€10,200 Mystery Bounty Day 1 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

Apr 26, 2023

Greenwood Leaves Kulev with Crumbs

Adam Lamers

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Sam Greenwood and Alex Kulev were heads-up in a pot with around 90,000 in the middle already. A completed board of J♠7♥4♣K♦7♣ was spread across the felt and Greenwood checked from the small blind.

Kulev announced all in from the cutoff and Greenwood never hesitated before calling off his stack of 60,000. Kulev turned over K♣J♦ for top two but Greenwood held 4♠4♥ for a full house to double up. Kulev was left with just 1,500 after the hand but headed to the registration line shortly after.

Tags: Alex Kulev Sam Greenwood

Apr 26, 2023

Dimov Pips Dvoress to Double Up

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Adam Lamers

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Daniel Dvoress opened to 3,500 under the gun and Ognyan Dimov reraised to 7,500 in the cutoff. Sirzat Hissou flat-called from the big blind and Dvoress four-bet shoved all in. Dimov called off his stack of 35,000 and Hissou stepped aside.

Ognyan Dimov: 10♠10♣
Daniel Dvoress: 9♠9♥

Dimov held the better of the two pocket pairs and the board of A♥Q♠7♣A♣6♠ posed no threat as he doubled through Dvoress.

Tags: Daniel Dvoress Ognyan Dimov Sirzat Hissou

Level: 4

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Apr 26, 2023

Boika Shoves on Vieira

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Adam Lamers

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Joao Vieira and Aliaksei Boika were heads-up in a pot with just under 50,000 in the middle. The flop came Q♥9♦7♥ and Vieira checked from the cutoff. Boika announced a bet of 12,000 on the button and Vieira called.

The 10♠ landed on the turn and Vieira checked again. Boika moved all in for 45,000 and Vieira asked for a count before dipping into the tank. After using two of his time extensions, Vieira finally mucked and Boika collected the pot.

Tags: Joao Vieira Aliaksei Boika

Apr 26, 2023

Updated Chip Counts and New Entries

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Adam Lamers

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Level: 3

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Apr 26, 2023

Premium Hands for Everyone

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Adam Lamers

Level 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Paul Newey opened to 2,500 in early position and Ossi Ketola three-bet to 7,000 on his left. Felipe Ketzer was in the small blind and shoved all in for 58,500. Kayhan Mokri pushed all in for 114,500 in the big blind which put Newey in the tank. After using his last three time extensions, Newey called off his stack of 111,500 and Ketola got out of the way.

Felipe Ketzer: K♠K♣
Paul Newey: A♥K♥
Kayhan Mokri: Q♥Q♦

The flop came Q♣10♠2♣ and Mokri took the lead with a set of queens. The turn brought the J♥ and Newey made a straight to take over the pole position. However, the 2♥ paired the board on the river and Mokri improved to a full house to eliminate both of his opponents.

Tags: Felipe Ketzer Kayhan Mokri Ossi Ketola Paul Newey

Apr 26, 2023

Jiang Gets Paid on the River

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Adam Lamers

Level 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Sosia Jiang raised to 2,500 in early position and Jean-Noel Thorel defended from the big blind. The flop fell A♣10♠2♥ and Thorel check-called a bet of 2,000 from Jiang.

The 10♦ paired the board on the turn and both players checked to the 4♣ on the river. Thorel checked once more and Jiang tossed in a bet of 6,000. Thorel called and Jiang turned over A♥9♠ for the best hand.

Tags: Jean-Noel Thorel Sosia Jiang

Level: 2

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Apr 26, 2023

Ketola Can't Get Rid of Watson

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Adam Lamers

Level 1 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Ossi Ketola raised it up to 3,000 in the cutoff and Mike Watson three-bet to 13,000 out of the small blind. Ketola called and they went heads-up to a flop of A♦3♥3♣.

Watson continued with a small bet of 3,000 and Ketola raised to 15,000. Watson just called and the 10♣ landed on the turn. Watson checked this time and Ketola splashed in a bet of 22,000. Watson jammed all in for around 85,000 and Ketola instantly mucked his cards.

Tags: Mike Watson Ossi Ketola