€3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty Dia 2 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

2023-02-23 16:53 UTC+2

Yi Ning Busts Duta to Climb Into the Lead

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

Oleksii Koiev raised it up in early position and Zhi Yi Ning stuck in a three-bet on the button. Florian Duta four-bet shoved all in for around 100,000 in the big blind which got Koiev to fold. Ning, however, quickly called to put Duta at risk.

Florian Duta:
Zhi Yi Ning:

Not only did Ning have the better pocket pair, but he also had both of the suits covered. The board ran out and Ning held with no sweat to claim a bounty and move into the chip lead.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Zhi Yi Ning	468,000 377,000	377,000
Florian Duta	Eliminado

Tags: Zhi Yi Ning Oleksii Koiev Florian Duta

2023-02-23 16:46 UTC+2

Le Dantec Sees Off Kim

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

Brian Kim jammed for 14,000 from middle position and was called by Aleksejs Ponakovs from the hijack. Enrico Camosci and Romain Le Dantec also called from the button and big blind respectively.

Le Dantec then led out for 18,000 on the flop and only Ponakovs called, which left him with around 57,000 behind.

Le Dantec then jammed as the bigger stack on the turn which folded out Ponakovs.

Brian Kim:
Romain Le Dantec:

Le Dantec was ahead with just a pair of sevens and he eliminated Kim following the river.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Romain Le Dantec	297,500 222,500	222,500
Brian Kim	Eliminado

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Brian Kim Enrico Camosci Romain Le Dantec

2023-02-23 15:52 UTC+2

Aces Cracked Ousts Kamel

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

Jamil Wakil opened to 5,500 from early positon and was called by Georgi Sandev on his direct left. Danut Chisu then made it 46,000 on the bottom. Tamer Kamel called of his stack of 36,000 from the small blind. Wakil and Sandev opted to fold.

Tamer Kamel:
Danut Chisu:

Kamel was in great shape for a double up after being on the right side of a preflop cooler. It looked liked the pot was heading to his direction following the flop and river. However, the river improved Chisu to a full house and secured the elimination.

"I can do it too," chimed a delighted Chisu.

Wakil and Sandev were chatting as the hand played out and they both revealed that they had folded pocket tens.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Danut Chisu	340,000 205,000	205,000
Georgi Sandev	125,000 37,500	37,500
Jamil Wakil	55,000 -2,500	-2,500
Tamer Kamel	Eliminado

Tags: Danut Chisu Giorgi Sandev Jamil Wakil Tamer Kamel

2023-02-23 15:30 UTC+2

Mystery Bounty Prizes Released; €75,000 Biggest Envelope

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

The Mystery Bounty prizes have been released. The biggest prize hidden inside one of the golden envelopes is €75,000 of which there are two to claim.

Players will be able to exchange their mystery bounty tokens at the start of the first break, which takes place after this level.

Check out what's up for grabs in the table below.

Mystery Bounty Prize	Total	Remaining
€75,000	2	2
€35,000	2	2
€20,000	2	2
€10,000	6	6
€5,000	11	11
€2,000	23	23
€1,000	356	356
€1,000 & Draw Again	10	10

2023-02-23 15:25 UTC+2

O'Dwyer Hits the Rail

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Nível 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Denis Simionel opened to 5,000 from under the gun before Steve O'Dwyer moved all in for 27,500 from middle position. Jean Besancon then jammed for 46,600 on his direct left. Miguel Capriles then called off his stack of 25,000 from the hijack before Simionel opted the fold.

Miguel Capriles:
Steve O'Dwyer:
Jean Besancon:

Capriles collected a triple up after he had the best hand following the runout. Besancon then collected O'Dwyer's bounty as his ace-high beat the Irishman's king-high. A few moments later, Besancon was eliminated.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Miguel Capriles	87,000 6,500	6,500
Steve O'Dwyer	Eliminado

Jean Besancon	Eliminado

Tags: Jean Besancon Miguel Capriles Steve O'Dwyer

2023-02-23 15:16 UTC+2

Hall Hits River to Bust Neves

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Nível 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Galen Hall opened from under the gun and called after the 2023 PCA Main Event runner-up Pedro Neves jammed in his short stack.

Pedro Neves:
Galen Hall:

Neves was ahead with his ace-high and it stayed that way following the flop and turn. However, Hall paired up on the river to oust Neves.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Galen Hall	80,000 50,000	50,000

Pedro Neves	Eliminado

Tags: Galen Hall Pedro Neves

2023-02-23 14:43 UTC+2

Kabrhel Claims a Bounty Before the Flop

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Nível 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

There was an all in for 24,000 from under the gun and Martin Kabrhel re-shoved all in for "seven million" in the cutoff. The rest of the table folded and the two hand were face up.

Opponent:
Martin Kabrhel:

"Than you for your bounty," Kabrhel started before the cards were dealt. The board ran out and Kabrhel indeed claimed his first bounty of the day.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Martin Kabrhel	110,000 11,500	11,500

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2023-02-23 14:33 UTC+2

Payouts Released; €243,656 For The Winner

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Nível 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The EPT Paris €3,000 Mystery Bounty payouts have now been released. The top 111 finishers will make the money, with the min-cash being €3,100. However, all eyes will be on the €243,656 set aside for the winner.

Mystery Bounty prizes will follow shortly.

place	prize	place	prize	place	prize
1	€243,656	10-11	€18,050	40-55	€4,700
2	€151,650	12-13	€15,050	56-71	€4,100
3	€108,300	14-15	€12,550	72-95	€3,550
4	€83,300	16-17	€10,900	96-111	€3,100
5	€64,100	18-20	€9,450
6	€49,300	21-23	€8,250
7	€37,950	24-27	€7,150
8	€29,150	28-31	€6,250
9	€22,450	32-39	€5,400

2023-02-23 14:12 UTC+2

Talbot Runs into Aces

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Nível 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Joao Salgado and Parker Talbot were new entrants for the Mystery Bounty and already had their starting stacks in the middle.

Parker Talbot
Joao Salgado:

PokerStars Ambassador Talbot was on the wrong side of a preflop cooler and exited following the runout.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Joao Salgado	64,000
Parker Talbot	Eliminado

Tags: Joao Salgado Parker Talbot

2023-02-23 13:07 UTC+2

Welcome Back for Day 2 of the €3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty

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The players are set to return to the felt for Day 2 of the €3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty at the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour Paris. There were 329 players who bagged up chips after Day 1 out of the over 700 entries thus far. It was Gabriel Shohet who finished on top of the counts and will be in a prime position to pull a few bounties today.

Over the course of 10 levels on the opening day, business owner and part-time poker player, Shohet amassed a whopping stack of 265,500 on the heels of 12 eliminations throughout the day. However, those knockouts won't come into play until the start of today when the bounty portion of the tournament begins. Each player will be given a bounty chip to start the day, and those will be able to be redeemed for an envelope in the "tickle trunk".

Late registration was still open until 12:30 p.m. local time today and the final numbers will determine the prize pool along with the prizes for each bounty. Some of the other big stacks heading into the day include PokerStars ambassador Lex Veldhuis who accumulated a stack of 192,500 chips on the opening day. Veldhuis sits among the top 10 stacks entering the day and will have his sights set on some of the top prizes as the action continues. He will be joined by the likes of Ian Bradley (182,000), Nick Marchington (136,000), and Sonny Franco (127,500).

The cards will go back in the air at 1 p.m. local time with the blind resuming on level 11 at 1,000/1,500 and a 1,500 big blind ante. The levels will continue to be 40 minutes in length throughout the tournament with a 15-minute break after every three levels. A 75-minute dinner break is currently scheduled for after level 16.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be here to bring you all of the live updates throughout the day along with who draws the largest mystery bounty tickets.

Tags: Gabriel Shohet Ian Bradley Lex Veldhuis Nick Marchington PokerStars Sonny Franco