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

04-27-2023 18:54 UTC+2

Sitbon Sits Back Down

Frank Visser

Level 19 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Sam Greenwood opened the action from middle position with a raise to 65,000. It folded to Julien Sitbon on the button who jammed all in for 365,000 before the action returned to Greenwood. Greenwood quickly called and the first preflop showdown of the final table was a fact.

Julien Sitbon: 10♥10♣
Sam Greenwood: J♥J♠

The board ran out 9♣9♥3♣4♦ and Sitbon began to say his goodbyes. However, the miraculous 10♦ hit the river while Sitbon was mid-sentence and in the motion of getting up. He quickly sat down again to rake in his newly acquired chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Greenwood	1,525,000	-375,000
Julien Sitbon	805,000	315,000

Tags: Julien Sitbon Sam Greenwood

04-27-2023 18:48 UTC+2

All-Ins but No Calls

Adam Lamers

Level 19 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Guram Andronikashvili opened to 60,000 in middle position and Sam Greenwood ripped all in as the big stack in the small blind. Nacho Barbero eyed up the small stacks at the table and used one of his time extensions but opted to fold, and Andronikashvili followed suit.

On the next hand, Maksim Vaskresenski shipped all in for around 300,000 in the hijack and Conor Beresford thought for a brief moment in the big blind before dumping his cards in the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Greenwood	1,900,000	355,000
Guram Andronikashvili	500,000	-50,000
Nacho Barbero	430,000	-60,000
Maksim Vaskresenski	365,000	15,000

Tags: Conor Beresford Guram Andronikashvili Maksim Vaskresenski Nacho Barbero Sam Greenwood

Level: 19

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

04-27-2023 18:36 UTC+2

Andronikashvili Squeezes Out a Profit

Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

A lot of pots have been taken down preflop or on the flop. The last example of such a pot happened when Conor Beresford opened to 50,000 from the cutoff and got a call from Artur Martirosian in the small blind. However, big blind Guram Andronikashvili smelled blood and put in a three-bet to 150,000.

This was enough to get the other two players to muck their hands and Andronikashvili won a small but nevertheless important pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guram Andronikashvili	550,000	45,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Conor Beresford Guram Andronikashvili

04-27-2023 18:14 UTC+2

Greenwood Puts Sitbon to the Test

Adam Lamers

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

On the last hand of the previous level, Sam Greenwood raised to 45,000 in the hijack. Julien Sitbon three-bet to 155,000 in the small blind and Greenwood just called.

The flop came J♦7♣2♦ and Sitbon continued with a bet of 110,000 which Greenwood called. The turn brought the 8♥ and Sitbon checked this time. Greenwood tossed in a bet of 125,000 and Sitbon called.

The river was the 6♦ and Sitbon checked again. Greenwood used a time extension and then announced all in, putting Sitbon to the test for his remaining 490,000 chips. Sitbon slammed in his stack of time extension chips but only used one of them before mucking his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Greenwood	1,545,000	340,000
Julien Sitbon	490,000	-430,000

Tags: Julien Sitbon Sam Greenwood

Level: 18

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

04-27-2023 18:06 UTC+2

Andronikashvili Gets It Done on the Flop

Frank Visser

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

Conor Beresford opened from under the gun to 40,000 before Guram Andronikashvili made it 110,000 to go from middle position. The action folded back to Beresford who mulled it over for a while but ended up calling.

The flop was Q♦7♦6♥ and Andronikashvili bet his remaining chips after a check from Beresford. Beresford quickly folded, leading to a nice increase in Andronikashvili's stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Conor Beresford	1,040,000	40,000
Guram Andronikashvili	505,000	150,000

Tags: Conor Beresford Guram Andronikashvili

04-27-2023 18:00 UTC+2

Final Table Seat Draw

Adam Lamers

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

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Julien Sitbon	France	920,000	46
2	Artur Martirosian	Russia	890,000	45
3	Guram Andronikashvili	United Kingdom	355,000	18
4	Paul Newey	United Kingdom	455,000	23
5	Maksim Vaskresenski	Poland	350,000	18
6	Sam Grafton	United Kingdom	1,790,000	90
7	Sam Greenwood	Canada	1,205,000	60
8	Nacho Barbero	Argentina	490,000	25
9	Conor Beresford	United Kingdom	1,000,000	50

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Grafton	1,790,000	160,000
Sam Greenwood	1,205,000	-15,000
Conor Beresford	1,000,000	-400,000
Julien Sitbon	920,000
Artur Martirosian	890,000	288,000
Nacho Barbero	490,000	40,000
Paul Newey	455,000	-55,000
Guram Andronikashvili	355,000	185,000
Maksim Vaskresenski	350,000	-140,000

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
Julien Sitbon	920,000	640,000
Joao Vieira	Busted

Tags: Joao Vieira Julien Sitbon Sam Greenwood

04-27-2023 17:44 UTC+2

Andronikashvili on the Short Stack

Adam Lamers

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

Sam Greenwood raised to 40,000 in the cutoff and Guram Andronikashvili defended from the big blind. The flop came Q♥2♥2♣ and Andronikashvili started with a check. Greenwood bet 20,000 and Andronikashvili check-raised to 50,000 which Greenwood called.

The turn was the 9♠ and both players checked to the 3♠ on the river. Andronikashvili led out with a bet of 65,000 and Greenwood looked him up. Andronikashvili showed A♥3♣ for a pair of threes but Greenwood turned over 9♥8♦ for a pair of nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Greenwood	1,410,000	120,000
Guram Andronikashvili	170,000	-80,000

Tags: Guram Andronikashvili Sam Greenwood