Niklas Astedt wins the 50K SHR Second Chance at EPT Paris

A legend of the online tables, Sweden’s Niklas Astedt also performed well on the live felt. This Thursday (26), PokerStars’ “Lena900” won the Super High Roller Second Chance, a € 50,000 buy-in tournament at EPT Paris. For his performance, the star pocketed the second-largest live cash of his career, behind only the US$ 4 million from the 2024 WSOP Main Event FT.

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Played over two days, the SHR Second Chance attracted 35 entries. It was the second most expensive event of the series, behind only the 100K Super High Roller, won by Estonia’s Ottomar Ladva. By beating all opponents, Niklas Astedt pocketed € 625.600.

In the heads-up, Niklas Astedt overcame Belarusian Mikalai Vaskaboinikau, who took home € 403.400. The competition paid the top five finishers, and besides the two finalists, Thailand’s Punnat Punsri also made the podium, finishing third for € 267.500. Enrico Camosci (4th, € 193.500) and Artur Martirosian (5th, € 156.400) completed the ITM.

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United States wins the Mystery Bounty

This Friday (27), in the session where Brazil said goodbye to the Main Event, the € 3.250 Mystery Bounty was decided. The competition, which recorded a strong 782 entries, saw American Frank Lagodich secure the trophy and first place.

Combining the title prize and the bounties collected through the envelopes, Lagodich earned € 304.360. He frustrated the local crowd by beating Frenchman Erwann Pecheux in the heads-up, and the runner-up took € 192.800. Uri Netanel completed the podium.

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Check out the final Mystery Bounty standings: