€10,200 Mystery Bounty Day 1 | 2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

04-28-2022 22:24 UTC+2

New Additions To The Field

Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Guram Andronikashvili and Diego Ventura re-entered while Marius Gierse, Rodrigo Seiji and Andriy Lyubovetskiy all joined the action a few minutes prior to the first break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rodrigo Seiji	100,000 100,000	100,000
Marius Gierse	100,000 100,000	100,000
Diego Ventura	100,000 100,000	100,000
Guram Andronikashvili	100,000 100,000	100,000
Andriy Lyubovetskiy	100,000 100,000	100,000
Rodrigo Selouan	100,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Andriy Lyubovetskiy Diego Ventura Guram Andronikashvili Marius Gierse Rodrigo Seiji

04-28-2022 22:22 UTC+2

Vieira Chips Up Against Chidwick

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Two long hands ran several minutes into the break. In one of them, Alex Kulev got a shove through against Byron Kaverman while the other contest didn't reach the all-in stage.

On a flop of , Stephen Chidwick bet 12,000 into a pot of 17,500 and Joao Vieira raised to 37,000. Chidwick called and checked the on the turn. Vieira then used one time bank extension and bet 23,000, sending his opponent into the tank. Chidwick, likewise, used a time bank and eventually folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	213,000 71,000	71,000
Alex Kulev	205,000 60,000	60,000
Stephen Chidwick	105,000 30,000	30,000
Byron Kaverman	80,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Alex Kulev Byron Kaverman Joao Vieira Stephen Chidwick

Level: 5

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

04-28-2022 22:07 UTC+2

First and Final Break of the Day

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Out of a field of 60 entries, there are 56 players remaining and they have been sent on a scheduled 15-minute break. Another four levels will be played on Day 1 before all those with chips at their disposal bag and tag for the night.

04-28-2022 22:05 UTC+2

Andronikashvili Eliminated by Kulev

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Guram Andronikashvili had previously jammed a short stack of around 27,000 and claimed the blinds and big blind ante. Only a few minutes later, he was at risk once more for what appeared to be 28,000 in the cutoff. This time the call by Alex Kulev in the small blind followed and the cards were turned over.

Guram Andronikashvili:
Alex Kulev:

Andronikashvili immediately sighed when he saw the bad news and found no help on the runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Kulev	145,000 45,000	45,000
Guram Andronikashvili	Busted

Tags: Alex Kulev Gauram Andronikashvili

04-28-2022 22:02 UTC+2

Reixach Raises Out Newey

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Paul Newey and Sergi Reixach headed to the flop on which Newey check-called a bet worth 2,500. He then checked again the on the turn and Reixach fired a significantly bigger bet of 20,000. That shut down Newey, as the Brit quickly surrendered.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergi Reixach	125,000 30,000	30,000
Paul Newey	105,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Paul Newey Sergi Reixach

04-28-2022 21:57 UTC+2

Chidwick Back on the Rise

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

After a rocky start into the tournament, Stephen Chidwick has leaped back above the starting stack thanks to earning a showdown pot against Joao Vieira. The completed board showed and there were around 43,000 in the middle. Chidwick bet 15,000 and Vieira used one time bank extension before making the call.

Once Chidwick tabled the for trips aces, Vieira instantly sent his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	142,000 42,000	42,000
Stephen Chidwick	135,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Joao Vieira Stephen Chidwick

04-28-2022 21:51 UTC+2

Ventura Third Casualty of the Tournament

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Out of a field of 56 entries, only 53 players remain as Diego Ventura was spotted on his way out. The Peruvian had defended out of the blinds and flopped the bottom two pair with on a board of . However, they would be no good as Kayhan Mokri Roshanfekr had the superior two pair with to score the knockout and leapfrog into a narrow lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kayhan Mokri	230,000 90,000	90,000
Diego Ventura	Busted

Tags: Diego Ventura Kayhan Mokri Roshanfekr

04-28-2022 21:49 UTC+2

De Hollanda Chips Up Without Showdown; Aldemir Joins

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Davidi Kitai raised to 4,000 and received no fewer than three callers in Luciano De Hollanda on the butto, Masashi Oya in the small blind and Paul Newey in the big blind. The flop was checked and Oya bet the turn for 6,500. Newey folded while Kitai and De Hollanda both called.

After the river, the action was checked to De Hollanda and his bet of 30,000 forced two folds. As the hand played out, Koray Aldemir took the empty seat between Oya and Newey.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luciano De Hollanda	118,000 18,000	18,000
Davidi Kitai	115,000 15,000	15,000

Masashi Oya	110,000 30,000	30,000
Koray Aldemir	100,000
Paul Newey	95,000 47,500	47,500

Tags: Paul Newey Masashi Oya Luciano De Hollanda Koray Aldemir

04-28-2022 21:43 UTC+2

Dimov Flips Well Against Gahl

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The cards were already flipped over as Ognyan Dimov was the player at risk for 57,500. He had the in front and was flipping versus Sebastian Gahl's . On a board of , Dimov hit a king on the flop and river to double with the superior full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ognyan Dimov	120,000 20,000	20,000

Sebastian Gahl	40,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Ognyan Dimov Sebastian Gahl