2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
The half level continues with another 45 minutes left at the current level and a full 90-minute level is scheduled to be played thereafter before the dinner break. It is still the aim for Day 4 to whittle down the field to the final six contenders.
Alejandro Romero raised the small blind to 150,000 with ![]()
and Yannick Cardot called with ![]()
.
The dealer spread the ![]()
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flop and Romero led for 110,000. Cardot called.
Both players checked the
turn to the
river and Romero checked. Cardot bet 500,000, and Romero called.
Cardot showed his boat and Romero sent his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,940,000
765,000
|
765,000 |
|
|
305,000
860,000
|
860,000 |
Ramon Colillas opened to 100,000 on the button with the ![]()
and Marcelo Simoes three-bet out of the big blind to 330,000 with the ![]()
. Only a few seconds of consideration followed as Colillas sent the cards into the muck.
Simoes then limped the small blind with the ![]()
and Morten Hvam raised to 200,000 with the ![]()
in the big blind. There was no sticking around by Simoes as the Brazilian also opted to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,680,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,310,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,610,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
Alejandro Romero shoved for 305,000 from early position and Morten Hvam called in the small blind.
Alejandro Romero: ![]()
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Morten Hvam: ![]()
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The dealer spread the ![]()
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flop to pair Romero's five and keep him ahead, and the
turn increased the probability of him winning. However, the
spiked the river to end Romero's tournament run in 9th place for €69,990.

| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,090,000
410,000
|
410,000 |
|
|
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|
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Busted | |
Hugo Pingray opened to 120,000 from under the gun with the ![]()
and Morten Hvam three-bet to 350,000 on the button with the ![]()
. Pingray considered his options during the 30-second shot clock and called to see a flop of ![]()
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, which gave both players the top pair.
Pingray checked and Hvam continued for 175,000 to pick up a call by his opponent.
The
followed on the turn and Pingray checked once more. Hvam bet 550,000 for nearly half the pot and Pingray stuck around to peel the
river. Once Pingray checked, Hvam checked back to get shown the bad news.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,010,000
1,080,000
|
1,080,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,980,000
1,180,000
|
1,180,000 |
[Removed:510] opened from under the gun to 100,000 with ![]()
and Ramon Colillas defended the big blind with ![]()
.
The flop came ![]()
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to give Colillas two pair and he check-called a 50,000 bet.
The
hit the felt on the turn to put Trofimov right back in front, and both players checked to the
river. Colillas then check-shoved after Trofimov bet 250,000, and Trofimov snap-called for his 1,025,000.
Trofimov tabled his boat and secured the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,510,000
1,295,000
|
1,295,000 |
|
|
1,350,000
1,260,000
|
1,260,000 |
Jaime Cervantes raised to 110,000 with the ![]()
from under the gun and Erkan Soenmez folded the ![]()
from one seat over. Nobody else was interested and Cervantes won the blinds and big blind ante.
Hugo Pingray then raised to 130,000 with the ![]()
and Morten Hvam three-bet to 430,000 with the ![]()
in the small blind. The initial raiser gave it some thought and folded.
Hvam made it 125,000 to go on the button with the ![]()
and found no resistance in the two seats behind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,620,000
610,000
|
610,000 |
|
|
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|
|
4,720,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
Morten Hvam opened to 125,000 in the hijack with the ![]()
and Hugo Pingray stuck around from the small blind with the ![]()
. The ![]()
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flop was a great one for the initial raiser and Pingray checked for Hvam to bet 100,000, as Pingray floated to see the
turn.
Pingray checked again and Hvam bet 475,000 into 550,000 and the near instant fold by Pingray followed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,065,000
445,000
|
445,000 |
|
|
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|
|
4,400,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000