€25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT

05-03-2019 23:04 UTC+2

Peters Spinning It Up

Shirley Ang

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

David Peters had just eliminated Hirokazu Kobayashi and now he has taken out Steve O'Dwyer.

Steve O'Dwyer:
David Peters:

The board ran out for Peters to flop a pair of kings to beat O'Dwyer's pocket sixes and eliminate him for now.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Peters	94,000 66,000	66,000

Joao Simao	50,000 50,000	50,000

Hirokazu Kobayashi	Busted
Steve O'Dwyer	Busted

Tags: David Peters Hirokazu Kobayashi Steve O'Dwyer

05-03-2019 23:06 UTC+2

Last to First: Wei Huang Playing with his Poker Idols in EPT Monte Carlo Main Event

Valerie.Cross

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Dead last of 30 players coming into Day 4 of the EPT Monte Carlo €5,300 Main Event to chip leading within three levels — it’s been a very lucky day for amateur poker player Wei Huang.

The 34-year-old amateur poker player from Shanghai, China is enjoying his very first trip to Europe, and picked a great time to run good.

While he stays busy with his job as a finance controller for PepsiCo, Huang loves poker and plays for fun when he can. Sitting with the big-time pros late in the Main Event in Monaco, Huang is a little starstruck, but not letting it interfere with his game. In the late levels of the day, he's been seated with the likes of Ryan Riess, Sam Greenwood and Manig Loeser at the featured live-streamed table.

“It’s amazing because when I look at them, they’re like my idols. I’m a big fan of most of these players.”

Click here to read the full article at the PokerNews homepage.

Tags: Wei Huang

Level: 9

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

05-03-2019 23:28 UTC+2

Kempe Over Nemeth

Shirley Ang

Level 9 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Andras Nemeth raised to 2,500 from the cutoff and was called by Rainer Kempe on the button.

The flop came , Nemeth continued with a bet of 4,000 and Kempe called.

The turn was the on which they both checked to see the complete the board on the river. Nemeth bet 5,600 and now Kempe tanked. After using a time bank card, Kempe raised to 24,000. Nemeth took some time but opted to fold in the end.

Over on the other tables, Sam Greenwood, Aleksander Uskov, and Joao Simao were both eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rainer Kempe	133,000 57,000	57,000
Andras Nemeth	52,500 -28,500	-28,500
Steve O'Dwyer	50,000 50,000	50,000

Aleksander Uskov	Busted
Sam Greenwood	Busted
Joao Simao	Busted

Tags: Andras Nemeth Rainer Kempe

05-03-2019 23:39 UTC+2

Akkari Doubles Through Schemion

Shirley Ang

Level 9 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

PokerStars Ambassador Andre Akkari was all-in and called by Ole Schemion for the 27,500 he had behind.

Andre Akkari:
Ole Schemion:

By the time the board was completed, it read with Akkari holding on with the pocket pair of kings to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ole Schemion	114,000 -21,000	-21,000
Andre Akkari	58,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Andre Akkari Ole Schemion

05-03-2019 23:43 UTC+2

Emelyanov Rivers the Full House

Shirley Ang

Level 9 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Adrian Mateos raised to 3,500 from the hijack and was called Roman Emelyanov on the button.

They both checked through the on the flop to the on the turn. Mateos check-called the 6,400 bet of Emelyanov.

The river completed the board with the , Mateos checked again. Emelyanov now bet 21,900 which Mateos called after a while. Emelyanov tabled for the rivered full house and that was more than enough to make Mateos muck his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Emelyanov	255,000
Adrian Mateos	206,000

Nick Petrangelo	100,000
Seth Davies	92,000

Jean-Noel Thorel	90,000
Chin Wei Lim	29,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Roman Emelyanov

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

05-03-2019 23:51 UTC+2

Tsang Taken Out by Nitsche

Shirley Ang

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Anson Tsang has just left the tournament area but was kind enough to relate that he had lost his last 24,000 to Dominik Nitsche when he had shoved with and was called with .