2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

€25,000 No-Limit Hold'em III
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
97
Prize
€324,500
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€940,800
Entries
40
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
22
Players Left
1

Ketzer Downs Volkmann

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The action folded to Bruno Volkmann on the button who shoved all in for the second hand in a row, this time for 149,000. Felipe Ketzer asked for a count and then re-shoved all in from the small blind.

Bruno Volkmann: {k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}
Felipe Ketzer: {a-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}

The board ran out {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{7-Clubs} and Volkmann was unable to connect with the board, falling to Ketzer's straight.

Player Chips Progress
Felipe Ketzer br
Felipe Ketzer
485,000
149,000
149,000
Bruno Volkmann br
Bruno Volkmann
Busted

Tags: Felipe KetzerBruno Volkmann

Big Stack to No Stack for Mulder

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Teun Mulder
Teun Mulder

Teun Mulder had a fruitful Day 1 in this event, but his fortunes reversed on the second day of action.

Juan Pardo opened from under the gun before Mulder moved all in with his short stack from the big blind. Pardo called to put Mulder at risk of elimination.

Teun Mulder: {2-Clubs}{2-Hearts}
Juan Pardo: {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}

The deuces remained ahead following the {j-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} flop and {j-Spades} turn. However, the {7-Clubs} river double paired the board and counterfeited Mulder which meant Pardo's ten was enough to scoop in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
360,000
71,000
71,000
Teun Mulder nl
Teun Mulder
Busted

Tags: Juan PardoTeun Mulder

O'Dwyer Pays Off Thorel

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Steve O'Dwyer opened to 22,000 from under the gun and Jean-Noel Thorel called from the small blind. The {j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} flop checked through to the {a-Diamonds} turn.

Thorel check-raised to 90,000 after O'Dwyer bet 40,000. The Irishman called.

On the {7-Spades} river, Thorel sized up to 110,000 and after some thinking time, O'Dwyer called again.

Thorel had the {a-Spades}{j-Spades} for two pair, aces and jacks. O'Dwyer mucked his hand and become one of the shorter stacks.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
575,000
230,000
230,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
170,000
-231,000
-231,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelSteve O'Dwyer

Five-High vs. Four-High

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Jean-Noel Thorel raised to 20,000 from the button with Adrian Mateos and Sirzat Hissou calling from the blinds. Action checked through to the river for the final board to show {j-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{j-Spades}.

Mateos bet 22,000 which folded out Hissou but Thorel called.

Mateos and Thorel both played the board and chopped the pot as they tabled {5-Spades}{4-Spades} and {4-Clubs}{3-Clubs} respectively.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
1,000,000
-100,000
-100,000
EPT Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
EPT 1X Winner
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
640,000
65,000
65,000
Sirzat Hissou de
Sirzat Hissou
168,000
-202,000
-202,000

Level: 15

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Hand-for-Hand Play Begins

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

With both tables playing five-handed currently, the stalling at one of the tables has become excessive. The tournament director has opted to go hand-for-hand on the final table bubble to ensure an equal number of hands are being played.

Mateos Shoves and Gets Shoved On

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Adrian Mateos opened to 24,000 under the gun and Sirzat Hissou shoved all in for 162,000 in the cutoff. Mateos asked for a count and deliberated but opted to lay his hand down.

On the next hand, Steve O'Dwyer raised to 24,000 on the button and Mateos jammed all in from the big blind. O'Dwyer quickly dumped his cards to the muck and Mateos collected the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
1,006,000
6,000
6,000
EPT Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
EPT 1X Winner
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
266,000
96,000
96,000
EPT 1X Winner
Sirzat Hissou de
Sirzat Hissou
191,000
23,000
23,000

Tags: Adrian MateosSirzat HissouSteve O'Dwyer

Hissou Under Ten Big Blinds

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Sirzat Hissou opened to 25,000 form the button and Steve O'Dwyer defended his big blind to see the {k-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} flop. The Irishman then check-called for 20,000 before the {5-Hearts} turn checked through to the {8-Diamonds} river. O'Dwyer then led out for 40,000 and Hissou called.

O'Dwyer tabled his {10-Hearts}{8-Clubs} for two pair, tens and eights. Hissou mucked his hand and is now a sub ten big blind stack.

Player Chips Progress
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
340,000
74,000
74,000
EPT 1X Winner
Sirzat Hissou de
Sirzat Hissou
100,000
-91,000
-91,000

Unlucky for Ponakovs to Hit the Rail

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Aleksejs Ponakovs
Aleksejs Ponakovs

Daniel Dvoress ripped all in for 163,000 under the gun and Aleksejs Ponakovs asked for a count in the small blind before he called. The big blind folded and the two hands were tabled.

Daniel Dvoress: {k-Spades}{j-Hearts}
Aleksejs Ponakovs: {a-Spades}{10-Spades}

The board ran out {3-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{j-Spades} and Dvoress spiked a pair of jacks on the river to double up, leaving Ponakovs with just 32,000 chips.

On the next hand, Felipe Ketzer raised to 24,000 in the cutoff and Ponakovs moved all in on the button. Ketzer called and tabled {j-Spades}{10-Clubs} but was dominated by Ponakovs' {q-Hearts}{j-Clubs}.

However, a ten on the flop of {10-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{3-Clubs} put Ketzer in the lead. The {a-Hearts}, {3-Spades} runout was no help to Ponakovs who was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Felipe Ketzer br
Felipe Ketzer
520,000
35,000
35,000
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
340,000
145,000
145,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
Busted

Tags: Felipe KetzerDaniel DvoressAleksejs Ponakovs

Final Table Redraw

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
TablePlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
1Jean-Noel ThorelFrance700,00058
2Steve O'DwyerIreland355,00030
3Juan PardoSpain293,00024
4Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom280,00023
5Felipe KetzerBrazil530,00044
6Justin SalibaUnited States403,00034
7Sirzat HissouGermany104,0009
8Daniel DvoressCanada335,00028
9Adrian MateosSpain1,000,00083
Player Chips Progress
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
1,000,000
-6,000
-6,000
EPT Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
EPT 1X Winner
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
700,000
60,000
60,000
Felipe Ketzer br
Felipe Ketzer
530,000
10,000
10,000
Justin Saliba us
Justin Saliba
403,000
37,000
37,000
$25K Fantasy
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
355,000
15,000
15,000
EPT 1X Winner
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
335,000
-5,000
-5,000
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
293,000
-67,000
-67,000
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
280,000
70,000
70,000
$25K Fantasy
Sirzat Hissou de
Sirzat Hissou
104,000
4,000
4,000