€3,000 Mystery Bounty Giorno 1 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

2024-02-21 23:30 UTC+1

Hallay Puts Creutz to the Test

Livello 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The pot stood at 18,500 with two players looking at a full board of K♥Q♦4♥10♦6♦.

Axel Hallay, in the small blind, checked the action to Johan Creutz, in the big blind. Creutz bet out 15,000 and Hallay moved all in, putting Creutz to the test for his remaining 48,500.

"You show if I fold?" asked Creutz. Hallay didn't respond.

Creutz eventually mucked his cards and Hallay claimed this pot without a showdown.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Axel Hallay	168,500 168,500	168,500
Johan Creutz	33,500 33,500	33,500

Tags: Axel Hallay Johan Creutz

2024-02-21 23:37 UTC+1

Estrada Rivers Straight to Send Tabatabaei to Rail

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Livello 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Reza Tabatabaei was all in preflop from early position against Soraya Estrada in the big blind, who had her opponent well covered as players flipped their cards.

Reza Tabatabaei: A♦K♥
Soraya Estrada: A♣J♦

The board ran out 8♥10♠10♥7♦9♥. Tabatabaei had Estrada dominated, but Estrada rivered a straight to win the pot, sending Tabatabaei out in the last level of the day.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Soraya Estrada	112,000
Reza Tabatabaei	Eliminato

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2024-02-21 23:44 UTC+1

Ensan Fires Flop and Turn

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Livello 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Alexandre Rabusseau limped the small blind before World Series of Poker Main Event, and European Poker Tour Champion Hossein Ensan checked his option.

The dealer fanned a flop of Q♦6♦4♥, and Rabusseau check-called a bet of 1,200.

When the 9♣ hit the turn, Rabusseau checked once more and Ensan fired 6,500. This time that was enough to take the pot as Rabusseau mucked.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Hossein Ensan	90,000 90,000	90,000

Alexandre Rabusseau	58,000 58,000	58,000

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2024-02-21 23:44 UTC+1

Rotundo Dispatches Zebarjad

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Livello 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Christian Rotundo raised to 5,000 from the cutoff and Ali Zebarjad defended in the big blind.

Zebarjad checked the action to Rotundo, who bet out 5,000 on the J♦8♦6♦ flop. Zebarjad moved all in and Rotundo called.

Ali Zebarjad: Q♦9♠
Christian Rotundo: J♠10♣

Zerbarjad had straight and flush outs, but the 3♥ turn and 8♠ river failed to improve his queen high, and he was sent to the rail

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Christian Rotundo	312,000 289,000	289,000
Ali Zebarjad	Eliminato

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2024-02-21 23:48 UTC+1

Last Three Hands

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Livello 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The tournament staff have announced that three more hands will be played for Day 1 of the Mystery Bounty.

2024-02-21 23:55 UTC+1

Konnikova Runs Kings Into Zhou’s Aces as Last Three Hands Are Called

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Livello 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Quan Zhou, who was under the gun, and Maria Konnikova, on the button, had a preflop-raising war that saw all the chips in the middle before the flop.

Maria Konnikova: K♣K♥
Quan Zhou: A♥A♣

The board ran out 8♦7♦2♠J♥2♥. Zhou was the beneficiary of this cooler right at the end of Day 1, sending PokerStars Ambassador to the rail.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Quan Zhou	221,000 221,000	221,000
Maria Konnikova	Eliminato

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2024-02-21 23:55 UTC+1

Players Bag and Tag

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Livello 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Players in the Mystery Bounty have bagged and tagged for the end of Day 1, with 213 players making it through to Day 2. Standby for the full chip counts and recap on PokerNews.

2024-02-22 00:34 UTC+1

End of Day 1 Chip Counts (completo)

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Livello 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Stephane Gabarre	401,500 272,700	272,700

Elie Dib	372,500 113,500	113,500
Christian Rotundo	357,500 45,500	45,500
Jonathan Proudfoot	276,500 276,500	276,500
Ram Faravash	276,000 276,000	276,000
Jaume Alomar	272,500 272,500	272,500
Bruno Ribeiro	272,000 272,000	272,000
Salomon Azria	264,000 264,000	264,000
Ricardo Caridade	259,000 259,000	259,000
Pavels Spirins	252,500 179,500	179,500
Joao Vieira	246,000 88,000	88,000
Guillermo Gordo	245,000 245,000	245,000
Isabel Baltazar	243,000 243,000	243,000
Justin Steinbrenner	239,500 239,500	239,500
Yannick Schumacher	238,500 238,500	238,500
Kazuhiko Yotsushika	230,500 20,500	20,500
Fady Kamar	230,000 230,000	230,000
Fahredin Mustafov	227,000 89,000	89,000
Vladas Tamasauskas	222,000 172,700	172,700
Robert-Andrei Burlacu	218,000 218,000	218,000
Kartik Ved	216,000 32,000	32,000
Bernd Gleissner	216,000 26,000	26,000
Samuel Fournier	214,000 141,000	141,000
Luca Giovannone	213,500 -66,500	-66,500
Louis Linard	211,000 -1,000	-1,000

2024-02-22 00:34 UTC+1

End of Day 1 Chip Counts (completo)

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Livello 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Stephane Gabarre	401,500 272,700	272,700

Elie Dib	372,500 113,500	113,500
Christian Rotundo	357,500 45,500	45,500
Salomon Azria	264,000 264,000	264,000
Pavels Spirins	252,500 179,500	179,500
Joao Vieira	246,000 88,000	88,000
Kazuhiko Yotsushika	230,500 20,500	20,500
Fahredin Mustafov	227,000 89,000	89,000
Vladas Tamasauskas	222,000 172,700	172,700
Kartik Ved	216,000 32,000	32,000
Bernd Gleissner	216,000 26,000	26,000
Samuel Fournier	214,000 141,000	141,000
Luca Giovannone	213,500 -66,500	-66,500
Louis Linard	211,000 -1,000	-1,000
Michael Rodrigues	211,000 82,800	82,800
Marco Poccia	210,500 185,800	185,800
Redouane Abed	199,000 131,000	131,000
Ankit Ahuja	199,000 189,000	189,000
Christian Dressler	186,000 67,800	67,800
Quan Zhou	186,000 -35,000	-35,000
Lucas Sfez	184,000 11,000	11,000
Nils Pudel	177,000 75,000	75,000
Lorenzo Cendali	165,000 30,000	30,000
Saar Wilf	160,000 75,000	75,000
Fabien Jacqueline	157,000 -20,000	-20,000

2024-02-22 00:57 UTC+1

Stephane Gabarre Bags the Chip Lead on Day 1 of the €3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty

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Livello 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Day 1 of the €3,000 Mystery Bounty here at the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Paris has wrapped up after 12 levels of play and saw Stephane Gabarre bagging a stack of 401,500 to put him at the top of the leaderboard as he looks to make a deep EPT run.

Gabarre's best live cash came just a few short days ago, when he finished 17th in the €2,200 France Poker Series for €22,040 here in Paris. The French grinder will return on Day 2 to compete against the 213 players who bagged on Day 1, including other top stacks Elie Dib (372,500), Christian Rotundo (357,500), and Jonathan Proudfoot (276,500).

€3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Name	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Stephane Gabarre	France	401,500	201
2	Elie Dib	Lebanon	372,500	186
3	Christian Rotundo	Italy	357,500	179
4	Jonathan Proudfoot	United Kingdom	276,500	138
5	Ram Sanati Faravash	Australia	276,000	138
6	Jaume Alomar	Spain	272,500	136
7	Bruno Ribeiro	Brazil	272,000	136
8	Salomon Azria	France	264,000	132
9	Ricardo Caridade	Portugal	259,000	130
10	Pavels Spirins	Latvia	252,500	126

The Mystery Bounty event attracted a massive 827 runners for a prize pool of €1,395,976 plus a €827,000 bounty prize pool, and those numbers will surely grow as late registration remains open until the start of play on Day 2.

Of the remaining 213 who found a bag, PokerStars Ambassador Elias Gutierre was among them as he amassed a stack of 174,500 heading into Day 2. Gutierre is fresh off a 7th-place finish where he collected a payout of €22,900 in the €10,200 Mystery Bounty here in Paris, and looks to capture his first EPT Title.

Other notables who survived the 12 levels of play on Day 1 include Julien Sitbon, Ankit Ahuja, Olga Iermolcheva, and Leo Margets.

Notables who weren't fortunate enough to find a bag include PokerStars Ambassadors Parker Talbot, Ramon Colillas, Alejandro Lococo, and Maria Konnikova who found herself coolered with only 10 minutes left on the clock as her kings ran into aces.

We will see if any of those big names jump back into the action as late registration will remain open until the start of play on Day 2, which will kick off at 12:30 p.m. local time on Level 13 with blinds of 1,000/2,000/2,000.

Players will be given a Mystery Bounty Token at the start of Day 2 and can pull a mystery bounty for every player they eliminate. Bounties can be but are not limited to €100,000, €50,000, €30,000, €15,000, €10,000, €5,000, €1,000 and €500.
That wraps up the PokerNews live reporting team's coverage of Day 1 of €3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty, but the team will be back tomorrow to report on the Day 2 action

Tags: Alejandro Lococo Ankit Ahuja Bruno Ribeiro Elie Dib Jonathan Proudfoot Julien Sitbon Leo Margets Maria Konnikova Olga Iermolcheva Parker Talbot Ram Sanati Ramon Colillas Ricardo Caridade Salomon Azria Stephane Gabarre Stephane Gabarre Bags