€25,000 NL Hold'em I | 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

2024-02-17 04:25 UTC+2

Adrian Mateos Eliminated in 2nd Place (€257,900)

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Nível 22 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Adrian Mateos and Stephen Chidwick went all in on the very first hand of the heads up.

Adrian Mateos: A♠7♣
Stephen Chidwick: J♥3♥

Chidwick paired his jack on the J♠K♣5♠ flop and ended up with two pair as the board ran out 5♦3♦. He had Mateos' last 2,300,000 covered and secured the trophy.

"Good day at the office," Mateos said.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Stephen Chidwick	5,100,000 2,400,000	2,400,000
Adrian Mateos	Eliminado

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2024-02-17 04:25 UTC+2

Jean-Noel Thorel Eliminated in 3rd Place (€173,900)

Nível 22 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Stephen Chidwick raised to 120,000 from the button and Jean-Noel Thorel jammed in his stack of 800,000 or so chips from the big blind. A snap call followed from Chidwick, and the cards were tabled.

Jean-Noel Thorel: K♦3♦
Stephen Chidwick: A♦Q♦

Chidwick flopped two pair on 8♦A♣8♣, and the 5♣ turn had Thorel drawing dead. He graciously took his exit as the 4♦ river rolled off, leaving Chidwick and Adrian Mateos to battle heads up with nearly even stacks.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Stephen Chidwick	2,700,000 900,000	900,000
Adrian Mateos	2,400,000 -100,000	-100,000

Jean-Noel Thorel	Eliminado

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2024-02-17 04:20 UTC+2

Mike Watson Eliminated in 4th Place (€131,900)

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Nível 22 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Stephen Chidwick put Mike Watson all in from the small blind and Watson committed his last 65,000.

Mike Watson: 9♦2♦
Stephen Chidwick: 5♣3♠

The flop came 6♣4♠7♠ to give Chidwick a straight. "Good game, guys," Watson said as he prepared to get out of his seat. The turn was the 8♥.

"Okay, maybe not," Watson added as he picked up his own straight draw. The 4♥ river was no help and Watson was sent to the rail in fourth place.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Stephen Chidwick	1,800,000 135,000	135,000
Mike Watson	Eliminado

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2024-02-17 03:51 UTC+2

Jesse Lonis Eliminated in 5th Place (€102,000)

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

Jesse Lonis open-jammed as first to act, and Mike Watson was the only one to call the 370,000 bet, from the cutoff.

Jesse Lonis: Q♦10♥
Mike Watson: A♠Q♣

Watson immediately spiked an ace on the 7♥9♥A♣ flop, and the 9♣ turn left Lonis without any outs. He said his goodbyes as the J♦ river hit the felt, leaving to collect his six-figure payout.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Mike Watson	1,860,000 810,000	810,000

Jesse Lonis	Eliminado

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2024-02-17 03:40 UTC+2

Sam Greenwood Eliminated in 6th Place (€81,000)

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

The action folded to Adrian Mateos in the small blind, who put big blind Sam Greenwood all in for his final 80,000. Greenwood made a blind call and the cards were flipped up.

Sam Greenwood: 7♣6♣
Adrian Mateos: K♥2♠

Greenwood flopped best on 6♥8♥Q♦, but the 3♥10♥ runout gave Mateos a flush for the win.

Greenwood left the tournament area to collect his payouts while the other five contenders kept battling late into the night.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Adrian Mateos	850,000 130,000	130,000

Sam Greenwood	Eliminado

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2024-02-17 03:13 UTC+2

Daniel Dvoress Eliminated in 7th Place (€63,000)

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

Jesse Lonis limped in from under the gun and Daniel Dvoress stuck in his last 80,000 from the hijack. The table folded back to Lonis who called to put Dvoress at risk.

Daniel Dvoress: 5♣5♦
Jesse Lonis: 6♠6♦

The 6♣3♦7♠ flop gave Lonis a set and Dvoress a straight draw. Dvoress missed the K♣ turn, while the Q♥ river sealed his elimination in seventh place.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jesse Lonis	530,000 195,000	195,000
Daniel Dvoress	Eliminado

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2024-02-17 02:48 UTC+2

Thorel Busts Ponakovs on the Bubble

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Nível 19 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Jean-Noel Thorel raised to 75,000 in the hijack before Aleksejs Ponakovs three-bet to 165,000 in the cutoff, leaving himself 15,000 behind. Thorel called and they saw a flop of 4♠Q♥9♦.

Thorel moved all in and Ponakovs called off his last chips.

Aleksejs Ponakovs: A♠K♠
Jean-Noel Thorel: K♦Q♣

Thorel had outflopped Ponakovs by making top pair and held up through the 6♠ turn and 3♥ river to send Ponakovs out on the money bubble.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jean-Noel Thorel	1,220,000 160,000	160,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	Eliminado

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2024-02-17 01:48 UTC+2

Thorel Discards an Ace, Still Busts Kulev

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Nível 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.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jean-Noel Thorel	630,000 240,000	240,000
Alex Kulev	Eliminado

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2024-02-17 01:12 UTC+2

Kisacikoglu Bubbles Final Table

Nível 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Orpen Kisacikoglu raised to 32,000 from under the gun and Aleksejs Ponakovs three-bet to 120,000 from the small blind. Kisacikoglu then jammed for 155,000 and Ponakovs made the call.

Orpen Kisacikoglu: Q♠Q♦
Aleksejs Ponakovs: K♥K♦

Kisacikoglu's queens were outclassed and remained so on the 5♠3♠J♦6♣A♥ runout.

He would be the final player to leave the tournament before the final nine players converged onto one final table.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Aleksejs Ponakovs	1,085,000 200,000	200,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu	Eliminado

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2024-02-17 00:54 UTC+2

Chidwick Spikes a Two-Outer to Bust Astedt

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Nível 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Action folded to Niklas Astedt who pushed all in for 175,000 in the small blind. Stephen Chidwick quickly called from the big blind.

Niklas Astedt: Q♣10♣
Stephen Chidwick: 3♦3♣

Astedt took the lead as the board came J♦J♠6♥10♠, giving him two pair heading to the river and a card away from a double up. But the river brought the 3♥ and Chidwick hit his set to make a full house and send Astedt to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Stephen Chidwick	760,000 160,000	160,000
Niklas Astedt	Eliminado

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