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

04-29-2023 18:31 UTC+2

Chen Scores Double Up Off Ding

Andrew Knowles

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Anatoly Chen opened the action to 275,000 from the cutoff and Rubens Sellam made the call in the small blind. Biao Ding moved all in for 2,950,000 in the big blind and Chen went in the tank. After close to a minute of thought, Chen called for his last 1,875,000 total. Sellam quickly folded and the cards were shown.

Anatoly Chen: A♥K♣
Biao Ding: A♠5♣

Chen was in great shape and when the board ran out J♥J♠10♠9♣4♣, the ace-king held up to score a full double up off Ding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rubens Sellam	4,500,000 -500,000	-500,000
Anatoly Chen	3,800,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Biao Ding	1,050,000 -1,050,000	-1,050,000

Tags: Anatoly Chen Biao Ding Rubens Sellam

Level: 30

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

04-29-2023 18:09 UTC+2

Izushima Stays Alive

Connor Richards

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Maher Achour opened to 200,000 in early position and Simone Demasi flat-called on the button before Masaaki Izushima three-bet jammed a stack of around 1,250,000 from the big blind. Achour re-shoved and Demasi got out of the way.

Masaaki Izushima: A♠A♥
Maher Achour: A♣Q♥

Achour couldn't crack aces as the board ran out 5♦2♦8♥9♣3♥ for Izushima to more than double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maher Achour	4,000,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000
Masaaki Izushima	2,500,000 1,020,000	1,020,000
Simone Demasi	1,900,000 -250,000	-250,000

Tags: Maher Achour Simone Demasi Masaaki Izushima

04-29-2023 18:03 UTC+2

Final Two Table Redraw

Andrew Knowles

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

TABLE	SEAT	PLAYER	COUNTRY	CHIP COUNT	BLINDS
1	1	Masaaki Izushima	Japan	1,250,000	13
1	2	Alessio Di Cesare	Italy	4,100,000	41
1	3	Maher Achour	Tunisia	5,400,000	54
1	4	Daisuke Ogita	Japan	12,700,000	127
1	5	Quentin Laugt	France	4,300,000	43
1	6	Stefan Dimitrov	Bulgaria	6,400,000	64
1	7	Ignacio Puebla	Spain	1,900,000	19
1	8	Simone Demasi	Italy	3,150,000	32

2	1	Adel Rahou	France	3,000,000	30
2	2	Tomas Patka	Austria	5,400,000	54
2	3	Anatoly Chen	Russia	2,250,000	23
2	4	Maksym Mamon	Switzerland	1,550,000	16
2	5	Rubens Sellam	France	4,800,000	48
2	6	Biao Ding	China	2,500,000	25
2	7	Milos Petakovic	Serbia	2,000,000	20
2	8	Inigo Naveiro	Spain	2,380,000	24

04-29-2023 17:47 UTC+2

Jeremy Palvini Eliminated in 17th Place (€12,640)

Connor Richards

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Jeremy Palvini was all in from the small blind for around 1,400,000 against Maher Achour on the button, who had him covered.

Jeremy Palvini: A♦7♦
Maher Achour: A♠Q♠

Palvini was dominated but got some help from the 8♠9♦8♥ flop and the K♦ turn gave him a flush draw. The Q♥ river was the right color but the wrong suit as Palvini was eliminated ahead of the two-table redraw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maher Achour	5,000,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Jeremy Palvini	Busted

Tags: Jeremy Palvini Maher Achour

04-29-2023 17:46 UTC+2

Alfonso Simone Eliminated In 18th Place (€10,520)

Andrew Knowles

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The action was picked up on the river in a heads-up pot of roughly 1,500,000 on a board showing J♠5♦3♥10♣10♦. Alfonso Simone moved all in for close to 1,400,000 from under the gun and was snap-called by Rubens Sellam on the button with a bigger stack.

Simone rolled over A♠A♦, but Sellam confidently tabled J♥J♣ for flopped top set and rivered full house and the winning hand. Simone was eliminated in 18th place for €10,520.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rubens Sellam	5,000,000 2,950,000	2,950,000
Alfonso Simone	Busted

Tags: Alfonso Simone Rubens Sellam

04-29-2023 17:39 UTC+2

Samuel Ju Eliminated In 19th Place (€10,520)

Andrew Knowles

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The action folded to Samuel Ju in the small blind who moved all in for 650,000 and was called by the bigger stack of Tomas Patka in the big blind.

Samuel Ju: J♠10♣
Tomas Patka: K♦3♦

The board ran out no help to Ju on a 9♠9♦4♥6♥7♣ and he was eliminated in 19th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomas Patka	5,100,000 -400,000	-400,000

Samuel Ju	Busted

Tags: Samuel Ju Tomas Patka

04-29-2023 17:26 UTC+2

Ju Leaves Di Cesare Short

Connor Richards

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Samuel Ju open-jammed a stack of 470,000 as the first player to act and Alessio Di Cesare called in the big blind with a bigger stack.

Samuel Ju: Q♠Q♥
Alessio Di Cesare: 4♥4♠

Ju's ladies were able to hold up as the board ran out 2♠5♠7♣K♣7♠ to earn him a double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessio Di Cesare	3,000,000 -700,000	-700,000
Samuel Ju	1,000,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Alessio Di Cesare Samuel Ju

04-29-2023 17:20 UTC+2

Ken Okada Eliminated In 20th Place (€10,520)

Andrew Knowles

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The action folded around to Ken Okada in the small blind who moved all in for 1,540,000 and was instantly called by Maher Achour in the big blind with a slightly bigger stack.

Ken Okada: A♦J♣
Maher Achour: A♥K♠

The board ran out K♦9♥8♥9♣7♠ and the ace-king held for Achour to send Okada to the payout desk in 20th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maher Achour	3,300,000 1,150,000	1,150,000
Ken Okada	Busted

04-29-2023 17:15 UTC+2

Ju and Di Cesare Make Broadway Against Patka

Connor Richards

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Alessio Di Cesare opened to 200,000 on the button and Samuel Ju three-bet jammed a stack of around 400,000 from the small blind. Tomas Patka then re-shoved in the big blind and Cesare snap-called with a smaller stack of around 1,600,000.

Samuel Ju: 10♦10♠
Alessio Di Cesare: A♣10♣
Tomas Patka: 8♦8♠

The flop of Q♥5♣J♣ kept Patka ahead with eights until the K♥ on the turn gave Cesare Broadway. But the river then brought the A♥ to also give Ju Broadway and both players stayed alive as they chopped up the chips of Patka.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomas Patka	5,500,000 -2,000,000	-2,000,000

Alessio Di Cesare	3,700,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Samuel Ju	800,000 -500,000	-500,000

Tags: Alessio Di Cesare Samuel Ju Tomas Patka