Level: 18
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
2024 PokerStars EPT Paris
€25,000 NL Hold'em I
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2024 PokerStars EPT Paris
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€1,199,520
Entries
51
Level
22
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Entries
51
Players Left
1
Level 17
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Action folded to Stephen Chidwick in the small blind who pushed forward a tower of chips to put Jesse Lonis all in from the big blind. Lonis snap-called for 457,000.
Jesse Lonis: A?Q?
Stephen Chidwick: A?6?
Lonis had Chidwick dominated and pulled further ahead on the Q?5?10? flop with top pair. The board ran out 3?Q? and Lonis ended up with trips to double up.
Lonis gave back some of his newfound chips the next hand after Sam Greenwood raised to 48,000 in the cutoff. Lonis three-bet to 160,000, Greenwood moved all in for around 520,000, and Lonis quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
800,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
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780,000
-380,000
|
-380,000 |
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760,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
The action folded to Aleksejs Ponakovs in the small blind. He open-jammed, covering the 448,000 chips big blind Adrian Mateos had in his possession. Mateos immediately called and the two showed down.
Aleksejs Ponakovs: Q?5?
Adrian Mateos: A?J?
Mateos avoided disaster as the board ran out cleanly; 2?K?3?8?K? hit the felt. He raked in a big double up and left Ponakovs with just over 20 big blinds to play with on the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
916,000
466,000
|
466,000 |
|
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428,000
-447,000
|
-447,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Today begins the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT). Thousands have descended on Paris for a 12-day poker extravaganza.
After a successful kick-off last year, PokerStars has picked up some valuable lessons, ensuring an even better player experience this time around. The exciting news: the off-the-felt activities are making a comeback, promising a ton of fun beyond the poker tables. Here's what's in store for those making the trip to the French capital city.
Level 17
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Jean-Noel Thorel was under the gun but accidentally had the A? exposed and discarded. He ended up limping in again as the table folded to Alex Kulev who moved all in for 231,000 in middle position. Thorel snap-called.
Alex Kulev: K?Q?
Jean-Noel Thorel: A?K?
Thorel had woken up with another big hand and had Kulev dominated. The board ran out 5?10?4?8?4? and Kulev was eliminated as Thorel said he would've have two aces if he kept the discarded one.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
630,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 17
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Jean-Noel Thorel imped in from early position and Adrian Mateos came along in middle position. Sam Greenwood then moved all in for 264,000 in the cutoff and Thorel folded, but Mateos snap-called.
Sam Greenwood: A?K?
Adrian Mateos: 10?10?
Greenwood caught the K? on the flop, but it was followed by J?10? as Mateos made a set. The 8? turn left Greenwood a card away from elimination, but he spiked the Q? on the river to make a straight and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
550,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
|
||
|
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450,000
-275,000
|
-275,000 |
|
|
||
|
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390,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Daniel Dvoress raised to 40,000 from middle position, after which Aleksejs Ponakovs stuck in a three-bet to 110,000 from the cutoff.
Adrian Mateos was on the button and reraised to 190,000, forcing a quick fold from Dvoress. Ponakovs took a bit longer but eventually followed suit, and the dealer shipped to pot to Mateos without contest.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
875,000
-275,000
|
-275,000 |
|
|
725,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
|
||
|
251,000
-129,000
|
-129,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 17
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Level 16
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick raised to 30,000 in the hijack before Mike Watson three-bet to 85,000 on the button. Chidwick quickly gave up his hand.
Chidwick again raised to 30,000 the next hand and Jean-Noel Thorel called in the small blind. Both players checked to the river on a board of A?10?K?Q?5?.
Chidwick then bet 140,000 and Thorel confirmed the amount before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,160,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
510,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
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|
|
400,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksejs Ponakovs | Latvia | 1,150,000 | 77 |
| 2 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 580,000 | 39 |
| 3 | Alex Kulev | Bulgaria | 330,000 | 22 |
| 4 | Sam Greenwood | Canada | 240,000 | 16 |
| 5 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 1,120,000 | 75 |
| 6 | Jesse Lonis | United States | 460,000 | 31 |
| 7 | Mike Watson | Canada | 500,000 | 33 |
| 8 | Daniel Dvoress | Canada | 380,000 | 25 |
| 9 | Jean-Noel Thorel | France | 440,000 | 29 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,150,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
1,120,000 | |
|
|
580,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
500,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
460,000
-112,000
|
-112,000 |
|
|
440,000 | |
|
|
380,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
330,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
|
240,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
|
|
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