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

04-26-2023 18:32 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Orpaz	140,000 110,000	110,000
Ana Marquez	75,000 15,000	15,000
Harry Lodge	63,000 63,000	63,000
Benjamin Spragg	60,000 60,000	60,000

Jessica Teusl	55,000 55,000	55,000
Maya Geller	52,000 52,000	52,000
Julien Sitbon	40,000 40,000	40,000
Alexandre Reard	32,000 32,000	32,000
Leon Sturm	25,000 25,000	25,000
Marle Spragg	Busted

Duta Continues To Climb

Andrew Knowles

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

In a heads-up pot with 4,800 in the middle on a flop showing 5♥3♦3♠, Florian Duta checked from the big blind to Stefan Huber under the gun who bet out 1,200. Duta put in a check-raise to 3,500 and Huber made the call.

The A♠ hit the turn and Duta kept up the aggression with a bet of 11,000. Huber took some time, but in the end made the fold and another pot was sent to Duta.

Player	Chips	Progress
Florian Duta	90,000 55,000	55,000
Stefan Huber	26,000

Tags: Florian Duta Stefan Huber

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

04-26-2023 18:06 UTC+2

Kyte Cracks Kings To Score Massive Double Up

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Andrew Knowles

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The action was picked up in a pot of close to 30,000 on a board showing 8♣8♥5♠4♥. Josef Huber bet out 10,000 and Jon Kyte moved all in for 44,000 total. Huber made the call with a slightly bigger stack.

Jon Kyte: 7♥6♥
Josef Huber: K♦K♥

Kyte turned the nut straight and had Huber in need of a king or an eight to score the pot. The river fell the 9♣ and Kyte secured the massive double up off Huber.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Kyte	110,000 78,000	78,000
Josef Huber	9,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: Jon Kyte Josef Huber

04-26-2023 18:06 UTC+2

Hawkins Takes from Enselme

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Connor Richards

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

A big pot was brewing at Table 28 as three players saw a flop of 10♥8♣3♣.

The small blind checked and Arnaud Enselme bet 9,500 from the big blind. Andrew Hawkins called from the cutoff and the small blind got out of the way.

Enselme checked on the 2♠ turn and Hawkins checked back. Enselme checked again on the 10♠ river and Hawkins bet 25,000 to send Enselme into the tank. Eventually, Enselme laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Hawkins	160,000 160,000	160,000
Arnaud Enselme	45,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Andrew Hawkins Arnaud Enselme

04-26-2023 17:50 UTC+2

Guido Shows Queens

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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♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brice Guido	92,000
Gilles Pieri	42,000
Jacques Der Megreditchian	27,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Gilles Pieri Brice Guido

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

04-26-2023 17:22 UTC+2

Break Time

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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.

04-26-2023 17:21 UTC+2

Jbirane Eliminated by Swiderski

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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 17:19 UTC+2

Guichard Gets Value On River

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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.