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

02-21-2024 13:42 UTC+2

Touri Takes Out Talbot and Baumann

Josh Noy

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

Parker Talbot shoved in early position and the dealer counted out his stack of 16,000 chips. Adil Touri made the call in the hijack before Gaelle Baumann also moved all in for just 500 chips more. Touri called and the hands were turned up.

Parker Talbot: 2♣2♥
Gaelle Baumann: A♣Q♥
Adil Touri: A♦J♦

Touri had the worst of it but jumped in front on the 4♥J♦6♥ flop. The 5♥ turn brought Baumann a flush draw, but the A♠ river was no help.

Touri sent both Baumann and Talbot to the rail early on Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adil Touri	115,500 29,500	29,500
Parker Talbot	Busted

Gaelle Baumann	Busted

Tags: Adil Touri Gaelle Baumann Parker Talbot

02-21-2024 13:46 UTC+2

Zervos Finds the Right Time to Wake Up With Aces

David Salituro

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

Sergey Lebedev moved all in for 15,000 under the gun and Samuel Polack reshoved for around 25,000 in the hijack. Action folded to Alexios Zervos in the big blind who took a peek at his cards and snap-called.

Sergey Lebedev: 5♠5♣
Samuel Polack: 6♥6♣
Alexios Zervos: A♦A♠

Zervos had both players crushed with his two aces and left them nearly drawing dead as the 7♦9♣A♥ further gave him top set. The board ran out 8♥Q♠ and Zervos scored the double knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexios Zervos	270,000 110,500	110,500
Samuel Polack	Busted
Sergey Lebedev	Busted

Tags: Alexios Zervos Samuel Polack Sergey Lebedev

02-21-2024 13:48 UTC+2

Next Slew of Eliminations

Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Mugar	Busted
Antonio Scalzi	Busted
Alessandro Pichierri	Busted
Antoine Chamba	Busted
Jakub Michalak	Busted
Clement Bonnant	Busted
Bjorn Verbakel	Busted
Abderrahim Ineflas	Busted
Denis Vladimirov	Busted
Yang Zhang	Busted
Ricardo Caridade	Busted
Vlastimil Pustina	Busted
Michele Guerrini	Busted
Denzel Spekman	Busted
Eleftherios Papangelis	Busted
Smain Mamouni	Busted
Ivan Uzunov	Busted
Sonny Franco	Busted
Piotr Wiecek	Busted
Thierry Gogniat	Busted
Fabian Rolli	Busted
Christopher Putz	Busted
Leonard Maue	Busted
Scott Margereson	Busted
Apoorva Goel	Busted

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02-21-2024 13:48 UTC+2

Mastering Small Stakes w/ Lexy Gavin-Mather

Milko van Winden

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

Tags: Lexy Gavin-Mather

02-21-2024 13:51 UTC+2

Obreshkov Increases Stack Early on Day 2

Christian Zetzsche

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

Picking up the action on the J♣9♦7♠A♥ turn, Michail Manolakis bet 6,500 in middle position. Stoyan Obreshkov called in the hijack and they headed to the 5♣ river. Manolakis now made it 14,500 to go and Obreshkov called instantly, then asked right away if Manolakis had ace-king.

The Greek shook his head and flashed the 9♥8♥ for a pair of nines, which Obreshkov had beat holding the A♦Q♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stoyan Obreshkov	205,000 20,000	20,000

Michail Manolakis	20,000 -40,000	-40,000

Tags: Michail Manolakis Stoyan Obreshkov

02-21-2024 13:51 UTC+2

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Josh Noy

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

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02-21-2024 13:55 UTC+2

Yam Gets Lucky For Three Streets From Ghassan

Richard Hayes

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

Edward Yam opened to 3,000 from middle position and Ibrahim Ghassan defended his big blind.

On the 10♠6♦K♥ flop Ghassan check-called a bet of 3,000 from Yam.

The turn brought the 10♦ and Yam continued to fire when it was checked to him, putting out a bet of 4,500. Ghassan again called.

The 5♥ rolled off on the river and when it was checked to him Yam emptied the clip and moved all in. Ghassan made a relatively quick call.

Yam showed A♠10♥ for the turned trip tens, while Ghassan had K♦8♥ for a pair of kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ibrahim Ghassan	85,000 22,500	22,500
Edward Yam	60,500 30,500	30,500

Tags: Edward Yam Ibrahim Ghassan

02-21-2024 13:55 UTC+2

Ponakovs Beats Jaksland in Showdown

Christian Zetzsche

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

Peter Jaksland has enjoyed a decent stack into Day 2 and increased his stack by more than half already. He then got involved in a hand with Aleksejs Ponakovs that was picked up on the K♥10♥5♣3♠ turn. Jaksland checked and Ponakovs bet 11,000 on the button for the Dane to call.

Both knuckled the felt on the 2♦ river and Jaksland revealed his Q♦J♦ for queen-high and a missed open-ended straight draw. Ponakovs had also missed the board but his A♣Q♠ won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Jaksland	145,000 47,000	47,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	105,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Peter Jaksland

02-21-2024 13:56 UTC+2

Fernandez Alonso Loses Some to Cimelli

Frank Visser

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

Javier Fernandez Alonso opened to 3,000 chips from the hijack and Giuseppe Cimelli piled in his remaining 15,000 chips from the small blind.

Fernandez Alonso flicked in a quick call and the pair showed down.

Giuseppe Cimelli: 10♠10♣
Javier Fernandez Alonso: A♦8♦

Fernandez made a pair on the 7♦8♣7♣2♠4♦ board, but it was the wrong one as Cimelli's tens remained superior to double him up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Javier Fernandez Alonso	90,000 -40,800	-40,800
Giuseppe Cimelli	33,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Giuseppe Cimelli Javier Fernandez Alonso

02-21-2024 14:04 UTC+2

Julius Catches Anufriiev

Frank Visser

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

Kyle Julius in the hijack had three-bet Stanislav Anufriiev in early position. Anufriiev then made the call to create a pot of 25,000 chips.

Anufriiev checked to Julius on the 8♦K♠4♣ flop, after which Julius continued for 11,000. Anufriiev tanked for a while before making a small raise to 24,500.

Undeterred, Julius put his stack of 45,000 in the middle and Anufriiev, despite the good price, folded immediately, forfeiting the pot to Julius.