Thomas Santerne opened from the button to 200,000. Duco ten Haven reraised to 550,000 from the small blind. Santerne announced all in to claim the remaining 100,000 or so left of Ten Haven's stack.
Duco ten Haven: 10♦10♣
Thomas Santerne: K♦8♦
Ten Haven's tens were ahead but at risk on the 4♦3♦8♣ flop and the 2♦ turn left him drawing dead. The inconsequential 6♠ was dealt on the river before Ten Haven tapped the table and said good game before heading to the cash desk.
It folded to Chris Brewer in the small blind, who announced his all-in to put Pieter Aerts in the big blind at risk for his stack of 580,000. However, Aerts immediately called and a showdown was ordered.
Pieter Aerts: A♣Q♥
Chris Brewer: 9♠6♠
Neither player hit a piece of the 4♣8♥K♦7♦J♠ board, resulting in a double-up for Aerts.
Chris Brewer opened from early position to 160,000. Action folded around to Markkos Ladev who jammed all in from the button for 1,300,000. Brewer asked for a count and made the call.
Markkos Ladev: 3♠3♥
Chris Brewer: A♦J♠
Brewer took the lead on the A♠Q♥9♦ flop leaving Ladev drawing slim. The 8♦ didn't bring the three that the Estonian needed and neither did the 4♥. Ladev tapped the table and said good game to his fellow competitors before departing to the cash desk.
Sirzat Hissou threw in his last 75,000 chips from the cutoff, after which Pieter Aerts limped in from the small blind for 80,000. Thomas Santerne checked in the big blind and the 5♣7♠2♣ flop was fanned by the dealer.
Aerts and Santerne both checked, as did they on the Q♦ turn. The 8♥ river saw Aerts bet 100,000 chips and a quick fold from Santerne.
Aerts showed Q♣9♣ for top pair, which outclassed the A♦5♠ Hissou played.
Hissou left the tournament area as the first casualty of Day 3, receiving €189,600 for his efforts.
Thomas Santerne opened the action with a raise to 160,000 as first to act, receiving a call from his neighbor Duco ten Haven. Pieter Aerts also called in the big blind and the three saw a flop of Q♣4♦9♥.
It checked to Ten Haven, who fired a small bet of 150,000. Aerts quickly mucked but Santerne stuck around and called. On the 9♦ turn, Ten Haven sized up to 650,000 chips, but it was not enough to deter Santerne from making another call.
Santerne then led out for 450,000 on the K♣ river, resulting in a snap fold from his opponent. Santerne won the pot and took over the chip lead from Brewer as a result.
Action folded to Markkos Ladev who opened the button to 130,000. Chris Brewer defended the big blind.
He checked the A♠7♠3♦ flop to Ladev, who bet 200,000. Brewer made the call. He then decided to lead the 6♥ turn for 200,000. Ladev took a moment before reraising to 400,000. Brewer then checked the 6♣ river. Ladev deployed two time banks before betting 550,000, which was almost all in.
Brewer went deep into the tank, opting to use two time banks. Two more time banks go by before he said "I really think you are bluffing." Ladev remained motionless as Brewer burned three more before finding the call. Ladev showed J♥10♥ for jack high and Brewer tabled 7♦5♠ for two pair.
Duco ten Haven raised to 125,000 under the gun and Chris Brewer made it 260,000 to go on the button. The action folded back to Ten Haven, who used one time bank extension before four-betting all in for 1,265,000 chips.
A snap call followed from Brewer, and both players turned their cards face-up.
Duco ten Haven: 8♥8♣
Chris Brewer: A♦K♥
Both players made two pair on the 7♥7♠5♥Q♠Q♥ board, but Ten Haven's eights provided him with the higher one.
"I didn't expect that," commented Brewer as he cut out the chips he owed his opponent. "I thought I had you dominated."
Two days filled to the brim with high-level poker has whittled the original field of 62 entries in the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Paris €50,000 Super High Roller to just six players. They will return to Le Palais des Congrès in the French capital to decide who will take home the glorious Super High Roller trophy and the accompanying €889,480.
Duco ten Haven is among the six returning, chasing his second trophy of the series after winning the €10,200 Mystery Bounty on the second day of the festival. In fact, Ten Haven hinted in his winner’s interview that his victory might be the only reason he even registered for the €50,000 buy-in Super High Roller in the first place.
Ten Haven comes back with 1,265,000 chips in his bag, equaling 25 big blinds at the start of play. This places him near the bottom of the leaderboard, as only Sirzat Hissou has fewer chips than him with a stack of 800,000. Estonia's Markkos Ladev, who has already secured his largest-ever live cash, and Belgian high-stakes regular Pieter Aerts also find themselves with a below-average stack, with 2,325,000 and 1,610,000 chips respectively.
Meanwhile, Chris Brewer, who won this very event during the inaugural EPT Paris in 2023, is looking to go back-to-back with a chip lead of 4,850,000 chips. The final player returning to the table will be Thomas Santerne, the only Frenchman left in the field, who is right behind Brewer with 4,660,000 chips to play with.
Day 3 Seating Assignments
Seat
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Duco ten Haven
Netherlands
1,265,000
25
2
Markkos Ladev
Estonia
2,325,000
47
4
Sirzat Hissou
Germany
800,000
16
5
Chris Brewer
United States
4,850,000
97
6
Pieter Aerts
Belgium
1,610,000
32
8
Thomas Santerne
France
4,660,000
93
Chris Brewer
The bubble has already burst as the money was reached late on Day 2. Eight places would divide the prize pool of €2,916,480, and with the departures of Stephen Chidwick in eighth place and Niklas Astedt in seventh place during the final minutes of the previous day, the remaining six are guaranteed at least €189,600 for their efforts.
€50,000 Super High Roller Payouts
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
€889,480
2
€583,300
3
€422,900
4
€320,800
5
€247,900
6
€189,600
7
Niklas Astedt
Sweden
€145,800
8
Stephen Chidwick
United Kingdom
€116,700
When play resumes at 12:30 p.m. local time, blinds will restart in Level 18: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 big blind ante, with a little over 13 minutes remaining on the clock. All levels thereafter will be 60 minutes in length, with a break after every two levels, and the tournament will be played until a champion is crowned.
Stay tuned to PokerNews to find out who will win the Super High Roller battle of EPT Paris 2024, and don’t forget to check out all the other tournaments that are happening in the City of Love as well over at the coverage hub.
