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

2023-02-23 15:52 UTC+2

Lijo Doubles Through Marques

MattHansen

Lander Lijo opened to 5,000 in middle position and Andre Marques reraised to 15,000 in the cutoff. Lijo called and they went heads-up to a flop of .

Lijo checked to Marques who continued with a bet of 9,000. Lijo check-raised all in for 65,000 and Marques asked for a count before making the call.

Lander Lijo:
Andre Marques:

Lijo's pair of sixes was in the lead and the on the turn and the on the river secured a double-up for him.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Lander Lijo	168,000	80,000
Andre Marques	43,000	-82,000

Tags: Andre Marques Lander Lijo

2023-02-23 15:52 UTC+2

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.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Danut Chisu	340,000	205,000
Georgi Sandev	125,000	37,500
Jamil Wakil	55,000	-2,500
Tamer Kamel	Eliminé

Tags: Danut Chisu Giorgi Sandev Jamil Wakil Tamer Kamel

2023-02-23 16:00 UTC+2

Three Way All-In Leads to No Eliminations

MattHansen

Starting the hand with around 70,000, Vladimir Bozinovic opened to 5,500 from under the gun before Apoorva Goel jammed for 15,500 from the button. Daniel Kyosev then jammed as the big stack from the big blind and Bozinovic quickly called for his tournament life.

Apoorva Goel:
Vladimir Bozinovic:
Daniel Kyosev:

Goel's hand would remain best and he took in the main pot following the runout. Bozinovic would take the side pot while Kyosev stack took a dent.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Daniel Kyosev	140,000	-85,000
Vladimir Bozinovic	108,000	44,000
Apoorva Goel	50,000	19,000

2023-02-23 16:03 UTC+2

Back-Raise Backfires for Hocquaux

MattHansen

Grzegorz Kozieja raised from under the gun to 5,000 and Alexandre Hocquaux flat called next to act. Atanas Pavlov had different ideas and made the amount to go 19,000. The rest of the table folded and Kozieja put in the call. This is when Hocquaux decided to four-bet jam his stack in, worth 96,500. Pavlov quite quickly called his stack off for less, being 74,000 chips. Kozieje, who covered both opponents, thought for a good while before ultimately folding.

Atanas Pavlov:
Alexandre Hocquaux:

Pavolv was in good shape to get more than a double-up, and he did just so when the board ran out . Hocquaux on the other hand was left with just a few big blinds.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Atanas Pavlov	173,000	143,000
Grzegorz Kozieja	166,500	70,000
Alexandre Hocquaux	12,500	-66,500

Tags: Alexandre Hocquaux Atanas Pavlov Grzegorz Kozieja

2023-02-23 16:05 UTC+2

First Break of the Day

MattHansen

With a total of 402 players starting the day, the field has dwindled down to just 188 players after three levels. The players are going on their first 30-minute break of the day and the mystery bounty chest is open for business!

Niveau: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

2023-02-23 16:38 UTC+2

Updated Bounty Board

MattHansen

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

Many players took the treasure chest on the first break to redeem their bounty chips for a chance at some big money. However, all of the big prizes are still on the board which could make for an action-packed next couple of levels.

Mystery Bounty Prizes

Mystery Bounty Prizes	Count	Remaining	Total €
€75,000	2	2	€150,000
€35,000	2	2	€70,000
€20,000	2	1	€20,000
€10,000	6	5	€50,000
€5,000	11	10	€50,000
€2,000	23	16	€32,000
€1,000	356	240	€240,000
€1,000 and Draw Again	10	6	€6,000

2023-02-23 16:46 UTC+2

Le Dantec Sees Off Kim

MattHansen

Niveau 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.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Romain Le Dantec	297,500	222,500
Brian Kim	Eliminé

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Brian Kim Enrico Camosci Romain Le Dantec

2023-02-23 16:50 UTC+2

Plesuv Pleased with Flush

MattHansen

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

In a pot that was already around 57,000, Pavel Plesuv in the hijack and Elie Nakache in the cutoff checked on the board. the river then fell , and Plesuv went all in for 30,000 chips. Nakache sighed and thought about it for a little bit, but ended up making the call.

Plesuv showed Nakache the for a turned flush. Nakache could not beat that and threw his cards into the muck.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Pavel Plesuv	117,000	87,000
Elie Nakache	45,000	-37,000

Tags: Elie Nakache Pavel Plesuv

2023-02-23 16:53 UTC+2

Yi Ning Busts Duta to Climb Into the Lead

MattHansen

Niveau 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.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Zhi Yi Ning	468,000	377,000
Florian Duta	Eliminé

Tags: Florian Duta Oleksii Koiev Zhi Yi Ning