€1,100 FPS Main Event Day 1a | 2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

04-26-2023 16:40 UTC+2

Big Fold from Spragg

Connor Richards

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Marle Spragg opened to 1,100 in middle position and got four callers, including Leonardo Parmiggiani on the button.

Action checked to Parmiggiani on the flop of K♣7♥5♣ and he bet 2,800. Only Spragg called. Spragg checked on the Q♦ turn and Parmiggiani sized up to 4,400. Spragg again called.

Spragg checked a third time on the J♦ river and Parmiggiani moved all in for 14,100, a move that sent Spragg deep into the tank.

Spragg ultimately folded, telling her opponent she had a "really big hand."

Parmiggiani allowed another player at the table to flip over one card, revealing the 5♥.

"Fives," Spragg speculated as she told the table she folded two pair with king-jack. "Or maybe you had five-deuce off."

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonardo Parmiggiani	33,000 33,000	33,000
Marle Spragg	18,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Leonardo Parmiggiani Marle Spragg

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

04-26-2023 16:47 UTC+2

Akhmedov Picks Up a Pot

Andrew Knowles

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The action folded to Polad Akhmedov who limped in from the hijack and Florian Duta also called from the button. The small blind quickly folded and Steven Restagno bumped things up to 1,700, which both players called.

On the flop of K♠9♥8♥ all three players checked their options to the 9♦ turn. Restagno checked again and Akhmedov took the lead with a bet of 3,500. Duta quickly folded and Restagno took a few seconds before tossing his cards into the muck as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Polad Akhmedov	71,000 46,000	46,000
Florian Duta	35,000
Steven Restagno	25,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Florian Duta Polad Akhmedov Steven Restagno

04-26-2023 17:05 UTC+2

Grech Falls to Enselme

Connor Richards

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The hijack opened to 1,200 and Patrick Viret three-bet to 3,200 from the cutoff. Arnaud Enselme then cold-called on the button before Gregory Grech four-bet to 6,200 in the big blind with just 1,000 behind.

The hijack folded and Viret called, while Enselme back-jammed with both opponents covered. Grech called with his final 1,000 and Viret folded.

Gregory Grech: 4♣4♦
Arnaud Enselme: J♦J♥

Enselme had the better pair and nothing changed on the runout of 9♥6♥6♣Q♦3♥ to mark Grech's elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arnaud Enselme	85,000 85,000	85,000
Gregory Grech	Busted

Tags: Arnaud Enselme Gregory Grech Patrick Viret

04-26-2023 17:07 UTC+2

Mouysset Puts Pressure On Petit

Andrew Knowles

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Xavier Mouysset opened to 1,500 from the cutoff and only Rosalie Marin Petit made the call in the big blind.

The flop came J♦8♠7♦ and Petit check-called a bet of 1,300 from Mouysset. On the A♦ turn Petit checked again and Mouysset announced a bet of 3,500, which was enough to take the pot down when Petit folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rosalie Marin Petit	75,000
Xavier Mouysset	28,000

Tags: Xavier Mouysset Rosalie Marin Petit

04-26-2023 17:19 UTC+2

Guichard Gets Value On River

Andrew Knowles

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

In a three-way pot with just under 20,000 in the middle on a board showing Q♠10♦7♣2♣, Oliver Huber in the big blind, Vincent Facquet from under the gun, and Florian Guichard on the button all checked their options.

The A♥ completed the board and action checked to Guichard who tossed out a bet of 7,000. Huber quickly folded and Facquet went deep in the tank. After over a minute of deliberation, Facquet tossed out the chips for a call.

Guichard confidently tabled A♦7♥ for rivered two pair and scored the pot when Facquet mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vincent Facquet	90,000 58,000	58,000
Florian Guichard	48,000 48,000	48,000
Oliver Huber	27,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Florian Guichard Oliver Huber Vincent Facquet

04-26-2023 17:21 UTC+2

Jbirane Eliminated by Swiderski

Connor Richards

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Kamal Jbirane was all in with just a few thousand in chips against the bigger-stacked Kacper Swiderski.

Kamal Jbirane: 9♣8♦
Kacper Swiderski: K♣10♣

The flop landed 8♥10♠3♣ to give both players pairs but to keep Swiderski ahead. Nothing changed on the 5♦5♠ runout to mark Jbirane's elimination shortly before the second break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kacper Swiderski	85,000 85,000	85,000
Kamal Jbirane	Busted

04-26-2023 17:22 UTC+2

Break Time

Andrew Knowles

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Players are now on another 20-minute break. There are currently 368 entries with 251 remaining and late registration open until the end of Level 10. The action will pick up shortly.

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

04-26-2023 17:50 UTC+2

Guido Shows Queens

Connor Richards

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Jacques Der Megreditchian opened to 1,600 from the hijack and Gilles Pieri called in the cutoff before Brice Guido three-bet to 4,800 in the big blind.

Megreditchian and Pieri both folded and Guido showed he wasn't making a move by turning over Q♠Q♦.