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

02-21-2024 20:50 UTC+1

Coutinho Leaves Van Wersch Short Near the Bubble

David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 9♥6♦A♦, Raoul van Wersch bet 7,000 from the hijack before Sergio Coutinho raised to 27,000 in the small blind.

Van Wersch tanked for more than a minute until emerging with a reraise to 57,000. Coutinho responded by moving all in and Van Wersch, with around 60,000 remaining, quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Coutinho	440,000 30,000	30,000
Raoul Van Wersch	60,000 123,000	123,000

Tags: Raoul Van Wersch Sergio Coutinho

02-21-2024 20:55 UTC+1

O'Neill Makes Move Against Chipleader

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Frank Visser

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Eliot Hudon raised to 8,000 from the hijack. Padraig O'Neill then three-bet to 23,000 on the button and the action eventually folded back to Hudon.

Hudon made it 58,000 to go and that ended the hand quickly as O'Neill's cards swiftly hit the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eliot Hudon	790,000 45,000	45,000

Padraig O'Neill	300,000 41,000	41,000

Tags: Eliot Hudon Padraig O'Neill

02-21-2024 20:58 UTC+1

Dietrich Jams Flop

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Richard Hayes

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Moritz Dietrich opened to 8,000 from early position and Henok Tekle Mariam defended his big blind.

On the 4♥6♦3♥ flop Mariam led out with a bet of 7,000, only to be faced with an all-in jam from Dietrich for 70,000.

Mariam thought about it for a moment but let his hand go pretty quickly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Henok Tekle Mariam	270,000 35,000	35,000
Moritz Dietrich	120,000

Tags: Henok Tekle Mariam Moritz Dietrich

02-21-2024 20:58 UTC+1

Latest Eliminations as Play Slows Down Five Before the Money

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Frank Visser

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandru Danes	Busted
Javey Timmer	Busted
Tymofii Savkin	Busted
Kader Slila	Busted
Fabio Peluso	Busted
Nicolae Paunescu	Busted
Francesco Biribao	Busted
Viliyan Petleshkov	Busted
Alexey Badulin	Busted

02-21-2024 21:08 UTC+1

Zervos Bets Big on the River Against Soika

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David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Ihar Soika bet 8,000 from under the gun on a flop of 5♦3♥5♥ and Bernhard Binder called in the cutoff. Alexios Zervos then raised to 35,000 in the big blind, Soika called, while Binder got out of the way.

The turn was the 4♥ and Zervos bet 42,000. Soika again called and the 10♦ fell on the river.

Zervos then bet 135,000, sending Soika deep into the tank. A tablemate eventually called the clock after nearly five minutes and Soika folded.

"Big fold?" Zervos asked him and Soika shook his head.

"No," Zervos said in disbelief.

"Ace-high," another tablemate added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexios Zervos	750,000 220,000	220,000
Ihar Soika	380,000 45,000	45,000
Bernhard Binder	230,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Alexios Zervos Bernhard Binder Ihar Soika

02-21-2024 21:12 UTC+1

Ylitalo Right Side of Cooler

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Richard Hayes

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Cards were on their backs and Robin Ylitalo was raking in the pot after his K♦K♠ held against David Mcconachie's A♥K♥ on 9♠4♦6♠2♦10♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robin Ylitalo	325,000 137,000	137,000

David Mcconachie	150,000 256,000	256,000

Tags: David Mcconachie Robin Ylitalo

02-21-2024 21:13 UTC+1

De Bonis Busts Near the Bubble

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David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Donato De Bonis moved all in for 63,000 in the cutoff before Gilles Cadignan reshoved on the button. Ryan Plant in the small blind had around 35,000 remaining and tanked for several minutes until the clock was called. He eventually ended up folding.

Donato De Bonis: 7♣7♥
Gilles Cadignan: K♦K♣

De Bonis caught the miracle he was looking for as the 7♦ fell in the window, but it was followed by 2♥K♥ as Cadignan made a higher set. The board ran out 9♦4♠ and De Bonis was eliminated a few spots short of the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gilles Cadignan	400,000 147,000	147,000
Ryan Plant	35,000 47,000	47,000
Donato De Bonis	Busted

Tags: Donato De Bonis Gilles Cadignan

02-21-2024 21:17 UTC+1

Hand-For-Hand Commences

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Frank Visser

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

With 257 players on the clock and 255 places getting paid, the floor has announced that all tables will be going to play hand-for-hand until the bubble has burst.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Mouawad	Busted
Till Suplika	Busted

02-21-2024 21:35 UTC+1

Ben Soussan Cracks Kings Near the Bubble

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David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Jonathan Ben Soussan raised to 8,000 in middle position before Jerry Odeen three-bet to 15,000 in the hijack. Ben Soussan called, leaving himself just 14,000 behind.

Both players checked the A♦3♣5♦ flop before the 9♥ fell on the turn. Ben Soussan then bet his last chips. "It's a bluff," Ben Soussan said as Odeen began tanking.

"I didn't think I would have a decision to make," Odeen said, but he eventually called.

Odeen showed K♥K♠, but Ben Soussan had A♣2♣ for top pair. The river was the 8♠ and Ben Soussan doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jerry Odeen	320,000 6,500	6,500
Jonathan Ben Soussan	80,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Jerry Odeen Jonathan Ben Soussan

02-21-2024 21:37 UTC+1

Margolin All In Blind, Survives Bubble

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Frank Visser

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Lev Margolin was automatically all in in the big blind and Youcef Benzerfa limped in from middle positon. Simon Wiciak then completed his small blind and the pair checked through the 3♣5♦10♣Q♠9♦ board.

Once the cameras had arrived, it was time for showdown. Benzerfa showed A♥4♣ for ace-high while Wiciak played K♥8♠ for a lesser king-high.

Margolin turned over 7♠3♦ and his bottom pair tripled him up as the bubble continued.