Ben Heath opened to 40,000, Robin Ylitalo three-bet to 90,000 in the next seat and Martin Czuczor then produced a cold four-bet jam for around 250,000. Heath called to put himself at risk and Ylitalo folded.
Ben Heath :A♦K♣
Martin Czuczor: Q♠Q♦
It was the classic race but no help arrived for Heath on the 9♦10♥4♠10♣6♣ runout.
Timothy Adams opened 40,000 on the button, and Alexander Reard raised to 340,000 from the small blind. Adams announced all-in, putting Reard in the tank with 45,000 behind. Eventually, Reard made the call.
Alexander Reard: 8♥8♠
Timothy Adams: Q♣Q♠
The dealer ran out the 10♣10♠5♣5♥2♣ board, sending Reard to the payout desk.
Michael Jozoff was seen with 380,000 across the line, and Alexander Tkatschew announced all-in. Jozoff went into the tank with his 40,000 behind, using his time banks. The floor came over to give him a warning as he was using the time banks to try to ladder-up for a pay jump. Eventually, he made the call.
Michael Jozoff: A♣K♠
Alexander Tkatschew: K♦K♣
Jozoff couldn't find an ace as the 7♦7♠3♦9♦Q♥ board ran out, eliminating him from the tournament.
Vladas Tamasauskas opened to 40,000 from early position, only to be faced with a three-bet from Robin Ylitalo to 125,000 in the cutoff.
Action folded back to Tamasauskas, who pondered his options before announcing a four-bet to 290,000.
Ylitalo wasted little time in announcing he was all-in, and Tamasauskas got his chips in the middle just as quickly, with Tamasauskas at risk.
Vladas Tamasauskas: A♣A♠
Robin Ylitalo: A♦K♠
In one of the first hands of Day 3, Ylitalo had the misfortune of running ace-king straight into Tamasauskas' aces, with no unlikely escape provided by the Q♥9♠9♣7♣5♠ runout.
Tamasauskas raked in a huge pot to start off the day.
It's the final day of the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Paris, held inside Le Palais des Congrès. Day 3 of the €10,300 High Roller commences at 12:00 p.m. local time and will play down to a winner tonight.
The event attracted 512 entries and, of those, 32 players will be returning for Day 3. The total prize pool stands at €4,915,200, which means the first-place winner is set to walk away with a stunning €970,200. All players who return today are guaranteed to take home €23,750.
Ehsan Amiri is the chip leader, coming into the day with 2,860,000, and looks to earn his first EPT title as he adds to his $1,118,349 lifetime earnings.
Second in chips is the only EPT Main Event Champion still in the field, looking to grab his fourth EPT title Robin Ylitalo with 2,330,000.
Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts
Place
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Ehsan Amiri
Australia
2,860,000
143
2
Robin Ylitalo
Sweden
2,330,000
117
3
Oliver Weis
Germany
1,930,000
97
4
Luca Marki
Switzerland
1,625,000
81
5
Nikita Kuznetsov
Russia
1,450,000
73
6
Alex Keating
United States
1,305,000
65
7
Joao Vieira
Portugal
1,300,000
65
8
Mario Navarro
Spain
1,045,000
52
9
Vladas Tamasauskas
Lithuania
1,010,000
51
10
Ihar Soika
Belarus
915,000
46
Ehsan Amiri
The tournament will recommence on Level 22 with blinds at 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 big blind ante. Players will play through hour-long levels until a winner is crowned.
Stay tuned to PokerNews as our live reporting team follows all the action throughout the day as we wrap up here at EPT Paris.
