2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

�5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 6
Event Info

2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j2
Prize
€1,287,800
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€8,385,600
Entries
1,747
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 6
Entries
6
Players Left
1

Level: 36

Blinds: 250,000/500,000

Ante: 500,000

Boatman Remains Ahead

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Barny Boatman opened to 800,000 from the button with A?2? and folded out David Kaufmann and Aleksejs Ponakovs in the blinds.

Kaufmann folded on the button before Ponakovs limped in from the small blind with K?4?. Boatman checked his option with J?9?. Ponakovs, with a pair of kings, continued for 400,000 on the A?K?Q? flop before Boatman raised to 1,000,000 with his gutshot. Ponakovs called. The 4? turn improved Ponakovs to two pair and action checked through to the 7? river. Ponakovs fired out 2,500,000, and Boatman released his jack-high after some posturing.

On the final hand before the break, Boatman accidentally raised out of turn to 1,200,000 from the small blind with 5?2?. Ponakovs looked down at 7?7? and limped in from the button, meaning Boatman's raise stood. Ponakovs called and then folded the best hand after facing a bet of 1,300,000 on the A?J?5? flop.

Player Chips Progress
Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
36,475,000
995,000
995,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
9,100,000
-200,000
-200,000
David Kaufmann de
David Kaufmann
6,825,000
-1,005,000
-1,005,000
Day 5 Chip Leader

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsBarny BoatmanDavid Kaufmann

Ponakovs Loses Two in a Row

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs limped in Q?10? from the small blind and Barny Boatman checked his option with J?9? in the big blind. The flop then fell 7?J?8? and saw Ponakovs check to Boatman, who made a bet of 500,000.

Ponakovs flicked in a call and the A? turn appeared. Both players checked to the 7? river, which was also knuckled down. Boatman's pair won him the pot as he extended his lead by just a bit.

The next hand, Ponakovs raised the button to 800,000 and David Kaufmann looked at A?6? in the big blind, which he shipped all in for 6,425,000. A quick fold followed from Ponakovs, seeing him chip down to a seven-figure stack.

Player Chips Progress
Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
35,480,000
900,000
900,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
9,300,000
-1,300,000
-1,300,000
David Kaufmann de
David Kaufmann
7,830,000
600,000
600,000
Day 5 Chip Leader

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsBarny BoatmanDavid Kaufmann

All-In Triangle Being Put to Use

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Barny Boatman raised to 1,200,00 with Q?10? from the small blind and folded when David Kaufmann jammed for 6,825,000 from the big blind with A?10?.

The following hand, Kaufmann limped in from the small blind with J?4? and released his hand after Aleksejs Ponakovs moved all in for 3,300,000 with 5?2? from the big blind.

Ponakovs shoved again, this time with A?3?, and Boatman folded his J?8? from the big blind.

Another all-in triangle was in front of Ponakovs, as he moved in from the button. Boatman reshoved from the small blind and Kaufmann folded.

Ponakovs tabled 2?2? and was flipping against A?9?. Ponakovs survived once again as his pair remained best following the 8?4?7?4?5? runout

Player Chips Progress
Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
34,580,000
-6,900,000
-6,900,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
10,600,000
6,900,000
6,900,000
David Kaufmann de
David Kaufmann
7,230,000
Day 5 Chip Leader

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsBarny BoatmanDavid Kaufmann

Boatman Out-Flushes Kaufmann

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

David Kaufmann found 10?10? on the button and raised to 800,000. Barny Boatman then three-bet to 2,200,000 from the small blind with A?J?. Kaufmann just called and the 9?K?3? flop fanned out.

Boatman bet out 1,000,000 chips and Kaufmann put in the same amount for a call. The Q? came on the turn and Boatman continued to fire, this time for 2,000,000 chips. Kaufmann stuck in another call and the 4? river completed the board.

Both players rivered a flush, but Boatman sat on the nuts and flicked in 3,000,000 chips more. Kaufmann called it off with the lesser flush and paid his dues when Boatman tabled his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
41,480,000
9,200,000
9,200,000
David Kaufmann de
David Kaufmann
7,230,000
-8,200,000
-8,200,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
3,700,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000

Tags: Barny BoatmanDavid Kaufmann

No Momentum for Ponakovs

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakov limped in from the small blind with A?2? and Barny Boatman checked his option with 8?5?.

Ponakovs and Boatman paired up on the A?5?4? flop, with the Latvian having the best of it for the time being. Ponakovs, with top pair and wheel draw, fired out 400,000 and was called, bringing in the 7? turn. Boatman picked up a straight draw of his own and called Ponakov's bet of 1,200,000.

The 5? river gave Boatman trip fives and the winner and halted any momentum that Ponakovs had since doubling up. Ponakovs fired out another 1,000,000 but found the correct fold after Boatman moved all in.

Player Chips Progress
Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
32,280,000
3,000,000
3,000,000
David Kaufmann de
David Kaufmann
15,430,000
-200,000
-200,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
4,700,000
-3,000,000
-3,000,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovBarny Boatman

Ponakovs Has Breathing Room

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Barny Boatman raised from button and called when Aleksejs Ponakovs moved all in for 3,550,000 from the big blind.

Aleksejs Ponakovs: A?3?
Barny Boatman: Q?6?

Neither player connected on the 10?7?5?10?J?, meaning Ponakovs ace-high was enough to survive another all-in.

Player Chips Progress
Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
29,280,000
-3,550,000
-3,550,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
7,700,000
3,750,000
3,750,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsBarny Boatman

Limping Appears to Be Pimping

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs limped in from the small blind with J?4? and Barny Boatman checked 4?2? in the big blind. Ponakovs bet out 600,000 on the J?7?8? flop and Boatman folded quickly.

One hand thereafter, Boatman, in the small blind, limped in with A?K? and big blind David Kaufmann checked his Q?3?. The 8?J?6? flop was checked through before Boatman fired 600,000 on the 8? turn. Kaufmann made a swift fold and Boatman took down the pot.

One orbit later, Boatman limped in from the small blind again, this time with A?Q?. David Kaufmann checked J?3? and Boatman bet 500,000 on the 8?6?K? flop and shipped another pot as Kaufmann let his hand go.

Player Chips Progress
Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
32,830,000
850,000
850,000
David Kaufmann de
David Kaufmann
15,630,000
-1,800,000
-1,800,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
3,950,000
800,000
800,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsBarny BoatmanDavid Kaufmann