Suvarna Takes the Lead on Day 1 of the Final €25,000 No-Limit Hold'em at EPT Paris
The €25,000 No-Limit Hold'em concluded play for Day 1 here at the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Paris. This single re-entry two-day event is the last €25,000 of the series being held at Le Palais des Congrès in the French capital. The field of 31 entries has been whittled down to 13 players coming in to Day 2 and it is Santhosh Suvarna who leads the way in chips.
Suvarna, who fired a bullet before his second and final re-entry, has made the most of his second chance by amassing 616,000. The Indian businessman will be looking to add to his $6,658,585 in live tournament cashes. EPT Paris €50,000 Super High Roller winner Thomas Santerne was chip leader for an extended period during this Day 1 has to settle for second place with a stack of 580,000. In third place is Viacheslav Buldygin who is looking to add to his €25,000 NL Hold'em eight-place finish and €5,300 EPT Main Event cashes, both coming here in Paris.
Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santosh Suvarna | India | 616,000 | 154 |
| 2 | Thomas Santerne | France | 580,000 | 130 |
| 3 | Viacheslav Buldygin | Russian Federation | 413,000 | 103 |
| 4 | Samuel Ju | Germany | 276,000 | 69 |
| 5 | Chris Brewer | United States | 253,000 | 63 |
| 6 | Sirzat Hissou | Germany | 245,000 | 61 |
| 7 | Daniel Dvoress | Canada | 195,000 | 49 |
| 8 | Sam Greenwood | Belgium | 182,000 | 46 |
| 9 | Steve O'Dwyer | Ireland | 116,000 | 29 |
| 10 | Quan Zhou | Hong Kong | 98,000 | 25 |
Day 1 Action
Play started with 7 players when the tournament commenced at 7p.m local time, but the field quickly grew with more entrants. The prize pool currently stands at €752,640. Artur Martirosian was the first player to find his way to the reentry desk having lost a flip with big slick to Stephen Chidwick. Chidwick himself fired two bullets finding no success this time around.
Adrian Mateos was another player to go through two bullets, as was Alex Kulev who built a stack of just under 200,000 before having to double a short stack before busting. Sam Greenwood also fired two bullets but had better luck and is sitting with a stack of 182,000. EPT Paris €50,000 Super High Roller runner-up Chris Brewer will be in the mix on Day 2. He found a crucial double up against Mateos as he four-bet all in with pocket queens versus the Spaniard's ace-jack offsuit.
Daniel Dvoress will be returning for Day 2 with a stack of 195,000. He will be looking to add another deep run to what has already been a very impressive EPT series with victories in two €25,000 events in the French Capital. Sirzat Hissou is another player who will be in the mix having fired two bullets.
Late registration will remain open until the start of Level 11 where play will resume with blinds of 2,000/5,000 with a 5,000 big blind ante.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for continued coverage of this event as EPT Paris draws to its conclusion.