€5,300 EPT Main Event Dia 1a | 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

2024-02-19 12:00 UTC+2

Hunt for EPT Paris Main Event Trophy Commences as Day 1a Gets Underway

The tournament everyone at the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Paris has been looking forward to has arrived. Today at noon local time, Day 1a of the €5,300 EPT Main Event will get underway in the spacious convention halls of Le Palais des Congrès.

The inaugural EPT Paris in 2023 attracted a field of 1,606 entries to the French capital for the Main Event, the second-largest field of the season. Back then, it was Razvan Belea who turned a €530 satellite on PokerStars into the monstrous seven-figure score of €1,170,000 when he beat Peter Jorgne heads up for the trophy.

Other players on the first-ever EPT Paris final table included French regular Fabrice Bigot and Brian Delaney, who managed the capture the hearts of the viewers at home with some world-class plays.

2023 EPT Paris Final Table Results

Place	Winner	Country	Prize
1	Razvan Belea	Romania	€1,170,000
2	Peter Jorgne	Sweden	€780,100
3	Fabrice Bigot	France	€535,850
4	Brian Delaney	United Kingdom	€412,200
5	Henri Kasper	Estonia	€317,050
6	Konstantin Held	Germany	€244,000
7	Denzel Spekman	Netherlands	€187,650
8	Johan Schultz-Pedersen	Denmark	€144,300
9	Mehdi Chaoui	Morocco	€111,000

Belea has already been spotted in Paris this year and is expected to defend his title, while Jorgne will also be looking to go one further as he is already registered for Day 1a, along with many other notable players. They include runner-up of the most recent EPT Main Event in Prague Jon Kyte, 2019 EPT Barcelona winner Simon Brandstrom, and French high roller Axel Hallay.

They will all start with 30,000 chips in the first level of 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. Day 1a will then play a total of ten 60-minute levels, with 20-minute breaks after every two levels and a 75-minute dinner break after Level 6.

€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 1 Structure

Level	Duration	Small Blind	Big Blind	Ante
1	60 min	100	100	100
2	60 min	100	200	200
		20-minute Break
3	60 min	100	300	300
4	60 min	200	400	400
		20-minute Break
5	60 min	200	500	500
6	60 min	300	600	600
		75-minute Dinner Break
7	60 min	400	800	800
8	60 min	500	1,000	1,000
		20-minute Break
9	60 min	600	1,200	1,200
10	60 min	600	1,200	1,200

The survivors will then bag their chips up for Day 2 on February 21, which is also when the live stream will kick off. Those who do not make it that far have one reentry option available to them, which they can use on either Day 1a, Day 1b, or the start of Day 2, which is when registration closes.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the action from Day 1a of the Main Event, and be sure to check out all of the other exciting events happening in the French capital as well.

Tags: Axel Hallay Brian Delaney Denzel Spekman Fabrice Bigot Henri Kasper Johan Schultz-Pedersen Jon Kyte Konstantin Held Mehdi Chaoui Peter Jorgne Razvan Belea Simon Brandstrom

2024-02-19 13:23 UTC+2

Wang Wins Big Pot Early On

Nível 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Freddy Normand in the small blind and Yanfeng Wang in the big blind had created a pot of 8,300 when they went to the flop of Q♣K♠2♣. Normand checked to Wang, who made a bet of 2,500.

Normand thought for a bit before making the call, after which the 3♣ turn appeared. Normand checked again and this time Wang put 6,500 chips in the middle.

Normand looked at his opponent, his cards, the clock, and his chips before finally electing to give this one up to Wang.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Yanfeng Wang	36,600 36,600	36,600
Freddy Normand	23,400 23,400	23,400

Tags: Freddy Normand Yanfeng Wang

2024-02-19 13:39 UTC+2

Petakovich Provides First Casualty of Day 1a

Nível 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

The action was caught when the cards were being swept away, but with some chips already in the middle, Daniel Lellouche had put in his final 14,000 on a board of A♦10♣J♦5♣3♣.

Milos Petakovic was the other player in the hand, and his A♣K♣ for the nut flush beat the KxQx of Lellouche, who had flopped a straight.

Lellouche was dismayed and let out some stern words in his native French before storming off as the first bust-out of the EPT Paris Main Event.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Milos Petakovic	61,000 61,000	61,000
Daniel Lellouche	Eliminado

Tags: Daniel Lellouche Milos Petakovic

2024-02-19 14:15 UTC+2

Filipovskyi Non-Believer

Nível 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Maksym Filipovskyi checked to Igor Picone on a flop of 3♥6♥9♣. With 5,500 chips in the middle, Picone made a bet of 1,500, which was called by Filipovksyi.

Picon then sized up to 6,500 chips on the 7♦ turn, and another check-call followed from Filipovskyi. The 6♦ river was checked by both players and Filipovskyi tabled 5♦5♣ for two pair.

Picone took one more look at his cards before sliding them into the muck and forfeiting the pot.

"I would've called anyway," Filipovskyi added while he stacked up his chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Maksym Filipovskyi	41,000 41,000	41,000
Igor Picone	21,000 21,000	21,000

Tags: Igor Picone Maksym Filipovskyi

2024-02-19 14:35 UTC+2

Vieira Raises the River

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Nível 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Pierre Calamusa opened to 500 from under the gun and was called by Joao Vieira on the button and Jason Lau in the big blind.

Lau and Calamusa checked the 5♣J♥K♦ flop before Vieira fired 900. Lau continued while Calamusa did not.

The J♣ turn brought another check from Lau and a bet of 1,300 from Vieira. Lau then announced a check-raise to 4,000, which was called by Vieira.

Lau then led out for 5,100 on the A♥ river. Vieira took more than three minutes before sliding out a raise to 14,700. Lau then took a few minutes of his own before making the fold, as Vieira got an early boost to his stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Joao Vieira	49,500 19,500	19,500

Pierre Calamusa	31,500 31,500	31,500
Jason Lau	17,200 17,200	17,200

Tags: Jason Lau Joao Vieira Pierre Calamusa

2024-02-19 16:07 UTC+2

Rabahie Crosses Six Figures

Nível 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Michael Kramer, under the gun, got his stack of little more than 30,000 chips in the middle on a flop of 6♥5♥6♦ against Fouad Rabahie in the big blind.

Michael Kramer: A♥A♣
Fouad Rabahie: 10♥6♠

Kramer's aces were no match against the flopped trips of Rabahie, who won yet another pot when the board ran out 9♠7♣.

Kramer sighed as he went to the exit, while Rabahie thanked the dealer for his good fortunes.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Fouad Rabahie	104,000 33,000	33,000
Michael Kramer	Eliminado

Tags: Fouad Rabahie Michael Kramer

2024-02-19 16:59 UTC+2

Coulier Gets Caught

Nível 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

In a relatively small pot, Nikolai Ivanov and Arne Coulier had arrived on a turn of 8♥4♥A♣Q♥. Ivanov checked from the big blind, after which Coulier made a bet of unknown size.

Ivanov then made a raise with two T-5,000 chips, but Coulier put in even more by three-betting to 15,000.

Ivanov took some time before shoving all in, which caused Coulier to quickly fold and forfeit the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Nikolai Ivanov	42,200 18,700	18,700
Arne Coulier	21,000 -16,000	-16,000

Tags: Arne Coulier Nikolai Ivanov

2024-02-19 17:56 UTC+2

Mameche Among Leaders

Nível 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

After some prior preflop action, Adrian Chabbi jammed all in from the big blind for 16,800. Slimane Mameche made the call from under the under the gun, while the other players involved folded their cards.

Adrian Chabbi: A♦J♦
Slimane Mameche: Q♠Q♥

Mameche hit a set on the 7♥J♥Q♣ flop, and the 5♦ turn locked up the pot. The 3♣ river was meaningless, and Chabbi quickly vacated the tournament room while Mameche neared a six-figure stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Slimane Mameche	97,000 15,600	15,600
Adrian Chabbi	Eliminado

Tags: Adrian Chabbi Slimane Mameche

2024-02-19 18:37 UTC+2

Derwiche Eliminated by Russo

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Nível 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Imad Derwiche was all-in before the flop and earned two callers in Aurelien Russo as well as Jose Manuel Gonzalez. Russo bet the Q♥10♦9♠2♥ turn for 9,500 and Gonzalez folded.

Imad Derwiche: A♠3♠
Aurelien Russo: 10♠10♣

Derwiche was drawing dead and the 2♥ river only improved Russo to a full house.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Aurelien Russo	95,000 42,000	42,000
Jose Manuel Gonzalez	45,000
Imad Derwiche	Eliminado

Tags: Aurelien Russo Imad Derwiche Jose Manuel Gonzalez

2024-02-19 19:05 UTC+2

Hero Call Eventually Busts Kamphues

Nível 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Timo Kamphues and Laszlo Molnar were battling over a 34,500-chip pot when they both checked on the 9♥9♦4♥10♥ turn. Kamphues then checked again on the J♠ river, after which Molnar decided to go for it all.

He put his stack of 24,100 chips in the middle and Kamphues asked for a count. Shortly after he heard the correct number, he stuck in a call.

Molnar showed A♥7♥ for the nut flush, beating the J♦10♦ of Kamphues, who played two pair. He was left with just three big blinds, which he would lose as well shortly after the hand.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Laszlo Molnar	82,300 82,300	82,300
Timo Kamphues	Eliminado

Tags: Laszlo Molnar Timo Kamphues