2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

€25,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
92
Prize
€357,180
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€1,034,880
Entries
44
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
44
Players Left
1

Back-to-Back Doubles Bring Grafton Back to Life

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Sam Grafton
Sam Grafton

Felipe Ketzer opened to 5,500 in early position and Sam Grafton ripped all in for 24,500 on his left. The action folded back to Ketzer who quickly called.

Sam Grafton: {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}
Felipe Ketzer: {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}

The board ran out {j-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} and Grafton's pair of tens held on for a clean double-up.

"Now you can start talking again," Kayhan Mokri encouraged.

"I'm not here to perform for you," Grafton quipped back.

On the next hand, Ketzer raised to 5,500 again and Grafton moved all in for 55,000 this time. Tom Orpaz re-raised to 100,000 from the small blind which got Ketzer to fold his {a-Spades}{q-Spades}.

Grafton flipped over {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} and was once again in a great spot against the {6-Spades}{6-Hearts} of Orpaz. The flop came {k-Spades}{9-Spades}{2-Spades} which made Ketzer squirm in his chair. The {4-Diamonds} and {9-Clubs} runout secured Grafton another double to climb above starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Felipe Ketzer br
Felipe Ketzer
229,000
9,000
9,000
Tom Orpaz il
Tom Orpaz
203,000
-87,000
-87,000
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
120,000
11,000
11,000

Tags: Felipe KetzerKayhan MokriSam GraftonTom Orpaz