€1,100 FPS Main Event Day 2 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

04-28-2023 20:53 UTC+2

Ju Jams on Zerjav

Connor Richards

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Blaz Zerjav opened to 60,000 in early position and Samuel Ju defended out of the big blind.

Ju checked on the flop of 5♣A♥6♠ and Zerjav continued for 65,000. Ju called. Ju checked again on the K♣ turn and Zerjav checked back.

The 3♣ river completed the board and Ju led all in with his opponent covered. Zerjav folded to hang on to his remaining stack of around 350,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Ju	1,300,000 600,000	600,000
Blaz Zerjav	350,000 -75,000	-75,000

Tags: Blaz Zerjav Samuel Ju

04-28-2023 20:51 UTC+2

Sisto Scores Multiway Pot

Andrew Knowles

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Omar Del Pino opened the action to 60,000 from the cutoff and both Angelo Sisto on the button and Ewen Trevidy in the big blind made the call.

The flop came 6♥6♦2♦ and all three players checked their options to the A♣ turn. Trevidy checked again and Del Pino bet out 55,000, which only Sisto called.

On the J♣ river Del Pino checked and Sisto eventually checked back to a showdown. Sisto quickly rolled over A♦10♦ for top pair and Del Pino tossed his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Angelo Sisto	1,800,000 1,707,000	1,707,000
Omar Del Pino	1,500,000 1,040,000	1,040,000
Ewen Trevidy	960,000 642,000	642,000

Tags: Angelo Sisto Ewen Trevidy Omar Del Pino

04-28-2023 20:36 UTC+2

Palvani Doubles in Final Level

Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Jeremy Palvani had 375,000 chips left and decided to push them all in from the cutoff. The action folded to Ignacio Puebla Alija in the big blind who quickly made the call.

Jeremy Palvani: A♠Q♦
Ignacio Puebla Alija: 6♥6♠

The players were flipping and Palvani finished the race as the winner when the 10♥5♥Q♣3♦2♥ board ran out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ignacio Puebla Alija	1,350,000 -230,000	-230,000
Jeremy Palvini	795,000 -15,000	-15,000

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

04-28-2023 20:21 UTC+2

Sargsyan Sieges the Pot

Frank Visser

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Aram Sargsyan was in the hijack and made a raise to 60,000. It folded to Adel Rahou in the big blind, who made the call.

The flop came 3♣4♥2♥ and Sargsyan put out a continuation-bet of 100,000 after Rahou checked. Rahou made the call and the 9♣ turn rolled off. Rahou checked again, but Sargsyan put him to the test by betting all of his chips, amounting to roughly 450,000.

Rahou mucked his cards after a quick think and the pot was awarded to Sargsyan.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aram Sargsyan	800,000 608,000	608,000
Adel Rahou	720,000 471,000	471,000

Tags: Adel Rahou Aram Sargsyan

04-28-2023 20:17 UTC+2

Spragg Runs Into Jacks

Connor Richards

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Benjamin Spragg was in middle position in a heads-up pot against Abedel Douair in the big blind on a board of 3♠5♠9♠2♣.

Douair checked on the turn and Spragg checked back. The 2♦ river completed the board and Douair led out for 105,000 to send "Spraggy" deep into the tank. After more than a minute, Spragg called.

Douair tabled J♠J♦ for an overpair and the PokerStars Team Pro mucked in defeat.

"I did not expect that," commented Spragg.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abedel Douair	1,050,000 1,050,000	1,050,000
Benjamin Spragg	900,000

Tags: Abedel Douair Benjamin Spragg

04-28-2023 20:14 UTC+2

Palvini Puts Roth To a Tough Decision

Andrew Knowles

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

In a heads-up pot with 135,000 in the middle on a flop showing J♣9♣8♠, Matthias Roth checked from the big blind to Jeremy Palvini in the cutoff who bet out 35,000. Roth elected on a check-raise to 125,000 and Palvini made the call.

On the 10♣ turn both players checked their options to the 3♣ river. Roth checked again and Palvini sized to 170,000. Roth went deep in the tank, thinking for several minutes, until the clock was called and he had 30 seconds to act.

The tournament director counted down until the clock hit zero and declared Roth's hand dead, awarding the pot to Palvini.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Roth	1,150,000 280,000	280,000
Jeremy Palvini	810,000 648,000	648,000

Tags: Jeremy Palvini Matthias Roth

04-28-2023 19:59 UTC+2

These Players Are Taking Home €3,820

Frank Visser

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jerome Romero	Busted
Domenico Gala	Busted
Gregory Caracena	Busted
Julien Mariani	Busted
Boris Kolev	Busted
Abedel Douair	Busted
Judy Whitlow	Busted
Moritz Bleiker	Busted
Vincent Facquet	Busted
Yannick Galley	Busted
Fadhil Farag	Busted
Florian Villerot	Busted
Jimmy Gomes	Busted
Lukas Hafner	Busted
Mohamed Mehalleg	Busted
Arnaud Enselme	Busted
Charles Hilbert	Busted

04-28-2023 19:55 UTC+2

Ding and Bohdanov Tangle Again

Connor Richards

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Biao Ding opened to 50,000 from under the gun and Renat Bohdanov three-bet to 125,000 from the next seat. Ding called.

Ding checked on the flop of 3♣9♣4♦ and Bohdanov continued for 80,000. Ding laid it down without further fight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renat Bohdanov	1,700,000 300,000	300,000
Biao Ding	450,000 -150,000	-150,000

Tags: Biao Ding Renat Bohdanov

04-28-2023 19:51 UTC+2

Three Players All In, Two Win

Frank Visser

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Short-stacked Alessio Di Cesare was first to act and put his 235,000 remaining chips in the middle. Big stack Djamel Ouaret called from the hijack, then Andrea Belmessieri upped the ante to 640,000, his entire stack. Ouaret got a count but ultimately felt priced in as he made the call.

Alessio Di Cesare: Q♠J♠
Andrea Belmessieri: K♠K♣
Djamel Ouaret: 5♣5♥

Di Cesare had one foot out the door, but the flop of Q♣Q♦8♦ saw him leap into the lead. The other two players were looking to make a full house on the turn or river, but the 7♠ and 9♣ were safe for Di Cesare, who let out an audible cheer.

Meanwhile, Belmessieri also made a profit on the hand as he scooped the sizable side pot.