€25,000 NL Hold'em II
Day 2 Started
€25,000 NL Hold'em II
Day 2 Started
Saturday’s gruelling 14-hour session at the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Paris was not enough to crown a champion in the second €25,000 NL Hold’em event of the week, leaving the final three players to battle it out later today at Le Palais des Congrès.
The impressive field of 62 entries eclipsed the total of the first €25,000 event of the series, with an added Day 2 needed to settle this round. Leading the way is Tamas Adamszki, who returns with 2,765,000 chips for 28 big blinds to begin the added session.
Adamszki's remaining challengers are Niklas “Lena900” Astedt and Daniel Dvoress, who has already earned his second cash at EPT Paris.
The total prize pool was set at €1,458,240, and all three players have locked up at least €211,400. The top prize of €444,840 awaits tonight’s champion.
Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tamas Adamszki | Hungary | 2,765,000 | 28 |
2 | Niklas Astedt | Sweden | 2,180,000 | 22 |
3 | Daniel Dvoress | Canada | 1,255,000 | 13 |
Day 1 saw the field of 62 play into the money, with the top eight securing a share of the prize pool. Johannes Straver was the last player to hit the rail, collecting €160,400 for his fourth-place finish. Action then continued three-handed for another 40 minutes before players bagged for the night.
Mike Watson, Joris Ruijs, Enrico Camosci and Viacheslav Buldygin also made money on Day 1.
Place | Player | Country | Prize |
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1 | |||
2 | |||
3 | |||
4 | Johannes Straver | Netherlands | €160,400 |
5 | Mike Watson | Canada | €124,000 |
6 | Joris Ruijs | Netherlands | €94,800 |
7 | Enrico Camosci | Italy | €72,900 |
8 | Viacheslav Buldygin | Russia | €58,300 |
Adamszki, Astedt and Dvoress will return to the felt later tonight to decide a champion. Play is scheduled to begin at the conclusion of Day 1 of the €50,000 EPT Super High Roller at about 10 p.m. local time.
As always, the PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to provide full coverage as the next PokerStars trophy is handed out in Paris.
Level: 24
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
The final three players are seated and cards are in the air!
In a blind versus blind situation, Tamas Adamszki moved all in from the small blind and took the pot when Daniel Dvoress declined to commit his stack in the big blind.
On the very next hand, Adamszki raised to 200,000 on the button and Niklas Astedt defended his big blind. Adamszki continued for 150,000 on the 5♥Q♦A♦ flop, with Astedt check-folding.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tamas Adamszki |
3,165,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
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Niklas Astedt |
1,980,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
Daniel Dvoress |
1,055,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
Short stack Daniel Dvoress checked his cards in the small blind and moved all in for his last 805,000.
Niklas Astedt did not take long to fold in the big blind, as Dvoress raked in some much-needed blinds.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Niklas Astedt |
2,250,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
Daniel Dvoress |
1,005,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
Niklas Astedt called in the small blind before Tamas Adamszki raised to 275,000 in the big blind.
Astedt took some time before three-betting to 600,000, good enough to take down the pot preflop as Adamszki folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Niklas Astedt |
2,870,000
620,000
|
620,000 |
Tamas Adamszki |
2,820,000
-345,000
|
-345,000 |
|
Sitting in position on button, Tamas Adamszki moved all in and forced folds from both Daniel Dvoress and Niklas Astedt.
As the action continued, Adamszki found himself on the button on the next orbit and moved all in again. Both blinds folded once again, as Adamszki opened up a lead on Astedt.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tamas Adamszki |
3,420,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
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Niklas Astedt |
1,715,000
-1,155,000
|
-1,155,000 |
Daniel Dvoress |
905,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
Tamas Adamszki moved all in on the button and this time found a call from Daniel Dvoress in the small blind. Niklas Astedt got out of the way and the hands were turned up.
Daniel Dvoress: K♠K♣
Tamas Adamszki: 3♠3♥
The flop of 5♠8♠3♦ saw Adamszki take the lead with a set of threes, but the K♦ turn put Dvoress back in front with a set of his own. The 7♠ river was a blank, as Dvoress took over the chip lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Dvoress |
3,100,000
2,195,000
|
2,195,000 |
|
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Niklas Astedt |
1,600,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
Tamas Adamszki |
1,350,000
-2,070,000
|
-2,070,000 |
|
Level: 25
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000