2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

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

2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a7
Prize
€389,870
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€1,199,520
Entries
51
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
40,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
51
Players Left
1

Naves Scores a Double KO

Level 6 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Felipe Ketzer and Steve O'Dwyer were on the short stacks and both players were seen standing up from the table. A completed board of {9-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{2-Spades}{j-Spades}{6-Hearts} was spread across the felt and Tauan Naves still had his {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs} face up in front of him.

Ketzer apparently flopped a set of nines but Naves turned a set of jacks to eliminate both players and rise to the chip lead. O'Dwyer was already on his second bullet and will be done for the day with only a single reentry permitted.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tauan Naves br
Tauan Naves
330,000
137,000
137,000
Profile photo of Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
Busted
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Felipe Ketzer br
Felipe Ketzer
Busted

Tags: Steve O'DwyerFelipe KetzerTauan Naves

Chidwick Down, But Not Out

Level 6 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Stephen Chidwick was down to just 9,000 but doubled up from the small blind against Kayhan Mokri in the big blind. On the next hand, Chidwick moved all in for 20,000 on the button and Mokri called in the small blind.

Stephen Chidwick: {k-Spades}{8-Spades}
Kayhan Mokri: {k-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

Despite being dominated, the flop of {q-Spades}{10-Spades}{8-Diamonds} put Chidwick way out front with a pair and a flush draw. The {6-Spades} on the turn locked it up and the {3-Spades} on the river was just a formality.

Player Chips Progress
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Kayhan Mokri
251,000
61,000
61,000
Profile photo of Niklas Astedt se
Niklas Astedt
235,000
165,000
165,000
Profile photo of Tom Orpaz il
Tom Orpaz
120,000
-128,000
-128,000
Profile photo of Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
44,000
31,000
31,000

Tags: Stephen ChidwickKayhan Mokri

Updated Chip Counts

Level 6 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
295,000
-15,000
-15,000
Run It Once
Profile photo of Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
282,000
134,000
134,000
Profile photo of Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
230,000
113,000
113,000
Profile photo of Tauan Naves br
Tauan Naves
193,000
92,000
92,000
Profile photo of Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
130,000
30,000
30,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
127,000
27,000
27,000
Profile photo of Nikita Kuznetsov ru
Nikita Kuznetsov
106,000
-50,000
-50,000
Profile photo of Alexandre Yazdi fr
Alexandre Yazdi
101,000
-31,000
-31,000
Profile photo of Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
95,000
-21,000
-21,000
Profile photo of Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
77,000
-46,000
-46,000
Profile photo of Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
73,000
-27,000
-27,000
Run It Once
Profile photo of Felipe Ketzer br
Felipe Ketzer
26,000
-74,000
-74,000
Profile photo of Teun Mulder nl
Teun Mulder
23,000
-71,000
-71,000
Profile photo of Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
13,000
-99,000
-99,000

Level: 6

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Orpaz Pairs Up on the River

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Chris Brewer opened to 4,000 from under the gun and Niklas Astedt reraised to 12,000 on his left. Tom Orpaz flat-called from the small blind and Brewer stepped aside.

The flop came {6-Clubs}{5-Spades}{3-Hearts} and Orpaz check-called a bet of 11,000 from Astedt. The {6-Spades} paired the board on the turn and both players checked to the {8-Diamonds} on the river. Two more checks and Orpaz tabled {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs} to claim the pot and add to his growing stack of chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Tom Orpaz
248,000
87,000
87,000
Profile photo of Niklas Astedt se
Niklas Astedt
70,000
-30,000
-30,000

Tags: Tom OrpazNiklas AstedtChris Brewer

Watson Defeats Petrangelo at Showdown

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Mike Watson raised to 4,500 in the cutoff and was called by Sam Greenwood and Nick Petrangelo in the blinds. The flop came {j-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{7-Spades} and the action checked to Watson who continued for 4,000. Greenwood folded but Petrangelo called to see the {5-Hearts} on the turn.

Petrangelo checked again and Watson sized up a bet of 19,000. Petrangelo still called and the {9-Spades} paired the board on the river. Both players tapped the table and Petrangelo showed {8-Spades}{7-Clubs}. Watson flipped over {k-Spades}{j-Clubs} for the better two pair to scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Mike Watson
200,000
27,000
27,000
EPT 2X Winner
Profile photo of Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
70,000
70,000
70,000
Profile photo of Alex Kulev bg
Alex Kulev
Busted
Profile photo of Shimizu Nozomu jp
Shimizu Nozomu
Busted

Tags: Sam GreenwoodNick PetrangeloMike Watson

Mulder Shoves on Adams

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Timothy Adams and Teun Mulder were heads-up on the turn with the board reading {k-Spades}{q-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}. Adams checked from the big blind and Mulder bet 15,000 on his left into a pot of around 20,000. Adams called and the {10-Clubs} completed the board.

Adams checked again and Mulder shipped all in for 44,000. Adams asked for a count and gave it some thought but decided to send his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
117,000
-10,000
-10,000
Profile photo of Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
100,000
100,000
100,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Felipe Ketzer br
Felipe Ketzer
100,000
Profile photo of Teun Mulder nl
Teun Mulder
94,000
43,500
43,500

Tags: Teun MulderTimothy Adams

Level: 5

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000