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

02-22-2024 22:19 UTC+1

Flop Has Something For Everyone as Wakil Doubles

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Jamil Wakil moved all in for 150,000 from the cutoff and Zhongxian Li called on the button.

Jamil Wakil: 5♣5♦
Zhongxian Li: A♣J♣

Li made two pair on the A♠J♥5♥ flop, but Wakil also hit a set and held up on the 10♥ turn and 4♦ river to secure a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zhongxian Li	800,000 165,000	165,000
Jamil Wakil	340,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Jamil Wakil Zhongxian Li

02-22-2024 22:21 UTC+1

Hansen Pulls Ahead to Eliminate Ramella

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Ollie Garland

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

In a blind versus blind confrontation, Jorge Ramella found himself all in and at risk for his last 140,000 against Sindre Hansen, in the small blind.

Jorge Ramella: A♦9♠
Sindre Hansen: K♠J♥

The first four cards came 4♥3♦Q♦10♠ giving Hansen's inferior holding an open-ended straight draw. The river landed the A♥ giving Hansen Broadway, and Ramella was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sindre Hansen	1,300,000 330,000	330,000
Jorge Ramella	Busted

Tags: Jorge Ramella Sindre Hansen

02-22-2024 22:30 UTC+1

Lipp Steals One With Queen-High

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Matthias Lipp made it 35,000 to go with the Q♣8♣ in an early position, Igor Picone called in the cutoff with 5♦5♣ and David Kaufmann defended the 8♦7♦ from the big blind. All three players checked the K♦J♥6♠ flop to head to the 4♥ turn.

Once more they knuckled it down to the J♦ river and this time, the preflop aggressor finally bet 30,000. Picone checked his cards again and folded, as did Kaufmann.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Lipp	1,110,000 100,000	100,000
David Kaufmann	975,000 275,000	275,000

Igor Picone	685,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: David Kaufmann Igor Picone Matthias Lipp

02-22-2024 22:32 UTC+1

Rabahie Shoves on Danchev

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Dimitar Danchev raised to 30,000 in middle position and Fouad Rabahie defended his big blind.

The flop came 2♥A♦5♦ and Danchev continued for 25,000. Rabahie called.

The J♣ fell on the turn and Danchev bet another 60,000. Rabahie again called and the 9♦ fell on the river.

Rabahie then announced he was all in and Danchev, with around 190,000 remaining, snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fouad Rabahie	850,000 5,000	5,000
Dimitar Danchev	190,000 485,000	485,000

Tags: Dimitar Danchev Fouad Rabahie

02-22-2024 22:33 UTC+1

Cooler Ends In Unlikely Chop

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Ollie Garland

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

The pot had already swelled to 225,000 with two players looking at a flop of 5♦2♠A♥.

Ami Barer, who was under the gun, check-called a bet of 50,000 from Eliot Hudon, in the cutoff.

The 4♥ turn checked through to the 3♦ on the river, putting a straight on the board. Barer moved all in, putting Hudon to the test for his last 500,000. Hudon thought for some time, burning through time banks before making the call.

Eliot Hudon: K♠K♣
Ami Barer: Q♣Q♥

Both players' premium pocket pairs were counterfeited by the board and the pot was chopped.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ami Barer	1,350,000 100,000	100,000
Eliot Hudon	650,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Ami Barer Eliot Hudon

02-22-2024 22:37 UTC+1

Picone Slips Further; Spencer Wins a Small One

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Igor Picone opened the action with a raise to 30,000 with the K♦10♦ and Atanas Pavlov three-bet to 90,000 one seat over in the hijack with the A♣10♣. The 8♠5♥2♥ flop was checked by Picone and Pavlov bet 75,000 to take it down right there.

Next to raise was David Kaufmann with the J♥5♥ on the button and he found a customer in Lewis Spencer in the big blind (A♦5♦). Spencer check-called 15,000 on the Q♠10♦5♠ flop, the 8♦ turn and 6♥ river brought no action for the Brit to win a small pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lewis Spencer	1,230,000 70,000	70,000
Atanas Pavlov	795,000 165,000	165,000
Igor Picone	595,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Atanas Pavlov David Kaufmann Igor Picone Lewis Spencer

02-22-2024 22:39 UTC+1

Ponakovs Doubles Though Hansen

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Dan O'Hair

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Sindre Hansen opened to 40,000 on the button and Aleksejs Ponakovs three-bet to 200,000 from the big blind, leaving himself just 35,000 behind. Hansen just called.

Ponakovs checked to Hansen on the J♦8♦7♣ flop and he bet enough to put Ponakovs all in. Ponakovs quickly called and hands were turned face up.

Aleksejs Ponakovs: A♣8♣
Sindre Hansen: A♠6♥

Ponakovs had way the best of it with his pair of eights. The 4♦ turn gave Hansen a sweat with a gutshot straight draw, but the 7♥ river bricked out and Ponakovs doubled his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sindre Hansen	1,600,000 300,000	300,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	490,000 240,000	240,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Sindre Hansen

02-22-2024 22:41 UTC+1

Keating Falls Near the End of the Night

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Alex Keating moved all in for his last 200,000 from early position as action folded around to Diego Montone who called in the small blind.

Alex Keating: Q♠9♠
Diego Montone: 10♣10♦

Both players hit two pair on the K♣9♦K♥ flop, but Montone was still ahead with his pocket pair and Keating improved no further on the J♣ turn or 7♥ river. He went around the table giving his tablemates a fist bump before making his exit with just a few minutes left in the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diego Montone	1,300,000 55,000	55,000
Alex Keating	Busted

Tags: Alex Keating Diego Montone

02-22-2024 22:42 UTC+1

Five More Hands

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

The clock was paused with 10:58 remaining in the level and tournament officials drew five more hands left to play before players bag up their chips for the night.

02-22-2024 22:45 UTC+1