€10,200 Mystery Bounty | 2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

04-27-2023 17:53 UTC+2

Joao Vieira Eliminated in 10th Place (€8,700)

Adam Lamers

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Joao Vieira was one of the shortest stacks remaining and moved all in for 210,000 in the cutoff. Sam Greenwood also pushed all in on the button and Julien Sitbon called off his last 340,000 in the big blind.

Joao Vieira: A♣J♣
Julien Sitbon: A♦Q♦
Sam Greenwood: 6♥6♦

The flop came 8♣3♥2♠ and Greenwood was still in the lead with his pair of sixes, looking for the double knockout. However, the A♥ on the turn put Sitbon in the lead after spiking a pair of aces. The 9♣ bricked the river and Vieira was the lone casualty.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Greenwood	1,220,000 -190,000	-190,000
Julien Sitbon	920,000 640,000	640,000
Joao Vieira	Busted

Tags: Joao Vieira Julien Sitbon Sam Greenwood

04-27-2023 17:09 UTC+2

Kayhan Mokri Eliminated in 11th Place (€8,700)

Adam Lamers

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Kayhan Mokri moved all in for just for around 150,000 in the cutoff and Nacho Barbero reshoved all in for slightly more on the button. The blinds folded and the two players revealed their cards.

Kayhan Mokri: K♠9♠
Nacho Barbero: K♦J♥

The flop came 7♣3♠2♠ and Mokri picked up some outs despite being dominated. The Q♥ on the turn changed nothing and the J♣ on the river paired up Barbero who claimed the bounty.

Barbero instantly went to the treasure chest to redeem his ticket and drew the last €50,000 bounty.

"What am I doing playing this tournament with the top 0.1% luckiest people in the world!? I have no chance!" Sam Grafton exclaimed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nacho Barbero	450,000 30,000	30,000
Kayhan Mokri	Busted

Tags: Kayhan Mokri Nacho Barbero Sam Grafton

04-27-2023 17:02 UTC+2

Jiang Eliminated as Beresford Bursts Bubble

Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Conor Beresford moved all in from the cutoff, covering all of the remaining opponents. Sosia Jiang obliged from the smalll blind and after waiting for the other table to finish, their cards were tabled.

Sosia Jiang: A♦K♠
Conor Beresford: 8♣7♣

The board got scary for Jiang on Q♠5♣3♣5♠ and Beresford rivered a pair on the 8♠ to finish it off. She was the last to be eliminated before the money, all remaining players are now guaranteed the mincash of €8,700.

Player	Chips	Progress
Conor Beresford	1,400,000
Sosia Jiang	Busted

Tags: Conor Beresford Sosia Jiang

04-27-2023 16:55 UTC+2

Ketzer Picks the Wrong Time

Adam Lamers

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Sam Grafton was riding a heater and it continued as the money bubble approached. Felipe Ketzer was in the cutoff and opted to get all of the chips in the middle against Grafton in the big blind.

Sam Grafton: K♠K♦
Felipe Ketzer: A♣7♣

The board ran out clean for Grafton but the stacks were very similar. It was Grafton who was at risk for 812,000 and earned the double-up, leaving Ketzer with just 16,000 chips after the hand.

On the next hand, Ketzer got the last of his chips in the middle against Artur Martirosian. Ketzer was unable to connect with the board and was left with just five-high, as he bowed out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Grafton	1,630,000 794,000	794,000

Artur Martirosian	602,000 325,000	325,000

Felipe Ketzer	Busted

Tags: Sam Grafton Felipe Ketzer Artur Martirosian

04-27-2023 16:39 UTC+2

Grafton Grabs Big Double

Frank Visser

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Sam Grafton opened the action from the cutoff with a raise to 30,000. Biao Ding was in the small blind and made the three-bet to 101,000. Grafton in his turn responded with a four-bet jam worth 406,000, and Ding snap called.

Sam Grafton: J♣J♦
Biao Ding: 10♠10♦

Grafton was a big favorite for a huge double-up and secured it when the board remained free of tens or other shenenigans as A♥6♦4♥3♣3♦ was dealt. Meanwhile, Ding was left with less than ten big blinds and needs to spin his stack up if he still wants a shot at victory.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Grafton	836,000 411,000	411,000

Biao Ding	100,000 -560,000	-560,000

Tags: Biao Ding Sam Grafton

04-27-2023 16:29 UTC+2

Grafton Scores a Double

Adam Lamers

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Sam Grafton opened to 30,000 under the gun and Felipe Ketzer three-bet to 105,000 on the button. Grafton four-bet shoved all in for 203,000 and Ketzer quickly called.

Sam Grafton: A♦Q♥
Felipe Ketzer: A♣4♣

The flop came 8♣7♠5♥ and Ketzer picked up a straight draw. The J♦ and 2♥ runout bricked out and Grafton held on for a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Ketzer	685,000 -110,000	-110,000
Sam Grafton	425,000 193,000	193,000

Tags: Sam Grafton Felipe Ketzer

04-27-2023 16:22 UTC+2

Beresford Builds and Builds

Frank Visser

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Biao Ding raised from under the gun to 24,000 and received calls from Kayhan Mokri in the next seat over and Conor Beresford in the big blind.

The flop came 9♠6♣Q♦ and Ding bet 25,000 after a check from Beresford. Mokri quickly folded, but Beresford stuck around and the pair saw a turn.

The K♥ fell and both players now opted for a check. The J♠ river saw some action, however, as Beresford now took the betting lead with a bet of 30,000. Ding matched the bet, but could not match the flopped two pair of Beresford with Q♥6♥ and mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Conor Beresford	1,400,000 280,000	280,000
Biao Ding	660,000 -85,000	-85,000

Tags: Biao Ding Conor Beresford Kayhan Mokri

04-27-2023 15:36 UTC+2

Vieira Closing In On a Million

Adam Lamers

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Joao Vieira raised to 16,000 in middle position and Julien Sitbon defended from the big blind. The flop fell 8♦4♥2♦ and Sitbon check-called a bet of 25,000 from Vieira.

The 2♣ paired the board on the turn and Sitbon led out with a bet of 22,000. Vieira called and the 3♥ completed the board. Sitbon sized up a bet of 93,000 on the river and Vieira mulled it over before just calling. Sitbon tabled 9♥2♥ but Vieira rivered a straight with A♦5♦ to claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	985,000 250,000	250,000
Julien Sitbon	360,000 -235,000	-235,000

Tags: Joao Vieira Julien Sitbon

04-27-2023 15:12 UTC+2

Ding Earns the First Bounty

Adam Lamers

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Santhosh Suvarna was down to just 115,000 chips and ripped all in from under the gun. Biao Ding was next to act and made the call while the rest of the table got out of the way.

Santhosh Suvarna: K♣Q♦
Biao Ding: A♣Q♥

Ding was in a dominating position and the flop of A♥Q♣4♦ put him even further ahead. The 3♠ on the turn meant Suvarna was drawing dead to the 6♠ on the river and Ding picked up the first bounty.

Player	Chips	Progress
Biao Ding	650,000 418,500	418,500
Santhosh Suvarna	Busted

Tags: Biao Ding Santhosh Suvarna

04-27-2023 14:13 UTC+2

Adams Can't Hit After a Promising Flop

Adam Lamers

Level 12 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The action folded to Timothy Adams in the cutoff who moved all in for his last 99,000 chips. Julien Sitbon asked for a count from the small blind and then reshoved all in, forcing out the big blind.

Timothy Adams: A♥4♥
Julien Sitbon: A♣K♥

The flop of 6♥5♣2♥ gave Adams something to look forward to with a straight and flush draw. However, the K♣ on the turn paired Sitbon and the 8♦ on the river bricked out, sending Adams out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Sitbon	595,000 70,000	70,000
Timothy Adams	Busted

Tags: Julien Sitbon Timothy Adams