2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

�2,200 FPS Paris High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j7
Prize
€305,300
Event Info
Buy-in
€2,200
Prize Pool
€1,747,200
Entries
910
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
134
Players Left
1

Spasov Comes Back From Behind To Double Up

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
M¨¢rton Czuczor
M��rton Czuczor

Simeon Spasov went all in from middle position for 580,000 and Marton Czuczor isolated with a shove. The two players flipped their cards.

Simeon Spasov: {a-Clubs}{5-Clubs}
Marton Czuczor: {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds}

Spasov was at risk and badly behind, but the board ran out {5-Spades}{2-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} to give him a pair of fives and a double up to over one million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Simeon Spasov bg
Simeon Spasov
1,250,000
820,000
820,000
Marton Czuczor hu
Marton Czuczor
410,000
-580,000
-580,000

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Sari Maalouf Eliminated in 23rd Place; Stoyan Obreshkov Eliminated in 22nd Place (�10,250 each)

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Sari Maalouf
Sari Maalouf

Sari Maalouf pushed all in with a very short stack from under the gun and Stoyan Obreshkov went all in over the top from the cutoff for what appeared to be around 600,000. Both were looked up by Mohamed Mokrani and the cards were flipped over.

Sari Maalouf: {5-Clubs}{4-Clubs}
Stoyan Obreshkov: {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Mohamed Mokrani: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}

Both Maalouf and Obreshkov failed to improve on the {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{7-Spades} board as the kicker played for Mokrani to eliminate two opponents. Maalouf had the shorter stack but received the same �10,250 as Obreshkov.

Stoyan Obreshkov
Stoyan Obreshkov
Player Chips Progress
Mohamed Mokrani fr
Mohamed Mokrani
2,480,000
970,000
970,000
Sari Maalouf fr
Sari Maalouf
Busted
Stoyan Obreshkov bg
Stoyan Obreshkov
Busted
Run It Once

Tags: Mohamed MokraniSari MaaloufStoyan Obreshkov

Bart Lybaert Eliminated in 24th Place (�8,950)

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Bart Lybaert
Bart Lybaert

Moments after the final three tables resumed their action, Bart Lybaert pushed all in for 235,000 in the cutoff. Arnaud Mattern got it in for 575,000 on the button and the stacks were asked upon but the isolation of Mattern was successful.

Bart Lybaert: {q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}
Arnaud Mattern: {a-Spades}{k-Spades}

Neither player connected on a {10-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{4-Spades}{10-Spades}{3-Hearts} board and Lybaert was eliminated in 24th place.

Player Chips Progress
Arnaud Mattern fr
Arnaud Mattern
850,000
-150,000
-150,000
EPT 1X Winner
Bart Lybaert be
Bart Lybaert
Busted

Tags: Arnaud MatternBart Lybaert

Redraw of the Final Three Tables (full)

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
SeatTable 1Chip CountTable 2Chip CountTable 3Chip Count
1Cedric Massaro670,000Antony Marchetti1,250,000Ladislao Dalfo Batlle785,000
2Luc Bindel1,410,000Mohamed Mokrani1,510,000Mehdi Chaoui2,190,000
3Alexandru Papazian235,000Mark Buckley1,450,000Simeon Spasov430,000
4Bart Lybaert575,000Sari Maalouf175,000Michael Ferrer1,510,000
5Arnaud Mattern1,000,000Luis Machado850,000Ho Tien Cheung970,000
6Francesco Delfoco1,900,000Manuel Labous910,000Jon Kyte675,000
7Wagner Ripper910,000Luis Celso1,215,000Marton Czuczor990,000
8Jeremie Zouari680,000Stoyan Obreshkov540,000Hugo Bohn860,000
Player Chips Progress
Alexandru Papazian ro
Alexandru Papazian
2,350,000
250,000
250,000
Mehdi Chaoui ma
Mehdi Chaoui
2,190,000
-10,000
-10,000
Francesco Delfoco it
Francesco Delfoco
1,900,000
Mohamed Mokrani fr
Mohamed Mokrani
1,510,000
-590,000
-590,000
Michael Ferrer ca
Michael Ferrer
1,510,000
460,000
460,000
Mark Buckley ie
Mark Buckley
1,450,000
-100,000
-100,000
Luc Bindel fr
Luc Bindel
1,410,000
720,000
720,000
Antony Marchetti fr
Antony Marchetti
1,250,000
-150,000
-150,000
Luis Celso br
Luis Celso
1,215,000
315,000
315,000
Arnaud Mattern fr
Arnaud Mattern
1,000,000
400,000
400,000
EPT 1X Winner
Marton Czuczor hu
Marton Czuczor
990,000
-410,000
-410,000
Ho Tien Cheung nl
Ho Tien Cheung
970,000
-80,000
-80,000
Wagner Ripper br
Wagner Ripper
910,000
160,000
160,000
Manuel Labous fr
Manuel Labous
910,000
-190,000
-190,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Hugo Machado pt
Hugo Machado
860,000
60,000
60,000
Luis Machado pt
Luis Machado
850,000
-250,000
-250,000
Ladislao Dalfo Batlle es
Ladislao Dalfo Batlle
785,000
-340,000
-340,000
Jeremie Zouari fr
Jeremie Zouari
680,000
80,000
80,000
Jon Kyte no
Jon Kyte
675,000
-125,000
-125,000
Cedric Massaro fr
Cedric Massaro
670,000
-170,000
-170,000
Bart Lybaert be
Bart Lybaert
575,000
-140,000
-140,000
Stoyan Obreshkov bg
Stoyan Obreshkov
540,000
-160,000
-160,000
Run It Once
Simeon Spasov bg
Simeon Spasov
430,000
-130,000
-130,000
Sari Maalouf fr
Sari Maalouf
175,000
-35,000
-35,000

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Four Eliminations In Two Minutes Result in Redraw

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Emil Bise
Emil Bise

In very rapid fashion, the field was brought down to the final three tables and the last 24 contenders are now redrawing to their new seat assignments. Below is what unfolded in a flurry.

Roberto Rodriguez pushed all in for around 330,000 with the {k-Spades}{q-Spades} and was looked up by Ho Tien Cheung with the {a-Spades}{k-Clubs} from one seat over. There was a mandatory sweat on the {9-Spades}{6-Spades}{4-Hearts} flop but the {4-Clubs} turn and {3-Clubs} river bricked off.

Emil Bise was the next to call. All-in for eight blinds from under the gun, he put his hopes on the {q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}. Mohamed Mokrani in the big blind called with the {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts} and prevailed on the {j-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{5-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{7-Spades} runout.

Mustaoha Amaouche jammed at the wrong time with the {6-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} as Manuel Labous called in the big blind with {k-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}. The {q-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} flop left Amaouche on very thin ice and the {a-Clubs} turn ended his run in 26th place, as a meaningless {a-Diamonds} fell on the river.

The very same table then also lost Tetsuma Ishizu who failed to get there with the {3-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} against the pocket tens of Mehdi Chaoui.

Player Chips Progress
Mehdi Chaoui ma
Mehdi Chaoui
2,200,000
400,000
400,000
Mohamed Mokrani fr
Mohamed Mokrani
2,100,000
1,590,000
1,590,000
Ho Tien Cheung nl
Ho Tien Cheung
1,050,000
200,000
200,000
Roberto Rodriguez es
Roberto Rodriguez
Busted
Emil Bise ch
Emil Bise
Busted
Mustapha Amaouche fr
Mustapha Amaouche
Busted
Tetsuma Ishizu jp
Tetsuma Ishizu
Busted

Tags: Emil BiseHo Tien CheungManuel LabousMehdi ChaouiMohamed MokraniRoberto RodriguezTetsuma Ishizu

Buckley Chips Up Without Showdown

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Mark Buckley came along when Jeremie Zouari raised and the {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{9-Spades} flop brought another bet by Zouari for 145,000, Buckley called. After the {2-Hearts} turn, both checked and the {j-Diamonds} fell on the river. Zouari now checked again and Buckley bet 350,000 to force a fold.

Player Chips Progress
Francesco Delfoco it
Francesco Delfoco
1,900,000
25,000
25,000
Mark Buckley ie
Mark Buckley
1,550,000
100,000
100,000
Cedric Massaro fr
Cedric Massaro
840,000
315,000
315,000
Hugo Machado pt
Hugo Machado
800,000
225,000
225,000
Stoyan Obreshkov bg
Stoyan Obreshkov
700,000
350,000
350,000
Run It Once
Jeremie Zouari fr
Jeremie Zouari
600,000
-300,000
-300,000
Sari Maalouf fr
Sari Maalouf
210,000
-40,000
-40,000

Tags: Jeremie ZouariMark Buckley

Vrakas Outkicked and Eliminated

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Georgios Vrakas
Georgios Vrakas

Luis Machado raised to 80,000 from the cutoff, Michael Ferrer called on the hijack, and Georgios Vrakas jammed all in from the big blind for around 260,000. Machado iso shoved for 670,000 and Ferrer was forced out of the pot. Two players showed their hands, with Vrakas at risk.

Georgios Vrakas: {a-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}
Luis Machado: {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}

The board ran out {8-Spades}{k-Spades}{3-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}. Neither player improved, but Machado had the higher kicker with his ace high. He won the pot and Vrakas was eliminated in 29th place for �7,750.

Player Chips Progress
Luis Machado pt
Luis Machado
1,100,000
450,000
450,000
Georgios Vrakas gr
Georgios Vrakas
Busted

Delfoco Soars Up the Leaderboard

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Gaelle Baumann
Gaelle Baumann

Chakib Mhiri was unable to run up fewer than one big blind and Mehdi Rebsai was the knocked out by Francesco Delfoco.

The next all-in showdown on the then final four tables featured Delfoco once more as he looked up the shove of Gaelle Baumann for 395,000.

Gaelle Baumann: {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Francesco Delfoco: {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}

The {j-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{2-Spades}{8-Spades}{2-Hearts} board failed to provide any help and Baumann exited in 30th place.

Player Chips Progress
Francesco Delfoco it
Francesco Delfoco
1,875,000
1,050,000
1,050,000
Mehdi Rebsai tn
Mehdi Rebsai
Busted
Gaelle Baumann fr
Gaelle Baumann
Busted
Chakib Mhiri tn
Chakib Mhiri
Busted

Tags: Chakib MhiriFrancesco DelfocoGaelle BaumannMehdi Rebsai

Bianchetti Eliminated by Buckley

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Saint Yves Braulio Bianchetti
Saint Yves Braulio Bianchetti

With 33 players remaining and one more to break a table, Saint Yves Braulio Bianchetti had three-bet to 350,000 out of the big blind with around 70,000 behind. Mark Buckley then pushed all-in and the Brazilian was in the tank.

Once he was told that the next pay jump was still two eliminations away, he called it off.

Saint Yves Braulio Bianchetti: {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}
Mark Buckley: {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}

The {q-Spades}{8-Hearts}{6-Spades} flop and {3-Hearts} turn kept Bianchetti with outs to stay in contention but the {5-Clubs} river ended his run.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Buckley ie
Mark Buckley
1,450,000
550,000
550,000
Saint Yves Braulio Bianchetti br
Saint Yves Braulio Bianchetti
Busted

Tags: Mark BuckleySaint Yves Braulio Bianchetti