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

04-26-2023 19:36 UTC+1

Spragg Takes From Trofimov

Andrew Knowles

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

In a heads-up pot with roughly 17,000 in the middle on a flop showing J♣3♠2♦, Benjamin Spragg checked from under the gun to [Removed:510] who bet out 2,500. Spragg tossed in chips for the call and the pair saw the 6♠ turn.

Both players checked their options to the 5♠ river where Spragg elected to take the betting lead with a size of 14,000. Trofimov quickly let his hand go and the pot was sent to the PokerStars Ambassador.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:510]	122,000 13,000	13,000
Benjamin Spragg	56,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Benjamin Spragg

04-26-2023 19:39 UTC+1

Updated Counts Before Dinner Break

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Connor Richards

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ana Marquez	160,000 85,000	85,000
Yonatan Koko	135,000 8,000	8,000
Jon Kyte	135,000 25,000	25,000
Ehsan Amiri	135,000 7,000	7,000
Jessica Teusl	85,000 30,000	30,000
Alan Goasdoue	55,000 55,000	55,000
Julien Sitbon	55,000 15,000	15,000
Harry Lodge	52,000 33,000	33,000
Maya Geller	50,000 2,000	2,000
Benjamin Spragg	50,000 6,000	6,000

Marle Spragg	35,000 13,000	13,000

04-26-2023 19:41 UTC+1

Dinner Break

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Connor Richards

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Players have been sent on a 75-minute dinner break with the clocks showing 164 players remaining. Players will return at 9:55 p.m. local time.

The plan is to play until 15% of the Day 1a field remains.

04-26-2023 20:12 UTC+1

Don't Miss Out on These Five Epic Activities at EPT Monte Carlo

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

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Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

04-26-2023 21:13 UTC+1

Marquez Chips Up; Talbot Joins

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Connor Richards

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Ana Marquez opened to 3,500 from the cutoff and Virgil Grecu defended in the big blind as PokerStars Team Pro Parker Talbot joined the table with a big bottle of Rosé in hand.

"I was with him at dinner just barely," Jon Kyte said at the next table over. "I didn't think he was going to make it!"

Grecu checked on the flop of 8♠6♥J♥ and Marquez continued for 3,000. Grecu laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ana Marquez	165,000 5,000	5,000
Virgil Grecu	85,000 25,000	25,000
Parker Talbot	30,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Ana Marquez Jon Kyte Virgil Grecu

04-26-2023 21:27 UTC+1

Talbot Chips Up

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Andrew Knowles

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Parker Talbot has only been at the table for a few minutes but has already made his presence known.

"I'm going to have 200,000 in 30 minutes," said Talbot jokingly to the table before being dealt his cards.

Talbot opened the action to 3,000 from under the gun and only Romain Delcroix made the call on the button.

The flop fanned out A♣Q♥2♥ and both players checked their options to the 5♠ turn. Talbot bet out 7,000 and Delcroix came along to the 4♠ river.

Talbot decided on the same bet amount, 7,000, and without much thought, Delcroix tossed in a chip for the call. Talbot rolled over A♥9♣ for top pair and Delcroix tabled A♠7♥ for the same pair but not as strong of a kicker. Talbot collected the pot as he took another drink from his bottle of wine.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Delcroix	72,000 72,000	72,000
Parker Talbot	47,000 17,000	17,000

04-26-2023 21:38 UTC+1

Landron Runs Into Aces

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Connor Richards

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Bahaa Soubra opened to 3,000 in early position and Alexandre Landron three-bet jammed a short stack from the cutoff. Soubra called with a bigger stack when the action got around.

Alexandre Landron: A♣9♦
Bahaa Soubra: A♦A♠

Landron had run into aces but the flop of 9♥2♦2♥ gave him some hope with a pair of nines. The board then finished out 2♠5♦ and Landron hit the rail after failing to improve.