowling didn't remain ahead for long, the flop coming 6♠K♥10♣ to give Odeen a pair of kings, a lead he would not relinquish on the 9♣3♦ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jerry Odeen	326,500 206,500	206,500
Bryn Kenney	129,000 54,000	54,000
Chris Dowling	72,000 72,000	72,000

Tags: Bryn Kenney Chris Dowling Jerry Odeen

02-21-2024 18:13 UTC+1

Boika Cracks Aces but Remains Kind

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Aliaksei Boika got his stack of 53,000 chips in from the small blind against Nicolas Lecoeuvre in the hijack.

Aliaksei Boika: K♠Q♠
Nicolas Lecoeuvre: A♠A♦

Boika flopped one pair on K♣3♥8♥ and turned two of them on the Q♦. The 7♣ river did not counterfeit him and he doubled up.

After the fact, Boika felt like he received too many chips and requested a recount of his stack. It turned out that he indeed received 6,000 too much, and it was swiftly returned to Lecoeuvre.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksei Boika	112,000 62,000	62,000

Nicolas Lecoeuvre	95,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Aliaksei Boika Nicolas Lecoeuvre

02-21-2024 18:15 UTC+1

Custodio Sniffs Out a Bluff From Pedersen

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David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

In a blind versus blind confrontation and 26,000 in the pot, Daniel Custodio and Christian Pedersen checked the A♥7♣6♥ flop.

The turn was the K♠ and Pedersen bet 12,000. Custodio called and checked over to Pedersen again on the 3♣ river. Pedersen then bet 40,000.

As Custodio was spending several minutes in the tank, tablemate Tobias Peters noticed Stefan Olofsson was wearing an EPT pin in the lapel of his navy blue suit and asked where to get one.

"They were giving it away about a year or two ago," Olofsson replied.

"Did you have to win anything?" Tobias asked.

"No. I look like staff walking around," the impeccably dressed Olofsson replied.

Custodio finally flicked in a chip to call and Pedersen showed Q♠J♠ for a bluff. Custodio turned over K♣J♥ to win the pot with a pair of kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Custodio	520,000 64,000	64,000
Christian Pedersen	150,000 63,400	63,400

Tags: Christian Pedersen Daniel Custodio

02-21-2024 18:18 UTC+1

Alleg Doubles Via Beltz

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Richard Hayes

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Wouter Beltz moved all in for 46,500 from the cutoff and Karim Alleg also got his chips in the middle from the button, with Beltz slightly covering Alleg.

Karim Alleg: A♦J♥
Wouter Beltz: A♥9♣

Alleg was in good shape with a dominating ace and the K♦5♦K♥4♣J♣ runout confirmed his double-up with a pair of jacks, with Beltz left with crumbs.