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

02-16-2024 17:17 UTC+1

O'Dwyer Puts Santerne All In

David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Kayhan Mokri raised to 4,500 under the gun before Thomas Santerne three-bet to 14,000 in the cutoff. Steve O'Dwyer four-bet to 31,000 and Mokri folded, but Santerne called.

The flop came 8♣5♦5♥ and O'Dwyer continued for 16,000. Santerne called and the 7♠ turn was checked through.

The river was the 3♠ and Santerne bet 65,000, leaving himself around 15,000 back. O'Dwyer instantly moved all in and Santerne snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve O'Dwyer	250,000 150,000	150,000

Byron Kaverman	150,000 50,000	50,000
Stephen Chidwick	145,000 15,000	15,000
Kayhan Mokri	105,000 5,000	5,000
Adrian Mateos	60,000 5,000	5,000

Thomas Santerne	15,000 105,000	105,000

Tags: Kayhan Mokri Steve O'Dwyer Thomas Santerne

02-16-2024 17:09 UTC+1

Pardo Leads the River, Gets Paid by Zhou

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Heads-up on a board of 8♠10♦3♠10♥, Juan Pardo bet 6,000 from the small blind before Quan Zhou raised to 24,000 in the hijack.

Pardo called and they saw the 6♦ fall on the river. Pardo then bet 7,000 and Zhou just called this time.

Pardo turned over A♥8♥ for two pair and Zhou mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	170,000 70,000	70,000
Quan Zhou	70,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Juan Pardo Quan Zhou

02-16-2024 17:05 UTC+1

Grafton Calls Down Hissou With Bottom Pair

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Three-handed on a board of 5♣9♣8♦8♥, Sirzat Hissou bet 7,500 from the small blind and only Sam Grafton called in the big blind.

The river was the 7♥ and Hissou bet 10,500. Grafton tanked for a moment before calling as Hissou showed A♣10♣ for ace-high.

Grafton turned over 5♠3♠ for two pair as he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Grafton	120,000

Sirzat Hissou	120,000

Tags: Sam Grafton Sirzat Hissou

Level: 6

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

02-16-2024 16:56 UTC+1

Ponakovs Gets a Double Off Vieira

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs bet 3,500 from the big blind on a flop of 4♠8♦7♠ and Joao Vieira called on the button.

The turn was the 10♦ and Ponakovs bet 4,000. Vieira again called and the 10♥ fell on the river, where Ponakovs moved all in for 11,500.

Vieira used four time banks before ultimately deciding to call with A♣J♦ for ace-high. Ponakovs, though, had 9♠8♥ for two pair as he doubled up.

Ben Heath was recently eliminated on another table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	120,000 10,000	10,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	60,000 28,000	28,000
Ben Heath	Busted

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Joao Vieira

02-16-2024 16:44 UTC+1

Suvarna Doubles Off Zhou; Mokri, Kaverman Back In

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Daniel Dvoress raised to 4,000 in early position and received calls from Timothy Adams and Quan Zhou before Santhosh Suvarna moved all in for 31,000 in the small blind. Dvoress and Adams folded, but Zhou called to put Suvarna at risk.

Santhosh Suvarna: A♥6♥
Quan Zhou: K♥J♥

Suvarna made top pair on the A♦3♣Q♣ flop and Zhou couldn't catch up on the 5♥ turn or 7♠ river as Suvarna doubled up.

Kayhan Mokri and Byron Kaverman both fired their second bullets into the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Dvoress	320,000 40,000	40,000

Timothy Adams	130,000 50,000	50,000
Quan Zhou	100,000
Kayhan Mokri	100,000 100,000	100,000
Byron Kaverman	100,000 100,000	100,000
Santhosh Suvarna	70,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Daniel Dvoress Quan Zhou Santhosh Suvarna Timothy Adams

02-16-2024 16:35 UTC+1

Andersson Takes Out Mokri

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Kayhan Mokri was down to just 7,500 and moved all in from the small blind as Joakim Andersson called under the gun.

Kayhan Mokri: A♠4♣
Joakim Andersson: J♦10♦

"You raised under the gun? Very loose," Mokri joked with Andersson as they saw a flop of 10♣9♣7♠, giving Andersson top pair. The 8♠ turn improved Andersson to a straight and left Mokri drawing dead heading to the A♣ river and heading off to the exit.

Niklas Astedt and Juan Pardo joined the field on the break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joakim Andersson	190,000 20,000	20,000
Niklas Astedt	100,000
Juan Pardo	100,000
Kayhan Mokri	Busted

Tags: Joakim Andersson Kayhan Mokri

02-16-2024 16:33 UTC+1

Brewer's Flop Check-Raise Doesn't Work Against Vieira

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Chris Brewer raised to 4,000 in the hijack and picked up calls from Joao Vieira on the button and big blind Aleksejs Ponakovs.

The flop came 7♦A♣2♦ and action checked to Vieira who bet 4,000. Ponakovs called, but Brewer raised to 8,500. Only Vieira called.

Both players checked the 10♠ turn and Brewer also checked the 8♦ river. Vieira then bet 8,500 and Brewer quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	215,000 15,000	15,000

Joao Vieira	130,000
Sirzat Hissou	120,000 20,000	20,000
Yulian Bogdanov	110,000 10,000	10,000
Chris Brewer	90,000 10,000	10,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	32,000 68,000	68,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Chris Brewer Joao Vieira

Level: 5

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

02-16-2024 16:15 UTC+1

PokerStars Announces Full Five Stop 2024 EPT Schedule; Paris and Cyprus Return

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

PokerStars has unveiled the full schedule for the 2024 European Poker Tour (EPT) season, which shows five destinations, including a return to EPT Paris and EPT Cyprus. Both Paris and Cyprus made their EPT debut in 2023, and they return for 2024, much to the delight of the players.

EPT Paris is the first stop of the 2024 European Poker Tour season. It takes place between February 14-25 at a new venue. The stunning Le Palais des Congres has a 120-table capacity, leading to a more extensive schedule for the festival. Cedric Billot, Associate Director for Live Events and Operations, believes the new-look EPT Paris could be one of the largest EPT festivals on record.

Check out the full schedule