€25,000 No-Limit Hold'em III | 2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

2023-02-26 15:17 UTC+2

Ketzer Downs Volkmann

MattHansen

The action folded to Bruno Volkmann on the button who shoved all in for the second hand in a row, this time for 149,000. Felipe Ketzer asked for a count and then re-shoved all in from the small blind.

Bruno Volkmann:
Felipe Ketzer:

The board ran out and Volkmann was unable to connect with the board, falling to Ketzer's straight.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Felipe Ketzer	485,000	149,000
Bruno Volkmann	Eliminé

Tags: Bruno Volkmann Felipe Ketzer

2023-02-26 15:19 UTC+2

Big Stack to No Stack for Mulder

MattHansen

Teun Mulder had a fruitful Day 1 in this event, but his fortunes reversed on the second day of action.

Juan Pardo opened from under the gun before Mulder moved all in with his short stack from the big blind. Pardo called to put Mulder at risk of elimination.

Teun Mulder:
Juan Pardo:

The deuces remained ahead following the flop and turn. However, the river double paired the board and counterfeited Mulder which meant Pardo's ten was enough to scoop in the pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Juan Pardo	360,000	71,000
Teun Mulder	Eliminé

Tags: Juan Pardo Teun Mulder

2023-02-26 15:21 UTC+2

O'Dwyer Pays Off Thorel

MattHansen

Steve O'Dwyer opened to 22,000 from under the gun and Jean-Noel Thorel called from the small blind. The flop checked through to the turn.

Thorel check-raised to 90,000 after O'Dwyer bet 40,000. The Irishman called.

On the river, Thorel sized up to 110,000 and after some thinking time, O'Dwyer called again.

Thorel had the for two pair, aces and jacks. O'Dwyer mucked his hand and become one of the shorter stacks.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jean-Noel Thorel	575,000	230,000
Steve O'Dwyer	170,000	-231,000

Tags: Jean-Noel Thorel Steve O'Dwyer

2023-02-26 15:31 UTC+2

Five-High vs. Four-High

MattHansen

Jean-Noel Thorel raised to 20,000 from the button with Adrian Mateos and Sirzat Hissou calling from the blinds. Action checked through to the river for the final board to show .

Mateos bet 22,000 which folded out Hissou but Thorel called.

Mateos and Thorel both played the board and chopped the pot as they tabled and respectively.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Adrian Mateos	1,000,000	-100,000
Jean-Noel Thorel	640,000	65,000
Sirzat Hissou	168,000	-202,000

Niveau: 15

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

2023-02-26 15:37 UTC+2

Hand-for-Hand Play Begins

MattHansen

Niveau 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

With both tables playing five-handed currently, the stalling at one of the tables has become excessive. The tournament director has opted to go hand-for-hand on the final table bubble to ensure an equal number of hands are being played.

2023-02-26 15:42 UTC+2

Mateos Shoves and Gets Shoved On

MattHansen

Niveau 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Adrian Mateos opened to 24,000 under the gun and Sirzat Hissou shoved all in for 162,000 in the cutoff. Mateos asked for a count and deliberated but opted to lay his hand down.

On the next hand, Steve O'Dwyer raised to 24,000 on the button and Mateos jammed all in from the big blind. O'Dwyer quickly dumped his cards to the muck and Mateos collected the pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Adrian Mateos	1,006,000	6,000
Steve O'Dwyer	266,000	96,000
Sirzat Hissou	191,000	23,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Sirzat Hissou Steve O'Dwyer

2023-02-26 15:49 UTC+2

Hissou Under Ten Big Blinds

MattHansen

Niveau 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Sirzat Hissou opened to 25,000 form the button and Steve O'Dwyer defended his big blind to see the flop. The Irishman then check-called for 20,000 before the turn checked through to the river. O'Dwyer then led out for 40,000 and Hissou called.

O'Dwyer tabled his for two pair, tens and eights. Hissou mucked his hand and is now a sub ten big blind stack.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Steve O'Dwyer	340,000	74,000
Sirzat Hissou	100,000	-91,000

2023-02-26 15:56 UTC+2

Unlucky for Ponakovs to Hit the Rail

MattHansen

Niveau 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Daniel Dvoress ripped all in for 163,000 under the gun and Aleksejs Ponakovs asked for a count in the small blind before he called. The big blind folded and the two hands were tabled.

Daniel Dvoress:
Aleksejs Ponakovs:

The board ran out and Dvoress spiked a pair of jacks on the river to double up, leaving Ponakovs with just 32,000 chips.

On the next hand, Felipe Ketzer raised to 24,000 in the cutoff and Ponakovs moved all in on the button. Ketzer called and tabled but was dominated by Ponakovs' .

However, a ten on the flop of put Ketzer in the lead. The , runout was no help to Ponakovs who was eliminated.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Felipe Ketzer	520,000	35,000
Daniel Dvoress	340,000	145,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	Eliminé

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Daniel Dvoress Felipe Ketzer

2023-02-26 15:59 UTC+2

Final Table Redraw

MattHansen

Niveau 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Table	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Jean-Noel Thorel	France	700,000	58
2	Steve O'Dwyer	Ireland	355,000	30
3	Juan Pardo	Spain	293,000	24
4	Stephen Chidwick	United Kingdom	280,000	23
5	Felipe Ketzer	Brazil	530,000	44
6	Justin Saliba	United States	403,000	34
7	Sirzat Hissou	Germany	104,000	9
8	Daniel Dvoress	Canada	335,000	28
9	Adrian Mateos	Spain	1,000,000	83

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Adrian Mateos	1,000,000	-6,000
Jean-Noel Thorel	700,000	60,000
Felipe Ketzer	530,000	10,000
Justin Saliba	403,000	37,000
Steve O'Dwyer	355,000	15,000
Daniel Dvoress	335,000	-5,000
Juan Pardo	293,000	-67,000
Stephen Chidwick	280,000	70,000
Sirzat Hissou	104,000	4,000