2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

€25,000 NL Hold'em I
Day: 1
Event Info

2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j3
Prize
€389,820
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€1,199,520
Entries
51
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
51
Players Left
1

Kulev Pulls Out the Big Bets

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

Alex Kulev raised to 24,000 from the button and Mike Watson made the call from the small blind. Both players checked through the 439 flop before the Q turn was brought on the felt.

Watson checked again, after which Kulev elected to bet 72,000 chips. Watson took some time but made the call, and the 3 river completed the board.

Another check followed from the Canadian, whereafter Kulev put in 225,000 chips, almost all of his stack.

Watson thought the situation over once more but settled on a fold, forfeiting the pot to Kulev.

Player Chips Progress
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Alex Kulev
450,000
115,000
115,000
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Mike Watson
330,000
-121,000
-121,000
EPT 2X Winner

Tags: Alex KulevMike Watson

Thorel Outdraws O'Dwyer on the Turn

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Steve O'Dwyer
Steve O'Dwyer

On the first hand back from break, Steve O'Dwyer moved all in for 48,000 in the hijack and Jean-Noel Thorel called in the cutoff. Sam Grafton used a time bank before he also called in the big blind.

Thorel and Grafton checked the 852 flop and Thorel bet 75,000 on the 10 turn, forcing Grafton from the pot. Thorel opened up A10 for a pair of tens, while O'Dwyer had A2.

The river was the 3 and O'Dwyer was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Jean-Noel Thorel
650,000
72,000
72,000
Profile photo of Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
180,000
-63,000
-63,000
Profile photo of Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
Busted
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelSam GraftonSteve O'Dwyer

Level: 15

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Updated Chip Counts

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
663,000
-7,000
-7,000
Profile photo of Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
660,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
578,000
40,000
40,000
Profile photo of Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
524,000
-26,000
-26,000
Run It Once
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Mike Watson
451,000
-19,000
-19,000
EPT 2X Winner
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Stephen Chidwick
397,000
67,000
67,000
Profile photo of Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
351,000
51,000
51,000
Profile photo of Alex Kulev bg
Alex Kulev
335,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
318,000
18,000
18,000
Run It Once
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Sam Grafton
243,000
-37,000
-37,000
Profile photo of Jesse Lonis us
Jesse Lonis
222,000
32,000
32,000
Profile photo of Niklas Astedt se
Niklas Astedt
173,000
73,000
73,000
Profile photo of Atanas Malinov bg
Atanas Malinov
119,000
-25,000
-25,000
Profile photo of Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
48,000
-50,000
-50,000
EPT 1X Winner

Ponakovs Leaves Boivin With Crumbs; Mateos Finishes the Job

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Thomas Boivin raised to 20,000 in early position before Aleksejs Ponakovs three-bet to 49,000 in the hijack. Boivin moved all in and Ponakovs snap-called.

Aleksejs Ponakovs: KK
Thomas Boivin: 99

Ponakovs had woken up with kings and no miracles arrived for Boivin on the 6104Q7 board. The stacks were counted down and Ponakovs had 331,000 remaining. Boivin had him covered by just 20,000 and handed over most of his stack.

Boivin moved all in the next hand, Adrian Mateos reraised to 37,000, and the rest of the table folded.

Thomas Boivin: 22
Adrian Mateos: JJ

Boivin had run into yet another bigger pair as the board ran out 3310Q8 to send him to the exit.

Player Chips Progress
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Aleksejs Ponakovs
670,000
425,000
425,000
Profile photo of Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
660,000
-40,000
-40,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Thomas Boivin be
Thomas Boivin
Busted

Tags: Adrian MateosAleksejs PonakovsThomas Boivin

Thorel Wins Quickly

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Jesse Lonis raised to 20,000 from under the gun and Jean-Noel Thorel made the call from the cutoff.

Lonis made a bet of 12,000 on the subsequent AQJ flop, which Thorel almost instantly raised to 75,000.

Lonis took some time, but ultimately let his hand go and forfeited the pot to the French high roller.

Player Chips Progress
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Jean-Noel Thorel
538,000
38,000
38,000
Profile photo of Jesse Lonis us
Jesse Lonis
190,000
-10,000
-10,000

Kaverman Gets It In

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Byron Kaverman raised to 42,000 from the hijack, leaving himself only 5,000 behind, and Thomas Boivin made the call from the button.

The 893 flop was then checked by both players before Boivin put Kaverman all in on the 2 turn, with the latter check-calling.

Byron Kaverman: QJ
Thomas Boivin: A7

Kaverman still had a few outs he could hit, but the 5 river was not one of them and he swiftly vacated the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
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Thomas Boivin
359,000
267,000
267,000
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Byron Kaverman
Busted

Malinov Wins Another One

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Jesse Lonis raised to 22,000 from the cutoff and was faced with a three-bet jam for 62,000 from Atanas Malinov in the small blind, which he quickly called.

Atanas Malinov: A6
Jesse Lonis: QJ

Malinov was the only one to make a pair on the 67K85 board, doubling him up once again.

Player Chips Progress
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Jesse Lonis
170,000
-110,000
-110,000
Profile photo of Atanas Malinov bg
Atanas Malinov
144,000
66,000
66,000

Tags: Atanas MalinovJesse Lonis