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

02-21-2024 19:29 UTC+2

All-Time Money Leader Kenney Among Recent Oustings

Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryn Kenney	Busted
Artur Martirosian	Busted

Stanislav Zegal	Busted
Sebastian Gaehl	Busted
Virgile Turchi	Busted
Geoffrey Quenehen	Busted
Julien Sitbon	Busted
Dorian Melchers	Busted
Jan Kesänen	Busted
Idir Haiche	Busted
Ulysse Harry	Busted
Max Petzelberger	Busted
Ka Kwan Lau	Busted
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos	Busted
Milos Petakovic	Busted
Aldo Nobile	Busted
Jonathan Therme	Busted
Ramesh Caussy	Busted

02-21-2024 19:28 UTC+2

Three Streets for Reixach Against Dziamyanik

Christian Zetzsche

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

Volga Uyanik raised to 6,500 in middle position and Raman Dziamyanik called from the next seat. Sergi Reixach then three-bet to 26,000 on the button for Dziamyanik to be the only caller.

On a flop of Q♦7♠6♦, Dziamyanik check-called for 17,000 and did so again for 35,000 on the K♦ turn. The 4♠ river was checked by the Belorussian once more, who then swiftly called Reixach's 70,000 bet.

Reixach tabled the A♥A♠ for the win and Dziamyanik mucked A♣K♥ for a pair of kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergi Reixach	530,000 100,000	100,000
Volga Uyanik	461,000 -18,500	-18,500
Benny Glaser	370,000 78,000	78,000

Francesco Delfoco	262,000 82,000	82,000
Raman Dziamyanik	186,000 -154,000	-154,000
Anthony Kennedy	135,000 58,500	58,500
Alexey Badulin	130,000 -50,000	-50,000
Alexander Tkatschew	95,000 -35,000	-35,000

Tags: Raman Dziamyanik Sergi Reixach Volga Uyanik

02-21-2024 19:24 UTC+2

Ropert Eliminated by Groenendijk

Christian Zetzsche

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

Corentin Ropert pushed a short stack of around ten blinds from the hijack and was called by Julien Groenendijk on the button.

Corentin Ropert: Q♦9♦
Julien Groenendijk: 8♦8♠

The K♠6♣4♦5♦ turn gave Ropert a flush draw on top of his two overcards but Groenendijk was the one to improve to a straight with the 7♥ river.

The same table also features EPT Sochi Main Event champion Arsenii Karmatckii, Walter Treccarichi, and the two WSOP Europe Main Event runner-ups Gianluca Speranza as well as Ting-Yi "Eric" Tsai. Furthermore, last year's eighth-place finisher Johan Schultz-Pedersen is there, too, who earned €144,300 for the efforts in 2023.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gianluca Speranza	310,000 6,000	6,000
Ting-Yi Tsai	275,000 115,000	115,000
Walter Treccarichi	275,000 -43,500	-43,500
Julien Groenendijk	267,000 85,000	85,000
Arsenii Karmatckii	260,000 163,500	163,500

Iuri Maia Leite	191,000 159,000	159,000
Johan Schultz-Pedersen	180,000
Corentin Ropert	Busted

Tags: Arsenii Karmatckii Corentin Ropert Gianluca Speranza Johan Schultz-Pedersen Julien Groenendijk Walter Treccarichi

02-21-2024 19:22 UTC+2

Slila Remains In

Frank Visser

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

Kader Slila threw in his last few blinds from the small blind and was called by Kostadin Kostadinov in the big blind.

Kader Slila: A♦5♠
Kostadin Kostadinov: Q♣6♠

The A♣9♦8♥ flop gave Slila top pair but the 10♣ turn meant that Kostadinov was still live. The 4♠ river did not bring in his straight, however, and the small but important pot was shipped to Slila.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kostadin Kostadinov	225,000 -7,000	-7,000
Kader Slila	38,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Kader Slila Kostadin Kostadinov

02-21-2024 19:18 UTC+2

Alleg Doubles Via Beltz

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Karim Alleg	85,000 33,500	33,500
Wouter Beltz	4,000 -55,000	-55,000

Tags: Karim Alleg Wouter Beltz

02-21-2024 19:15 UTC+2

Custodio Sniffs Out a Bluff From Pedersen

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 19:13 UTC+2

Boika Cracks Aces but Remains Kind

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 19:05 UTC+2

Odeen Doubles and Damages Dowling

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 19:03 UTC+2

Geci Flips for Survival

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 19:02 UTC+2

Some Assorted Counts With 300 Remaining

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