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

Updated Counts in the Break

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Felipe Ketzer br
Felipe Ketzer
672,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Tom Orpaz il
Tom Orpaz
604,000
-6,000
-6,000
Profile photo of Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
436,000
24,000
24,000
Run It Once
Profile photo of Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
401,000
-14,000
-14,000
Profile photo of Ren Lin cn
Ren Lin
360,000
Profile photo of Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
334,000
4,000
4,000
Profile photo of Kayhan Mokri no
Kayhan Mokri
329,000
-4,000
-4,000
Profile photo of Chris Brewer us
Chris Brewer
285,000
-29,000
-29,000
Profile photo of Rui Neves Ferreira pt
Rui Neves Ferreira
256,000
-70,000
-70,000
Profile photo of Tauan Naves br
Tauan Naves
232,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Niklas Astedt se
Niklas Astedt
196,000
-14,000
-14,000
Profile photo of Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
174,000
-11,000
-11,000
Profile photo of Bruno Volkmann br
Bruno Volkmann
123,000
-24,000
-24,000

"Ginormous" PCA Sets the Tone for 2023 Ahead of EPT Paris says Walsh

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Nick Walsh
Nick Walsh

There was an incredible start to the year with the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure and PokerStars Players NL Hold’em Championship at the stunning Baha Mar Resort in The Bahamas.

And PokerStars Ambassador Nick Walsh says that things are heading in a really good direction when it comes to the live poker scene.

“The French — they absolutely love poker,” he told PokerNews. I'm expecting a very, very large event. Not just because of where live poker is right now, but I know it's been a while since we've had a stop close enough for the French to attend that wasn't Monte Carlo.”

Read the full interview with Walsh by clicking here!

Tags: Nick Walsh

Kisacikoglu and Ketzer Chip Up

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

In the final hand before the break, Ren Lin raised and fired one bet against Orpen Kisacikoglu until the {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{7-Spades}{3-Clubs}{5-Hearts} river. He then made it 25,000 to go and Kisacikoglu raised to 185,000 with the obligatory chip behind.

Lin mulled it over and then folded, asking to see one card. Kisacikoglu approved that and the {k-Hearts} was flipped over after being picked by Lin.

Over on the other table, Tauan Naves raised to 21,000 from under the gun and Felipe Ketzer called in the cutoff. Naves check-called the {9-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{2-Clubs} flop for 12,000 and the {6-Spades} turn for 60,000.

After the {6-Diamonds} river, Naves checked again and Ketzer bet 173,000 while keeping one T-1,000 and his T-25,000 chip denominations behind. Naves tanked and used one time bank, then sigh-folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Felipe Ketzer br
Felipe Ketzer
670,000
250,000
250,000
Profile photo of Ren Lin cn
Ren Lin
360,000
-40,000
-40,000
Profile photo of Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
330,000
55,000
55,000
Profile photo of Tauan Naves br
Tauan Naves
230,000
-68,000
-68,000

Tags: Felipe KetzerOrpen KisacikogluRen LinTauan Naves

Astedt Doubles Through Ketzer

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Felipe Ketzer raised to 23,000 on the button and Niklas Astedt jammed all in for 98,000 in the small blind. The big blind folded and Ketzer quickly called to put Astedt at risk.

Niklas Astedt: {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
Felipe Ketzer: {a-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

Astedt was in a dominating position and the board of {9-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{2-Spades}{j-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} left it that way to earn the Swede a double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Felipe Ketzer br
Felipe Ketzer
420,000
-280,000
-280,000
Profile photo of Niklas Astedt se
Niklas Astedt
210,000
80,000
80,000

Tags: Niklas AstedtFelipe Ketzer

Petrangelo Loses Chips But Wins Free Dinner for Doubling Grafton

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Sam Grafton
Sam Grafton

Chris Brewer raised to 16,000 and was called by Ren Lin as well as Tom Orpaz on the button. Sam Grafton then moved all-in for 59,000 in the small blind and Nick Petrangelo reraised to 110,000.

Brewer quickly let go while Lin mulled it over for almost the entire 30-second shot clock to then fold. Orpaz also gave it some consideration but let go, too.

"How do you wake up with aces there, Nicky?" Grafton said, having been silent until then. When the cards were revealed, Grafton was suddenly all smiles, though.

Sam Grafton: {k-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}
Nick Petrangelo: {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}

"If I win this hand with king-high, you can pick dinner anywhere," the jovial Brit instantly offered and then meshed the cards of both players before the dealer separated them again.

Somehow, king-high indeed won the pot on the {a-Spades}{6-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{6-Spades}{3-Clubs} runout and Grafton then praised Petrangelo for more than three minutes despite having lost the hand. "That's how he wins all the money ... he just slapped you all," Grafton declared.

Petrangelo didn't say a single word and maintained a dry smile on his face throughout.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tom Orpaz il
Tom Orpaz
610,000
-10,000
-10,000
Profile photo of Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
415,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Ren Lin cn
Ren Lin
400,000
-50,000
-50,000
Profile photo of Chris Brewer us
Chris Brewer
314,000
-16,000
-16,000
Profile photo of Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
185,000
95,000
95,000

Tags: Chris BrewerNick PetrangeloRen LinSam GraftonTom Orpaz

Mokri Turns Mateos to the Rail

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Kayhan Mokri opened to 20,000 in early position and Adrian Mateos shipped all in for 117,000 in the cutoff. The action folded back to Mokri who declared he didn't know what to do but still called anyway.

Adrian Mateos: {a-Spades}{10-Hearts}
Kayhan Mokri: {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}

"Is that right?" Mokri asked before the flop came {9-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{2-Spades}. The turn was the {6-Clubs} to give Mokri a set and Mateos was left drawing dead to the {j-Spades} on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kayhan Mokri no
Kayhan Mokri
333,000
133,000
133,000
Profile photo of Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
Busted
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Kayhan MokriAdrian Mateos

Ketzer Beats Mateos in Showdown

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Felipe Ketzer invested 23,000 from under the gun to pick up a call only by Adrian Mateos out of the big blind. That led the duo to the {q-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{2-Hearts} flop on which Mateos check-called a continuation bet of 8,000.

After the {q-Diamonds} turn had paired the board, Mateos check-called for another 18,000 and the {j-Spades} river completed the board. This time, both players checked for Mateos to reveal {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for a missed flush draw. Ketzer had that beat with the {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} to win the pot and retain his top spot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Felipe Ketzer br
Felipe Ketzer
700,000
130,000
130,000
Profile photo of Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
121,000
-39,000
-39,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Adrian MateosFelipe Ketzer

Dvoress Get a Fold from Ketzer

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Felipe Ketzer raised to 16,000 on the button and Daniel Dvoress called from the big blind. The flop fell {k-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} and Dvoress checked to Ketzer who continued with a bet of 13,000. Dvoress check-raised to 42,000 and Ketzer called.

The turn brought the {6-Hearts} and Dvoress fired out a bet of 45,000. Ketzer was forced to send his cards to the muck and Dvoress collected the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Felipe Ketzer br
Felipe Ketzer
570,000
-160,000
-160,000
Profile photo of Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
412,000
122,000
122,000
Run It Once

Tags: Felipe KetzerDaniel Dvoress

Kisacikoglu Binks the Turn to Leave Grafton Short

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Orpen Kisacikoglu
Orpen Kisacikoglu

In a hand that started before the blinds moved up and carried over to the new level, the open raise by Orpen Kisacikoglu was called only by Sam Grafton on the button. The {6-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{4-Hearts} flop brought the chips into the middle and Kisacikoglu held the effective stack of 119,000 behind.

Orpen Kisacikoglu: {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}
Sam Grafton: {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}

Kisacikoglu was trailing but had six outs at his disposal with the gutshot on top. He got there with the {8-Clubs} turn and held onto the lead with the {3-Diamonds} river to send Grafton back to a short stack once more.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
275,000
160,000
160,000
Profile photo of Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
55,000
-130,000
-130,000

Tags: Orpen KisacikogluSam Grafton