16th June 2025
Johan Guilbert

The PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Paris has been going down all week lengthy, and there was a whole lot of motion. We just lately talked about a lot of it within the newest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which you’ll take heed to right here.

The PokerNews Dwell Reporting Staff has been on-site to supply dwell updates from a slew of EPT Paris tournaments. Right here’s a have a look at 5 of essentially the most thrilling arms captured in our dwell updates from the EPT Paris.

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Three Clocks, Two Test-Raises & One Double for Guilbert

Johan Guilbert
Johan Guilbert

On Day 2 of the EPT Paris €5,300 Fundamental Occasion, it was Degree 15 (2,000/4,000/4,000) when Johan “Yoh Viral” Guilbert opened to eight,000 from center place and Daniyar Aubakirov three-bet to 17,000 from the hijack earlier than Guilbert went deep within the tank when the motion bought again round. Somebody finally referred to as clock and Guilbert referred to as quickly after.

Guilbert checked on the flop of {7-Hearts}{10-Spades}{7-Diamonds} and Aubakirov continued for 9,000. Guilbert sat completely nonetheless for over a minute earlier than pushing out a stack of chips for a check-raise to 23,000. Aubakirov referred to as.

The flip introduced the {2-Clubs} and Guilbert’s eyes fluttered behind his octagon sun shades as he rested his arms in his lap and thought by way of a call. A desk mate once more referred to as the clock and Guilbert finally checked because the seconds wound down.

Aubakirov wager 20,000 and, proper on schedule, Guilbert went again into the tank. A desk mate referred to as the clock on Guilbert for the third time of the hand and Guilbert as soon as once more check-raised with a jam of 66,000. Aubakirov referred to as along with his greater stack.

Johan Guilbert: {a-Clubs}{10-Hearts}
Daniyar Aubakirov: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}

Guilbert was forward with a pair of tens and nothing modified on the {4-Spades} river to earn the French content material creator the pot as others on the desk regarded prepared to maneuver on to the following hand.

PokerNews personal Connor Richard caught a number of the hand on social media:

The tweet impressed some outrage and a whole lot of dialogue on social media by poker pundits.

Matt Berkey: “C’mon man. I really like Yoh however this wants to finish. If social media has one singular good it will be to disgrace this sort of nonsense out of existence.”

Daniel Negreanu: “I actually don’t need to actually because many of the tourneys I play have a shot clock, however yeah, it’s not private. If individuals waste time as a result of they suppose it advantages them, I’ll name clock if it advantages me. Truthful sport.”

Frank Kassela: “I’ve fully solved the gradual play drawback at any desk I play at now. If they begin clock burning I increase and do it a lot slower and for much longer. They provide up fairly rapidly.”

Event Director Matt Savage took to Twitter to ballot the poker neighborhood on the hand, with an amazing 93.5% responding that it is ruining the sport (as of publication time).

Nonetheless, there was a minimum of one participant who supported Guilbert, and that was tanking advocate and practitioner Jordan Cristos.

Quad Aces for Moore

Peter Moore
Peter Moore

Additionally on Day 2 of the Fundamental Occasion, albeit a few ranges earlier in Degree 13 (1,000/2,500/2,500), Peter Moore opened to six,000 and Miroslav Forman three-bet to 18,000. Moore four-bet to 46,000 with 45,000 behind and Forman re-raised for all of the chips to get within the center.

Peter Moore: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}
Miroslav Forman: {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

The preflop cooler was a postflop sweat because the flop landed {q-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} to offer Moore a set however to go away Forman outs with two backdoor attracts. The {j-Spades} flip gave Forman outs to a straight earlier than the {a-Spades} landed on the river to offer Moore quads for a double.

“At all times a sweat!” Moore mentioned as he raked within the pot. Surprisingly, he can be out a couple of ranges later.

“So fuckin’ sick,” a shocked Moore mentioned after his stack was counted and he had vaulted out of his seat. As soon as all was mentioned and completed, the Canadian was left empty-handed and with a foul beat story to inform.

Moore had gotten it in with the {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} and he was up in opposition to Johan Schultz-Pedersen with the {a-Spades}{k-Spades}.

Schultz-Pedersen flopped the highest pair and prime kicker with a flush draw on {k-Clubs}{6-Spades}{4-Spades}. The {k-Hearts} flip propelled Schultz-Pedersen into the lead as Moore was left with a single out solely, which by no means got here on the {7-Clubs} river.

Zhechov Spikes River to Declare Three Bounties

Ivan Zhechev
Ivan Zhechev

On Day 2 of the €3,000 EPT Thriller Bounty, it was Degree 14 (1,500/3,000/3,000) when Bogdan Munteanu moved all in for 20,500 from underneath the gun, prompting Jose Jaraiz to jam for 34,000 from center place. Erik Bystroem was the third participant to ship in his stack and he dedicated his final 87,500. Ivan Zhechev was within the large blind and mulled over his choices earlier than calling as the massive stack.

Bogdan Munteanu: {a-Spades}{10-Diamonds}
Jose Jaraiz: {7-Spades}{7-Clubs}
Erik Bystroem: {10-Clubs}{9-Clubs}
Ivan Zhechev: {6-Clubs}{6-Spades}

Munteanu had the very best of it on the {a-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{5-Clubs} flop and improved to journeys on the {a-Clubs} flip. Bystroem additionally picked up a flush draw to go together with his pair of nines. The desk then erupted when the {6-Diamonds} river hit the felt to offer Ivan Zhechev the very best hand, sixes stuffed with aces.

“So sick,” uttered a number of the eradicated gamers as they departed.

Click on right here to see who received the €3,000 EPT Thriller Bounty!

Quadruple Knockout for Ferreira Pais

Mauricio Ferreira Pais
Ferreira Pais

On Day 2 of the €10,200 Thriller Bounty, it was Degree 14 (5,000/10,000/10,000) when Desk 5 introduced a spectacular five-way all-in throughout which the extreme brief stacks of Stefan Schillhabel and Raphael Da Costa was within the center. Moreover, Jakob Miegel and Alexandre Reard had been additionally all-in and so they had been all lined by Mauricio Ferreira Pais, the person who bubbled the $25,000 PSPC earlier this month.

“Oh man, I additionally needed his bounty,” one other participant joked as the next playing cards had been flipped over.

Raphael Da Costa: {7-Hearts}{3-Spades}
Stefan Schillhabel: {5-Hearts}{3-Hearts}
Alexandre Reard: {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Jakob Miegel: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}
Mauricio Ferreira Pais: {k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

The {q-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{4-Spades} flop gave Ferreira Pais a gutshot which he hit with the {10-Spades} flip to make the nuts in the meanwhile. Reard and Miegel had outs to broadway however missed on the {8-Diamonds} river as a quadruple knockout was confirmed.

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Three-Means All-in Results in Three-Means Chop

Dragos Trofimov
Dragos Trofimov

On Day 1a of the €1,100 FPS Paris Fundamental Occasion, it was Degree 14 (1,500/3,000/3,000) when Joao Tomas opened to six,000 from the hijack and Jean Labryga referred to as from the cutoff. Dragos Trofimov jammed for 63,500 from the massive blind which then prompted Tomas to maneuver all in for 83,500. Labryga agonized over the choice earlier than calling.

Dragos Trofimov: {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}
Joao Tomas: {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}
Jean Labryga: {j-Clubs}{8-Clubs}

Tomas remained greatest following the {3-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{2-Hearts} flop however Trofimov then had each of his opponents drawing to a chop after he made a wheel on the {5-Clubs} flip.

The {6-Hearts} river brought about some commotion as all three gamers ended up with six-high straight. It was a merciless river for Trofimov as he was denied a large triple-up.

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