Chady Ojeil raised to 65,000 in the hijack before Pawel Wojciechowski three-bet to 250,000 in the small blind. Ojeil called.
Wojciechowski continued for 160,000 on the 10♠9♥2♦ flop, and Ojeil called. Wojciechowski checked the 6♣ turn, Ojeil bet 150,000, and Wojciechowski called.
Both players checked the 2♠ river, and Ojeil showed 7♠7♣. Wojciechowski mucked K♥J♦.
Jorge Abreu raised to 60,000 in middle position before Mitch Garshofsky three-bet to 225,000 on the button. Abreu called, and they saw a flop of 6♦4♠6♠.
Garshofsky then bet 175,000, and Abreu called. Both players checked down the 7♥ turn and K♦ river, and Abreu showed 9♣9♦. Garshofsky, though, had 10♦10♥ to win the pot.
Tomas Jozonis raised to 60,000 in middle position and Joachim Meisolle called in the big blind.
Jozonis continued for 95,000 on the 8♣6♥4♣ flop, and Meisolle called to see the K♦ turn. He then led out for 60,000, but Jozonis came back with an all-in shove. Meisolle folded for his last 215,000.
At the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Paris, a standing ovation took place for one of poker's legends as an emotional Barny Boatman captured a long-awaited EPT Main Event title inside Les Palais des Congres.
The veteran defeated 2013 WCOOP Main Event winner David Kaufmann in a swift heads-up encounter to take home the trophy along with the €1,287,800 top prize.
Kaufmann, who recently returned to the felt after an educational hiatus, collected €804,750 for his efforts, while the final podium finisher, Aleksejs Ponakovs, was awarded €574,850.
A fixture on the European Poker Tour since its inception, Boatman came close to Main Event glory once before, narrowly missing out on the victory in Sanremo in 2011. He'd long thought his chances of going the distance had passed him by, but as we know, anything can happen on the felt.
"If you don't get cards like I did today, it's very, very hard. I have won tournaments, obviously, but nothing this big and it feels unbelievable," the newly crowned champion told PokerNews.
The final 24 players have been reached in the EPT Paris Main Event, meaning the PokerNews live reporting will go on a 30-minute delay to prevent spoiling the live stream.
Jessica Teusl raised to 60,000 in the cutoff and Julien Mariani called on the button. Hugo De La Fouchardiere then moved all in for 200,000 in the small blind and Teusl folded, but Mariani snap-called.
Hugo De La Fouchardiere: 7♠7♥
Julien Mariani: 10♥10♦
"I also had a pair," Teusl said as Mariani had De La Fouchardiere crushed with his tens. The J♣3♠3♦6♦Q♠ board offered no help, and De La Fouchardiere was sent to the rail.
Felix Schneiders raised to 60,000 under the gun before Tomas Jozonis three-bet to 180,000 on the button. Joris Ruijs then four-bet to 530,000 in the big blind and Schneiders folded, while Jozonis called.
The flop came 7♣5♥3♠ and Ruijs continued for 225,000. Jozonis called to the 4♥ turn, where Ruijs bet another 450,000. Jozonis again called.
The river was the 5♠ and Ruijs bet 1,050,000. Jozonis took a minute but eventually folded Q♠Q♣ as Ruijs took down the pot with just the 2♥ showing.
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