€25,000 NL Hold'em VI Day 1 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

02-24-2024 20:38 UTC+2

O'Dwyer Applies Pressure on the River

Patrick Cole

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

Action was picked up on the flop of Q♦6♦8♣ which was checked by Juan Pardo in the small blind to Steve O'Dwyer in the hijack. He checked back leading to the 3♠ turn.

Pardo bet 27,000 into a pot of around 30,000. O'Dwyer made the call. Pardo then checked the 7♦ river before O'Dwyer moved all in. Pardo was covered and deployed a time bank. He ultimately decided to lay his hand down leaving O'Dwyer with the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve O'Dwyer	160,000 20,000	20,000

Juan Pardo	50,000 -50,000	-50,000

Tags: Juan Pardo Steve O'Dwyer

Level: 2

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

02-24-2024 20:55 UTC+2

Rizzo and Ju Enter the Field; Kulev Fires a Second

Ollie Garland

Level 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Viacheslav Buldygin raised 2,500 from the hijack and Leonardo Rizzo defended in the big blind.

The Q♥10♣A♣ flop checked through to the 8♦ on the turn. Rizzo took the lead for 8,000 and Buldygin called.

The J♣ river saw Rizzo size down to 6,000 and Buldygin called. Rizzo tabled K♠5♠ for Broadway, winning him this pot.

On the same table, Samuel Ju took his seat with a fresh stack as did Alex Kulev, who has fired a second bullet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonardo Rizzo	119,000 119,000	119,000
Samuel Ju	100,000 100,000	100,000
Alex Kulev	100,000 100,000	100,000
Viacheslav Buldygin	57,500 -42,500	-42,500

Tags: Alex Kulev Leonardo Rizzo Samuel Ju Viacheslav Buldygin

02-24-2024 21:05 UTC+2

Boat Over Boat

Patrick Cole

Level 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Leonardo Rizzo opened from under the gun to 2,500. Adrian Mateos made the call in early position. Samuel Ju called in the cutoff before the button and blinds folded.

The Q♦Q♣4♥ flop was checked by both Rizzo and Mateos to Ju who bet 3,500. Rizzo made the call and Mateos folded. Rizzo then led on the 2♥ turn for 3,000 and Ju called. He then checked on the 4♥ river before Ju bet 11,000. Rizzo snap-called. Ju tabled K♠Q♦ for a queens full of fours and Rizzo tabled A♠4♠ for fours full of queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Ju	120,000 20,000	20,000
Leonardo Rizzo	75,000 -44,000	-44,000
Adrian Mateos	38,500 -61,500	-61,500

Tags: Adrian Mateos Samuel Ju Leonardo Rizzo

02-24-2024 21:08 UTC+2

Zhou Steals One from Watson

Ollie Garland

Level 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

On his first hand of the tournament, Quan Zhou raised to 2,500 from the hijack and Mike Watson defended in the big blind.

The 4♥2♠6♥ flop checked through to the 9♣ on the turn. Watson proceeded to check-call a bet of 3,500 from Zhou.

The 10♠ river saw Watson check again, Zhou sized up to 13,500 and Watson folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	128,000 28,000	28,000

Quan Zhou	122,000 122,000	122,000

Tags: Mike Watson Quan Zhou

Level: 3

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 15,000

02-24-2024 21:19 UTC+2

Greenwood Chips Up

Ollie Garland

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 15,000 ante

The pot stood at 9,500 with two players looking at a flop of 9♦2♦5♥.

Adrian Mateos, in the big blind, checked the action to Sam Greenwood, in the hijack. Greenwood bet out 6,500 and Mateos made the call.

The J♥ turn prompted Mateos to check again. Greenwood used a time extension before betting out 11,000, earning a snap-fold from Mateos.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Greenwood	175,000 75,000	75,000

Adrian Mateos	29,500 -9,000	-9,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Sam Greenwood

02-24-2024 21:29 UTC+2

Watson Takes Pot

Patrick Cole

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 15,000 ante

Mike Watson opened from early position to 3,500. Action folded around to Stephen Chidwick who called from the small blind. Sven Andersson completed in the big blind.

Both blinds checked the J♠5♦4♦ flop to Watson, who bet 3,000. Chidwick folded and Andersson made the call. The 4♥ turn was checked around by both players and Andersson checked again on the Q♦ river. Watson fired a bet for 18,000 prompting a quick fold from Andersson.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	195,000 -2,000	-2,000

Mike Watson	135,000 7,000	7,000

Joakim Andersson	86,500 -13,500	-13,500

Tags: Sven Andersson Mike Watson Stephen Chidwick

02-24-2024 21:29 UTC+2

Chidwick Continues to Chip Up

Patrick Cole

Level 3 : 1,000/1,500, 15,000 ante

Action folded around to Stephen Chidwick who opened the button to 4,000. Thomas Santerne completed in the big blind.

He checked the 9♦10♠4♣ turn to Chidwick who bet 3,500. Santerne made the call. He checked again on the Q♥ turn which prompted Chidwick to size up to 9,000. Santerne made the fold and Chidwick took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	190,000 -5,000	-5,000

Thomas Santerne	90,000 -10,000	-10,000

Tags: Stephen Chidwick Thomas Santerne

02-24-2024 21:30 UTC+2

Brewer Jams the River

Ollie Garland

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 15,000 ante

Santhosh Suvarna raised to 3,500 from the button and Chris Brewer defended in the big blind.

The 4♠3♥10♠ flop checked through to the A♥ on the turn, which saw Brewer check-call a bet of 4,500 from Suvarna.

The 8♥ river saw Brewer check again, Suvarna bet out 11,000 and Brewer moved all in for Suvarna's effective stack of 47,000. Suvarna used one time bank extension before electing to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Brewer	178,000 78,000	78,000

Santhosh Suvarna	36,000 -64,000	-64,000

Tags: Chris Brewer Santhosh Suvarna