2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

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

2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a7
Prize
€389,870
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€1,199,520
Entries
51
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
40,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
51
Players Left
1

€25,000 No-Limit Hold'em II

Day 1 Completed

Teun Mulder Eviscerates Final Table to Win €25,000 No-Limit Hold'em II for €389,870

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

“That was insane.”

It certainly was. Teun Mulder wiped out the entire final table of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Paris €25,000 No-Limit Hold'em II, taking care of his final six opponents after the bubble burst in under half an hour to claim the €389,870 first prize.

It’s Mulder’s second career Spadie, following his win in another €25,000 at EPT Prague in March of last year. But that win was nothing like this one.

When asked after his victory if he'd ever had a stretch where he'd run that hot, the champion replied, "No, probably not; that was insane. I got it in bad, and I won, and I got it in 50/50, and I also won."

Mulder’s final victim of the night was Tauan Naves of Brazil, who managed to survive the rest of the final table carnage to take home €257,900 for his runner-up finish.

Once Mulder busted Joao Vieira in eighth place to burst the money bubble, he had double the chips of his next closest opponent, and it was all over from there. The €1,199,520 prize pool from the 51 entries would be distributed in very short order.

€25,000 No-Limit Hold'em II Payouts

PlacePlayerCountryPrize (EUR)
1stTeun MulderNetherlands€389,870
2ndTauan NavesBrazil€257,900
3rdSeth DaviesUnited States€173,950
4thJakov NesterovRussia€131,950
5thNiklas AstedtSweden€101,950
6thThomas MuehloeckerAustria€80,950
7thPedro GaragnaniBrazil€62,950
Teun Mulder
Teun Mulder

What a Final Table Performance!

Once Niklas Astedt eliminated Orpen Kisacikoglu in 10th place to set up the final table of nine, the Teun Mulder show began.

He entered the final table second in chips behind Naves, but quickly grabbed the lead with his elimination of Juan Pardo in 9th place to set the stage for what was to come.

After what would be the final break of the night, Vieira and Pedro Garagnani each returned with under five big blinds, and as mentioned, it would be Vieira falling short of the money when his king-deuce couldn’t survive against Mulder’s eight-deuce.

Yup, that’s how it was going to be.

Immediately after that, Garagnani (7th - €62,950) and Thomas Muehloecker (6th - €80,950) were both eliminated in the same hand when Garagnani got his microstack in with queen-deuce against Muehloecker’s pocket queens and Mulder’s pocket jacks.

Of course, a jack came on the flop, and the field was down to five.

Just a couple of minutes after that, Astedt smashed his ace-nine into Mulder’s pocket kings and the Dutchman had his next victim, sending Astedt home with the day’s first six-figure payday of €101,950.

Next to go was Jakov Nesterov (4th - €131,950) who got his ace-six in dominated versus Mulder’s ace-seven. There was no three-outer or a chop for Nesterov, and the tournament was down to three-handed.

Again, within a couple of hands, Mulder had another potential elimination on deck with Seth Davies (3rd - €173,950) holding queen-jack versus Mulder’s ten-eight. Without fail, an eight came for Mulder to set things up for his final victim, Naves.

As he had already been a couple of times at the final table, Mulder found himself dominated, with Naves holding ace-eight versus his ace-seven. Still, when a straight draw presented itself on the flop, it seemed a foregone conclusion that it would come in, and it did on the turn to complete Mulder’s incredible victory.

More from Mulder on Sunday?

The high rollers will now return on Sunday for the three-day €50,000 buy-in event, and Mulder says he’ll be in the mix looking to continue his incredible rungood from Saturday here at the Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile. PokerNews will be there the whole way with continued coverage of that event and all the excitement from EPT Paris 2023.

Tags: Jakov NesterovJoao VieiraJuan PardoNiklas AstedtOrpen KiscikogluSeth DaviesTauan NavesTeun MulderThomas Muehloecker

Tauan Naves Eliminated in 2nd Place (€257,900)

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

Tauan Naves moved in for his last 500,000 or so and was called by Teun Mulder.

Tauan Naves: {a-Spades}{8-Clubs}
Teun Mulder: {a-Hearts}{7-Clubs}

Navas was the player who finally had it in great against the unstoppable Mulder, but that wouldn't matter as this was a final table of destiny for Mulder.

The flop came {10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{9-Hearts} pairing Naves, but bringing an open-ended straight draw to Mulder.

He wouldn't have to wait long for it, as the {6-Clubs} fell on the turn, with the inconsequential {k-Diamonds} coming on the river to eliminate Naves and give Mulder the title.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Teun Mulder nl
Teun Mulder
5,100,000
500,000
500,000
Profile photo of Tauan Naves br
Tauan Naves
Busted

Tags: Tauan NavesTeun Mulder

Seth Davies Eliminated in 3rd Place (€173,950)

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

The Teun Mulder show continued with his latest in a flurry of quick executions of his opponents.

This time it was Seth Davies getting his last 305,000 in the middle against Mulder.

Seth Davies: {q-Spades}{j-Diamonds}
Teun Mulder: {10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}

The board brought the {8-Diamonds} on the turn for Mulder this time, with no help to Davies as he was the next to head out the door.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Teun Mulder nl
Teun Mulder
4,600,000
500,000
500,000
Profile photo of Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
Busted

Tags: Seth DaviesTeun Mulder

Jakov Nesterov Eliminated in 4th Place (Є131,950)

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

Jakov Nesterov moved all in from the cutoff for 305,000 and Teun Mulder moved in for another potential execution.

Jakov Nesterov: {a-Spades}{6-Clubs}
Teun Mulder: {a-Hearts}{7-Hearts}

Mulder had it in with another dominant spot and after the board came {j-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{2-Spades}, the seemingly unstoppable Mulder had scored another quick knockout.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Teun Mulder nl
Teun Mulder
4,100,000
500,000
500,000
Profile photo of Jakov Nesterov ru
Jakov Nesterov
Busted

Tags: Jakov NesterovTeun Mulder

Niklas Astedt Eliminated in 5th Place (Є101,950)

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

Niklas Astedt moved all in for 350,000 from the hijack and Teun Mulder moved in over top.

Niklas Astedt: {a-Clubs}{9-Clubs}
Teun Mulder: {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

The board came {5-Spades}{j-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{7-Clubs}, bringing no help to Astedt, who was sent home in 5th place with the first six-figure score of the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Teun Mulder nl
Teun Mulder
3,600,000
885,000
885,000
Profile photo of Niklas Astedt se
Niklas Astedt
Busted

Tags: Niklas AstedtTeun Mulder

Thomas Muehloecker Eliminated in 6th Place (Є80,950); Pedro Garagnani Eliminated in 7th Place (Є62,950)

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

Thomas Muehloecker raised to 80,000 in the hijack and was three-bet to 180,000 by Teun Mulder on the button.

Pedro Garagnani then moved his last 85,000 (plus his blinds) into the middle.

Muehloecker then moved in as well for 405,000 and Mulder called.

Pedro Garagnani: {q-Diamonds}{2-Spades}
Thomas Muehloecker: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}
Teun Mulder: {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

The board came {j-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{4-Clubs}, giving Mulder trip jacks to eliminate two players.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Teun Mulder nl
Teun Mulder
2,715,000
555,000
555,000
Profile photo of Thomas Muehloecker at
Thomas Muehloecker
Busted
Profile photo of Pedro Garagnani br
Pedro Garagnani
Busted

Tags: Pedro GaragnaniTeun MulderThomas Muehloecker

Vieira Eliminated on Bubble by Mulder

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

Teun Mulder moved all in from the small blind, covering Joao Vieira's final 150,000 chips. Vieira called and was at risk on the bubble.

Joao Vieira: {k-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}
Teun Mulder: {8-Spades}{2-Clubs}

Vieira was in as good of shape as he could ask until the {8-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{5-Spades} flop paired Mulder.

The {4-Spades}{5-Clubs} runout brought Vieira no help and he was the unfortunate bubble boy.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Teun Mulder nl
Teun Mulder
2,160,000
150,000
150,000
Profile photo of Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
Busted

Tags: Joao VieiraTeun Mulder

Level: 20

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

Break Time

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

The final eight players have been sent on a 15-minute break on the direct money bubble.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Teun Mulder nl
Teun Mulder
2,010,000
Profile photo of Tauan Naves br
Tauan Naves
755,000
-205,000
-205,000
Profile photo of Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
610,000
45,000
45,000
Profile photo of Thomas Muehloecker at
Thomas Muehloecker
555,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of Niklas Astedt se
Niklas Astedt
450,000
-210,000
-210,000
Profile photo of Jakov Nesterov ru
Jakov Nesterov
445,000
-335,000
-335,000
Profile photo of Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
150,000
-290,000
-290,000
Profile photo of Pedro Garagnani br
Pedro Garagnani
125,000
-75,000
-75,000