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

Ferrer Chips Up Without Showdown

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

Michael Ferrer from under the gun bet the [Q6d5s3cAs] turn for 45,000 when checked to by Marton Czuczor with the Hungarian to call. After the {6-Clubs} river, Czuczor checked again and Ferrer bet 90,000 to win the pot uncontested.

Player Chips Progress
Marton Czuczor hu
Marton Czuczor
1,400,000
-50,000
-50,000
Michael Ferrer ca
Michael Ferrer
1,050,000
490,000
490,000
Wagner Ripper br
Wagner Ripper
750,000
270,000
270,000
Bart Lybaert be
Bart Lybaert
715,000
135,000
135,000
Luis Machado pt
Luis Machado
650,000
-52,000
-52,000
Arnaud Mattern fr
Arnaud Mattern
600,000
110,000
110,000
EPT 1X Winner
Georgios Vrakas gr
Georgios Vrakas
305,000
-295,000
-295,000

Tags: Marton CzuczorMichael Ferrer

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

Mhiri "Still Alive" After Losing Race, Busts A Couple of Hands Later

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Chakib Mhiri
Chakib Mhiri

Chakib Mhiri was all in preflop from the hijack and Luis Celso was all in on the button. Mhiri had slightly more chips and so Celso was at risk. The hands were flipped.

Luis Celso: {k-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Chakib Mhiri: {a-Spades}{j-Spades}

Celso hit to get ahead and held up to the river to gain a double. Mhiri thought he was busted, but it turns out he still has 35,000 chips to play with, which is now less than one big blind.

"Ahh, still alive!", he said.

But a couple of hands later he was forced to go all in, pushing across his last 35,000 from under the gun. He was called by two players and Alexandru Papazian held up with king high. Mhiri was eliminated and wished the other players "good luck" as he took his leave.

Play broke down to four tables.

Player Chips Progress
Luis Celso br
Luis Celso
900,000
738,000
738,000
Chakib Mhiri tn
Chakib Mhiri
35,000
-475,000
-475,000

Tags: Chakib MhiriLuis Celso

Kyte Bounces Back With Aggression

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Jon Kyte had locked up a double-up to get back into contention and was then involved in a heads-up pot with Brazil's Saint Yves Braulio Bianchetti. The latter bet the {j-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} flop for 150,000 only for Kyte to move all-in for 500,000 and force a fold.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Buckley ie
Mark Buckley
900,000
-350,000
-350,000
Jon Kyte no
Jon Kyte
800,000
585,000
585,000
Saint Yves Braulio Bianchetti br
Saint Yves Braulio Bianchetti
525,000
-175,000
-175,000

Tags: Saint Yves Braulio BianchettiJon Kyte

Rebsai Doubles; Pitzanti Busts in Cruel Fashion

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Sandro Pitzanti
Sandro Pitzanti

Mehdi Rebsai was all-in for 250,000 with the {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades} and Sari Maalouf looked him up with an inferior pocket pair in {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}.

The {7-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} board was a sweat with the additional gutshot but Rebsai stayed ahead.

Chakib Mhiri then pushed all-in for 245,000 from one table over and it folded all the way to Sandro Pitzanti in the big blind, who had a near identical stack.

Chakib Mhiri: {k-Spades}{9-Hearts}
Sandro Pitzanti: {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

The {10-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} flop and {3-Diamonds} turn provided no help but Mhiri spiked the {9-Clubs} on the river. Pitzanti's stack was counted and the 225,000 were covered by a mere half a big blind.

Player Chips Progress
Chakib Mhiri tn
Chakib Mhiri
510,000
110,000
110,000
Mehdi Rebsai tn
Mehdi Rebsai
500,000
50,000
50,000
Sari Maalouf fr
Sari Maalouf
250,000
127,000
127,000
Sandro Pitzanti nl
Sandro Pitzanti
Busted

Tags: Chakib MhiriMehdi RebsaiSandro PitzantiSari Maalouf

Haiche Eliminated and Marchetti Chips Up to Over 1.4 Million

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Idir Haiche
Idir Haiche

Antony Marchetti was all preflop versus Idir Haiche. Players flipped their cards and Haiche was the player at risk.

Idir Haiche: {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
Antony Marchetti: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

The board ran out {6-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{7-}{5-Hearts}{k-Spades}. It was a classic coin flip situation and Haiche was on the right side of it, holding up on the flop and turn before Marchetti hit his pair of kings on the river.

Haiche busted out in 35th place for �6,750. Marchetti, meanwhile, brought his chip stack up to over 1.4 million.

Player Chips Progress
Antony Marchetti fr
Antony Marchetti
1,400,000
225,000
225,000
Idir Haiche fr
Idir Haiche
Busted

Tags: Antony MarchettiIdir Haiche

Di Blasi Jams At Wrong Time

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Julien Brouxel was eliminated and shortly after, Fabio Di Blasi moved all-in out of the small blind. He only had to get through Francesco Delfoco in the big blind but the Italian instantly called.

Fabio Di Blasi: {10-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}
Francesco Delfoco: {j-Clubs}{j-Spades}

The undercards stood no chance despite making two pair on the {k-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} runout as Delfoco claimed the chips and knockout.

Player Chips Progress
Francesco Delfoco it
Francesco Delfoco
825,000
540,000
540,000
Julien Rouxel fr
Julien Rouxel
Busted
Fabio Di Blasi ch
Fabio Di Blasi
Busted

Tags: Fabio Di BlasiFrancesco DelfocoJulien Brouxel

Ha Eliminated by Chaoui

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Woojong Ha
Woojong Ha

Mehdi Chaoui raised and quickly called the three-bet shove by table neighbour Woojong Ha from one seat over for around 325,000.

Woojong Ha: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Mehdi Chaoui: {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}

The {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{9-Spades}{8-Spades}{6-Spades} board sent Ha to the rail while Chaoui continued his surge on the leaderboard.

Player Chips Progress
Mehdi Chaoui ma
Mehdi Chaoui
1,800,000
520,000
520,000
Woojong Ha kr
Woojong Ha
Busted

Tags: Mehdi ChaouiWoojong Ha

Kassam Eliminated by Bise

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Rehman Kassam moved all-in with a short stack from under the gun with the {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} and was called by Emil Bise in the big blind, who tabled the {a-Clubs}{7-Spades}. The {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{7-Hearts} flop gave Bise two pair and there was no escape for Kassam on the {6-Clubs} turn or {j-Spades} river.

Player Chips Progress
Alexandru Papazian ro
Alexandru Papazian
2,100,000
1,050,000
1,050,000
Emil Bise ch
Emil Bise
650,000
125,000
125,000
Rehman Kassam gb
Rehman Kassam
Busted

Tags: Emil BiseRehman Kassam