Hand-for-Hand play is about to begin, as 305 players remain. The top 303 players will make the money, so it's two more eliminations until the bubble bursts.
2023 PokerStars EPT Paris
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Toni Kaukua pushed all his chips in the middle, covering Sacha Rymland's stack of 80,000. Rymland took some time to think about his decision but ultimately called for the remainder of his chips.
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Rymland was in bad shape, and needed help to save his tournament life. The river
did not bring such help, and Rymland had to exit the tournament.
Soren Reffstrup raised from the cutoff and Alexandre Landron called in the big blind.
The flop came ![]()
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and both players checked. On the
turn, Landron led out for 10,000 and Reffstrup reraised to 40,000. Landron called. The river came the
and Landron shoved for all of Reffstrup's chips. Reffstrup snapped him off.
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for a rivered full house but Reffstrup showed ![]()
for a better full house.
Samuel Ju opened to 12,000 from the cutoff and Benny Glaser three-bet to 52,000 on the button. The short-stacked blinds gave it some thought before folding and Ju quickly four-bet jammed with a stack of around 380,000.
Glaser had around the same amount and opted to fold, leading Ju to show he had it with ![]()
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Nível: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
The 308 players are now on their first 20-minute break of the day. The money bubble should burst within the next level as the top 303 players make the money.
In the final hand before break, Joey Cheung was in the small blind in a heads-up pot against Dorian Decauche on the button on a flop of ![]()
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Cheung checked on the flop and Decauche checked back. Cheung checked again on the
turn and his opponent bet 23,000. Cheung gave it some thought and folded, later telling Decauche that he had pocket nines.
Jean Labryga came into Day 2 as overall chipleader and today has not been faring any worse for him so far.
In a pot against Thijs Dirkzwager, Labryga bet 22,000 from the small blind on the board of ![]()
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. On the button, Dirkzwager mulled it over for a couple of minutes until Labryga called the clock. The floor came over and gave Dirkzwager 30 seconds to make his decision.
Dirkzwager used this time to try and get some information out of his opponent by asking him if he would show if Dirkzwager folded. Labryga shook his head, and Dirkzwager had to forfeit his hand.
Labryga kept his word and did indeed not show his hand, but later claimed that he had a full house.
Francky Magliocco raised from early position to 11,000 and got called by Kenny Deffrasnes in the big blind.
The flop came ![]()
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. Deffrasnes checked and Magliocco bet 11,000. Deffrasnes called.
The turn was the
. Deffrasnes once again checked and Magliocco fired for 26,000. Deffrasnes folded and Magliocco showed ![]()
for a set.
Tension around the room is tightening as the bubble approaches.