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

02-21-2024 12:27 UTC+1

Ponakovs Flips to a Double Against D'Alterio

Christian Zetzsche

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

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs	97,000 48,500	48,500
Luigi D'Alterio	55,000 45,500	45,500

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Luigi D'Alterio

02-21-2024 12:25 UTC+1

Paris Shoves on Grafton

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David Salituro

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

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryan Paris	135,000 63,000	63,000
Sam Grafton	25,000 25,500	25,500

Tags: Bryan Paris Sam Grafton

02-21-2024 12:23 UTC+1

O'Dwyer Chips Up

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Frank Visser

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

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve O'Dwyer	58,500 22,500	22,500

Merivan Hassan	27,500 22,500	22,500

Tags: Merivan Hassan Steve O'Dwyer

02-21-2024 12:19 UTC+1

Grafton Doubles Through Ufano

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Christian Zetzsche

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

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorge Ufano	65,000 65,000	65,000
Sam Grafton	50,500 26,000	26,000

Tags: Jorge Ufano Sam Grafton

02-21-2024 12:18 UTC+1

Hassan Takes It on River

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Richard Hayes

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

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Merivan Hassan	50,000 20,000	20,000
Claude Mamalepot	40,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Claude Mamalepot Merivan Hassan

02-21-2024 12:16 UTC+1

Lijo Among the Early Casualties

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Christian Zetzsche

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

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♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Valentin Oberhauser	175,000 43,500	43,500
Lander Lijo	Busted

Tags: Lander Lijo Valentin Oberhauser

02-21-2024 12:15 UTC+1

Therme Doubles Up Among Early Onslaught

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Frank Visser

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

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Therme	100,000 52,000	52,000
Laurent Azout	51,000 53,000	53,000
Aleksandr Volkov	Busted
Teddy Tuil	Busted
Atanas Malinov	Busted
Hubert Baran-Osinski	Busted
Leo Margets	Busted
Antoine Rahal	Busted
Rory Jennings	Busted

Markkos Ladev	Busted
Mehdi Rebai	Busted
Eugenio Peralta	Busted
Hossein Ensan	Busted

Masayuki Murata	Busted
Frank Funaro	Busted
Jean-Noel Thorel	Busted
Yea Joonhee	Busted
Antonio Buonanno	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Therme Laurent Azout

02-21-2024 12:13 UTC+1

Robovic Fires Three Barrels at Uzan

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David Salituro

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

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrija Robovic	60,000 30,000	30,000
Marc Uzan	22,000 26,500	26,500

Tags: Marc Uzan Andrija Robovic

02-21-2024 12:06 UTC+1

Play Underway in Day 2

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Richard Hayes

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

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.

02-21-2024 12:06 UTC+1

Day 2 Entries

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David Salituro

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Hall	30,000 30,000	30,000
Timothy Adams	30,000 30,000	30,000
Pieter Aerts	30,000 30,000	30,000
Daniel Barriocanal	30,000 30,000	30,000
Wouter Beltz	30,000 30,000	30,000
Clement Bonnant	30,000 30,000	30,000
Jerome Brion	30,000 30,000	30,000
Tomi Brouk	30,000 30,000	30,000
Antonio Buonanno	30,000 30,000	30,000

Ricardo Caridade	30,000 30,000	30,000
Jon Clark	30,000 30,000	30,000
Vlad Darie	30,000 30,000	30,000
Omar Del Pino	30,000 30,000	30,000
Guillaume Diaz	30,000 30,000	30,000
David Docherty	30,000 30,000	30,000
Joshua Duce	30,000 30,000	30,000
Daniel Dvoress	30,000 30,000	30,000

[Removed:471]	30,000 30,000	30,000
Hossein Ensan	30,000 30,000	30,000

Arnaud Enselme	30,000 30,000	30,000
Patrick Faraut	30,000 30,000	30,000
Jerome Finck	30,000 30,000	30,000
Bernd Gleibner	30,000 30,000	30,000
Tomasz Gluszko	30,000 30,000	30,000
Guillermo Gordo	30,000 30,000	30,000

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