In a blind versus blind situation, Tamas Adamszki moved all in from the small blind and took the pot when Daniel Dvoress declined to commit his stack in the big blind.
On the very next hand, Adamszki raised to 200,000 on the button and Niklas Astedt defended his big blind. Adamszki continued for 150,000 on the 5♥Q♦A♦ flop, with Astedt check-folding.
Saturday’s gruelling 14-hour session at the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Paris was not enough to crown a champion in the second €25,000 NL Hold’em event of the week, leaving the final three players to battle it out later today at Le Palais des Congrès.
The impressive field of 62 entries eclipsed the total of the first €25,000 event of the series, with an added Day 2 needed to settle this round. Leading the way is Tamas Adamszki, who returns with 2,765,000 chips for 28 big blinds to begin the added session.
Adamszki's remaining challengers are Niklas “Lena900” Astedt and Daniel Dvoress, who has already earned his second cash at EPT Paris.
The total prize pool was set at €1,458,240, and all three players have locked up at least €211,400. The top prize of €444,840 awaits tonight’s champion.
Day 2 Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Tamas Adamszki
Hungary
2,765,000
28
2
Niklas Astedt
Sweden
2,180,000
22
3
Daniel Dvoress
Canada
1,255,000
13
Niklas Åstedt
Day 1 saw the field of 62 play into the money, with the top eight securing a share of the prize pool. Johannes Straver was the last player to hit the rail, collecting €160,400 for his fourth-place finish. Action then continued three-handed for another 40 minutes before players bagged for the night.
Mike Watson, Joris Ruijs, Enrico Camosci and Viacheslav Buldygin also made money on Day 1.
€25,000 NL Holdem Payouts
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
2
3
4
Johannes Straver
Netherlands
€160,400
5
Mike Watson
Canada
€124,000
6
Joris Ruijs
Netherlands
€94,800
7
Enrico Camosci
Italy
€72,900
8
Viacheslav Buldygin
Russia
€58,300
Daniel Dvoress
Adamszki, Astedt and Dvoress will return to the felt later tonight to decide a champion. Play is scheduled to begin at the conclusion of Day 1 of the €50,000 EPT Super High Roller at about 10 p.m. local time.
As always, the PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to provide full coverage as the next PokerStars trophy is handed out in Paris.
