Jose Espinoza had already won a small pot at the beginning of the day, but has now been eliminated by Team PokerStars Pro Johnny Lodden. Lodden opened for 6,500 and called Espinoza's shove from the big blind for about 50,000. Lodden had the and was up against Espinoza's . The board came and Espinoza was eliminated.
Lodden is on the verge 17th EPT cash. He's made several deep runs, but never won one. Will this be the one?
He's amassed €819,935 in EPT cashes, which ranks him 82nd on the all time EPT Money List. He has $2,023,039 in life time tournament winnings, making him 459th on the All Time Money List. He cashed here three times allready, and his biggest score was in Monte Carlo as well. Last year he finished 3rd for €467,000 right at the Grand Final.
Lodden's EPT Cashes
Stop
Year
Position
Prize
Barcelona
2006
14th
€20,750
Dublin
2006
32nd
€7,390
Dortmund
2007
13th
€20,900
Monte Carlo
2007
60th
€13,270
Dublin
2007
17th
€10,210
Monte Carlo
2008
17th
€46,300
Budapest
2008
8th
€53,200
Prague
2008
43rd
€8,300
PCA
2010
57th
€26,312*
Copenhagen
2011
32nd
€10,073*
Sanremo
2011
9th
€45,000
Madrid
2012
60th
€7,500
Prague
2012
13th
€34,000
Monte Carlo
2013
3rd
€467,000
Vienna
2014
15th
€40,550
Sanremo
2014
61st
€9,180
* converted using the official exchange rates of those dates
We missed the preflop action, but we do know that Bryan Paris ended up all in from the big blind for 140,000 and was at risk against Stephen Chidwick, who was in the small blind.
Chidwick:
Paris:
It was two pocket pairs for the blind-versus-blind battle, and Paris had the best of it. The flop was safe for Paris, and so was the turn. All Paris needed to do was dodge a six on the river, which he did when the blanked.
Action folded to a short-stacked Ana Marquez on the button and she moved all in for 64,800. The small blind folded, and then World Poker Tour Season XII Grand Prix de Paris runner-up Vasili Firsau called from the big blind.
Marquez:
Firsau:
Marquez was looking to dodge an ace or any other tomfoolery, which she did when the board ran out a clean .
The winner of the €5k NL tourney is going to receive a massive first prize of €200,900. The event kicked off yesterday with 187 players and is now just down to 52 including Team PokerStars Pros Liv Boeree and Jason Mercier, Tobias Reinkemeier, Mike McDonald, Thomas Muhlocker, David Vamplew, Artem Litvinov, Full Tilt Poker Ambassador Dermot Blain, Toby Lewis, Marvin Rettenmaier, film star Patrick Bruel, Sorel Mizzi, Sam Chartier, Olivier Busquet, Max Altergott and Justin Bonomo.
The current chip leader is German player Akin Tuna who has 171,100, ahead of Georgios Karakousis who was runner-up at EPT London in October for £349,200. A total of 27 players will get a share of the €906,950 prize pool.
Jason Duval has taken some big hits early on. He just lost a big pot to Mark Teltscher after the Englishman shoved on the river of a board with around 70,000 already in the middle.
Duval sat staring at his opponent but Teltscher looked straight ahead, not daring to make eye contact. Finally, a very reluctant Duval folded his hand and left himself super short.
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and Espinoza was eliminated.
beat Mark Teltscher's 
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turn. All Paris needed to do was dodge a six on the river, which he did when the 
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and river 
however gave Boyaciyan a runner runner straight and a double up.
