Aleksejs Ponakovs raised from an early position and Luigi D'Alterio then announced all-in out of the small blind and the Latvian high-stakes player called for the last 47,500.
Aleksejs Ponakovs: A♠K♠
Luigi D'Alterio: 10♦10♥
Nothing changed with the 6♠3♥2♥ flop but Ponakovs gained the lead on the A♣ turn. D'Alterio had two outs to deal the final blow but the Q♥ river was not among them.
With around 30,000 in the pot, Sam Grafton and Bryan Paris went heads-up in a blind versus blind battle to a flop of 9♠7♦A♠. Both players then checked and the 4♠ fell on the turn.
Grafton led out for 8,000 and Paris called. The river was the 6♦ and Grafton checked over to Paris, who moved all in. Grafton snap-folded with around 25,000 remaining.
"I didn't think you had a spade," Grafton said as Paris collected the pot.
Steve O'Dwyer was heads up against Merivan Hassan on a board of 10♣K♦5♦4♠. O'Dwyer checked out of the big blind before Hassan put in a bet of 12,500 into a pot of 14,500.
O'Dwyer put in a call and both players checked the subsequent 7♠ river. O'Dwyer tabled K♠3♥ for top pair and Hassan's cards hit the muck as he could not beat that.
Sam Grafton raised to 3,000 from an early position and then called all-in when Jorge Ufano three-bet big out of the big blind.
Sam Grafton: 8♠8♦
Jorge Ufano: K♦J♣
The pair held on a board of 10♥10♠9♦10♦6♦ for Grafton to double his short stack of 24,500.
Claude Mamalepot opened under the gun to 3,000 and was called by Merivan Hassan in middle position.
Mamalepot continued with a bet of 3,000 on the 7♣6♠K♦ flop and Hassan called.
On the 5♣ turn Mamalepot check-called a bet of 6,000 from Hassan.
The river brought the 2♥ and Mamalepot again checked to his opponent. Hassan slid out a bet of 11,000, and after about two minutes of thought Mamalepot let his hand go.
Lander Lijo headed to the rail as his cards were just about turned over. It appeared to have been Ax8x in the cutoff but the Spaniard could not solve kicker problems. Valentin Oberhauser on the button held the superior A♣Q♦ and the board ran out J♣5♦4♥A♦5♠.
Jonathan Therme had raised under the gun and Laurent Azout put in a three-bet to 7,500.
The action folded back to Therme, who put in his stack of 48,000. Azout asked for a count and made the call shortly thereafter.
Jonathan Therme: A♥A♦
Laurent Azout: J♠J♦
Therme's aces faced no resistance on the Q♦2♥9♦6♥5♦ board, and he booked a comfortable double-up to get an above-average stack.
Meanwhile, players on other tables were less lucky as the first names are flying out in the early minutes of Day 2.
Heads-up on a flop of 6♥Q♣10♥, Andrija Robovic bet 2,000 from the cutoff and Marc Uzan called in the big blind.
The turn was the Q♦ and Robovic bet another 6,000. Uzan again called and the 7♣ fell on the river.
Robovic then bet 15,000 and Uzan quickly called. Robovic turned over K♦10♣ for two pair and Uzan mucked as Robovic took down the early pot.
Cards are in the air here in Day 2 of the Main Event at EPT Paris, stay tuned to PokerNews for your coverage of all the action.
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