€25,000 No-Limit Hold'em III
Jour 1 terminé
2023 PokerStars EPT Paris
€25,000 No-Limit Hold'em III
Jours 1
Event Info
Résultats
Event Info
Info Niveau
Info Joueurs - Jour 1
2023 PokerStars EPT Paris
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€940,800
Entrants
40
Niveau
22
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Entrants
31
Joueurs Survivants
13
Mateos and Mulder Run Hot on Day 1 of €25,000 No-Limit Hold'em III
Niveau 10
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
After a quick 10 levels of play on Day 1 of the €25,000 No-Limit Hold'em III, a field of 31 entries was dwindled down to just 13 survivors. Those players will be returning for Day 2 tomorrow at 12 p.m. local time on the final day of the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour Paris. It will be their last chance to grab a piece of the extraordinary prize pools at this EPT stop and this event has already amassed over €750,000.
Leading the way after a stellar performance on the opening day is Adrian Mateos who bagged up an impressive 757,000 chips. That's over seven starting stacks and the Spaniard will be returning with over 150 big blinds when the cards go back in the air. Most of the chips came on the heels of a fortunate river card where Mateos sent Mike Watson to the rail in one of the final levels of the night.
Mateos also made quick work of Martin Kabrhel who was only able to play a handful of hands before Mateos sent him packing as well. For the Spanish poker pro who has nearly won almost everything there is to win in his young career, Mateos will still be looking to add another EPT title to his resume along with another six-figure payout.
He will be joined at the top of the leaderboard by Teun Mulder who also got off to a hot start on Day 1. Within just the first few levels of the day, Mulder had accumulated over four starting stacks and eliminated two players in the process. It looked like there would be no stopping the Dutchman who already has one high-stakes title under his belt this week, but Mulder fizzled out in the end, still managing to bag up a stack of 477,000 chips.
The field was littered with notables, understandably, but some other big stacks heading into Day 2 to keep an eye out for include Sirzat Hissou (340,000), Thomas Muehloecker (289,000), and Steve O'Dwyer (217,000) as the only other players to more than double their starting stack.
Unfortunately for some players, they will not be returning for Day 2 of the competition after burning through both of their bullets today. Ren Lin had a tough day at the felt as he dusted off his €50,000 in just a matter of minutes at the table today. His first bullet came at the cost of his lucky orange when he ran into Jonathan Jaffe's pocket kings and his second bullet was spent to Mulder's growing stack before the first break.
Other notables that were eliminated on the opening day include Nick Petrangelo, Stephen Chidwick, Erik Seidel, and Orpen Kisacikoglu, but they will all have a chance to reenter before the start of play tomorrow. Late registration will remain open until the cards go back in the air at 12 p.m. local time for those hoping to fire one last bullet in a high-stakes tournament.
A starting stack will be worth 100,000 chips and they will be returning to blinds at 2,000/5,000 and a big blind ante of 5,000. The levels will continue to be 30 minutes in length with a 15-minute break after every three or four levels. There will be no dinner break scheduled for tomorrow in the hopes that a winner will be declared at a reasonable time.
Keep it tuned in to PokerNews for all of the latest updates and hand histories en route to crowning another high-stakes tournament champion tomorrow.
End of Day 1 (complet)
Niveau 10
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Play has concluded for Day 1 with just 13 players advancing to Day 2 tomorrow at 12 p.m. noon. Late registration will remain open until the start of the day for those still wishing to join with a starting stack of 100,000 chips. Here is a look at the full chip counts and a recap of the night's action will be posted shortly.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
757,000 | -31,000 |
|
477,000 | -49,000 |
|
340,000 | -13,000 |
|
289,000 | 88,000 |
|
217,000 | 119,500 |
|
196,000 | 6,000 |
|
195,000 | -35,000 |
|
140,000 | -42,000 |
|
130,000 | 30,000 |
|
104,000 | 11,000 |
|
101,000 | 46,500 |
|
81,000 | -7,500 |
|
73,000 | -4,000 |
Last Three Hands of the Night
Niveau 10
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The tournament clock has been paused and the two remaining tables will play three more hands tonight before the players bag up their chips.
Dvoress Shoves on Lichtenberger
Niveau 10
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Daniel Dvoress raised it up from under the gun and Andrew Lichtenberger called in the big blind. The flop came 
and Lichtenberger check-called a bet of 7,000 from Dvoress.
The turn brought the 
and Lichtenberger checked again. Dvoress fired out another bet of 32,000 and Lichtenberger stuck around for the 
on the river.
Lichtenberger checked once more and Dvoress jammed all in. Lichtenberger wasted no time sending his cards to the muck and Dvoress collected the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
230,000 | 57,000 |
|
|
88,500 | -11,500 |
Mateos Extends His Lead
Niveau 10
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Sirzat Hissou raised to 8,000 in the cutoff and was called by Thomas Muehloecker on the button and Galen Hall in the small blind. Adrian Mateos reraised to 44,000 in the big blind and only Muehleocker called.
The flop fell 
and Mateos slipped in a bet of 55,000. Muehloecker gave it some thought but opted to fold, sending another pot to Mateos who has extended his chip lead.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
788,000 | 192,000 |
|
|
353,000 | -7,000 |
|
263,000 | 263,000 |
|
|
182,000 | 6,000 |
|
Eliminé |
Niveau: 10
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Hissou Makes Broadway to Double
Niveau 9
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Sirzat Hissou and Jonathan Jaffe were heads-up in a pot with a little over 50,000 in the middle. The board read 
and Hissou led out with a bet of 18,000 on the turn. Jaffe called and the 
completed the board.
Hissou opted to over-bet jam all in on the river for 135,000 and Jaffe gave it a quick thought before calling. Hissou tabled 
for Broadway while Jaffe made two pair with 
.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
360,000 | 128,000 |
|
42,500 | -258,500 |
Mateos Busts Watson to Take the Lead
Niveau 9
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Adrian Mateos raised to 6,500 in the cutoff and was called by Mike Watson on the button and Jonathan Jaffe in the big blind. The flop came 
and Mateos continued with a bet of 8,000. Watson and Jaffe both called to see the on the turn.
The action checked to Watson this time who made a bet of 30,000. Jaffe quickly folded but Mateos opted to check-raise to 94,000. Watson pushed all in for just under 200,000 and Mateos snap-called.
Mike Watson: 
Adrian Mateos: 
Watson was in the lead with two pair but Mateos had some outs with straight and flush draws. The river was the 
and Mateos made his straight to eliminate Watson.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
596,000 | 184,000 |
|
|
100,000 | |
|
Eliminé |
Thorel and Hall Chop Up Okamura
Niveau 9
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Picking up the action on the turn with the board reading 
, Galen Hall threw in a bet of 12,000 from the hijack. Motoyoshi Okamura called on the button and Jean-Noel Thorel called from the big blind.
The river was the and Thorel checked. Hall made a small bet of 10,000 and Okamura called. Thorel jammed all in which was met by a call from Hall and Okamura quickly folded. Thorel tabled 
and Hall held 
for the same straight to chop up the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000 | 40,000 |
|
|
176,000 | 8,500 |
|
|
54,500 | -45,500 |