€5,300 Main Event Day 3 | 2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

05-05-2022 16:03 UTC+2

Cervantes Chipping Up After Ferrara Elimination

Matt Hansen

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Stefano Ferrara was seen gathering his things to head to the payout table while Jaime Cervantes was stacking up his chips and assimilating them with his own.

Jaime Cervantes had showing, and the board ran out to knock Ferrara out of the tournament with a set of queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jaime Cervantes	748,000
Stefano Ferrara	Busted

Tags: Jaime Cervantes Stefano Ferrara

05-05-2022 15:58 UTC+2

Chenet Bows Out in a Flip Against Deak

Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Francky Magliocco raised to 22,000 from under the gun and Ferenc Deak called in the cutoff. Laurent Chenet then three-bet jammed for what appeared to be around 150,000 and Magliocco folded while Deak called.

Laurent Chenet:
Ferenc Deak:

The pocket pair remained ahead throughout the board to send Chenet to the payout desk.

"My friend ... I folded queen ten of clubs," Magliocco said in table chat to which Deak replied "I was hoping you folded a queen or ace."

Player	Chips	Progress
Francky Magliocco	1,420,000 20,000	20,000
Ferenc Deak	1,250,000 40,000	40,000
Laurent Chenet	Busted

Tags: Ferenc Deak Francky Magliocco Laurent Chenet

05-05-2022 15:51 UTC+2

Sargsyan Finds Aces for a Double

Matt Hansen

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Aram Sargsyan raised to 25,000 from early position and Fabien Motte three-bet to 75,000. Action folded back around to Sargsyan, who shoved his last 175,00. Motte called and play was heads-up with Sargsyan at risk.

Aram Sargsyan:
Fabien Motte:

The board ran out , and Sargsyan stood up with the potential of a flush to crack his aces, but he sat right back down when the river was and collected his double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabien Motte	544,000 144,000	144,000
Aram Sargsyan	410,000 117,000	117,000

Tags: Aram Sargsyan Fabien Motte

05-05-2022 15:47 UTC+2

Farrell Takes a Hit as Mullet Doubles

Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Jaime Cervantes raised to 25,000 and Niall Farrell then three-bet out of the small blind. Flavien Mullet was then at risk for 376,000 in the big blind and Farrell looked him up with the far superior stack.

Flavien Mullet:
Niall Farrell:

The flop improved Mullet to aces and jacks, which remained ahead throughout the turn and river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niall Farrell	890,000 -195,000	-195,000

Flavien Mullet	790,000 418,000	418,000

Tags: Flavien Mullet Jaime Cervantes Niall Farrell

05-05-2022 15:46 UTC+2

Schemion Gets Aces Cracked

Brandon Bloom

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Over on the featured table, Ole Schemion opened to 21,000 in early position, Jean Cristiani called on the button, and Fausto Tantillo defended the big blind.

The flop fell , Tantillo checked, Schemion checked, and Cristiani bet 36,000. Only Schemion continued.

On the turn, Schemion check-called for 65,000, and both players checked the river.

Schemion had , and may have been saved by the dangerous river as Cristiani tabled to claim the pot with two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fausto Tantillo	2,180,000 580,000	580,000
Ramon Colillas	934,000 -116,000	-116,000

Jean Cristiani	840,000 250,000	250,000
Arthur Conan	669,000 248,000	248,000
Zhong Chen	485,000 322,000	322,000
Ole Schemion	286,000 -164,000	-164,000
Nikolai Tulin	242,000 -483,000	-483,000

Tags: Fausto Tantillo Jean Cristiani Ole Schemion

05-05-2022 15:40 UTC+2

A Few Chips and a Chair for Salzmann

Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Javier Gomez Zapatero raised to 20,000 and then instantly called all-in when Stephan Salzmann pushed out of the big blind in a battle of two shorter stacks.

Stephan Salzmann:
Javier Gomez Zapatero:

The flop gave Gomez Zapatero the top set while Salzmann picked up a gutshot straight draw. Nothing changed with the turn and the river only gave Salzmann an inferior stack.

Gomez Zapatero doubled for 211,000 and that left Salzmann with five blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Javier Gomez Zapatero	442,000 -198,000	-198,000
Stephan Salzmann	50,000 -142,000	-142,000

Tags: Javier Gomez Zapatero Stephan Salzmann

05-05-2022 15:40 UTC+2

Turmezey Pips Mantor to Double

Brandon Bloom

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Peter Turmezey opened to 20,000 in the cutoff and Didrik Mantor moved all-in from the big blind. Turmezy called for his 317,000 chips.

Peter Turmezey:
Didrik Mantor:

Turmezey had the advantage, and although the flop provided chop outs, the and completed the board to give Turmezey the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Turmezey	649,000 329,000	329,000
Didrik Mantor	602,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Didrik Mantor Peter Turmezey

05-05-2022 15:38 UTC+2

Der Megreditchian Shoves, Panetti Folds

Matt Hansen

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Action was heads-up with 60,000 in the pot and on the board when Christophe Panetti bet 46,000 from the big blind. Jacques Der Megreditchian responded with a shove for his last 275,000 from the cutoff and Panetti went into the tank.

Panetti used a time bank to consider his options while probing for information.

"Big draw?" Panetti asked, but there was no answer from Der Megreditchian and he ultimately decided to get away from it.

Megreditchian picked up the pot and he nears the 400,000 mark as the tournament enters the middle stages of Day 3.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacques Der Megreditchian	375,000 16,000	16,000
Christophe Panetti	301,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Christophe Panetti Jacques Der Megreditchian

05-05-2022 15:34 UTC+2

Di Giacomo Doubles Andrian; Busts to Grieco

Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The cards were already on their backs as a flip between two Italians unfolded with Simone Andrian at risk for 21 blinds. He was up against Claudio Di Giacomo who held the slightly superior stack.

Simone Andrian:
Claudio Di Giacomo:

The flop gave Andrian trips queens and he locked up the double with the turn, rendering the river to a formality as Andrian doubled for 211,000.

Di Giacomo was down to 91,000 and got those in the very next hand, facing yet another Italian in showdown in Nicola Grieco.

Claudio Di Giacomo:
Nicola Grieco:

Both had a piece of it on the flop with top pair and nut flush draw versus middle set. The turn gave Di Giacomo even more outs but he missed them all on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicola Grieco	590,000 10,000	10,000
Simone Andrian	447,000 237,000	237,000
Claudio Di Giacomo	Busted

Tags: Claudio Di Giacomo Nicola Grieco Simone Andrian

05-05-2022 15:28 UTC+2

Sebban Out-Kicked by Trofimov

Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The action started with a raise to 20,000 by Dragos Trofimov in the cutoff and Ariel Sebban in the big blind then three-bet to what appeared to be 90,000.

Trofimov four-bet jammed and that instantly let Sebban sigh as he sunk back into his chair. Without using a time bank, Sebban then called it off as both players were hovering around half a million in chips.

Ariel Sebban:
Dragos Trofimov:

The flop left Sebban on very thin ice and it was all over on the turn, which made the river a formality.