€50,000 EPT Super High Roller Day 1 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

02-18-2024 17:27 UTC+1

Chip Counts at End of Second Break (full)

Matt Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	718,500 178,500	178,500

Duco ten Haven	634,500 39,500	39,500
Niklas Astedt	590,500 265,500	265,500
Stephen Chidwick	486,500 116,500	116,500
Kayhan Mokri	444,500 64,500	64,500
Thomas Boivin	427,000 84,500	84,500
Sirzat Hissou	385,500 256,000	256,000
Santhosh Suvarna	359,500 119,500	119,500
Lewis Spencer	340,500 98,000	98,000
Nikita Kuznetcov	339,000 63,000	63,000
Markkos Ladev	336,500 13,500	13,500
Timothy Adams	335,500 74,500	74,500
Quan Zhou	327,500 46,000	46,000
Chris Brewer	301,000 41,000	41,000

Joao Vieira	297,500 96,500	96,500
Ben Heath	291,500 41,500	41,500
Sam Greenwood	269,000 33,000	33,000

Aleksejs Ponakovs	268,500 95,000	95,000
Viacheslav Buldygin	263,500 223,500	223,500
Tobias Duthweiler	250,000 250,000	250,000
Teun Mulder	250,000 9,000	9,000
Fahredin Mustafov	250,000
Dimitar Danchev	242,500 22,500	22,500

Laszlo Bujtas	233,500 26,500	26,500
David Coleman	229,500 7,000	7,000

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Level: 5

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

02-18-2024 17:02 UTC+1

PokerStars Announces Full Five Stop 2024 EPT Schedule; Paris and Cyprus Return

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

PokerStars has unveiled the full schedule for the 2024 European Poker Tour (EPT) season, which shows five destinations, including a return to EPT Paris and EPT Cyprus. Both Paris and Cyprus made their EPT debut in 2023, and they return for 2024, much to the delight of the players.

EPT Paris is the first stop of the 2024 European Poker Tour season. It takes place between February 14-25 at a new venue. The stunning Le Palais des Congres has a 120-table capacity, leading to a more extensive schedule for the festival. Cedric Billot, Associate Director for Live Events and Operations, believes the new-look EPT Paris could be one of the largest EPT festivals on record.

Check out the full schedule

02-18-2024 16:56 UTC+1

Players Heading for 20-Minute Break

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Matt Warburton

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Players in the SHR are heading for a 20-minute break. There are now 43 entries and 38 players remain.

02-18-2024 16:55 UTC+1

Stevens Shoves Turn

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Patrick Cole

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Action was folded around to Bert Stevens who made it 5,000 from the cutoff. Artur Martirosian reraised to 20,000 from the big blind and Stevens made the call.

Martirosian led for 8,500 on the 5♣A♠7♦ flop and Stevens made the call. The 4♠ turn brought another barrel from Martirosian, this time for 30,000.

Stevens tanked for a moment before reraising all in for around 150,000. Martirosian quickly mucked and Stevens took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	192,500 67,500	67,500

Bert Stevens	185,500 35,500	35,500

Tags: Artur Martirosian Bert Stevens

02-18-2024 16:52 UTC+1

O'Dwyer Doubles Through Toma

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Matt Warburton

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Tsugunari Toma raised from the button and Steve O'Dwyer moved all in from the small blind for 80,000. Toma called and players flipped their cards, with O'Dwyer at risk.

Steve O'Dwyer: A♣J♣
Tsugunari Toma: A♦9♣

The board ran out 7♠10♥3♠A♥5♣. Both players paired their ace and O'Dwyers jack kicker played. He won the pot and doubled up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve O'Dwyer	165,000 73,000	73,000

Tsugunari Toma	135,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Steve O'Dwyer Tsugunari Toma

02-18-2024 16:50 UTC+1

Kuznetsov Picks Up Small Pot

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Matt Warburton

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Timothy Adams raised to 5,000 from the button, Nikita Kuznetsov three-bet to 25,000 from the small blind, and Adams called.

The flop came A♥A♠J♦. Adams bet 5,500 and Kuznetsov called. The turn was the 7♥ and Kuznetsov led for 22,000. Adams folded and Kuznetsov won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Adams	410,000 67,000	67,000
Nikita Kuznetsov	370,000

Tags: Nikita Kuznetsov Timothy Adams

02-18-2024 16:48 UTC+1

Thorel Takes from Bujtas

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Patrick Cole

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Laszlo Bujtas opened to 5,000 from under the gun. Jean-Noel Thorel to his direct left reraised to 17,000. Action folded around to Bujtas who made the call.

Bujtas checked the K♦Q♠2♣ flop to Thorel who bet 12,000. Bujtas made the call before the dealer flipped the 6♦ turn. Bujtas knuckled again before Thorel quickly fired a bet of 51,000. Bujtas made a quick fold leaving Thorel with the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laszlo Bujtas	260,000 37,500	37,500
Jean-Noel Thorel	230,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Jean-Noel Thorel Laszlo Bujtas

02-18-2024 16:39 UTC+1

Pardo Calls O'Dwyer's River Bet to Win Huge Pot

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Matt Warburton

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Steve O'Dwyer raised to 5,000 from late position and Juan Pardo three-bet to 25,000 from the small blind, which O'Dwyer called.

The flop came J♣5♠7♠. Pardo made a continuation bet of 23,500 and O'Dwyer raised it up to 62,000, which Pardo called. The turn was the 2♠ and both players checked.

The river was the 7♦. Pardo checked and O'Dwyer sized up to 175,000. Pardo made the call. O'Dwyer quickly mucked his hand, suggesting he was running a bluff. Pardo did the same as he scooped over a huge pot that brought his stack well over the 500,000 mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	540,000 290,000	290,000

Steve O'Dwyer	92,000 271,000	271,000

Tags: Juan Pardo Steve O'Dwyer

02-18-2024 16:24 UTC+1

Mokri Check-Raises Flop

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Patrick Cole

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Duco ten Haven opened to 5,000 from under the gun and was called by Bert Stevens to his direct left. Ben Heath also called from middle postion. Action folded to Kayhan Mokri who defended the big blind.

Mokri checked the 8♣K♥K♣ flop to Ten Haven who bet 5,000. Stevens called and Heath folded. Mokri then put in the check-raise to 20,000, which garnered quick folds from Ten Haven and Stevens. Mokri gave Stevens the option to "pick one card," which he declined.