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

Kisacikoglu Bubbles Final Table

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

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: QQ
Aleksejs Ponakovs: KK

Kisacikoglu's queens were outclassed and remained so on the 53J6A runout.

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

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

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Chidwick Blows Thorel Off the Pot

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

Following the elimination of Niklas Astedt, Daniel Dvoress suggested that play should go hand-for-hand until the final table was reached. No one objected and tournament officials agreed to start the process.

A few hands later, Stephen Chidwick raised to 35,000 in the hijack, Jean-Noel Thorel three-bet to 75,000 in the cutoff, and Chidwick called.

The flop came 73A and Thorel continued with another 75,000. Chidwick called and the 5 fell on the turn.

Thorel bet 110,000 this time, but Chidwick came back with a raise to 275,000. Thorel gave up his hand and Chidwick took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Stephen Chidwick
1,120,000
360,000
360,000
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Jean-Noel Thorel
440,000
-306,000
-306,000

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelStephen Chidwick

Kisacikoglu Does Not Believe

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

Jesse Lonis raised to 45,000 from the small blind and Orpen Kisacikoglu called from the big blind. Lonis then continued for 27,000 on the KA2 flop, which Kisacikoglu called as well.

The 5 turn was checked by both players before the J river completed the board. Lonis grabbed 105,000 chips and put them in the middle, sending Kisacikoglu into the tank.

After a few time bank extensions, Kisacikoglu shook his head and slammed in a call. Lonis tabled J5 for runner-runner two pair and took down the pot as Kisacikoglu's cards hit the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Jesse Lonis
572,000
197,000
197,000
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Orpen Kisacikoglu
160,000
-191,000
-191,000

Tags: Jesse LonisOrpen Kisacikoglu

Chidwick Spikes a Two-Outer to Bust Astedt

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

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: Q10
Stephen Chidwick: 33

Astedt took the lead as the board came JJ610, 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
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Stephen Chidwick
760,000
160,000
160,000
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Niklas Astedt
Busted

Tags: Niklas AstedtStephen Chidwick

Ponakovs Finds Five-Bet

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

During the final hand of the previous level, Sam Greenwood raised to 25,000 from the hijack, which Aleksejs Ponakovs three-bet to 75,000 from the cutoff.

The action folded back to Greenwood, who four-bet to 150,000. Ponakovs weighed his options for a bit before jamming all in, covering the 475,000 chips in Greenwood's stack.

Greenwood quickly folded, shipping the pot Ponakov's way without the need for a flop.

Player Chips Progress
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Aleksejs Ponakovs
885,000
170,000
170,000
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Sam Greenwood
325,000
-199,000
-199,000
Run It Once

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsSam Greenwood

Level: 16

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

Chidwick Picks Off Kulev With Ace-High

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

Alex Kulev raised to 24,000 in the cutoff and Stephen Chidwick defended his big blind.

Both players checked the 974 flop before Chidwick led out for 20,000 on the 10 turn. Kulev called.

Chidwick checked the 5 river and Kulev bet 106,000. Chidwick called and Kulev showed K6 for a bluff. Chidwick turned over A8 as he took the pot with ace-high.

Player Chips Progress
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Stephen Chidwick
600,000
203,000
203,000
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Alex Kulev
370,000
-80,000
-80,000

Tags: Alex KulevStephen Chidwick

Malinov Senses a Four is Coming

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

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

Atanas Malinov: AQ
Mike Watson: A4

Malinov was in a dominating position to double up and stood up from his seat to await the flop, which came J37. 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
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Mike Watson
450,000
120,000
120,000
EPT 2X Winner
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Atanas Malinov
Busted

Tags: Atanas MalinovMike Watson

Thorel Goes One for Two

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

Jean-Noel Thorel raised to 30,000 from the cutoff and Aleksejs Ponakovs defended the big blind. Both players checked through the 527 flop before Ponakovs led out for 22,000 on the 9 turn.

Thorel made the call, but quickly folded the 10 river once Ponakovs made a larger bet of 115,000.

The next hand, Thorel raised to 30,000 again, and this time it was Jesse Lonis who defended the big blind. On the 1052 flop, Thorel fired 50,000 chips more, to which Lonis quickly check-folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Jean-Noel Thorel
746,000
96,000
96,000
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Aleksejs Ponakovs
715,000
35,000
35,000
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Jesse Lonis
375,000
-25,000
-25,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsJean-Noel ThorelJesse Lonis

Lonis Picks Off Grafton With a Bigger Pair

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

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: 55
Jesse Lonis: JJ

Grafton was dominated by Lonis' jacks as the board ran out K79810 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
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Jesse Lonis
360,000
138,000
138,000
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Sam Grafton
Busted

Tags: Jesse LonisSam Grafton