2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

€1,100 FPS Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
€307,160
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€2,052,480
Entries
2,138
Level Info
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
55
Players Left
8

Aydemir Takes Three-Bet Pot

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 K43 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 fr
Djamel Ouaret
1,340,000
-460,000
-460,000
Recep Aydemir tr
Recep Aydemir
1,300,000
816,000
816,000

Tags: Djamel OuaretRecep Aydemir

Demasi Takes From Sargsyan

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

In a heads-up pot on a flop of 867, 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 AJ for a rivered pair of jacks and it was good to win the pot.

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

Tags: Aram SargsyanSimone Demasi

Achour Puts Wheeler To The Test

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 A8388, 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 tn
Maher Achour
2,200,000
480,000
480,000
Jason Wheeler us
Jason Wheeler
1,900,000
-350,000
-350,000

Tags: Jason WheelerMaher Achour

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Laugt Has the Last Laugh

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: JJ
Quentin Laugt: K10

Laugt took a big lead as the flop landed 3K6 to pair his king and nothing changed on the runout of 58 to mark Shchepkin's elimination.

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

Tags: Dmitry ShchepkinQuentin Laugt

Wheeler Takes Multi-Way Pot

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 K84 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 us
Jason Wheeler
2,400,000
500,000
500,000
Maher Achour tn
Maher Achour
2,300,000
100,000
100,000
Adel Rahou fr
Adel Rahou
1,800,000
1,180,000
1,180,000

Tags: Maher AchourJason WheelerAdel Rahou

Naveiro Bets and Takes It

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 es
Inigo Naveiro
3,400,000
2,225,000
2,225,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
Djamel Ouaret fr
Djamel Ouaret
900,000
-440,000
-440,000

Tags: Inigo NaveiroDjamel Ouaret

Rahou Puts Pressure On Spragg

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

The action was picked up in a three-way pot with roughly 350,000 in the middle on a flop showing K102. 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 fr
Adel Rahou
2,700,000
900,000
900,000
Stefan Dimitrov bg
Stefan Dimitrov
2,550,000
-125,000
-125,000
Benjamin Spragg gb
Benjamin Spragg
950,000
-630,000
-630,000

Tags: Adel RahouBenjamin SpraggStefan Dimitrov

Thiemer Shows a Straight Flush Draw

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

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 6J5 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 87 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 de
Frederik Thiemer
3,400,000
640,000
640,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Inigo Naveiro es
Inigo Naveiro
2,900,000
-500,000
-500,000
Day 1C Chip Leader

Tags: Frederik ThiemerInigo Naveiro

Zaffagnini Wins Flip To Double Up

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: 99
Otto Lemke: A10

It was a classic flip situation, but when the board ran out KJ3J7, it was the nines that held up to score a full double up for Zaffagnini.

Player Chips Progress
Umberto Zaffagnini it
Umberto Zaffagnini
770,000
-255,000
-255,000
Otto Lemke de
Otto Lemke
575,000
120,000
120,000

Tags: Otto LemkeUmberto Zaffagnini