Level: 33
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
Level: 33
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
As per EPT policy, the tournament blind levels have been halved as three players remain, which means for the rest of the tournament, the levels will be 45 minutes long.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Paul Runcan | 28,600,000 | |
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Pedro Marques |
8,250,000
400,000
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400,000 |
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Jaehyung Park | 6,875,000 |
PokerStars and Club Barrière have announced the cancellation of the European Poker Tour (EPT) Paris 2025, which was originally scheduled to run from February 12-23 at Le Palais des Congrès.
The cancellation is part of a broader uncertainty surrounding Paris’s gaming landscape. Recent developments indicate that gaming clubs in the city, which have operated under strict regulations since 2019, are at risk of closure by the end of the year.
The announcement comes as a shock, particularly after the news comes exactly a month since the unveiling of the 2025 EPT schedule.
EPT Paris was slated to kick off the tour's new season, returning for its third year after record-breaking attendance in 2024.
The final three players are now on a 20-minute break.
Here are some highlights from the last level:
Jaehyung Park called from the small blind with J♥6♠ and Paul Runcan checked his option from the big blind holding J♦10♦.
Park checked the 8♥2♥4♦ flop and Runcan bet 200,000. Park called and they headed to the turn.
The 4♣ turn saw Park check-fold to a bet of 625,000 from Runcan.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Paul Runcan |
28,600,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
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Jaehyung Park |
6,875,000
-805,000
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-805,000 |
Jaehyung Park raised to 400,00 from the button with K♣J♣ and Pedro Marques defended from the big blind with K♦3♦.
The K♠10♣K♥ flop checked through for the Q♥ to land on the turn. Marques led out for 375,000 and was met by a raise to 1,375,000 by Park. Marques burned through one of his time bank cards before he opted to fold and surrender the pot to Park.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Pedro Marques |
7,850,000
-1,630,000
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-1,630,000 |
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Jaehyung Park |
7,680,000
1,630,000
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1,630,000 |
Paul Runcan called from the small blind with 5♣4♥ and Pedro Marques checked his option from the big blind holding 10♣9♥.
Runcan bet 300,000 on the J♣K♣3♥ flop and Marques called.
The board-pairing K♠ turn saw both players check to see the 4♣ land on the river. Runcan bet 200,000 and was met by a raise to 1,000,000 by Marques. Runcan snap-folded and forfeited the pot to Marques.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Paul Runcan |
28,200,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
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Pedro Marques |
9,480,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
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Jaehyung Park |
6,050,000
-100,000
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-100,000 |
Pedro Marques shoved from the small blind with just Jaehyung Park to get through in the big blind. Park looked at his cards and made the call.
Jaehyung Park: A♠3♦
Pedro Marques: 10♠9♦
Park just needed ace-high to hold to double-up through Marques. The board ran out 6♠4♦K♣2♦3♥, which kept Park ahead the whole time, meaning he closed the gap significantly on Marques and slightly on Runcan.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Pedro Marques |
8,280,000
-3,370,000
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-3,370,000 |
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Jaehyung Park |
6,150,000
2,470,000
|
2,470,000 |
Pedro Marques made it 400,000 from the button with Q♣10♥ and Paul Runcan called on the button holding 10♠8♣.
They saw a flop of 3♠5♦8♥ where Runcan led out for 200,000 with his pair of eights, and Marques called.
A K♦ on the turn drew a check out of Runcan, then Marques reached for chips and fired 750,000. Runcan wasn't going anywhere, and called.
The 2♠ dropped on the river and both checked it down, with Runcan's pair of eights being good.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Paul Runcan |
28,900,000
1,450,000
|
1,450,000 |
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Pedro Marques |
11,650,000
-950,000
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-950,000 |
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