€10,300 EPT Paris High Roller | 2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

2023-02-26 18:29 UTC+2

Eros Calderone Eliminated in 14th Place (€50,000)

MattHansen

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

Diogo Coelho opened to 80,000 from the cutoff and Eros Calderone three-bet to 250,000 in the small blind. Coelho called.

Calderone continued for 80,000 on the flop and Coelho called. Calderone then sized up to 500,000 on the turn and Coelho again called.

The river completed the board and Calderone quickly moved all in for 755,000. Coelho went deep into the tank and ended up using five 30-second time banks before landing on a call.

Coelho tabled in defeat as he showed an ace-high bluff with the nut flush blocker before Coelho showed after making the big call that extended his chip lead and sent Calderone to the rail.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Diogo Coelho	4,300,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Eros Calderone	Eliminé

Tags: Diogo Coelho Eros Calderone

2023-02-26 18:40 UTC+2

Abdelhakim Zoufri Eliminated in 13th Place (€60,000)

MattHansen

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

Martin Stausholm opened to 100,000 in early position and Abdelhakim Zoufri three-bet to 450,000 on the button with just over 200,000 behind. Stausholm four-bet shoved and Zoufri called to put himself at risk.

Abdelhakim Zoufri:
Martin Stausholm:

Zoufri was dominated and couldn't pull ahead as the board ran out to mark his elimination in 13th place.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Martin Stausholm	1,800,000 200,000	200,000
Abdelhakim Zoufri	Eliminé

Tags: Abdelhakim Zoufri Martin Stausholm

2023-02-26 19:29 UTC+2

David Miscikowski Eliminated in 12th Place (€60,000)

KaelaineMinton

Niveau 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

David Miscikowski opened to 105,000 from the cutoff and Toni Kaukua three-bet jammed from the small blind. Miscikowski called off with the effective stack of 1,300,000.

David Miscikowski:
Toni Kaukua:

The flop of was no help to Miscikowski and the turn had him drawing dead as it gave Kaukua a set and the American hit the rail in 12th place after the river.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Toni Kaukua	4,800,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
David Miscikowski	Eliminé

Tags: David Miscikowski Toni Kaukua

2023-02-26 19:40 UTC+2

Rui Ferreira Eliminated In 11th Place (€72,000)

KaelaineMinton

Niveau 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

On a board of and with a pot already inflated over several streets of action, Rui Ferreira checked to Christian Pedersen and Pedersen shoved all in. Ferreira thought long and hard before making the call.

Rui Ferreira:
Christian Pedersen:

Ferreira showed a pair of sixes. He had attempted to catch Pedersen bluffing, but it was bad timing for Ferreira, who started the day as one of the chip leaders. Pedersen was not bluffing, instead holding a set of threes.

Ferreira was eliminated in 11th place for €72,000.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Christian Pedersen	2,700,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Rui Ferreira	Eliminé

Tags: Christian Pedersen Rui Ferreira

2023-02-26 20:05 UTC+2

Rollercoaster Runout Keeps Jacobson Afloat

KaelaineMinton

Niveau 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Martin Stausholm opened to 100,000 in the cutoff and Martin Jacobson three-bet jammed a stack of 725,000 from the big blind. Stausholm confirmed a count and called with a bigger stack.

Martin Jacobson:
Martin Stausholm:

It looked like Jacobson would be going out on a brutal suckout as the flop landed to give Stausholm a set and have the 2015 WSOP Main Event champion drawing to just two outs. He hit one of them on the turn and the on the river didn't change anything to keep Jacobson alive.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Martin Stausholm	3,000,000 100,000	100,000
Martin Jacobson	1,500,000 498,000	498,000

Tags: Martin Jacobson Martin Stausholm

2023-02-26 21:39 UTC+2

Fahredin Mustafov Eliminated in 10th Place (€72,000)

KaelaineMinton

Niveau 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

In a dramatic moment that seemed to have been building since players returned from break, Diogo Coelho raised from the cutoff and Fahredin Mustafov reshoved from the big blind. Coelho made the call and players flipped their cards.

Fahredin Mustafov:
Diogo Coelho:

It was a coinflip situation with Mustafov at risk. The board came . Mustafov's pocket nines were good on the flop, but a queen on the turn put Coelho ahead and he held on the river. Mustafov was eliminated in tenth place for €72,000.

With that elimination, it was time for a redraw and the tournament is now down to the final table. Pay jumps from here on are worth tens of thousands of euros.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Diogo Coelho	4,600,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Fahredin Mustafov	Eliminé

Tags: Diogo Coelho Fahredin Mustafov

2023-02-26 22:13 UTC+2

Vlada Stojanovic Eliminated In 9th Place (€86,400)

KaelaineMinton

Niveau 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Another player has busted from the final table of the €10,300 High Roller.

Action folded around to Vlada Stojanovic in the hijack. He shoved for 900,000. Aleksandr Shevliakov took a time bank card or two before making the call. Players flipped their cards.

Vlada Stojanovic:
Aleksandr Shevliakov:

The board ran out . Stojanovic failed to improve and Shevliakov made a pair of aces on the river. Stojanovic was eliminated in ninth place for €86,400.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Aleksandr Shevliakov	3,600,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Vlada Stojanovic	Eliminé

Tags: Aleksandr Shevliakov Vlada Stojanovic

2023-02-26 23:46 UTC+2

Christian Pederson Eliminated in 8th Place (€103,700)

KaelaineMinton

Niveau 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

In the previous hand, Toni Kaukua raised from the hijack and faced a three-bet from Pedersen. Kaukua folded.

The next hand, action folded around to Kaukua, who raised to 200,000 from the cutoff. Christian Pedersen put in a three-bet again, this time from the small blind to 700,000. Kaukua didn't want to be pushed around and quickly four-bet all in for a few million.

It turned out Pedersen wasn't playing games. He had a legitimate hand. Kaukua on the other hand was attempting a four-bet bluff to get his opponent to fold.

Pedersen called and players flipped their cards.

Christian Pedersen:
Toni Kaukua:

The board ran out to give Kaukua a pair of aces. Players around the table looked visibly shocked. Pedersen left the table in a storm, uttering a profanity under his breath that can't be repeated here. Pederson was eliminated in eighth place for €103,700.

Players were still discussing it as the next hand was dealt.

"What you think that was a fish move?" said Kaukua.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Toni Kaukua	8,200,000 3,100,000	3,100,000
Christian Pedersen	Eliminé

Tags: Christian Pedersen Toni Kaukua

2023-02-26 23:54 UTC+2

Martin Jacobson Eliminated in 7th Place (€126,500)

KaelaineMinton

Niveau 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Diogo Coelho opened to 300,000 and Martin Jacobson three-bet jammed from the small blind for around four blinds. Coelho called for just a little bit more.

Martin Jacobson:
Diogo Coelho:

Jacobson was dominated but got some hope when the flop landed to give him a gutshot. Nonetheless, the board finished out and the WSOP Main Event champion hit the rail in seventh place for €126,500.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Diogo Coelho	4,700,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Martin Jacobson	Eliminé

Tags: Diogo Coelho Martin Jacobson

2023-02-27 00:24 UTC+2

Mario Navarro Eliminated in 6th Place (€164,400)

KaelaineMinton

Niveau 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Martin Stausholm raised from early position to 220,000. Mauricio Ferreira Pais called in the small blind and Martin Stausholm was pot committed in the big blind. He also made the call for the rest of his chips.

Action continued between Pais and Stausholm, but both players checked down all three streets on a board of .

At the end of the hand, players flipped their cards for showdown.

Mario Navarro:
Mauricio Ferreira Pais:
Martin Stausholm:

Stausholm had a pair of tens but Pais paired up his ace on the river to win the pot. Navarro was eliminated in sixth place for €164,400.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Martin Stausholm	3,900,000 -400,000	-400,000
Mauricio Ferreira Pais	2,850,000 550,000	550,000
Mario Navarro	Eliminé

Tags: Mario Navarro Martin Stausholm Mauricio Ferreira Pais