€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 3 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

02-22-2024 16:26 UTC+1

Keating Loses a Big One to Zaks

Ollie Garland

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The pot stood at approximately 200,000 with two players looking at a full board of 7♠Q♥7♣2♥Q♣.

Kostya Zaks, in the hijack, bet out 100,000. Alex Keating thought for some time, clearly frustrated by the decision he faced.

After some time in the tank, Keating slid a stack of blues into the Zaks' stack as if they were a gift, also signifying a call. Zaks tabled J♦J♥, which was good enough to win this pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kostya Zaks	760,000 463,000	463,000
Alex Keating	390,000 170,000	170,000

Tags: Alex Keating Kostya Zaks

02-22-2024 16:29 UTC+1

Dodd Spikes the River to Stun Sturm

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Leon Sturm raised to 16,000 in middle position before Owen Dodd three-bet to 45,000 in the hijack. Sturm called and they went heads-up to the 8♥K♣6♥ flop.

Dodd continued for 30,000 and Sturm raised to 65,000. Dodd called and the 3♠ fell on the turn.

Sturm checked over to Dodd who bet 80,000. Sturm then moved all in and Dodd tanked for a minute before calling for his last 143,000.

Sturm showed K♦Q♣ for a pair of kings, while Dodd was on a flush draw holding A♥J♥. The 4♥ river completed Dodd's flush and he let out a fist pump and snapped a photo of the board before accepting his double up.

At the same table, Florian Duta has around 970,000 sitting under his porcelain giraffe figurine. Tobias Peters is also at this table with around 410,000 stacked up in his usual symmetrical pattern.

Player	Chips	Progress
Florian Duta	970,000 105,000	105,000
Leon Sturm	580,000 140,000	140,000
Owen Dodd	520,000 245,000	245,000
Tobias Peters	410,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Florian Duta Leon Sturm Owen Dodd Tobias Peters

02-22-2024 16:29 UTC+1

Kaverman and Hudon Love to Battle

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Byron Kaverman lost a small showdown pot to Eliot Hudon when a missed open-ender was called by second pair.

Soon after, they tangled again when Hudon raised to 16,000 with the K♠10♥ and Kaverman defended the 5♥4♦ in the big blind. Kaverman checked for Hudon to bet 30,000 but Kaverman was having none of it, as he check-raised to 95,000 to earn back the previous losses.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eliot Hudon	1,163,000 33,000	33,000

Byron Kaverman	517,000 11,000	11,000

Tags: Byron Kaverman Eliot Hudon

02-22-2024 16:29 UTC+1

Ramella Collects With Cowboys

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Dan O'Hair

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Three ways on a flop of 10♥9♥J♦, Younes Hammouchi checked from the big blind and Jorge Ramella bet 23,000 from the hijack. Gianluca Speranza called on the button and Hammouchi then check-raised to 61,000. Both Ramella and Speranza called.

Hammouchi continued for 73,000 on the 10♦ turn and only Ramella called.

Both players checked down on the 2♦ river and Hammouchi tabled J♥7♥ for jacks-up. Ramella turned over K♥K♣ for a better two pair and collected the sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorge Ramella	590,000 395,000	395,000
Gianluca Speranza	580,000 140,000	140,000
Younes Hammouchi	460,000 363,000	363,000

02-22-2024 16:31 UTC+1

Break Time

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The remaining 112 players are now on another 20-minute break.

Level 18 Highlights

Timothy Rutherford Loses a Monster to Kostadin Kostadinov, Then Busts to Peter Jorgne
Ian Bradley and Diego Montone Chop Up a Million-Chip Pot as Catalin Moraru Triples Up
Sirzat Hissou Eliminated by Gregory Fournier's Quads
Max Neugebauer and Timothy Adams Bust

02-22-2024 16:39 UTC+1

Different Stop, Same Story for These High Stakes Crushers

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Two more high roller events have taken place at EPT Paris, and some familiar faces have left the star-studded fields in their wake once again.

Teun Mulder picked up his first live PokerStars win of the year while Daniel Dvoress claimed his second title of the series, just days after prevailing in €25,000 NL Hold'em.

Also among the latest winners in the French capital is 2017 Irish Open champion Griffin Benger. The Canadian sprinted to first place in last night's €1,050 NLHE Hyper Turbo.

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Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

02-22-2024 16:57 UTC+1

Assorted Counts on the Break

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Afriat	1,413,000 446,000	446,000
Kostadin Kostadinov	1,225,000 75,000	75,000
Alessandro Minasi	1,180,000 190,000	190,000
Eliot Hudon	1,163,000

Zhongxian Li	980,000 30,000	30,000
David Kaufmann	978,000 203,000	203,000

Mathias Siljander	963,000 663,000	663,000
Florian Duta	930,000 40,000	40,000
Matthias Lipp	905,000 175,000	175,000
Anton Wigg	897,000

Benny Glaser	890,000 30,000	30,000
Peter Jorgne	875,000 25,000	25,000
Levente Szabo	863,000 363,000	363,000
Dimitar Danchev	860,000 16,000	16,000

Tom Middleton	851,000 313,000	313,000

Clement Michaud	840,000 260,000	260,000
Hans Erlandsson	810,000 235,000	235,000
Ian Bradley	740,000 160,000	160,000
Krasimir Neychev	690,000 553,000	553,000
Kostya Zaks	690,000 70,000	70,000
Pieter Aerts	655,000 147,000	147,000
Panagiotis Mavritsakis	650,000 130,000	130,000

Gianluca Speranza	650,000 70,000	70,000
Jean-Pierre Boulad	635,000 185,000	185,000
Leon Sturm	628,000 48,000	48,000

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02-22-2024 16:57 UTC+1

Wigg Has an Easy Fold on the Turn

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Ami Barer opened to 21,000 with the Q♥8♥ in the cutoff and Anton Wigg defended 9♠7♥ out of the big blind. Both players had something on the A♥10♠9♣ flop and Wigg check-called for 30,000. The J♥ turn gave Barer the straight and a flush draw.

Wigg checked, Barer bet 38,000 and took it down without any further resistance.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Wigg	836,000 61,000	61,000

Ami Barer	669,000 66,000	66,000

Tags: Anton Wigg Ami Barer

02-22-2024 17:02 UTC+1

Sturm Collects the Rest of Selles' Chips

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Dan O'Hair

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Yoel Selles shoved for his last 41,000 from the cutoff and Leon Sturm called on the button to put Selles at risk. Everyone else folded and hands were revealed.

Yoel Selles: A♣8♦
Leon Sturm: A♦10♣

Sturm had Selles dominated, and the 6♠5♦K♦9♥K♠ runout kept him best with his ten kicker to eliminate Selles.