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

04-28-2023 15:12 UTC+2

Spragg Puts Lakhdari To The Test

Andrew Knowles

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

In a heads-up pot with close to 100,000 in the middle on a board showing Q♥J♦2♥9♠, Benjamin Spragg checked from the big blind to Omar Lakhdari under the gun, who bet out 50,000.

Spragg check-raised all in, covering the 160,000 remaining for Lakhdari, who went well in the tank. After some time, Lakhdari opened the Q♣ and tossed his hand into the muck. Spragg collected the pot and now sits with an above average chip stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Spragg	400,000 240,000	240,000

Omar Lakhdari	160,000 -40,000	-40,000

Tags: Benjamin Spragg Omar Lakhdari

04-28-2023 15:24 UTC+2

Marquez Makes a Good Laydown

Frank Visser

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

There were already roughly 90,000 chips in the middle when Ana Marquez bet 30,000 on the 9♦Q♥A♠ flop. Her opponent was Alfonso Simone, who played a stack of well over a million. He made the call and the board paired on the Q♠ turn.

Marquez slowed down and checked, prompting Simone to put in a bet of 70,000. Marquez thought for a bit but eventually let her hand go, claiming to have a bad ace. Simone showed her the Q♦, notifying her that her fold was correct. Marquez was left with a stack of 20 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alfonso Simone	1,200,000 768,000	768,000
Ana Marquez	200,000 -70,000	-70,000

Tags: Alfonso Simone Ana Marquez

04-28-2023 15:28 UTC+2

Hachoumi Takes from Siena

Connor Richards

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Hicham Hachoumi opened to 22,000 in early position and Alessandro Siena called out of the small blind.

Siena checked on the flop of 8♥10♣7♣ and Hachoumi checked back. Siena then led out for 15,000 on the 3♥ turn and Hachoumi called.

Siena checked on the A♠ river and Hachoumi took a moment before betting 58,000. Siena laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hicham Hachoumi	500,000 156,000	156,000
Alessandro Siena	375,000 -23,000	-23,000

Tags: Hicham Hachoumi Alessandro Siena

04-28-2023 15:32 UTC+2

Metaal Shoves On Facquet

Andrew Knowles

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The action folded around to Vincent Facquet in the small blind who opened for 25,000 and Govert Metaal completed from the big blind.

The flop fanned out A♦A♥2♦ and both players checked their options to the A♣ turn. Facquet checked again and Metaal bet out 13,000, which was called.

On the K♣ river Facquet checked a third time and Metaal took a moment before announcing all in for close to 90,000. Facquet tabled Q♠9♠ to show he was folding his queen-high.

"Did you call?" asked Metaal jokingly as he collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vincent Facquet	800,000 565,000	565,000
Govert Metaal	170,000 -130,000	-130,000

Tags: Govert Metaal Vincent Facquet

04-28-2023 15:34 UTC+2

These Players Have Doubled Their Buy-In (€2,190)

Frank Visser

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivane Kvinikadze	Busted
Mourad Shaimi	Busted
Paul Guichard	Busted
Uwe Ritter	Busted
Kacper Swiderski	Busted
Andrew Barham	Busted
Liviu Scutaru	Busted
Mirand Murseli	Busted
Ricardo Graells	Busted
Harry Lodge	Busted
Guillaume Alfieri	Busted
Laurent Cessy	Busted
Laurent Saint Bertin	Busted
Joshua Zimmerman	Busted
Jimmy Kebe	Busted
Madhav Sethi	Busted
Julien Bolimowski	Busted
Jiaze Li	Busted
Vicente Delgado	Busted
Ana David	Busted
Romain Revel	Busted
Guillermo Sanz	Busted
Jon Kyte	Busted
Nicolas Vayssieres	Busted
Jessica Teusl	Busted

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Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

04-28-2023 15:53 UTC+2

Mary Runs Into Aces

Connor Richards

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

There was quite a bit of action on Table 9 as the under-the-gun player opened to 26,000 and the player in the next seat called. Herve Mary then three-bet jammed a stack of 106,000 from the next seat and a short stack to his immediate left tanked for about a minute before folding.

Next to act was Antonio Beatrice, who four-bet jammed a stack of 158,000. The next few players to act broke the pattern by folding quickly and the other two players in the hand also folded.

Herve Mary: K♣J♣
Antonio Beatrice: A♦A♥

Mary had run into aces and couldn't crack them as the board ran out 2♣Q♦4♠8♠9♠ to mark his elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Beatrice	325,000 127,000	127,000
Herve Mary	Busted

Tags: Antonio Beatrice Herve Mary

04-28-2023 16:01 UTC+2

Dimitrov Picks Off River Bluff From Chabbi

Andrew Knowles

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

In a three-way pot with 233,000 in the middle on a board showing 7♣4♦2♦9♠, Stefan Dimitrov checked from under the gun to Ionut Decher in the cutoff, who checked as well. Adrian Chabbi tapped the table on the button and the trio saw the 3♣ river.

Dimitrov and Decher checked again and Chabbi cut out a bet of 145,000. Dimitrov went well in the tank, but after almost a minute put in the chips for a call. Decher quickly folded and Chabbi tabled J♦10♦ for jack-high and a missed flush draw. Dimitrov opened 9♣8♣ for top pair and scooped the pot to increase his large stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Dimitrov	910,000 432,000	432,000
Ionut Decher	380,000 43,000	43,000
Adrian Chabbi	260,000 -253,000	-253,000

Tags: Adrian Chabbi Ionut Decher Stefan Dimitrov

04-28-2023 16:06 UTC+2

Le Vaillant Vanishes in Four-Way Clash

Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Boris Kolev opened the action from under the gun with a raise to 27,000. The action folded to Otto Lemke on the button who called and both blinds, Alexandre Le Vaillant and Mickael Robalo, followed suit.

The flop fell 5♦3♠7♦ and Le Vaillant was first to act. He took this opportunity to lead with an all-in bet worth 101,000. Big blind Robalo saved his final 70,000 chips and let his hand go before Kolev called. Lemke's cards joined the muck and the two remaining players had a showdown.

Alexandre Le Vaillant: K♦10♦
Boris Kolev: 7♥7♣

Le Vaillant had flopped a flush draw and two overcards but his overcards were not live against the set of Kolev. Le Vaillant's fate was sealed as the turn and river were both black cards, 4♣J♣. He fled the scene and his seat was quickly taken by another player.

Player	Chips	Progress
Otto Lemke	600,000 189,000	189,000
Boris Kolev	360,000 6,000	6,000
Mickael Robalo	70,000 34,000	34,000
Alexandre Le Vaillant	Busted

Tags: Alexandre Le Vaillant Boris Kolev Mickael Robalo Otto Lemke

04-28-2023 16:15 UTC+2

Latest Eliminations (€2,510)

Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Clement Michaud	Busted
Frederic Breton	Busted
Paul Jurcuta	Busted
Loic Dobrigna	Busted
Franck Dechaud	Busted
Mathias Bayer	Busted
Codrin Macovei	Busted
Yiannis Liperis	Busted
Nikolai Mamut	Busted
Xavier Mouysset	Busted
Marcello Miniucchi	Busted
Yuan Li	Busted
Tomas Kolarik	Busted
Guy Madar	Busted
Gonzalo Serrano Ranero	Busted
Axel Hallay	Busted
Robbie Schiffbauer	Busted
Marco Naschberger	Busted
Alberto Cigliano	Busted
Giorgos Onisiforou	Busted
Dionysios Kartsampas	Busted
Dinesh Alt	Busted
Jorge Pardo	Busted
Razvan Belea	Busted

Jean-David Bensemhoun	Busted

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