€3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty
Jour 1 a débuté
2023 PokerStars EPT Paris
€3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty
Jours 1
Event Info
Résultats
Event Info
Info Niveau
Info Joueurs - Jour 1
2023 PokerStars EPT Paris
Buy-in
€3,000
Prize Pool
€1,328,456
Entrants
787
Niveau
38
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entrants
711
Joueurs Survivants
329
Day 1 of EPT Paris €3,000 Mystery Bounty to Kick Off at 4 p.m.
The PokerStars European Poker Tour Paris is in full flow, with the EPT Paris Main Event on Day 2 and several tournaments already in the books.
Next up on the agenda is the €3,000 EPT Paris Mystery Bounty, which kicks off inside the Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile at 4 p.m. CET.
This is the second Mystery Bounty tournament at EPT Paris, with Portugal's Andre Marques taking down the €10,200 Mystery Bounty at the beginning of the series. Marques despatched Kayhan Mokri in heads-up play to claim the €128,500 up top and a further €47,500 in additional bounties.
This event is a three-day tournament, with late registration open until the beginning of Day 2, which kicks off at 12:30 p.m. local time on Wednesday, February 23.
Day 2 is when the Mystery Bounty element comes into play, and possible prizes could be as followed but are not limited to €100,000, €50,000, €30,000, €15,000, €10,000, €5,000, €1,000, and €500.
Anyone who enters the Mystery Bounty will receive a starting stack of 30,000. The plan for Day 1 is to play ten 40-minute levels, and while the registration period is open, players are allowed a single reentry.
The players will take a 20-minute comfort break after the first three levels and then play another three levels before going on a 75-minute dinner break (approx. 8:20 p.m.). They will then duke it out for another two levels before going on their last 20-minute break and then return to battle it in Levels 9 and 10. Anyone with chips in front of them will then bag and tag their stacks for the event's next stage.
A third of the €3,000 buy-in will go into the bounty prize pool, while €1,688 of the entry fee will be allotted to the regular prize purse.
Day 1 Schedule
| Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | Big Blind Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 min | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 2 | 40 min | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| 3 | 40 min | 100 | 300 | 300 |
| 20 min break | ||||
| 4 | 40 min | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 5 | 40 min | 200 | 500 | 500 |
| 6 | 40 min | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 75 min dinner break | ||||
| 7 | 40 min | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| 8 | 40 min | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 20 min break | ||||
| 9 | 40 min | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| 10 | 40 min | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
A star-studded field is expected, so as always, keep it locked in with PokerNews to keep up with all the action from this exciting event.
Delay to Start
The tournament has been delayed by another 10-15 minutes in order to allow for enough tables to be available for the registered players.
Niveau: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
First Players Trickling In
Niveau 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Day 1 Begins
Niveau 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
The Mystery Bounty has begun after a delay in the start time.
Veldhuis Starts By Overbetting
Niveau 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Lex Veldhuis was involved in a pot with Guillaume Bacri. On a flop that read 
, Veldhuis bet 300 in a pot of 700 from the cutoff. Guillaume Bacri looked him up from the big blind, and the pair saw the 
turn, which got checked around.
On the 
river, Bacri checked again to Veldhuis, who then bet 1,700 chips on the fourth diamond. Bacri folded quickly, and Veldhuis won his first pot of the day.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,900 | 900 |
|
29,400 |
Early Notables Taking their Seats
Niveau 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
The tournament clock currently shows over 380 entries but less than half of those players have taken their seats. Because of the queues at registration, PokerStars has allowed players to register in advance and join the tournament anytime before late registration closes. That has also caused an inconvenience at the tables with not everyone taking their seats at the start of play.
There are plenty of vacant seats in the room as of right now, but there is also a waiting list for any players that are trying to register right now that could take a couple of hours to get a seat. Players are expected to slowly start trickling in throughout the first few levels and new tables will be opened when possible.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Big Pot Goes to Sitbon Early On
Niveau 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
There were four players who went to a flop of 
with around 4,000 in the middle already. Julien Sitbon led out for 700 from the small blind and was called by Ramzi Karam in the big blind and Stefan Olofsson on the button.
The turn brought the 
and the action checked to Olofsson who bet 2,700. Both Sitbon and Karam called to see the 
on the river. With four spades on the board now, Sitbon fired out a bet of 11,000. Karam quickly folded and Olofsson eventually did the same.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
41,000 | 11,000 |
Full House Over Full House Benefits Benhamou; Misclick Helps Bindel
Niveau 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Jordan Benhamou opened to 300 from the cutoff and was called by Darie Ilie and Ian Hamilton from the button and small blind, respectively. Luc Bindel then made it 1,700 from the big blind and everyone called.
Bindel continued for 1,700 on the 
and only Hamilton got out of the way.
Bindel then made it 1,800 on the 
turn before Benhamou made it 4,000. Ilie called. Bindel was waiting for the river card, thinking both of his opponents had called his bet. However, he realised he had missed 5,000 off his bet size. Upon seeing that he faced a raise, he folded.
Benhamou bet 5,300 on the 
river and Ilie quickly made it 15,000 and Benhamou wasted little time calling.
Ilie turned over his for a full house, threes full of kings. However, the pot went to Benhamou as he had the 
for fours full of kings.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | 60,000 |
|
|
27,000 | -3,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
|
8,500 | 8,500 |