€5,300 EPT Main Event Giorno 2 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

2024-02-21 19:49 UTC+2

Fedorca Stops The Bleeding; Chats His Way to a Double

Livello 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Joining the action on the Q♣6♦4♠8♦ turn, Francisco Perez Moreno bet 5,500 out of the big blind. Gheorghe Fedorca then raised to 14,500 in the cutoff and Perez Moreno called.

That led them to the K♠ on the river, on which the Spaniard checked. Fedorca moved all-in near instantly and Perez Moreno sighed loudly, sunk into his chair, groaned and asked for a count which happened to be 48,500.

What followed was a tank of more than three minutes during which both players chatted back and forth. Fedorca was smirking, albeit hiding half of his face behind a scarf and he was the one to do most of the talking.

"No flush ... what do you have, a queen?" Fedorca asked.

Perez Moreno responded "bad combo ... very bad hero call," without coming to a conclusion just yet.

Ultimately, the Spaniard asked Fedorca if he likes bluffing.

"Me? Bluff? Never," Fedorca said with a grin on his face and several players at the table chuckled.

"What do you have?" Fedorca inquired again and Perez Moreno replied "I don't see my card."

Aleksejs Ponakovs was one of the spectators and gave Perez Moreno another half a minute before he called the clock. During the thirty second countdown, the call followed and Fedorca tabled the 4♣4♥ for a set.

"I know ..." Perez Moreno sighed and exposed his Q♦9♦.

The table broke right after with the Spaniard leaving on a nub and around two dozen eliminations away from the money bubble.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Aleksejs Ponakovs	410,000 120,000	120,000
Barny Boatman	355,000 -11,000	-11,000

Francesco Biribao	195,000 132,500	132,500
Gheorghe Fedorca	150,000 -130,000	-130,000
Benoit Mahoux	145,000 77,000	77,000
Linus Hjulstroem	35,500 16,500	16,500
Francisco Perez Moreno	30,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Francisco Perez Moreno Gheorghe Fedorca

2024-02-21 19:44 UTC+2

Neychev Forces Jalba River Fold

Livello 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Eusebiu Jalba opened with a bet of 6,000 from the button and was faced with a three-bet to 18,000 by Krasimir Neychev in the small blind. Jalba called.

The 2♥Q♣4♣ flop was checked through by both players.

On the 3♣ turn Neychev led out with a bet of 11,000 and Jalba called.

The river brought the 3♠ and Neychev fired out another bet of 35,000.

Jalba thought it over for a while but ultimately mucked his hand and tapped the table.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Krasimir Neychev	215,000 165,000	165,000
Eusebiu Jalba	162,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Eusebiu Jalba Krasimir Neychev

2024-02-21 19:24 UTC+2

Ropert Eliminated by Groenendijk

Livello 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Corentin Ropert pushed a short stack of around ten blinds from the hijack and was called by Julien Groenendijk on the button.

Corentin Ropert: Q♦9♦
Julien Groenendijk: 8♦8♠

The K♠6♣4♦5♦ turn gave Ropert a flush draw on top of his two overcards but Groenendijk was the one to improve to a straight with the 7♥ river.

The same table also features EPT Sochi Main Event champion Arsenii Karmatckii, Walter Treccarichi, and the two WSOP Europe Main Event runner-ups Gianluca Speranza as well as Ting-Yi "Eric" Tsai. Furthermore, last year's eighth-place finisher Johan Schultz-Pedersen is there, too, who earned €144,300 for the efforts in 2023.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Gianluca Speranza	310,000 6,000	6,000
Ting-Yi Tsai	275,000 115,000	115,000
Walter Treccarichi	275,000 -43,500	-43,500
Julien Groenendijk	267,000 85,000	85,000
Arsenii Karmatckii	260,000 163,500	163,500

Iuri Maia Leite	191,000 159,000	159,000
Johan Schultz-Pedersen	180,000
Corentin Ropert	Eliminato

Tags: Arsenii Karmatckii Corentin Ropert Gianluca Speranza Johan Schultz-Pedersen Julien Groenendijk Walter Treccarichi

2024-02-21 19:13 UTC+2

Boika Cracks Aces but Remains Kind

Livello 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Aliaksei Boika got his stack of 53,000 chips in from the small blind against Nicolas Lecoeuvre in the hijack.

Aliaksei Boika: K♠Q♠
Nicolas Lecoeuvre: A♠A♦

Boika flopped one pair on K♣3♥8♥ and turned two of them on the Q♦. The 7♣ river did not counterfeit him and he doubled up.

After the fact, Boika felt like he received too many chips and requested a recount of his stack. It turned out that he indeed received 6,000 too much, and it was swiftly returned to Lecoeuvre.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Aliaksei Boika	112,000 62,000	62,000

Nicolas Lecoeuvre	95,000 -55,000	-55,000

Tags: Aliaksei Boika Nicolas Lecoeuvre

2024-02-21 19:05 UTC+2

Odeen Doubles and Damages Dowling

Livello 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Bryn Kenney opened to 7,000 and faced a three-bet to 19,500 from Jerry Odeen.

Action folded to Chris Dowling, who pondered his options for a moment, before producing a cold four-bet to 50,000.

Kenney quickly folded, but Odeen went into the tank.

After about two minutes, Odeen announced he was all-in and Dowling made the quick call, with Odeen at risk.

Jerry Odeen: A♣K♠
Chris Dowling: Q♠Q♦

It was the classic race, and Dowling didn't remain ahead for long, the flop coming 6♠K♥10♣ to give Odeen a pair of kings, a lead he would not relinquish on the 9♣3♦ runout.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Jerry Odeen	326,500 206,500	206,500
Bryn Kenney	129,000 54,000	54,000
Chris Dowling	72,000 72,000	72,000

Tags: Bryn Kenney Chris Dowling Jerry Odeen

2024-02-21 18:14 UTC+2

Custodio Hero Calls in Huge Pot

Livello 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Daniel Custodio and Thomas Saminadin were on a completed board of 5♣4♦7♣6♥2♥, with 100,000 chips already gathered in the middle.

Custodio checked from the big blind before Saminadin fired 43,000 from the hijack. Custodio took a few moments to think things through but ultimately tossed in a call.

Saminadin could only show Q♦J♦ for queen-high, while Custodio had called with A♦5♠ for third pair. The chips were shipped to Custodio, who obtained a stack of nearly three times the average.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Daniel Custodio	450,000 232,000	232,000
Thomas Saminadin	110,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Daniel Custodio Thomas Saminadin

2024-02-21 18:08 UTC+2

Duce Puts Espina in Blender

Livello 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Around 108,000 was in the middle and the board read 7♥3♣4♣3♠ in a hand between Joshua Duce on the button and Jose Espina in the small blind.

Espina had checked to Duce, who moved all in for 115,000.

Espina went deep into the tank, taking at least five minutes and at a couple of points blowing out his cheeks and giving the table a quiet tap in frustation.

He just couldn't make a decision, and eventually the clock was called. As time began to run out, Espina disposed of his hand sending a nice pot to Duce.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Joshua Duce	225,000 30,000	30,000
Jose Espina	170,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Jose Espina Joshua Duce

2024-02-21 18:04 UTC+2

Spencer Scores a Double Knockout

Livello 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The action started with a raise to 5,000 by Gonzalo Almeida and Kevin Fernandez Ferrer then pushed all-in from one seat over in the hijack. Pierre Merlin called all-in out of the cutoff for around four blinds and the action then reached Lewis Spencer in the small blind.

"How much is the bigger one?" Spencer inquired and the shove by Fernandez Ferrer was for 37,000 total, which the Brit just called. Almeida got out of the way and the cards were revealed.

Pierre Merlin: 4♥4♣
Kevin Fernandez Ferrer: A♦K♣
Lewis Spencer: Q♦Q♣

Merlin took the lead with the 7♣4♠3♦ flop for a potential quadruple up and retained it on the 8♣ turn. He only needed to dodge a queen but the Q♥ fell on the river to give Spencer the superior set for a double knockout.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Lewis Spencer	265,000 65,000	65,000
Gonzalo Almeida	245,000 119,500	119,500
Jamie Nixon	120,000 120,000	120,000
Ka Kwan Lau	115,000 17,000	17,000
Kevin Fernandez Ferrer	Eliminato
Pierre Merlin	Eliminato

Tags: Gonzalo Almeida Kevin Fernandez Ferrer Lewis Spencer Pierre Merlin

2024-02-21 17:59 UTC+2

Adams on Right Side of Ultimate Cooler

Livello 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Virgile Turchi raised to 6,000 under the gun before Timothy Adams three-bet to 16,500 in the cutoff. Turchi then four-bet to 40,000 and Adams moved all in for 132,000. Turchi snap-called.

Timothy Adams: A♠A♣
Virgile Turchi: K♠K♦

Turchi's kings had run right into Adams' aces as he found no help on the 5♣10♦3♦Q♣7♣ board to double Adams up.

In addition to a suddenly richer Adams, fellow high rollers Duco ten Haven and Artur Martirosian are also at this table.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Timothy Adams	265,000 160,000	160,000
Duco ten Haven	220,000 35,000	35,000
Artur Martirosian	90,000 17,500	17,500

Virgile Turchi	32,000 -138,000	-138,000

Tags: Timothy Adams Virgile Turchi

2024-02-21 17:58 UTC+2

Wakil Damages Boianovsky

Livello 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Jamil Wakil opened to 6,000 on the button, only to be faced with a three-bet to 25,000 from Felipe Boianovsky in the big blind. After some thought Wakil called.

On the Q♠J♦5♦ flop Boianovsky continued with a bet of 17,500, which Wakil called.

On the J♣ turn Boianovsky checked to Wakil, who slid out a bet of 16,000. Boianovsky then reached for chips and produced a raise to 79,000. After a long period of thought Wakil called.

On the 2♥ river, Boianovsky took a couple of minutes before checking his option. Wakil checked quickly behind.

Boianovsky showed 10♦7♦ for the missed flush draw and Wakil showed 10♥10♠, allowing him to scoop a chunky pot.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Jamil Wakil	345,000 75,000	75,000
Felipe Boianovsky	105,000 -50,000	-50,000

Tags: Felipe Boianovsky Jamil Wakil