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

04-26-2023 20:46 UTC+2

Lahdo Eliminates Levinson With Pocket Queens

Matt Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Endravuz Lahdo raised to 1,200 from middle position and was called by Ilya Levinson in the hijack.

The flop came 4♠2♣5♥ and Lahdo continued for 1,000. Levinson quickly moved all in with a short stack and Lahdo didn't hesitate before making the call. Players flipped their cards, with Levinson at risk.

Ilya Levinson: A♥10♥
Endravuz Lahdo: Q♦Q♣

Levinson had an overcard, gutshot, and backdoor possibilities, while Lahdo was ahead with pocket queens.

The turn came the 5♣ and the river was the 8♦. Levinson failed to improve and Lahdo's queens held up. Levinson was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Endravuz Lahdo	32,000 32,000	32,000
Ilya Levinson	Busted

Tags: Endravuz Lahdo Ilya Levinson

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

04-26-2023 20:10 UTC+2

Players Heading for First Break of Day

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Matt Warburton

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Players are heading for their first break of Day 1b. When action resumes, blinds will be on 200/500 with a 500 big blind ante. There are currently 130 players remaining out of 140 entrants.

04-26-2023 20:02 UTC+2

Falfoul Hits Set to Double Up

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Matt Warburton

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Mourad Falfoul raised from late position and Martin Paap reraised from the small blind. Falfoul got it all-in with a short stack of around 10,000 and players flipped their cards, with Falfoul the player at risk.

Mourad Falfoul: 9♠9♣
Martin Paap: 10♣10♠

The board ran out 7♠4♦9♥Q♦A♦ to give Falfoul an unlikely set of nines and the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Paap	41,000 41,000	41,000
Mourad Falfoul	22,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Martin Paap Mourad Falfoul

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

04-26-2023 19:39 UTC+2

Bitton Wins Multiway Pot

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Matt Warburton

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Thierry Laure Luksenberg in middle position raised to 700, Salvatore Camarda called on the button, Micah Bitton called in the small blind and Carlo Belli called in the big blind.

Four players went to the flop, which came 4♦A♣2♥. Bitton checked and Camarda made it 700, which all three other players called.

The turn was the 2♦ and Bitton bet out for 2,200. Only Camarda came along with the call.

The river was the 7♦ and both players checked.

"I have a weak ace," said Bitton as he showed A♠5♥. His ace was strong enough though and Bitton won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Micah Bitton	71,000 27,000	27,000
Salvatore Camarda	36,000 36,000	36,000

Tags: Carlo Belli Micah Bitton Salvatore Camarda Thierry Laure Luksenberg

04-26-2023 19:11 UTC+2

Jove Doubles Up With Full House

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Matt Warburton

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Gonzalo Serrano Ranero made a late position raise and Stefan Dimitrov three-bet from the small blind. Roger Marti Jove called in the big blind and Ranero also made the call.

The flop came 10♦Q♣9♥ and Dimitrov bet 4,000. Jove moved all in and Dimitrov asked for the count. He then made the call for 19,100 and players flipped their cards, with Jove at risk.

Roger Marti Jove: Q♥10♥
Stefan Dimitrov: A♠J♥

Jove had flopped two pair and Dimitrov had a straight draw with backdoor possibilities and an overcard to the board.

The turn was the 4♠ and the river came the Q♠ to give Jove a full house and the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roger Marti Jove	51,000 51,000	51,000
Stefan Dimitrov	15,500 15,500	15,500

Tags: Gonzalo Serrano Ranero Roger Marti Jove Stefan Dimitrov

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

04-26-2023 19:00 UTC+2

Kings Versus Aces Results in Early Bustout

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Matt Warburton

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With stacks deep, it takes a serious hand, usually a cooler, to result in a bust this early on. That cooler came when Samuel Bifarella ran his pocket kings into Ivan Kalac's pocket aces.

Samuel Bifarella: KxKx
Ivan Kalac: A♥A♣

The board ran out 7♥10♣7♠2♠4♥ and Kalac's aces held. He doubled up and Bifarella was eliminated.