First €75,000 Bounty Pulled
Niveau 24
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
2023 PokerStars EPT Paris
€3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty
Jours 2
Event Info
Résultats
Event Info
Info Niveau
Info Joueurs - Jour 2
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
402
Joueurs Survivants
22
Proudfoot Doubles Haim
Niveau 24
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Jonathan Proudfoot opened from under the gun, and big blind Marvin Ben Haim went all in for his last 245,000. After a count, Proudfoot ''guessed he had to call'', and just did so to put Haim at risk.
Marvin Ben Haim: 
Jonathan Proudfoot 
The board ran out 
, and Haim faded Proudfoot's outs to double up.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
610,000 | -625,000 |
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540,000 | -95,000 |
Bednar Brings the Field Down to Three Tables
Niveau 24
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Jan Bednar opened to 60,000 on the button and Zhi Yi Ning shipped all in for 410,000 in the big blind. Bednar quickly called to put Ning at risk.
Zhi Yi Ning: 
Jan Bednar: 
The flop fell 
to give Bednar the best hand with a pair of jacks. Ning had outs to a straight and an over card but was unable to hit on the 
, 
runout. The field is now down to 24 players and a redraw is being conducted for the final three tables.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
1,800,000 | 600,000 |
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Eliminé |
Proudfoot Sets His Price
Niveau 23
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Jack Maskill raised to 50,000 on the button and Jonathan Proudfoot defended from the big blind. The flop came 
and Proudfoot check-called a bet of 100,000 from Maskill.
The turn brought the and Proudfoot led out with a bet of 75,000. Maskill called and the 
completed the board. Proudfoot slid out another bet of 125,000 on the river and Maskill looked him up. Proudfoot turned over 
for two pair and Maskill conceded.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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1,235,000 | 315,000 |
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710,000 | -290,000 |
32nd-39th Place Payouts (€5,400)
Niveau 23
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
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Suliman Outs Dorneles
Niveau 23
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Luis Dorneles was all in for his last 165,000 chips against Or Suliman.
Luis Dorneles: 
Or Suliman: 
The board ran out 
and the single pair of Suliman was enough to eliminate Dorneles.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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1,350,000 | 350,000 |
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Eliminé |
Sandev Gets Chen's Bounty Chip
Niveau 23
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Xia Wang opened to 50,000 from early position and was called by Georgi Sandev from the button. Zhong Chen was forced all in from the big blind with his last 25,000.
Wang check-folded to a bet of 30,000 on the 
flop. Sandev and Chen then tabled their cards.
Zhong Chen:
Georgi Sandev: 
Chen was ahead with his pair of sevens but the turn gave Sandev the best hand. The 
river completed the board and Chen departed the tournament room.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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1,550,000 | 136,000 |
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Eliminé |
Kassam Turns a Royal Flush Draw
Niveau 23
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Rehman Kassam was all in with his short stack and at risk to compatriot Jack Maskill.
Rehman Kassam: 
Jack Maskill:
Maskill paired his ace on the flop but Kassam turned a Royal Flush draw on the turn. However, the completed the board and Kassam was eliminated.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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1,000,000 | 829,000 |
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Eliminé |
Chisu Breaks the Seal with a €75,000 Bounty
Niveau 23
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
With the odds becoming increasingly better for the players to draw one of the top prizes, many took to the treasure chest during the last break of the night. After multiple €1,000 bounties were pulled, Danut Chisu finally broke the seal by unveiling one of the €75,000 bounties. He added that to a previous €20,000 and a €1,000 bounty to accumulate €96,000 in bounties thus far.
He was joined Aleksandar Tomovic who drew one of the €35,000 bounties and Boris Angelov who returned to pull a €20,000 bounty. Here is a look at the updated board:
| MYSTERY BOUNTY PRIZES | COUNT | REMAINING | TOTAL € |
|---|---|---|---|
| €75,000 | 2 | 1 | €75,000 |
| €35,000 | 2 | 1 | €35,000 |
| €20,000 | 2 | 0 | €0 |
| €10,000 | 6 | 1 | €10,000 |
| €5,000 | 11 | 2 | €10,000 |
| €2,000 | 23 | 1 | €2,000 |
| €1,000 | 356 | 56 | €56,000 |
| €1,000 and Draw Again | 10 | 0 | €0 |
Niveau: 23
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000