€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 1b | 2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT

04-30-2019 15:26 UTC+2

Margolin Puts Ignatov to the Test

LisaY

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

Timur Margolin kicked off the action with an open to 500. He had two calls behind before facing a three-bet to 2,000 from Pavel Ignatov on the button. Margolin wasn't done betting though and four-bet to 5,300. The other callers moved aside but Ignatov came along to see a flop.

It came down and Margolin continued for 3,500, which Ignatov called. On the turn, Margolin wasted no time moving all in for 12,500 and Ignatov laid it down. The pot brings Margolin back up to a little over starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timur Margolin	32,000 500	500
Pavel Ignatov	24,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Timur Margolin Pavel Ignatov

04-30-2019 15:28 UTC+2

Accidental Check by Liow

Yori Epskamp

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

On a flop, Seth Fischer and Marcus Liow checked to Maria Ho, who bet 1,000. Fischer called, Liow check-raised to 4,500, Ho called, and Fischer called as well.

On the turn, Fischer checked, Liow checked, and Ho checked as well. However, as soon as the river was dealt, Liow veered up and indicated he hadn't checked. However, his hand had made a tapping motion, both confirmed by the dealer and other players, and the floor ruled to proceed as normal.

The river got checked around as well and Fischer showed to take down the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonas Lauck	39,500 9,500	9,500
Seth Fischer	36,000 36,000	36,000
Maria Ho	34,000 -24,000	-24,000
Marcuss Liow	15,500 5,000	5,000

Tags: Marcuss Liow Maria Ho Seth Fischer

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

04-30-2019 15:32 UTC+2

Lin and Fast Lose Some

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

Celina Lin is on a table that also features Jinghan Yan, Georges Hanna, Benny Glaser, and Ivan Deyra. The latter just five-bet shoved into a 4,500 bet and forced a fold.

Right after, Lin defended her big blind and check-called a bet of 1,300 on the turn. The river was checked and Lin showed . Her opponent had and scooped the pot.

A few tables over, Dietrich Fast lost an all in against a short stack when his ended up second-best to as the appeared on the board.

Sam Higgs also already lost a decent chunk of his stack in the same tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jinghan Yan	85,000 35,000	35,000
Georges Hanna	50,000 50,000	50,000
Benny Glaser	42,000 42,000	42,000
Ivan Deyra	32,000 32,000	32,000
Dietrich Fast	26,000 -4,000	-4,000
Celina Lin	23,600 23,600	23,600
Sam Higgs	15,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Benny Glaser Celina Lin Georges Hanna Ivan Deyra Jinghan Yan Sam Higgs

04-30-2019 15:40 UTC+2

Value for Margolin

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

With 9,100 in the pot and the turn showing , Timur Margolin in the hijack and Walid Bou Habib on the button called. The followed on the river and Margolin made it 4,200 to go. Bou Habib tossed in a single chip for the call, but mucked when he was shown the for trips aces by Margolin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timur Margolin	37,700 5,700	5,700
Walid Bou Habib	16,500 16,500	16,500

Tags: Timur Margolin Walid Bou Habib

04-30-2019 15:44 UTC+2

Antonius Up To 60K

Yori Epskamp

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

Monaco resident Patrik Antonius, fresh off a high roller victory at his own festival, has worked himself up to twice the starting stack in the early stages.

Last year, Antonius finished sixth in the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event, which proved to be the catalyst for a resurgence of the legendary high stakes Finn onto poker tournament scene.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrik Antonius	60,000 41,000	41,000

Tags: Patrik Antonius

04-30-2019 15:45 UTC+2

Eliminations

LisaY

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

The last level has seen numerous bustouts and below are just some of the players who have been eliminated. With a single re-entry format, some of those still have another stab at the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gianluca Speranza	Busted
Tsugunari Toma	Busted
Andras Nemeth	Busted
Sergi Reixach	Busted
Glen Cymbaluk	Busted
Waldemar Blex	Busted
Wojciech Radziewicz	Busted
Hannes Speiser	Busted

04-30-2019 15:53 UTC+2

Odor Doubles Through Tomovic

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

Antal Roth raised to 800 and Karoly Odor jammed on the button for the last 5,500. Aleksandar Tomovic got his last 6,000 in from the big blind and Roth folded.

Karoly Odor:
Aleksandar Tomovic:

The board came and Odor doubled. Tomovic folded the next hand and doubled after, but remains in severe need of a miracle.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antal Roth	32,000
Karoly Odor	12,000
Aleksandar Tomovic	1,400 -28,600	-28,600

Tags: Antal Roth Karoly Odor Aleksandar Tomovic

04-30-2019 16:00 UTC+2

Assorted Counts

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierre Merlin	65,000 22,000	22,000
Maya Geller	65,000 17,000	17,000
Lucas Sfez	55,000 55,000	55,000
Eric Sfez	49,000 49,000	49,000
Alan Lau	48,000 21,500	21,500
Michael Wang	42,000 8,000	8,000
Denys Shafikov	41,000 11,000	11,000
Daniel Rezaei	36,000 6,000	6,000
Laszlo Bujtas	35,000 35,000	35,000
Diego Zeiter	33,000 33,000	33,000
James Romero	32,000 2,000	2,000
Tsugunari Toma	32,000 32,000	32,000
Dimitar Danchev	30,000 30,000	30,000

Arnaud Peyroles	29,000 29,000	29,000
Kalidou Sow	27,000 27,000	27,000
Rolando Soria	20,000 -33,000	-33,000
Andreas Klatt	19,000 -11,000	-11,000
Aleksandar Tomovic	Busted

04-30-2019 16:04 UTC+2

De Farias Eliminated by Grieco

LisaY

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

All the chips went in pre in a classic flip between Eduardo De Farias and Francesco Grieco. De Farias was the player at risk after he got his last 11,200 chips in preflop against the Italian.

Francesco Grieco:
Eduardo De Farias:

Grieco connected on the flop and with no jack to turn things around on the turn or river, De Farias knocked the table before heading towards the door.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francesco Grieco	46,500 46,500	46,500
Eduardo De Farias	Busted

Tags: Francesco Grieco Eduardo De Farias