€5,300 EPT Main Event | 2024 PokerStars EPT Prague

12-15-2024 14:52 UTC+1

Park With a Crucial Double-Up

Tim Baker

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Pedro Marques shoved from the small blind with just Jaehyung Park to get through in the big blind. Park looked at his cards and made the call.

Jaehyung Park: A♠3♦ All in
Pedro Marques: 10♠9♦

Park just needed ace-high to hold to double-up through Marques. The board ran out 6♠4♦K♣2♦3♥, which kept Park ahead the whole time, meaning he closed the gap significantly on Marques and slightly on Runcan.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Marques	8,280,000 3,370,000	3,370,000

Jaehyung Park	6,150,000 2,470,000	2,470,000

Tags: Jaehyung Park Pedro Marques

12-15-2024 14:57 UTC+1

Marques Makes a Stand Against Runcan

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Tim Baker

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Paul Runcan called from the small blind with 5♣4♥ and Pedro Marques checked his option from the big blind holding 10♣9♥.

Runcan bet 300,000 on the J♣K♣3♥ flop and Marques called.

The board-pairing K♠ turn saw both players check to see the 4♣ land on the river. Runcan bet 200,000 and was met by a raise to 1,000,000 by Marques. Runcan snap-folded and forfeited the pot to Marques.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Runcan	28,200,000 700,000	700,000

Pedro Marques	9,480,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Jaehyung Park	6,050,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Paul Runcan Pedro Marques

12-15-2024 15:03 UTC+1

Marques With a Masterful Laydown

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Tim Baker

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Jaehyung Park raised to 400,00 from the button with K♣J♣ and Pedro Marques defended from the big blind with K♦3♦.

The K♠10♣K♥ flop checked through for the Q♥ to land on the turn. Marques led out for 375,000 and was met by a raise to 1,375,000 by Park. Marques burned through one of his time bank cards before he opted to fold and surrender the pot to Park.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Marques	7,850,000 1,630,000	1,630,000

Jaehyung Park	7,680,000 1,630,000	1,630,000

Tags: Jaehyung Park Pedro Marques

12-15-2024 15:07 UTC+1

Runcan Takes From Park

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Tim Baker

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Jaehyung Park called from the small blind with J♥6♠ and Paul Runcan checked his option from the big blind holding J♦10♦.

Park checked the 8♥2♥4♦ flop and Runcan bet 200,000. Park called and they headed to the turn.

The 4♣ turn saw Park check-fold to a bet of 625,000 from Runcan.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Runcan	28,600,000 400,000	400,000

Jaehyung Park	6,875,000 805,000	805,000

Tags: Jaehyung Park Paul Runcan

12-15-2024 15:11 UTC+1

Break Time

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Tim Baker

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

The final three players are now on a 20-minute break.

Here are some highlights from the last level:

12-15-2024 15:12 UTC+1

EPT Paris 2025 Canceled Amid Regulatory Challenges

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Sandra Barbour

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

PokerStars and Club Barrière have announced the cancellation of the European Poker Tour (EPT) Paris 2025, which was originally scheduled to run from February 12-23 at Le Palais des Congrès.

The cancellation is part of a broader uncertainty surrounding Paris’s gaming landscape. Recent developments indicate that gaming clubs in the city, which have operated under strict regulations since 2019, are at risk of closure by the end of the year.

The announcement comes as a shock, particularly after the news comes exactly a month since the unveiling of the 2025 EPT schedule.

EPT Paris was slated to kick off the tour's new season, returning for its third year after record-breaking attendance in 2024.

Read the Full Story Here

12-15-2024 15:12 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Tim Baker

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Runcan	28,600,000

Pedro Marques	8,250,000 400,000	400,000

Jaehyung Park	6,875,000

12-15-2024 15:27 UTC+1

Blinds Levels Reduced

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Kai Cocklin

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

As per EPT policy, the tournament blind levels have been halved as three players remain, which means for the rest of the tournament, the levels will be 45 minutes long.

Level: 33

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

12-15-2024 15:31 UTC+1