€25,000 NL Hold'em I | 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

2024-02-16 23:30 UTC+1

Kulev Pulls Out the Big Bets

Livello 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Alex Kulev raised to 24,000 from the button and Mike Watson made the call from the small blind. Both players checked through the 4♥3♠9♦ flop before the Q♥ turn was brought on the felt.

Watson checked again, after which Kulev elected to bet 72,000 chips. Watson took some time but made the call, and the 3♣ river completed the board.

Another check followed from the Canadian, whereafter Kulev put in 225,000 chips, almost all of his stack.

Watson thought the situation over once more but settled on a fold, forfeiting the pot to Kulev.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Alex Kulev	450,000 115,000	115,000
Mike Watson	330,000 -121,000	-121,000

Tags: Alex Kulev Mike Watson

2024-02-16 23:23 UTC+1

Thorel Outdraws O'Dwyer on the Turn

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Livello 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

On the first hand back from break, Steve O'Dwyer moved all in for 48,000 in the hijack and Jean-Noel Thorel called in the cutoff. Sam Grafton used a time bank before he also called in the big blind.

Thorel and Grafton checked the 8♦5♥2♠ flop and Thorel bet 75,000 on the 10♦ turn, forcing Grafton from the pot. Thorel opened up A♣10♠ for a pair of tens, while O'Dwyer had A♥2♥.

The river was the 3♥ and O'Dwyer was sent to the rail.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Jean-Noel Thorel	650,000 72,000	72,000
Sam Grafton	180,000 -63,000	-63,000
Steve O'Dwyer	Eliminato

Tags: Jean-Noel Thorel Sam Grafton Steve O'Dwyer

Livello: 15

Bui: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

2024-02-16 23:14 UTC+1

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Aleksejs Ponakovs	663,000 -7,000	-7,000
Adrian Mateos	660,000

Jean-Noel Thorel	578,000 40,000	40,000
Sam Greenwood	524,000 -26,000	-26,000

Mike Watson	451,000 -19,000	-19,000

Stephen Chidwick	397,000 67,000	67,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu	351,000 51,000	51,000
Alex Kulev	335,000 15,000	15,000
Daniel Dvoress	318,000 18,000	18,000

Sam Grafton	243,000 -37,000	-37,000
Jesse Lonis	222,000 32,000	32,000
Niklas Astedt	173,000 73,000	73,000
Atanas Malinov	119,000 -25,000	-25,000
Steve O'Dwyer	48,000 -50,000	-50,000

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Livello 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The 14 remaining players in the first €25,000 buy-in tournament of EPT Paris 2024 have been sent on a 15-minute break

2024-02-16 22:58 UTC+1

Ponakovs Leaves Boivin With Crumbs; Mateos Finishes the Job

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Livello 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Thomas Boivin raised to 20,000 in early position before Aleksejs Ponakovs three-bet to 49,000 in the hijack. Boivin moved all in and Ponakovs snap-called.

Aleksejs Ponakovs: K♦K♥
Thomas Boivin: 9♦9♣

Ponakovs had woken up with kings and no miracles arrived for Boivin on the 6♣10♥4♥Q♦7♦ board. The stacks were counted down and Ponakovs had 331,000 remaining. Boivin had him covered by just 20,000 and handed over most of his stack.

Boivin moved all in the next hand, Adrian Mateos reraised to 37,000, and the rest of the table folded.

Thomas Boivin: 2♥2♠
Adrian Mateos: J♠J♦

Boivin had run into yet another bigger pair as the board ran out 3♠3♦10♦Q♥8♣ to send him to the exit.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Aleksejs Ponakovs	670,000 425,000	425,000
Adrian Mateos	660,000 -40,000	-40,000

Thomas Boivin	Eliminato

Tags: Adrian Mateos Aleksejs Ponakovs Thomas Boivin

2024-02-16 22:55 UTC+1

Thorel Wins Quickly

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Livello 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Jesse Lonis raised to 20,000 from under the gun and Jean-Noel Thorel made the call from the cutoff.

Lonis made a bet of 12,000 on the subsequent A♣Q♠J♦ flop, which Thorel almost instantly raised to 75,000.

Lonis took some time, but ultimately let his hand go and forfeited the pot to the French high roller.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Jean-Noel Thorel	538,000 38,000	38,000
Jesse Lonis	190,000 -10,000	-10,000

2024-02-16 22:49 UTC+1

Kaverman Gets It In

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Livello 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Byron Kaverman raised to 42,000 from the hijack, leaving himself only 5,000 behind, and Thomas Boivin made the call from the button.

The 8♦9♦3♦ flop was then checked by both players before Boivin put Kaverman all in on the 2♠ turn, with the latter check-calling.

Byron Kaverman: Q♣J♦
Thomas Boivin: A♦7♠

Kaverman still had a few outs he could hit, but the 5♠ river was not one of them and he swiftly vacated the tournament area.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Thomas Boivin	359,000 267,000	267,000
Byron Kaverman	Eliminato

2024-02-16 22:42 UTC+1

Malinov Wins Another One

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Livello 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Jesse Lonis raised to 22,000 from the cutoff and was faced with a three-bet jam for 62,000 from Atanas Malinov in the small blind, which he quickly called.

Atanas Malinov: A♣6♥
Jesse Lonis: Q♠J♥

Malinov was the only one to make a pair on the 6♦7♥K♥8♦5♥ board, doubling him up once again.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Jesse Lonis	170,000 -110,000	-110,000
Atanas Malinov	144,000 66,000	66,000

Tags: Atanas Malinov Jesse Lonis

2024-02-16 22:41 UTC+1

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