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

02-22-2024 13:57 UTC+1

Almeida Above Half a Million on Feature Table

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Gonzalo Almeida raised with the K♦Q♠ and Alexander van der Swaluw called on the button with the 5♥ showing, as did Liangce Ni in the big blind with 9♣6♥. They checked the K♣9♦5♦ flop to Almeida, who bet 15,000 and received two calls.

The J♦ turn was then checked to van der Swaluw, who bet 30,000. Ni folded whereas Almeida stuck around to the 10♦ river. Almeida opted for a bet worth 40,000 with the king-high flush and van der Swaluw folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gonzalo Almeida	505,000 210,000	210,000
Alexander van der Swaluw	214,000 56,000	56,000
Liangce Ni	174,000 33,000	33,000

Tags: Alexander van der Swaluw Gonzalo Almeida Liangce Ni

02-22-2024 13:57 UTC+1

Fewer Than 160 Players Remain

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Midway through the second level and first full level on Day 3, an initial field of 222 contenders has already been cut down to fewer than 160 hopefuls. The most recent participants to bust all collected €11,400 for their efforts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ekrem Sanioglu	Busted
Arthur Conan	Busted
Vincent Meli	Busted
Stanislav Tishkevich	Busted
Ruida Lin	Busted
Guillaume Nolet	Busted
Casimir Seire	Busted

02-22-2024 13:58 UTC+1

Greenwood Pays Off Anand on the River

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Sam Greenwood raised to 13,000 under the gun and Jason Anand called in the big blind.

The flop came Q♥10♠7♦ and Greenwood continued for 25,000. Anand called and both players checked the A♦ turn.

Anand led out for 55,000 on the 10♠ river and Greenwood used a time bank before calling. Anand then showed K♦10♦ for trip tens and Greenwood mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Anand	800,000 598,000	598,000
Sam Greenwood	420,000 41,000	41,000

Tags: Sam Greenwood Jason Anand

02-22-2024 14:03 UTC+1

Ni's Bluff Picked Off by Tous Rosich

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

David Tous Rosich made it 12,000 to go from an early position with the K♠10♥, picking up a single caller by Liangce Ni in the small blind with the K♦Q♠. The 10♠8♠7♦ flop was checked and the 5♠ turn gave both players a flush draw.

Ni checked again and Tous Rosich bet 15,000 for Ni to check-raise, as he bumped it up to 47,000. Tous Rosich didn't go anywhere with top pair and the king-high flush draw, then improved to trips with the 10♦ river.

Ni bluff-shoved the river for 115,000 and Tous Rosich called with the superior stack to score the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Tous Rosich	398,000 128,000	128,000
Liangce Ni	Busted

Tags: David Tous Rosich Liangce Ni

02-22-2024 14:09 UTC+1

Olofsson Shows Down a Set

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 3♥7♣10♥, Youcef Benzerfa bet 20,000 from the hijack and Stefan Olofsson called under the gun.

Both players checked the 4♦ turn and Olofsson led out for 35,000 on the 5♦ river. Benzerfa called.

Olofsson then turned over 7♦7♥ for a flopped set and Benzerfa mucked.

At the same table, Alessandro Minasi has built up a stack of around 700,000, while Arsenii Karmatckii is also seated here.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessandro Minasi	700,000 126,000	126,000
Arsenii Karmatckii	300,000 5,000	5,000
Stefan Olofsson	250,000 110,000	110,000
Youcef Benzerfa	170,000 160,000	160,000

Tags: Alessandro Minasi Arsenii Karmatckii Stefan Olofsson Youcef Benzerfa

02-22-2024 14:15 UTC+1

Erlandsson Puts Adams In a Tough Spot

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Ollie Garland

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The pot stood at 70,000 with two players looking at a completed board of 10♠A♦5♠A♥A♠.

Hans Erlandsson, in the big blind, led out for a sizeable bet of 52,000, sending Timothy Adams, in the hijack into the tank.

Adams was visibly frustarted by his decision, thinking for some time before choosing to make the fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hans Erlandsson	570,000 189,000	189,000
Timothy Adams	103,000 107,000	107,000

Tags: Hans Erlandsson Timothy Adams

02-22-2024 14:17 UTC+1

The Hot Run of Middleton Continues

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Tom Middleton won a showdown pot against Gonzalo Almeida and then got a three-bet squeeze through. The Brit then opened to 18,000 out of the small blind and Alexander van der Swaluw three-bet to 55,000. Middleton opted to shove for 208,000 effective and van der Swaluw sigh-called.

Alexander van der Swaluw: 9♠9♦
Tom Middleton: A♣10♥

The board ran out A♥6♥3♥Q♠J♠ and van der Swaluw's chips were swallowed up by Middleton.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Middleton	640,000

Alexander van der Swaluw	Busted

Tags: Alexander van der Swaluw Gonzalo Almeida Tom Middleton

02-22-2024 14:19 UTC+1

Benzerfa Fires Four Barrels

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Dan O'Hair

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Youcef Benzerfa opened to 12,000 first-to-act and found one caller in Arsenii Karmatckii from the big blind.

Karmatckii check-called a 16,000 bet from Benzerfa on the 3♦10♦9♠ flop and a 44,000 bet from Benzerfa on the K♥ turn.

The 3♣ completed the board and Karmatckii checked a final time — prompting an 88,000 bet from Benzerfa. Kamatckii went deep into the tank and used up a time extension before sliding his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Youcef Benzerfa	260,000 90,000	90,000
Arsenii Karmatckii	190,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Arsenii Karmatckii Youcef Benzerfa

02-22-2024 14:22 UTC+1

Big Stacks Abound at Table #7

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Alexios Zervos, David Kaufmann, and Matthias Lipp, who all found themselves in the top five on the chip leaderboard at the start of the day, are sharing a table here on Day 3, but only Zervos played a role in the latest hand.

With around 100,000 in the pot on a flop of 9♠J♥J♣, Zervos bet 23,000 from the button and Antoine Camors called in the hijack. Both players then checked the 6♥ turn.

The river was the 4♣ and Zervos bet 200,000, enough to put Camors all in. Camors eventually folded and Zervos added more to his stack.

EPT champion Robin Ylitalo is also seated at this stacked table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexios Zervos	810,000 22,000	22,000
David Kaufmann	760,000 60,000	60,000

Matthias Lipp	740,000 26,000	26,000
Robin Ylitalo	400,000 71,000	71,000

Antoine Camors	150,000 32,000	32,000

Tags: Alexios Zervos Antoine Camors David Kaufmann Matthias Lipp Robin Ylitalo

02-22-2024 14:25 UTC+1

Saminadin Gets Sent to the Rail

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Ollie Garland

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Julien Groenendijk raised to 12,000 from middle position, Eric Sfez called in the hijack and Thomas Saminadin defended in the big blind.

The 6♣8♥K♣ flop saw Saminadin open jam for his remaining 84,000. Groenendijk received a count before moving all in himself, while Sfez folded.

Thomas Saminadin: 7♣5♠
Julien Groenendijk: 6♥6♠

Groenendijk had flopped a set but Saminadin had outs to an open-ended straight draw. The turn and river fell the A♣ and 7♦ respectively, Saminadin didn't improve and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Groenendijk	410,000 45,000	45,000
Thomas Saminadin	Busted

Tags: Eric Sfez Julien Groenendijk