When it folded to Lasse Hansen in the small blind he shoved for roughly 200,000 with only Pawel Wojciechowski to get through in the big blind. Wojciechowski looked at his cards and called to put Hansen at risk.
Lasse Hansen: J♠8♣
Pawel Wojciechowski: K♠2♥
Hansen needed some help from the dealer to stay alive. He got it on the J♥8♥5♥ flop as he improved to two pair, but Wojciechowski had a flush draw. The K♦ turn gave Wojciechowski even more outs, as the 7♥ peeled off on the river to give Wojciechowski the winner with a flush. Wojciechowski pulled in the pot and Hansen was out.
Paul Runcan opened from under the gun to 60,000 and Pascal Vos shoved from the next seat for 275,000. When it got back to Runcan, he debated for a while, then called.
Pascal Vos: 9♠9♥
Paul Runcan: J♦10♥
Runcan was pleased to find himself in a flip, and even more pleased after he paired his ten on the 4♥A♥10♠ flop. Only a nine could save Vos, but neither the 5♠ turn or K♠ river could save him, and he was out in 25th.
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.
Stanislaw Grodek moved all in for 540,000 from the cutoff, and the action folded to Tjenno Eskes in the small blind. Eskes asked for the exact count before moving all in as well, prompting the big blind to fold.
Stanislaw Grodek: 7♥7♣
Tjenno Eskes: 10♠10♣
Grodek needed a seven to stay alive, but the 10♥8♣4♥ flop left him in tough position as Eskes improved to a set. The 8♦ on the turn sealed Grodek's fate with Eskes making a full house, and the 3♦ river confirmed Grodek's elimination in 24th place.
In the 869th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, sponsored by the free-to-play WSOP App, Chad Holloway hosts from down in The Bahamas at the 2024 World Series of Poker Paradise, while Kyna England is back at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas. Mike Holtz is out with a broken ankle, so Nikki Limo was kind enough to once again fill in as a special co-host.
Together, they discuss happening at the WSOP Paradise, the World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship at the Wynn Las Vegas, and the European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague. That includes Phil Hellmuth making an appearance, the new stage at WSOP, and the Triton Million, which was won by Argentinean rapper Alejandro Lococo for $12 million.
Chad also had the honor of bringing the Women in Poker Hall of Fame trophy down with him to present to Kristen Foxen. In this episode, you can check out her acceptance speech, which PokerNews helped film. Speaking of the WiPHoF, Jeanne David was another inductee and she had a spot of luck drawing a Golden Passport into the ClubWPT Gold $5,000,000 Freeroll, which kicks off today!
At the EPT Prague, Thomas Santerne has already won two side event titles, while the 2022 WSOP Main Event champ, Espen Jorstad, took down the €25K Super High Roller Warm-Up for his first EPT title.
Oh, and we'll also let you know what Phil Ivey is up to as he's been seen double dipping at both the WSOP Paradise and WPT World Championship, including a planned holiday meet-up game (MUG) at the latter.
Pawel Wojciechowski raised to 60,000 from early position with only Adrian Mack calling on the button.
The dealer put out a flop of 4♦K♣6♣ and Wojciechowski check-called a bet of 80,000 from Mack.
A board-pairing 4♣ came on the turn and both players checked to see the A♠ land on the river. Wojciechowski led out for 100,000 and Mack let go of his hand.
Christian Rudolph opened to 60,000 from middle position, and Tjenno Eskes responded with a three-bet to 185,000 from the small blind. Action folded back to Rudolph, who moved all in, and Eskes snap-called.
Christian Rudolph: A♠K♣
Tjenno Eskes: Q♥Q♦
Another classic race was underway, but the 4♥9♥Q♠ flop left Rudolph in a dire spot as Eskes improved to a set. The 7♥ on the turn sealed Rudolph's fate, and the 6♠ river confirmed his elimination in 23rd place.
