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Stefan Schillhabel raised to 6,500 in early position and was called by the cutoff. Teun Mulder was in the big blind and ripped all in for his last 34,000 chips. Schillhabel deliberated for a moment before re-shoving all in which quickly got the cutoff to fold.
Teun Mulder:
Stefan Schillhabel:
Mulder was unable to find any help on the board which sent him to the rail. Some new faces also joined the field including Daniel Dvoress and Sam Greenwood, along with Erik Seidel who is on his second entry.
Following a raise by Mehdi Chaoui, Igor Yaroshevskyy three-bet to 17,000 out of the small blind and picked up a call by the initial raiser. On a flop of , Yaroshevskyy continued for 15,000 and Chaoui raised it up to 35,000 in order to pick up a very reluctant call by Yaroshevskyy.
That led them to the turn on which Yaroshevskyy checked. Chaoui pushed all-in with the slightly covering stack and Yaroshevskyy exhausted all his time bank extensions before calling it off.
Igor Yaroshevskyy:
Mehdi Chaoui:
The flopped straight of Chaoui had locked up the hand already which made the river a formality.
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Kayhan Mokri is second in chips for Day 2
On the second day of the inaugural PokerStars European Poker Tour Paris festival, the first winner of a high-stakes contest will be crowned at the Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile. An already big field of 71 entries has emerged thus far in Event #3 $10,200 Mystery Bounty, which is expected to grow further as of 12:30 p.m. local time.
The first High Roller tournament of the stop operated by Club Barriere Paris in the heart of the French capital has generated a cash prize pool of €326,600 so far but the registration on Day 2 remains open for the first two 30-minute levels until approximately 1.30 pm local time. All those who have not entered yet or only bowed out once can re-join the action as the event features a single re-entry option.
Leading the way so far is Nikita Kuznetsov with 376,500, followed by Kayhan Mokri (346,500) and fellow countryman Viktor Ustimov (334,000).
Mokri surpassed $1 million in live tournament cashes according to his Hendon Mob profile during the 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure on The Bahamas, during which he came runner-up in a $10,200 Mystery Bounty Event and furthermore pulled two golden $100,000 bounty envelopes.
Among the local contenders, 2022 Master Classics of Poker Main Event winner Julien Sitbon fared the best and sits in fourth place with 330,500. Further big names with above-average stacks include Alexandros Theologis, Stefan Schillhabel, Tom Vogelsang, Chris Brewer, and Davidi Kitai, among others.
Top 10 Chip Counts for Day 2
Place
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds Day 2
1
Nikita Kuznetsov
Russia
376,500
126
2
Kayhan Mokri
Norway
346,500
116
3
Viktor Ustimov
Russia
334,000
111
4
Julien Sitbon
France
330,500
110
5
Alexandros Theologis
Greece
298,500
100
6
Felipe Ketzer
Brazil
291,000
97
7
Tom Orpaz
Israel
271,500
91
8
Stefan Schillhabel
Germany
265,000
88
9
Andre Marques
Portugal
252,000
84
10
Casimir Seire
Finland
243,500
81
Many eyes especially from the rail will also focus on football striker Neymar Jr., who joined the high-stakes competition alongside a slate of poker pros and friends from his home country of Brazil. The PokerStars Cultural ambassador will return with 103,500 in chips in the middle of the pack, surrounded by some of the biggest names of the international poker circuit.
PokerStars Cultural ambassador Neymar Jr
Returning blinds for Level 9 will be 1,500/3,000 with a big blind ante of 3,000. Those jumping into the tournament at the very last minute with a fresh stack of 100,000 will have 20 big blinds at their disposal for Level 11, which features blinds of 2,000/5,000 and a 5,000 big blind ante.
The tournament features 30-minute levels until a deal has been made or three players remain in contention. Once the registration closes, the 20-second preflop shot clock increases to 30 seconds each, and all players receive one additional time bank extension for each even level they are seated in.
Approximately 15% of the field will earn a cash prize. Furthermore, at the start of Level 13, after the first break of the day, the Mystery Bounty prizes will come into effect. From each entry, €5,000 is allocated for the bounty prize, and players can redeem their earned bounty tokens for envelopes at their leisure going forward.
Stay tuned for the conclusion of this High Roller contest right here on PokerNews, as the live reporting team will be on the floor from start to finish.
board which sent him to the rail. Some new faces also joined the field including Daniel Dvoress and Sam Greenwood, along with Erik Seidel who is on his second entry.
, Yaroshevskyy continued for 15,000 and Chaoui raised it up to 35,000 in order to pick up a very reluctant call by Yaroshevskyy.
river a formality.
