2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT

€25,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a6
Prize
€400,850
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€1,272,530
Entries
53
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000

O'Dwyer Doubles Through Thorel

Level 4 : 200/500, 500 ante
Steve O'Dwyer
Steve O'Dwyer

Jean-Noel Thorel raised to 1,200 from the cutoff and Steve O'Dywer shoved on the button for 9,700. Action folded back to Thorel who called.

Steve O'Dwyer: {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Jean-Noel Thorel: {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

The board ran out {3-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} for O'Dwyer to stay ahead throughout the board to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
62,000 -3,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
20,600 -15,400

Tags: Steve O'DwyerJean-Noel Thorel

Leow Eliminated Again

Level 4 : 200/500, 500 ante
Ivan Leow
Ivan Leow

Kazuhiko Yotsushika raised to 1,000 from mid-position and Andras Nemeth three-bet to 3,500 from the cutoff. Ivan Leow four-bet shoved for 8,800 in total on the button, Action folded back to Yosushika who folded and Nemeth quickly called.

Ivan Leow: {10-Spades}{9-Diamonds}
Andras Nemeth: {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}

The flop came {7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{10-Hearts} for Leow to hit a pair of tens.

The turn was the {3-Hearts} which didn't change the situation and kept Nemeth ahead.

The {2-Clubs} completed the board on the river for Leow's second bullet to not have hit either as he made his way out of the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
Andras Nemeth hu
Andras Nemeth
85,000 37,000
Kazuhiko Yotsushika jp
Kazuhiko Yotsushika
69,000 19,000
Ivan Leow my
Ivan Leow
Busted

Tags: Andras NemethIvan LeowKazuhiko Yotsushika

Haxton Doubles Through Lim

Level 4 : 200/500, 500 ante

Isaac Haxton raised to 1,000 from the button and Chin Wei Lim three-bet to 4,000 in the small blind. Anson Tsang folded his big blind and Haxton made the call.

The flop came {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{10-Clubs}, Lim continued with a bet of 2,800 and Haxton took some time to consider his options. Haxton then decided to shove for 9,100 and Lim quickly called.

Isaac Haxton: {q-Clubs}{9-Clubs}
Chin Wei Lim: {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}

Haxton had flopped a pair of nines and had a gutshot to the straight while Lim was sitting with a set of tens.

The turn was the {k-Clubs} which now gave Haxton more outs as he now also picked up a flush and even a straight flush draw.

The river completed the board with the {j-Hearts} to give Haxton a straight indeed to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Chin Wei Lim my
Chin Wei Lim
40,500 -13,500
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
27,200 16,400

Tags: Anson TsangIsaac HaxtonChin Wei Lim

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

Two Little Hands

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

Ole Schemion had a bet of 4,700 in front of him while Andre Akkari had 15,000 showing in front of him in a blind versus blind situation. Schemion was in the tank but opted to fold after using two time bank cards.

Chin Wei Lim raised to 900 from mid-position and action folded to Alex Foxen in the big blind who called. The flop came {j-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{k-Spades}, Foxen check-folded to the 700 continuation-bet of Lim.

Player Chips Progress
Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
78,000 28,000
Chin Wei Lim my
Chin Wei Lim
54,000 4,000
Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
51,000 1,000
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
47,700 -2,300
Anson Tsang hk
Anson Tsang
29,100 -20,900
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
11,000 4,500
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
10,800 -39,200

Tags: Alex FoxenAndre AkkariOle SchemionChin Wei Lim

Thorel And Leow Clash Again

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

Ivan Leow raised from the early position to 1,000 and Jean-Noel Thorel flicked in a three-bet to 2,500 from mid-position. Adrian Mateos called in the cutoff and action folded back to Leow who made the call.

The flop came {2-Hearts}{k-Spades}{j-Spades}, Leow checked, Thorel continued with a bet of 1,400 and Mateos folded. Leow raised to 5,000 and Thorel called quickly.

The turn brought them the {3-Clubs}, Leow checked and then folded when Thorel fired a bet of 10,000 over the line.

Player Chips Progress
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
71,000 21,000
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
65,000 4,000
Andras Nemeth hu
Andras Nemeth
48,000 -2,000
Ivan Leow my
Ivan Leow
47,500 -11,500
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
Day 1 Chip Leader
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
39,000 -11,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
36,000 -13,000

Tags: Adrian MateosIvan LeowJean-Noel Thorel

Badziakouski Mucks Against Emelyanov

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante
Mikita Badziakouski
Mikita Badziakouski

Roman Emelyanov had raised from the cutoff and Mikita Badziakouski had three-bet preflop from the small blind. Emelyanov called.

The flop came down {6-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{6-Spades} for Badziakouski to bet 2,500 into the pot of around 8,000 which Emelyanov called.

They both checked through the {a-Diamonds} on the turn to the {7-Diamonds} on the river. Badziakouski check-called the 3,500 bet of Emelyanov but mucked when he saw Emelyanov held {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds} for two pair, jacks and sixes.

Player Chips Progress
Roman Emelyanov ru
Roman Emelyanov
155,000 15,000
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
28,400 -13,100

Tags: Mikita BadziakouskiRoman Emelyanov

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400