2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

€25,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
92
Prize
€357,180
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€1,034,880
Entries
44
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
44
Players Left
1

Ketzer Above a Million

Level 16 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

The money bubble has slowed down the action with two shorter stacks below 20 blinds and Felipe Ketzer has made the most of it after the previous setback. He flat-called a raise by Ren Lin while on the button as both headed to the {j-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{8-Hearts} flop. Lin checked to the chip leader, who bet 15,000 and won the pot.

Ketzer raised to 30,000 next and collected the blinds and big blind ante, leaping back above a million.

Player Chips Progress
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Felipe Ketzer
1,030,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Ren Lin cn
Ren Lin
760,000
-80,000
-80,000

Tags: Ren LinFelipe Ketzer

Ketzer Back in a Narrow Lead

Level 16 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Orpen Kisacikoglu raised to 30,000 and earned the blinds and big blind ante.

Felipe Ketzer then raised to 32,000 in the next hand, which won him the blinds and big blind ante as well.

Kayhan Mokri joked to Kisacikoglu that he had slightly more chips, facing an open raise by Ketzer from under the gun to 43,000 next. The Norwegian was in the big blind and gave it some consideration before folding.

One hand later, Chris Brewer opened in the hijack and Mokri came along out of the small blind. The {a-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{3-Hearts} flop was checked by Mokri, and he folded when Brewer continued for 25,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Felipe Ketzer br
Felipe Ketzer
930,000
45,000
45,000
Profile photo of Chris Brewer us
Chris Brewer
925,000
45,000
45,000
Profile photo of Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
440,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Kayhan Mokri no
Kayhan Mokri
275,000
-65,000
-65,000
Profile photo of Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
270,000
-5,000
-5,000

Tags: Chris BrewerFelipe KetzerKayhan MokriOrpen Kisacikoglu

Small Showdown Pot for Mokri

Level 16 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Kayhan Mokri kept his short stack afloat ever since the final table was reached and he just now min-raised to 30,000 in the cutoff. Nick Petrangelo eyeballed his stack from the other side of the table and then defended the big blind.

There was no betting action on any street of the {q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{a-Diamonds} board and Petrangelo showed the {j-Clubs}{7-Clubs} for jack-high. Mokri had that beat with {k-Spades}{10-Spades} and won the pot, crawling back above 20 big blinds.

Petrangelo limped the next small blind and folded when Chris Brewer jammed out of the big blind.

Player Chips Progress
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Chris Brewer
880,000
35,000
35,000
Profile photo of Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
435,000
-55,000
-55,000
Profile photo of Kayhan Mokri no
Kayhan Mokri
340,000
110,000
110,000

Tags: Chris BrewerKayhan MokriNick Petrangelo

Volkmann Eliminated by Brewer

Level 16 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Bruno Volkmann
Bruno Volkmann

Bruno Volkmann pushed all-in from the hijack and Chris Brewer on the button asked for a count.

Once it was deemed to be for 121,000, Brewer inquired "how much do you have, Orpen?" as Orpen Kisacikoglu in the big blind instantly replied "around 280k".

Brewer then flat-called and both blinds got out of the way.

Bruno Volkmann: {a-Spades}{k-Spades}
Chris Brewer: {6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}

The {q-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{5-Spades} board provided no help to Volkmann and Brewer scored the knockout with a nine-high straight, bringing the field down to the money bubble.

Player Chips Progress
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Chris Brewer
845,000
95,000
95,000
Profile photo of Bruno Volkmann br
Bruno Volkmann
Busted

Tags: Bruno VolkmannChris BrewerOrpen Kisacikoglu

Level: 16

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

Small Pot for Ketzer, Volkmann Getting Short

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

The action has stalled out over the last 20 minutes with the money bubble on the horizon, just two eliminations away. Felipe Ketzer opened to 25,000 in the cutoff and Nick Petrangelo defended from the big blind.

The flop came {k-Clubs}{7-Spades}{7-Clubs} and Petrangelo check-called a bet of 12,000 from Ketzer. The {4-Spades} landed on the turn and Petrangelo checked again. Ketzer reached for a bet of 109,000 and Petrangelo instantly mucked his cards.

Bruno Volkmann also just passed through the blinds and is now down to just 121,000 chips as the shortest stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Felipe Ketzer
885,000
Profile photo of Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
462,000
Profile photo of Bruno Volkmann br
Bruno Volkmann
121,000

Tags: Bruno VolkmannFelipe KetzerNick Petrangelo

Orpaz Busts With a Move at Wrong Time

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Tom Orpaz
Tom Orpaz

Chris Brewer opened the action with a raise to 24,000 and it folded to Tom Orpaz, who jammed for 149,000 in the hijack. Kayhan Mokri in the cutoff asked for an exact count and then shook his head after some 25 seconds of consideration, sending his cards into the muck.

It folded back to Brewer, who called and exposed his {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} already. "No, he is ahead," Orpaz immediately mentioned and then flipped over his {k-Spades}{2-Spades} as he was facing an uphill battle with a dominated kicker.

The {j-Spades}{5-Hearts}{4-Clubs} flop contained one spade and potential back door straight equity but the {9-Hearts} turn as well as the {k-Hearts} river brought an end to his run in ninth place.

Player Chips Progress
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Chris Brewer
750,000
215,000
215,000
Profile photo of Tom Orpaz il
Tom Orpaz
Busted

Tags: Tom OrpazKayhan MokriChris Brewer

Ketzer's Big Stack Gets Him in Trouble

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Daniel Dvoress
Daniel Dvoress

Kayhan Mokri raised to 25,000 on the button and Felipe Ketzer used his massive stack to shove all in from the small blind. Daniel Dvoress woke up with a hand in the big blind and called off his last 415,000 chips. Mokri got out of the way and the cards were tabled.

Daniel Dvoress: {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}
Felipe Ketzer: {k-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}

The flop came {7-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} with the seven in the window but Dvoress was still ahead with his pocket tens. The {j-Clubs} and {6-Spades} runout changed nothing and Dvoress earned a big double-up to pull even with Ketzer.

Player Chips Progress
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Felipe Ketzer
860,000
-415,000
-415,000
Profile photo of Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
855,000
425,000
425,000
Run It Once

Tags: Kayhan MokriFelipe KetzerDaniel Dvoress

David Kaye "Blown Away" by Impact of PokerStars US Player Pool Merging

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
David Kaye
David Kaye

American David Kaye spoke with PokerNews about his journey from a small-town Michigan poker player to becoming a poker player and PokerStars ambassador.

He also gave insight into the current poker scene in Michigan, and the potential of online poker in the state.
“We know the end goal isn't just two states,” he said. “Two states is great, but this is just the groundwork to get where we really want to be when we have all the states under one umbrella — or as many states as possible.”

Find out what Kaye had to say about the bright future of PokerStars US here!

Tags: David Kaye

Redraw of the Final Nine Players

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

The unofficial final table was set with four seconds remaining in the previous level and the blinds went up after the first hand with Felipe Ketzer as the only player above a million in chips.

SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Orpen KisacikogluTurkey280,00023
2Tom OrpazIsrael145,00012
3Kayhan MokriNorway263,00022
4Felipe KetzerBrazil1,275,000106
5Daniel DvoressCanada430,00036
6Bruno VolkmannBrazil150,00013
7Nick PetrangeloUnited States500,00042
8Chris BrewerUnited States535,00045
9Ren LinUnited States780,00065
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Felipe Ketzer br
Felipe Ketzer
1,275,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Ren Lin cn
Ren Lin
780,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Chris Brewer us
Chris Brewer
535,000
-25,000
-25,000
Profile photo of Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
500,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
430,000
28,000
28,000
Run It Once
Profile photo of Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
280,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Kayhan Mokri no
Kayhan Mokri
263,000
-56,000
-56,000
Profile photo of Bruno Volkmann br
Bruno Volkmann
150,000
-15,000
-15,000
Profile photo of Tom Orpaz il
Tom Orpaz
145,000
-9,000
-9,000