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

02-22-2024 19:45 UTC+1

Picone and Lewis Clash in Big Pot

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Romain Lewis made it 25,000 to go with the A♠Q♣ from an early position and Igor Picone three-bet big to 90,000 out of the small blind with Q♠J♠. It folded back to Lewis, who pondered about it for a short while and called.

Picone made the top two pair on the Q♦J♥9♦ flop and continued for 60,000, Lewis called. The 2♣ turn was checked by Picone and Lewis bet 100,000 to now send Picone into the think tank. One time bank later, the Belgian jammed for 291,000 and Lewis shrugged before calling.

The 4♣ river was a blank and Lewis saw his stack reduced to fumes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Picone	906,000 292,000	292,000
Romain Lewis	102,000 411,000	411,000

Tags: Igor Picone Romain Lewis

02-22-2024 19:45 UTC+1

Jaksland Trips up Arduini

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Dan O'Hair

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Peter Jaksland opened to 25,000 from under the gun and was called by Lorenzo Arduini from middle position for a heads-up pot.

Arduini called a 26,000 bet from Jaksland on the 9♠10♠8♥ flop and a 52,000 bet from Jaksland on the 6♦ turn.

The 8♠ completed the board and Jaksland slowed down and checked. Arduini thought a bit and decided to check behind, prompting Jaksland to table A♦8♦ for rivered trips. Arduini couldn't beat it and mucked — conceding the pot to Jaksland.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Jaksland	800,000 191,000	191,000
Lorenzo Arduini	475,000 240,000	240,000

Tags: Lorenzo Arduini Peter Jaksland

02-22-2024 19:48 UTC+1

Dodd Picks Up Queens to Double Off Perez

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Owen Dodd raised to 24,000 under the gun before Francisco Perez three-bet to 60,000 in the small blind. Dodd then shoved for 293,000 and Perez called.

Owen Dodd: Q♦Q♥
Francisco Perez: J♥J♠

The board came A♣K♦3♦10♠ and Perez picked up a straight draw heading to the river, needing one of the last two remaining queens in the deck. "A queen is coming," he said, but the dealer instead turned over the 3♠ and Dodd doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco Perez	620,000 267,000	267,000
Owen Dodd	600,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: Francisco Perez Owen Dodd

02-22-2024 19:54 UTC+1

Recent Casualties After the Dinner Break

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

With the pay jump secured prior to the dinner break, the following players all collected €17,250 for their efforts inside the top 100 spots.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Wagner	Busted
Serhii Tarnakin	Busted
Tobias Peters	Busted
Youcef Benzerfa	Busted
Walter Treccarichi	Busted
Maxime Parys	Busted
Eduard Barsegian	Busted
Mallory Frere	Busted

02-22-2024 19:55 UTC+1

Picone On a Roll for Now

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Igor Picone got another two preflop three-bets through after his double-up and then opened to 30,000 with the A♦3♦. Younes Hammouchi called with the Q♠J♣ on the button but folded on the K♥5♠3♥ flop when Picone bet 25,000.

It was the fourth pot in a row for Picone, who jumped to seven figures.

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Picone	1,100,000 194,000	194,000
Younes Hammouchi	581,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Igor Picone Younes Hammouchi

02-22-2024 19:57 UTC+1

Olofsson Snap-Jams the Flop

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Ollie Garland

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Stefan Olofsson limped in from the small blind, Alessandro Minasi three-bet to 52,000 from the big blind and Olofsson called.

Olofsson checked at the sight of the J♥Q♠8♦ flop. Minasi bet out 34,000 and Olofsson beat him into the pot, moving all in for approximately 300,000.

Minasi thought for some time before folding the Q♦ face up. Olofsson claimed the pot as he flashed the Q♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessandro Minasi	1,150,000 250,000	250,000
Stefan Olofsson	348,000 98,000	98,000

Tags: Alessandro Minasi Stefan Olofsson

02-22-2024 20:04 UTC+1

Kaverman Wakes Up With Kings to Cross a Million

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Eliot Hudon raised to 25,000 under the gun before Dimitar Danchev three-bet to 75,000 in middle position. Christos Argyriadis then moved all in for 263,000 on the button and Byron Kaverman asked for a count and tanked for a few moments before calling in the small blind. Hudon and Danchev both folded.

Christos Argyriadis: A♣Q♠
Byron Kaverman: K♠K♦

Kaverman had picked up kings and was a favorite to score the knockout as the board came 5♣7♥6♣Q♥5♥. Argyriadis couldn't improve beyond his turned pair of queens and was sent to the rail, while Kaverman, who needed to spike a three-outer to double up earlier in this level, moved up past 1,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Byron Kaverman	1,030,000 400,000	400,000
Eliot Hudon	610,000 249,000	249,000

Dimitar Danchev	580,000 180,000	180,000

Christos Argyriadis	Busted

Tags: Byron Kaverman Christos Argyriadis Dimitar Danchev Eliot Hudon

02-22-2024 20:05 UTC+1

Picone Remains Active on Feature Table

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Younes Hammouchi opened to 27,000 with the 10♣8♣ for Matthias Lipp to defend his A♠3♥ in the big blind.

On a K♦3♠3♦ flop, Lipp check-raised from 18,000 to 80,000 and Hammouchi quickly folded.

Igor Picone made it 25,000 to go one hand later with the A♠7♠ first to act. Atanas Pavlov three-bet to 72,000 in the next seat with K♣J♣ and got through the entire table, Picone also folded.

Peter Jorgne limped the small blind next with A♠4♠ and Picone raised to 42,000 with the Q♦8♠. The call by Jorgne led to the J♣10♥5♠ flop, which he opted to check. Picone bet 32,000 and took it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Picone	1,120,000 20,000	20,000
Peter Jorgne	1,070,000 117,000	117,000
Atanas Pavlov	475,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Atanas Pavlov Igor Picone Peter Jorgne Matthias Lipp Younes Hammouchi

02-22-2024 20:05 UTC+1

Mavritsakis Makes the Right Call

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Dan O'Hair

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Panagiotis Marvritsakis opened to 27,000 from early position and was called by Fouad Rabahie in the cutoff and Raoul Van Wersch in the big blind.

Van Wersch checked to Marvritsakis on the Q♥5♣9♠ flop and he continued for 28,000. Rabahie folded and Van Wersch called.

Both players checked on the 9♥ turn and then Van Wersch led out for 32,000 after the Q♠ fell on the river.

Marvritsakis decided to look him up and Van Wersch tabled 6♠7♥ for a busted straight draw. Marvritsakis turned over K♥J♥ for a king to go along with the two pair on the board and he was sent the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Panagiotis Mavritsakis	1,230,000 42,000	42,000

Fouad Rabahie	510,000 160,000	160,000
Raoul Van Wersch	170,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Fouad Rabahie Panagiotis Marvritsakis Raoul Van Wersch

02-22-2024 20:08 UTC+1

Arduini Cracks Kings In Huge Three-Way All In

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Ollie Garland

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Mallory Frere open jammed for 171,000 from early position, Peter Jaksland called in the cutoff and Lorenzo Arduini moved all in for 628,000 from the small blind. Jaksland made the call for a huge proportion of his stack.

Mallory Frere: A♥10♣
Lorenzo Arduini: A♣K♥
Peter Jaksland: K♠K♦

The Q♦3♣J♥ flop brought both Frere and Arduini a straight draw, but it was the 10♥ turn that gave Arduini Broadway. The 3♥ river ensured Frere's departure as well as leaving Jaksland short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lorenzo Arduini	1,427,000 952,000	952,000
Peter Jaksland	90,000 710,000	710,000
Mallory Frere	Busted

Tags: Lorenzo Arduini Mallory Frere Peter Jaksland