€25,000 NL Hold'em I | 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

02-17-2024 03:13 UTC+2

Daniel Dvoress Eliminated in 7th Place (€63,000)

David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Jesse Lonis limped in from under the gun and Daniel Dvoress stuck in his last 80,000 from the hijack. The table folded back to Lonis who called to put Dvoress at risk.

Daniel Dvoress: 5♣5♦
Jesse Lonis: 6♠6♦

The 6♣3♦7♠ flop gave Lonis a set and Dvoress a straight draw. Dvoress missed the K♣ turn, while the Q♥ river sealed his elimination in seventh place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Lonis	530,000 195,000	195,000

Daniel Dvoress	Busted

Tags: Daniel Dvoress Jesse Lonis

02-17-2024 02:48 UTC+2

Thorel Busts Ponakovs on the Bubble

David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Jean-Noel Thorel raised to 75,000 in the hijack before Aleksejs Ponakovs three-bet to 165,000 in the cutoff, leaving himself 15,000 behind. Thorel called and they saw a flop of 4♠Q♥9♦.

Thorel moved all in and Ponakovs called off his last chips.

Aleksejs Ponakovs: A♠K♠
Jean-Noel Thorel: K♦Q♣

Thorel had outflopped Ponakovs by making top pair and held up through the 6♠ turn and 3♥ river to send Ponakovs out on the money bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel	1,220,000 160,000	160,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	Busted

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Jean-Noel Thorel

02-17-2024 02:05 UTC+2

Watson Next to Double

Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Jesse Lonis open-jammed his button, covering both Mike Watson in the small blind and Daniel Dvoress in the big blind. Watson made the call for 412,000 before Dvoress got out of the way.

Mike Watson: J♥J♣
Jesse Lonis: Q♠J♠

The final jack appeared on the K♠4♦J♦ flop, but the 6♠ turn still provided a sweat. However, Lonis' flush draw bricked and the 4♥ river gave Watson a full house instead, doubling up and seeing Lonis drop back down to less than 20 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	874,000 364,000	364,000

Jesse Lonis	365,000 -395,000	-395,000

Tags: Daniel Dvoress Jesse Lonis Mike Watson

02-17-2024 01:57 UTC+2

Lonis Snaps Off Chidwick

David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Action folded to Stephen Chidwick in the small blind who pushed forward a tower of chips to put Jesse Lonis all in from the big blind. Lonis snap-called for 457,000.

Jesse Lonis: A♣Q♦
Stephen Chidwick: A♥6♥

Lonis had Chidwick dominated and pulled further ahead on the Q♣5♣10♦ flop with top pair. The board ran out 3♥Q♥ and Lonis ended up with trips to double up.

Lonis gave back some of his newfound chips the next hand after Sam Greenwood raised to 48,000 in the cutoff. Lonis three-bet to 160,000, Greenwood moved all in for around 520,000, and Lonis quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Greenwood	800,000 250,000	250,000
Stephen Chidwick	780,000 -380,000	-380,000

Jesse Lonis	760,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Jesse Lonis Sam Greenwood Stephen Chidwick

02-17-2024 01:48 UTC+2

Thorel Discards an Ace, Still Busts Kulev

David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Jean-Noel Thorel was under the gun but accidentally had the A♦ exposed and discarded. He ended up limping in again as the table folded to Alex Kulev who moved all in for 231,000 in middle position. Thorel snap-called.

Alex Kulev: K♣Q♠
Jean-Noel Thorel: A♠K♠

Thorel had woken up with another big hand and had Kulev dominated. The board ran out 5♣10♦4♦8♠4♥ and Kulev was eliminated as Thorel said he would've have two aces if he kept the discarded one.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel	630,000 240,000	240,000
Alex Kulev	Busted

Tags: Alex Kulev Jean-Noel Thorel

02-17-2024 01:45 UTC+2

Greenwood Survives on the River

David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Jean-Noel Thorel imped in from early position and Adrian Mateos came along in middle position. Sam Greenwood then moved all in for 264,000 in the cutoff and Thorel folded, but Mateos snap-called.

Sam Greenwood: A♠K♥
Adrian Mateos: 10♦10♠

Greenwood caught the K♠ on the flop, but it was followed by J♣10♣ as Mateos made a set. The 8♥ turn left Greenwood a card away from elimination, but he spiked the Q♥ on the river to make a straight and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Greenwood	550,000 310,000	310,000
Adrian Mateos	450,000 -275,000	-275,000

Jean-Noel Thorel	390,000 -10,000	-10,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Jean-Noel Thorel Sam Greenwood

02-17-2024 01:12 UTC+2

Kisacikoglu Bubbles Final Table

Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Orpen Kisacikoglu raised to 32,000 from under the gun and Aleksejs Ponakovs three-bet to 120,000 from the small blind. Kisacikoglu then jammed for 155,000 and Ponakovs made the call.

Orpen Kisacikoglu: Q♠Q♦
Aleksejs Ponakovs: K♥K♦

Kisacikoglu's queens were outclassed and remained so on the 5♠3♠J♦6♣A♥ runout.

He would be the final player to leave the tournament before the final nine players converged onto one final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs	1,085,000 200,000	200,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu	Busted

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Orpen Kisacikoglu

02-17-2024 00:54 UTC+2

Chidwick Spikes a Two-Outer to Bust Astedt

David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Action folded to Niklas Astedt who pushed all in for 175,000 in the small blind. Stephen Chidwick quickly called from the big blind.

Niklas Astedt: Q♣10♣
Stephen Chidwick: 3♦3♣

Astedt took the lead as the board came J♦J♠6♥10♠, giving him two pair heading to the river and a card away from a double up. But the river brought the 3♥ and Chidwick hit his set to make a full house and send Astedt to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	760,000 160,000	160,000

Niklas Astedt	Busted

Tags: Niklas Astedt Stephen Chidwick

02-17-2024 00:43 UTC+2

Malinov Senses a Four is Coming

David Salituro

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

Atanas Malinov moved all in for 90,000 from the cutoff and Mike Watson called from the big blind.

Atanas Malinov: A♥Q♣
Mike Watson: A♠4♦

Malinov was in a dominating position to double up and stood up from his seat to await the flop, which came J♦3♣7♦. The turn, though, was the 4♠ and Malinov flung his arm in the air in frustration as Watson pulled into the lead.

The river was the 9♠ and Watson sent Malinov to the rail.

"He knew it," Niklas Astedt said following the hand.

"I'm never standing there," Alex Kulev added.

"Maybe with the ace-four, I'm like, I'm never getting there. But never with the best hand," Astedt said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	450,000 120,000	120,000

Atanas Malinov	Busted

Tags: Atanas Malinov Mike Watson

02-17-2024 00:33 UTC+2

Lonis Picks Off Grafton With a Bigger Pair

David Salituro

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

PokerStars photographers quickly picked up their cameras and surrounded the table as Sam Grafton announced he was all in from the hijack. Jesse Lonis called in the cutoff.

Sam Grafton: 5♥5♠
Jesse Lonis: J♣J♠

Grafton was dominated by Lonis' jacks as the board ran out K♦7♦9♦8♣10♠ to secure the pot for Lonis. The stacks were counted down and Lonis had 180,000 remaining. He barely had Grafton covered, sending the PokerStars Team Pro to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Lonis	360,000 138,000	138,000

Sam Grafton	Busted

Tags: Jesse Lonis Sam Grafton