With just three players remaining, the blind levels have been reduced to 30 minutes in length for the remainder of the tournament, starting now with Level 23.
2023 PokerStars EPT Paris
Level: 23
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 160,000
After a lengthy stretch of small pots, Nick Petrangelo has surged to the lead with his elimination of Pedro Marques.
Petrangelo made it 420,000 to go in the small blind and Marques moved in for a bit over 3,000,000 in the big blind. Petrangelo didn't hesitate to call.
Pedro Marques:
Nick Petrangelo:
Marques had picked an unfortunate time to jam and after the board came bringing him no help, Marques was sent to the rail in fourth place, sending the chip lead to Petrangelo in the process.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nick Petrangelo |
6,920,000
3,405,000
|
3,405,000 |
Chris Brewer |
5,595,000
895,000
|
895,000 |
Jules Dickerson |
4,485,000
-235,000
|
-235,000 |
Pedro Marques | Busted |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jules Dickerson |
4,720,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Chris Brewer |
4,700,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Pedro Marques |
4,145,000
-1,270,000
|
-1,270,000 |
Nick Petrangelo |
3,515,000
895,000
|
895,000 |
After Chris Brewer opened to 240,000 on the button, Jules Dickerson moved all in from the small blind.
Brewer asked for a count, which was 4,245,000, about 600,000 less than Brewer had in his stack.
Brewer spread his time banks to the side and used a pair of them before opting to fold, leaving the battle at the top of the leaderboard still very tightly packed.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chris Brewer |
4,800,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
Jules Dickerson |
4,725,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
Level: 22
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
The final four players are now on a 20-minute break.
In a limped pot between Jules Dickerson in the small blind and Nick Petrangelo in the big blind, the duo saw a flop of .
Dickerson led the flop for 100,000 and Petrangelo called.
On the turn, Dickerson now checked and Petrangelo bet 250,000, which Dickerson called.
The river brought the and Dickerson checked again. This time, Petrangelo brought the heat with a bet of 1,300,000 which sent Dickerson deep into the tank.
While Dickerson mulled his lofty decision, the dealer peeled seven time bank cards off of Dickerson's pile before the chip leader entering the day chose to fold his hand, sending the last pot of the level to Petrangelo before break.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Pedro Marques |
5,415,000
415,000
|
415,000 |
Jules Dickerson |
4,485,000
-615,000
|
-615,000 |
Chris Brewer |
4,480,000
-360,000
|
-360,000 |
Nick Petrangelo |
2,620,000
720,000
|
720,000 |
Pedro Marques opened to 200,000 from the button and was three-bet to 500,000 from Chris Brewer in the small blind.
Action was now on Jules Dickerson in the big blind, and after using a time bank for some thought, he moved all in for over 4,000,000.
Both players folded to boost Dickerson back over 5,000,000 and back into a slight chip lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jules Dickerson |
5,100,000
1,040,000
|
1,040,000 |
Pedro Marques |
5,000,000
-240,000
|
-240,000 |
Chris Brewer |
4,840,000
760,000
|
760,000 |
Nick Petrangelo |
1,900,000
-1,600,000
|
-1,600,000 |
Pedro Marques raised to 200,000 on the button and Gregoire Auzoux moved in for 1,450,000 in the big blind. Marques called to put the Frenchman at risk.
Gregoire Auzoux:
Pedro Marques:
Auzoux got it in good, but the flop didn't co-operate with his plans to double up.
The on the turn and on the river were no help to Auzoux, and he was sent to the rail in 5th place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Pedro Marques |
5,240,000
1,340,000
|
1,340,000 |
Gregoire Auzoux | Busted |