2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

€25,000 No-Limit Hold'em III
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
97
Prize
€324,500
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€940,800
Entries
40
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
22
Players Left
1

Jean-Noel Thorel Eliminated in 3rd Place (€145,800)

Level 21 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Jean Noel Thorel
Jean Noel Thorel

Stephen Chidwick raised to 100,000 from the button and Jean-Noel Thorel called from the big blind.

Thorel check-called for 90,000 on the {j-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{6-Hearts} flop before moving all in for 740,000 on the {8-Hearts} turn. Chidwick used up a time bank before calling as the bigger stack.

Jean-Noel Thorel: {k-Hearts}{6-Spades}
Stephen Chidwick: {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}

Thorel was ahead with his pair of sixes, but Chidwick was still live with his overcards and superior flush draw.

The {q-Hearts} river gave Chidwick the nut flush and he eliminated the Frenchman.

Player Chips Progress
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Stephen Chidwick
2,200,000
850,000
850,000
Profile photo of Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
1,800,000
-210,000
-210,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
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Jean-Noel Thorel
Busted

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelStephen Chidwick

Up and Down for Thorel

Level 21 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Stephen Chidwick raised to 100,000 on the button and Jean-Noel Thorel called in the big blind. The flop came {k-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{7-Hearts} and both players checked to the {8-Diamonds} on the turn. Thorel open-jammed all in for 610,000 and Chidwick gave it up.

Two hands later, Thorel raised to 150,000 on the button and Adrian Mateos defended from the big blind. The flop fell {j-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{6-Spades} and both players checked to the {k-Clubs} on the turn.

Mateos checked again and Thorel fired out a bet of 100,000. Mateos called and the {5-Spades} completed the board. Two quick checks and Mateos showed {8-Spades}{7-Spades} for a pair of eights to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Adrian Mateos
2,010,000
385,000
385,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
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Stephen Chidwick
1,350,000
-350,000
-350,000
Profile photo of Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
685,000
-25,000
-25,000

Tags: Stephen ChidwickJean-Noel ThorelAdrian Mateos

Thorel Bet-Folds the River

Level 21 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Adrian Mateos opened to 100,000 from the button and Jean-Noel Thorel called from the small blind.

The {q-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} flop checked through to the {9-Hearts} turn. Thorel bet 50,000 and was called. On the {8-Diamonds} river, Thorel fired another 50,000 but snap-folded when Mateos moved all in.

Player Chips Progress
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Adrian Mateos
1,625,000
365,000
365,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
710,000
-165,000
-165,000

Tags: Adrian MateosJean-Noel Thorel

Thorel Stands, But Gets to Sit Back Down

Level 21 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jean-Noel Thorel pushed all in for his last 400,000 on the button and Adrian Mateos confirmed the amount before calling in the big blind.

Jean-Noel Thorel: {10-Hearts}{7-Spades}
Adrian Mateos: {a-Spades}{8-Diamonds}

Thorel rose from his seat with his chips at risk but the flop of {k-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{5-Spades} gave him the best hand with a pair of tens. The {k-Clubs} and {k-Spades} river changed nothing and Thorel was allowed to sit back down after doubling up.

Player Chips Progress
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Adrian Mateos
1,260,000
-490,000
-490,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
875,000
355,000
355,000

Tags: Adrian MateosJean-Noel Thorel

Level: 21

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Chidwick Doubles to Match Mateos

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick
Stephen Chidwick

Stephen Chidwick raised to 80,000 on the button and Adrian Mateos ripped all in from the small blind. Jean-Noel Thorel got out of the way and Chidwick snapped off his stack of 810,000 while tabling his cards.

Stephen Chidwick: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}
Adrian Mateos: {a-Spades}{8-Spades}

Chidwick was in a great position to double up and make this a contest while Mateos was trying to gather nearly all of the chips in play. The board ran out {q-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{6-Spades} and Chidwick's full house gave him a double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Adrian Mateos
1,750,000
-750,000
-750,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
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Stephen Chidwick
1,700,000
890,000
890,000

Tags: Stephen ChidwickJean-Noel ThorelAdrian Mateos

Daniel Dvoress Eliminated in 4th Place (€108,200)

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Daniel Dvoress
Daniel Dvoress

Daniel Dvoress jammed for 360,000 from the button and Jean-Noel Thorel called off his 230,000 stack from the big blind.

Jean-Noel Thorel: {6-Clubs}{6-Spades}
Daniel Dvoress: {k-Spades}{q-Clubs}

Thorel's pocket pair held out to leave Dvoress short following the {j-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{2-Spades}{3-Clubs}{j-Spades} runout.

Dvoress then put in his last 130,000 first to act and was called by Stephen Chidwick from the big blind.

Daniel Dvoress: {j-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
Stephen Chidwick: {a-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}

Dvoress had a gutshot to Broadway following the {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}{9-Clubs} flop but had just four outs to hit after Chidwick improved to trips on the {a-Diamonds} turn. The {8-Diamonds} completed the board and Dvoress bowed out in fourth place.

Player Chips Progress
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Stephen Chidwick
810,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
520,000
250,000
250,000
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Daniel Dvoress
Busted
Run It Once

Tags: Daniel DvoressJean-Noel ThorelStephen Chidwick

Dvoress Doubles Through Thorel, Both Still Short

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Jean-Noel Thorel shoved all in for 410,000 from under the gun and Daniel Dvoress stuck in his last 140,000 from the small blind. Adrian Mateos folded his big blind and the two hands were face up.

Daniel Dvoress: {a-Spades}{k-Spades}
Jean-Noel Thorel: {a-Hearts}{2-Hearts}

Dvoress was in a dominating position to double up his short stack and the runout of {10-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{3-Hearts} ensured he did so. Thorel is now on the shortest stack but Dvoress is not far ahead of him.

Player Chips Progress
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Daniel Dvoress
360,000
120,000
120,000
Run It Once
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Jean-Noel Thorel
270,000
-160,000
-160,000

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelDaniel DvoressAdrian Mateos

Mateos and Thorel Take Turns to Jam On Each Other

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Jean-Noel Thorel opened to 105,000 first to act and Adrian Mateos called from he big blind.

Mateos check-jammed on the {8-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} flop after Thorel continued for 100,000. The latter folded.

The next hand, Mateos limped in from the small blind and Thorel checked his option. Mateos then check-folded after Thorel moved all in on the {9-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} flop.

Player Chips Progress
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Adrian Mateos
2,500,000
220,000
220,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
430,000
-165,000
-165,000

Tags: Adrian MateosJean-Noel Thorel

Finally a Flop

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

All four players took turns shoving all in preflop over the first 10 minutes of the level, but with no calls to speak of. Finally, Adrian Mateos raised to 80,000 under the gun and Daniel Dvoress just called in the big blind.

The flop came {10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{4-Clubs} and Dvoress checked to Mateos who bet 40,000. Dvoress thought for a moment but decided to ditch his cards, dropping to just six big blinds on the clear short stack.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
2,280,000
250,000
250,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
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Stephen Chidwick
780,000
-205,000
-205,000
Profile photo of Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
595,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
240,000
-220,000
-220,000
Run It Once

Tags: Daniel DvoressAdrian Mateos