2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

€25,000 NL Hold'em I
Day: 1
Event Info

2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j3
Prize
€389,820
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€1,199,520
Entries
51
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
51
Players Left
1

Watson Three-Bets, Greenwood Wins

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

Sam Greenwood raised to 60,000 from middle position and called the subsequent three-bet to 140,000 from Mike Watson on the button.

Greenwood then check-called Watson's 75,000-chip bet on the 785 flop before both players checked the 2 turn.

On the J river, Greenwood took the initiative and made a bet of 190,000, which was followed by a quick fold from Watson, awarding the pot to Greenwood.

Player Chips Progress
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Sam Greenwood
985,000
305,000
305,000
Run It Once
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Mike Watson
955,000
-65,000
-65,000
EPT 2X Winner

Tags: Mike WatsonSam Greenwood

Watson Gets River Value From Greenwood

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

Mike Watson raised to 60,000 in the hijack and Sam Greenwood called in the big blind.

Both players checked to the river as the board ran out 9K466. Watson then bet 80,000 and Greenwood called.

Watson turned over 109 for two pair and Greenwood mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Mike Watson
1,020,000
20,000
20,000
EPT 2X Winner
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Sam Greenwood
680,000
-60,000
-60,000
Run It Once

Tags: Mike WatsonSam Greenwood

Everyone Loves It

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

Jesse Lonis open-jammed 315,000 chips from the button and Jean-Noel Thorel called from the big blind.

Jesse Lonis: AJ
Jean-Noel Thorel: KQ

The board ran out 22662 and the chips were neatly divided between the players as a result.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
1,330,000
110,000
110,000
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Jesse Lonis
335,000
20,000
20,000

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelJesse Lonis

Thorel Busts Ponakovs on the Bubble

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

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 4Q9.

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

Aleksejs Ponakovs: AK
Jean-Noel Thorel: KQ

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

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsJean-Noel Thorel

Level: 19

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

Thorel Wins One During Calm Period

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

Sam Greenwood raised to 50,000 from middle position and Jean-Noel Thorel defended his big blind.

Thorel then check-called Greenwood's bet of 35,000 chips on the 3J9 flop before both players checked on the J turn.

Thorel led for a small amount of 30,000 on the A river and Greenwood quickly folded, seeing Thorel win the biggest pot in a while.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
1,075,000
195,000
195,000
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Sam Greenwood
800,000
Run It Once

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelSam Greenwood

Thorel Leaves Ponakovs Short

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

Action folded to Jean-Noel Thorel in the small blind who asked how much Aleksejs Ponakovs had behind before raising to 60,000. Ponakovs defended his big blind and they went heads-up to the 64Q flop.

Thorel continued for 75,000 and Ponakovs called. The turn was the J and Thorel checked. Ponakovs then bet 69,000 and Thorel called.

Both players checked down the 5 river and Thorel showed J10 for a pair of jacks to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Jean-Noel Thorel
880,000
250,000
250,000
Profile photo of Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
190,000
-238,000
-238,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsJean-Noel Thorel

Watson Next to Double

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

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: JJ
Jesse Lonis: QJ

The final jack appeared on the K4J 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
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Mike Watson
874,000
364,000
364,000
EPT 2X Winner
Profile photo of Jesse Lonis us
Jesse Lonis
365,000
-395,000
-395,000

Tags: Daniel DvoressJesse LonisMike Watson