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

02-25-2024 00:31 UTC+2

Suvarna Takes from Martirosian

Patrick Cole

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Artur Martirosian opened to 6,000 from early position. Action folded around to Santhosh Suvarna who called on the button. Mike Watson completed in the big blind.

Watson checked the 7♣K♥K♣ flop before Martirosian bet 5,500. Suvarna made the call and Watson folded. Martirosian led for 11,000 on the 2♣ turn. Suvarna then reraised to 25,000 which prompted a snap-fold from Martirosian and left Suvarna with the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	150,000 17,000	17,000

Santhosh Suvarna	85,000 40,000	40,000

Mike Watson	82,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Santhosh Suvarna Mike Watson Artur Martirosian

02-25-2024 00:24 UTC+2

Zhou Gets Value

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Ollie Garland

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The pot stood at 14,500 with two players looking at a flop of 3♦6♥4♠.

Samuel Ju, in the big blind, checked the action to Quan Zhou, on the button. Zhou bet out 6,500 and Ju called.

The 6♣ turn checked through to the J♠ on the river. Ju checked again and Zhou bet out 18,500. Ju made a quick call. Zhou tabled K♠J♦ for a rivered pair of jacks; good enough to see Ju's cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Ju	235,000 19,500	19,500
Quan Zhou	235,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Quan Zhou Samuel Ju

02-25-2024 00:20 UTC+2

Martirosian Finds Call on River

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Patrick Cole

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Action folded around to Mike Watson who opened to 6,000 on the button. Artur Martirosian defended in the big blind.

He check-called a bet of 2,500 from Watson on the monotone A♠10♠8♠ flop before the K♣ turn was checked around. Martirosian checked again on the 5♠ river before Watson fired a bet of 22,500. Martirosian took a moment before he flicked in a calling chip. Watson tabled 9♦5♦ for bottom pair before Martirosian showed 10♥6♣ for third pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	167,000 20,000	20,000

Mike Watson	110,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Mike Watson Artur Martirosian

02-25-2024 00:13 UTC+2

Ju Pushes Pardo Out the Pot

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Ollie Garland

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The pot stood at approximately 90,000 with two players looking at a board of 3♦5♣7♦7♥.

Juan Pardo, in the small blind, led out for 38,000. Samuel Ju, in the cutoff, used a time bank before moving all in, putting Pardo to the test for his effective stack of 122,000. Pardo snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Ju	254,500 83,000	83,000
Juan Pardo	122,000 80,500	80,500

Tags: Juan Pardo Samuel Ju

02-25-2024 00:06 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

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Ollie Garland

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Santerne	601,000
Dominik Nitsche	255,000
Juan Pardo	202,500
Daniel Dvoress	188,500

Kazuhiko Yotsushika	185,000
Samuel Ju	171,500
Alex Kulev	169,500
Quan Zhou	165,000
Viacheslav Buldygin	161,500
Artur Martirosian	147,000

Mike Watson	145,000

Chris Brewer	140,000
Steve O'Dwyer	106,000

Adrian Mateos	87,000

Sam Greenwood	86,000

Seonguk Huh	84,000
Sirzat Hissou	43,500

Level: 8

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

02-24-2024 23:49 UTC+2

Break Time

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Patrick Cole

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The 18 players have been sent on a 15-minute break.

02-24-2024 23:48 UTC+2

Nitsche Puts Hissou to the Test

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Ollie Garland

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Sirzat Hissou raised to 5,500 from middle position, Dominik Nitsche called on the button, as did Kazuhiko Yotsushika, in the big blind.

The action checked to Nitsche, who bet out 6,000 on the Q♦K♥6♠ flop. Yotsushika folded and Hissou called.

The 2♦ turn saw Hissou check-call another bet of 20,000 from Nitsche.

The river landed the 9♣ and Hissou checked again. Nitsche bet out 95,000, more than enough to put Hissou all in for his effective stack of 54,000. Hissou used four time bank chips before finally deciding to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominik Nitsche	252,000 152,000	152,000
Kazuhiko Yotsushika	179,000 36,000	36,000
Sirzat Hissou	54,000 131,000	131,000

Tags: Dominik Nitsche Kazuhiko Yotsushika Sirzat Hissou

02-24-2024 23:41 UTC+2

Zhou Fills Up

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Patrick Cole

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Juan Pardo opened from under the gun to 5,500. Quan Zhou called in the cutoff and Samuel Ju called on the button. Santhosh Suvarna completed in the big blind.

The 10♠K♥8♣ was checked by Suvarna and Pardo before Zhou bet 8,000. Ju called before Suvarna folded. Pardo also put in calling chips. On the 8♥ turn, Pardo checked as did Zhou. Ju fired a bet of 25,000 prompting a quick fold from Pardo and a call from Zhou.

The 10♠ river brought a lead from Zhou of 9,000. Ju thought for a moment before making the call. Zhou tabled K♠K♦ for a full house and Zhou mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Ju	175,000 53,000	53,000
Quan Zhou	155,000 65,000	65,000
Juan Pardo	90,000 42,000	42,000
Santhosh Suvarna	45,000 17,000	17,000

02-24-2024 23:28 UTC+2

Mateos Goes on a Roller Coaster to Bust

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Ollie Garland

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Hand One:

Juan Pardo raised from middle position, Adrian Mateos called in the hijack and Artur Martirosian three-bet to 15,000 from the button. Pardo folded and Mateos moved all in for Martirosian's effective stack of 56,500. Martirosian snap called.

Artur Martirosian: K♦K♠
Adrian Mateos: 9♦9♥

The board ran out 4♠6♦2♥5♦A♥; Martirosian's pocket kings held to double him up and leave Mateos short.

Hand Two:

The very next hand, Mateos moved all in for his last 4,500, from under the gun. Artur Martirosian three-bet to 11,000 from the button and the remaining players folded.

Adrian Mateos: A♥A♦
Artur Martirosian: J♦10♣

The board ran out K♠10♥3♦2♠2♦. It was Mateos' time to hold a premium pocket pair, ensuring his full double up.

Hand Three:

Though it wasn't to last for Mateos as he defended an under-the-gun open from Quan Zhou, in the big blind.

The flop landed 9♥Q♠J♦. Mateos checked and then moved all in for 7,000 over the 2,500 continuation bet from Zhou.

Adrian Mateos: K♠7♠
Quan Zhou: A♦Q♣

Mateos was behind and the 6♦ turn and A♥ river saw Zhou's hand hold to sending him to the rail

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	108,500 38,500	38,500

Quan Zhou	90,000 42,500	42,500
Adrian Mateos	Busted

Tags: Adrian Mateos Artur Martirosian Juan Pardo Quan Zhou