€1,100 FPS Main Event Day 3 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

04-29-2023 12:37 UTC+2

Aydemir Takes Three-Bet Pot

Andrew Knowles

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Djamel Ouaret opened the action to 100,000 from the hijack and it folded to Recep Aydemir on the button who put in a three-bet to 275,000. The rest of the table got out of the way and Ouaret made the call.

The flop came K♣4♣3♠ and Ouaret quickly checked to Aydemir who continued for 125,000. Ouaret took a moment, but in the end made the fold and the pot was sent to Aydemir.

Player	Chips	Progress
Djamel Ouaret	1,340,000 -460,000	-460,000
Recep Aydemir	1,300,000 816,000	816,000

Tags: Djamel Ouaret Recep Aydemir

04-29-2023 12:49 UTC+2

Demasi Takes From Sargsyan

Connor Richards

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

In a heads-up pot on a flop of 8♥6♣7♣, Aram Sargsyan checked in the big blind and Simone Demasi checked back on the button.

Sargsyan led out for 80,000 on the 2♥ turn and Demasi called. Sargsyan then checked on the J♠ river and Demasi bet 100,000. Sargsyan called. Demasi tabled A♥J♦ for a rivered pair of jacks and it was good to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aram Sargsyan	1,100,000 -465,000	-465,000
Simone Demasi	950,000 475,000	475,000

Tags: Aram Sargsyan Simone Demasi

04-29-2023 12:55 UTC+2

Achour Puts Wheeler To The Test

Andrew Knowles

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

In a heads-up pot with roughly 700,000 in the middle on a completed board showing A♣8♦3♦8♣8♠, Jason Wheeler bet out 50,000 from under the gun.

Maher Achour elected to put in a raise to 425,000 in the cutoff and Wheeler went deep in the tank. After close to a minute of deliberation, Wheeler let his cards go and the pot was sent to Achour without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maher Achour	2,200,000 480,000	480,000
Jason Wheeler	1,900,000 -350,000	-350,000

Tags: Jason Wheeler Maher Achour

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

04-29-2023 13:20 UTC+2

Laugt Has the Last Laugh

Connor Richards

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Quentin Laugt opened to 100,000 in middle position and Dmitry Shchepkin three-bet jammed a stack of 430,000 from the small blind. Laugt called with a bigger stack.

Dmitry Shchepkin: J♣J♥
Quentin Laugt: K♣10♣

Laugt took a big lead as the flop landed 3♠K♦6♠ to pair his king and nothing changed on the runout of 5♠8♥ to mark Shchepkin's elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quentin Laugt	2,000,000 480,000	480,000
Dmitry Shchepkin	Busted

Tags: Dmitry Shchepkin Quentin Laugt

04-29-2023 13:24 UTC+2

Wheeler Takes Multi-Way Pot

Andrew Knowles

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jason Wheeler opened the action to 110,000 from the hijack and both Adel Rahou and Maher Achour made the call from the blinds.

The flop fanned out K♥8♠4♠ and both blinds checked over to Wheeler who continued for 160,000. Rahou and Achour quickly folded and the pot was sent to Wheeler.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Wheeler	2,400,000 500,000	500,000
Maher Achour	2,300,000 100,000	100,000
Adel Rahou	1,800,000 1,180,000	1,180,000

Tags: Maher Achour Jason Wheeler Adel Rahou

04-29-2023 13:31 UTC+2

Naveiro Bets and Takes It

Connor Richards

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Inigo Naveiro opened to 110,000 in early position and Djamel Ouaret called in the cutoff to get things heads-up.

Naveiro continued for 150,000 on the flop of [t5h6s2h] and it was enough to bring a fold out of his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Inigo Naveiro	3,400,000 2,225,000	2,225,000

Djamel Ouaret	900,000 -440,000	-440,000

Tags: Inigo Naveiro Djamel Ouaret

04-29-2023 13:44 UTC+2

Rahou Puts Pressure On Spragg

Andrew Knowles

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The action was picked up in a three-way pot with roughly 350,000 in the middle on a flop showing K♣10♦2♣. Benjamin Spragg checked from the big blind to Adel Rahou under the gun who bet out 140,000. Stefan Dimitrov folded from the cutoff and Spragg made the call.

On the 3♦ turn Spragg checked again and Rahou sized up to 380,000. Spragg went deep in the tank, but after several minutes of thought, let his cards go and the pot was sent to Rahou.

"Big hand?" asked Spragg to Rahou while he stacked up his chips.

"Yes very big. Better than king-queen," replied Rahou.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adel Rahou	2,700,000 900,000	900,000
Stefan Dimitrov	2,550,000 -125,000	-125,000
Benjamin Spragg	950,000 -630,000	-630,000

Tags: Adel Rahou Benjamin Spragg Stefan Dimitrov

04-29-2023 13:55 UTC+2

Thiemer Shows a Straight Flush Draw

Connor Richards

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Inigo Naveiro opened to 110,000 in the cutoff and Frederik Thiemer called on the button as the small and big blinds also defended.

Action checked to Naveiro on the flop of 6♠J♦5♠ and he bet 185,000. Only Thiemer called. Naveiro then checked on the K♥ turn and Thiemer put out a large bet of around 700,000. Naveiro quickly folded as Thiemer turned over a semi-bluff with 8♠7♠ for an open-ended straight flush draw.

"If you jam, I call," Thiemer told Naveiro as the two discussed the hand.

"You can't call!" Naveiro laughed after conceding the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frederik Thiemer	3,400,000 640,000	640,000

Inigo Naveiro	2,900,000 -500,000	-500,000

Tags: Frederik Thiemer Inigo Naveiro

04-29-2023 13:59 UTC+2

Zaffagnini Wins Flip To Double Up

Andrew Knowles

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Umberto Zaffagnini moved all in from under the gun for 310,000 and it folded around to Otto Lemke in the big blind who made the call to put Zaddagnini at risk.

Umberto Zaffagnini: 9♦9♠
Otto Lemke: A♠10♦

It was a classic flip situation, but when the board ran out K♦J♥3♣J♦7♦, it was the nines that held up to score a full double up for Zaffagnini.