€25,000 EPT High Roller | 2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

05-04-2024 16:58 UTC+2

Christopher Puetz Eliminated in 10th Place (€135,700)

Richard Hayes

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Action folded to Mauricio Sanchez in the small blind, who jammed with a covering stack against Christopher Puetz in the big blind on the final table bubble. Puetz took some time before making the call.

Christopher Puetz: Q♦9♥ All in
Mauricio Sanchez: A♦J♦

Puetz needed some help from the board, but the Q♣A♣4♠10♥J♦ runout was sufficient, Puetz's pair of queens being bested by Sanchez's' two pair.

All players at the final table are now guaranteed a minimum payout of €156,100, with first place good for €1,253,070. A short delay will take place while the final table is set up.

A final table seat draw will follow shortly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mauricio Sanchez	1,200,000 235,000	235,000
Christopher Puetz	Busted

Tags: Christopher Puetz Pedro Gois Neves

05-04-2024 16:52 UTC+2

Neves Shoves Turn in Three-Bet Pot

Matt Warburton

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Pedro Gois Neves raised to 80,000 and Felipe Boianovsky three-bet to 280,000 from the small blind, which Neves called.

The flop came 4♦A♥8♦. Boianovsky continued for 150,000 and Neves called.

The turn was the 2♠. Boianovsky bet out again for 280,000 and Neves moved all in for around 600,000. Boianovsky folded and Neves won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Gois Neves	1,700,000 715,000	715,000
Felipe Boianovsky	495,000 -705,000	-705,000

Tags: Felipe Boianovsky Pedro Gois Neves

05-04-2024 16:44 UTC+2

Chip Count Update

Ollie Garland

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergey Lebedev	3,085,000 385,000	385,000
Masashi Oya	2,290,000 190,000	190,000
Felipe Boianovsky	1,200,000
Luca Marki	1,150,000 -250,000	-250,000
Kayhan Mokri	1,015,000 165,000	165,000
Pedro Gois Neves	985,000 10,000	10,000
Mauricio Sanchez	965,000 -35,000	-35,000
Lander Lijo	680,000 -570,000	-570,000
Arsenii Karmatckii	670,000 -30,000	-30,000

Christopher Puetz	255,000 25,000	25,000

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

05-04-2024 16:35 UTC+2

WATCH: PokerNews Podcast #828 - Is Andrew Robl the Best Poker Player of All Time?

Kaelaine Minton

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

In the 828th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by 888poker, Chad Holloway is back at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas alongside regular co-host Mike Holtz, and for the second week in a row, Lindsey Kludt filled in for Kyna England, who does make a camera appearance from the RGPS Reno alongside ring winner Liam Gannon.

The crew then talked “Texas” Mike Moncek winning $200K on Hustler Casino Live (HCL) with an 89% VPIP while showing an entertaining $201,000 pot from the game. That led to a discussion on chopped pots, which in turn led to talk of High Stakes Poker and Andrew Robl. Is he possibly the best poker player of all time? Is he a first-ballot Hall of Famer? Those questions are answered in this episode.

Other stories covered include Nick Yunis abandoning his stack to make the birth of his first child, Chile's all-time money list, and why Lindsey has never set foot in Florida and Mike hasn't been there in 20 years. Hint — it involves alligators!

From there, Chad hosts the second edition of "Which Phil Is It?" in which Mike and Lindsey take turns answering trivia questions involving six Phils from poker — Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Phil Laak, Phil Galfond, Phil Gordon, and Philipp Gruissem.

Finally, you'll learn about the brand new emoji options in the PokerNews live reporting updates and a new documentary featuring Lukas "Robin Poker" Robinson from the WPT Voyage.

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05-04-2024 16:25 UTC+2

Break Time

Richard Hayes

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The remaining ten players have just been sent on a 15-minute break.

05-04-2024 16:24 UTC+2

Neves Check-Jams Turn

Richard Hayes

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Action folded to Felipe Boianovsky on the button, who opened to 60,000. Pedro Gois Neves defended his big blind.

On the 9♠6♣J♣ flop, Neves check-called a bet of 110,000 from Boianovsky,

The 5♥ rolled off on the turn, and Neves check-jammed for around 300,000 versus a bet of 180,000 from Boianovsky, who quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Boianovsky	1,200,000 -150,000	-150,000
Pedro Gois Neves	975,000 555,000	555,000

Tags: Felipe Boianovsky Pedro Gois Neves

05-04-2024 16:20 UTC+2

Daniel Rezaei Eliminated in 11th Place (€135,700)

Ollie Garland

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

After being left short just a few hands prior, Daniel Rezaei moved all in for his last 125,000 from the hijack. Mauricio Sanchez called in the cutoff.

Daniel Rezaei: K♣9♦ All in
Mauricio Sanchez: 6♦6♣

The flop was a safe one for Sanchez as it came 8♠2♠2♣. The 6♠ turn gave Sanchez a full house and Rezaei was drawing dead. The Q♦ river had Rezaei out of his seat, making his way to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mauricio Sanchez	1,000,000 180,000	180,000
Daniel Rezaei	Busted

Tags: Daniel Rezaei Mauricio Sanchez

05-04-2024 16:15 UTC+2

Lebedev Takes From Marki

Richard Hayes

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Sergey Lebedev opened to 65,000 under the gun and Luca Marki defended his big blind.

On the 7♠10♥10♦ flop, Marki check-called a bet of 50,000 from Lebedev.

The 10♠ rolled off on the turn, and Marki check-folded versus a bet of 150,000 from Lebedev.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergey Lebedev	2,700,000 -250,000	-250,000
Luca Marki	1,400,000 -80,000	-80,000

Tags: Luca Marki Sergey Lebedev

05-04-2024 16:10 UTC+2

Rezaei Left Short by Marki

Ollie Garland

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Luca Marki raised to 60,000 from the cutoff and Daniel Rezaei defended in the big blind.

Both players checked to the river as the full board now read 9♠8♥J♦K♥10♦. Rezaei checked again and Marki bet out for a sizeable 155,000.

Rezaei thought about his decision for some time before making the call for a large proportion of his stack. Marki tabled A♦Q♠ for the nut straight, prompting Rezai to muck his cards, leaving him short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luca Marki	1,480,000 230,000	230,000
Daniel Rezaei	165,000 -635,000	-635,000

Tags: Daniel Rezaei Luca Marki