2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

€100,000 EPT Super High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
€1,036,287
Event Info
Buy-in
€100,000
Prize Pool
€3,589,740
Entries
37
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
26
Players Left
7

Gavrilovich Bets Three Streets, Mokri Folds River

Level 9 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Jenya Gavrilovich raised from the hijack and Kayhan Mokri called in the big blind.

The flop came K8J. Mokri checked and Gavrilovich bet out 10,000, which Mokri called. The turn was the A. Mokri checked again and Gavrilovich bet out 22,000, which Mokri called again.

The river was the A. Mokri checked for a third time and Gavrilovich fired out a large bet of 70,000. Mokri thought about it for a while, used a time bank, and then made the fold.

Player Chips Progress
Kayhan Mokri no
Kayhan Mokri
950,000
-26,000
-26,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Jenya Gavrilovich by
Jenya Gavrilovich
460,000
169,000
169,000

Tags: Jenya GavrilovichKayhan Mokri

Heath Puts Ponakovs in the Blender

Level 9 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Ben Heath
Ben Heath

Aleksejs Ponakovs opened to 13,000 from the button, and Ben Heath defended his big blind. Heath check-called bets of 8,000 and 50,000 on the flop and turn for the final board to show 1010745. Heath checked once more on the river and Ponakovs bet 125,000, leaving 50,000 behind.

Heath used up a time bank before moving all in for 183,000 and after exhausting the remainder of his time banks, Ponakovs folded.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
408,000
193,000
193,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
50,000
-215,000
-215,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsBen Heath

Kicker Problems Sees Yotsushika Hit the Rail

Level 9 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Kazuhiko Yotsushika
Kazuhiko Yotsushika

Action was on the flop, which was 710A. Yotsushika shoved all in and was called by Ben Heath.

Kazuhiko Yotsushika: A4
Ben Heath: AK

The turn came the 5 and the river was the 6. Both players had a pair of aces, but Heath's kicker played to give him the pot. Yotsushika was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
720,000
505,000
505,000
Kazuhiko Yotsushika jp
Kazuhiko Yotsushika
Busted

Davies Runs into Aces; Martirosian Finishes Him Off

Level 9 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Seth Davies
Seth Davies

Adrian Mateos opened to 13,000 from the hijack before Seth Davies made it 60,000 from the big blind. Mateos called.

Mateos called for 18,000 on the A54 flop before the 3 turn checked through to the J river. Davies checked once more, and Mateos bet 100,000. Davies, 220,000 behind, raised to 219,000 and was quickly called.

Davies had the J10 for a pair of jacks, while Mateos had got trappy with AA, which was good with a set.

The following hand, Artur Martirosian opened to 15,000 from the button. Davies was forced all in from the small blind and Mike Watson folded for the cards to be tabled.

Seth Davies: 103
Artur Martirosian: 86

Martirosian paired up on the J76 flop and held out to bust Davies following the 7 turn and 9 river.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
780,000
313,000
313,000
Defending Champion
EPT Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
EPT 1X Winner
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
540,000
85,000
85,000
EPT Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
EPT 1X Winner
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
Busted
$25K Fantasy
StakeKings

Tags: Adrian MateosArtur MartirosianSeth Davies

Bonomo Doubles Through Petrangelo

Level 9 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Justin Bonomo
Justin Bonomo

Nick Petrangelo opened to 13,000 from under the gun before Justin Bonomo moved all in for 125,000 from the cutoff. Petrangelo called.

Justin Bonomo: A9
Nick Petrangelo: KQ

Bonomo held out to double following the 77295 runout.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
265,000
120,000
120,000
Run It Once
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
126,000
-257,000
-257,000

Ponakovs Gets It In and Busts

Level 9 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Aleksejs Ponakovs
Aleksejs Ponakovs

Juan Pardo raised and Aleksejs Ponakovs moved all in for 35,000. Pardo called and players flipped their cards.

Aleksejs Ponakovs: 1010
Juan Pardo: KJ

Ponakovs was ahead with pocket tens. The board ran out perfectly for Pardo, J39JK, who paired up on the flop and had made a full house by the river. Ponakovs was eliminated in 23rd place.

Player Chips Progress
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
240,000
130,000
130,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
Busted

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsJuan Pardo

Level: 10

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Martirosian Folds Out Mateos

Level 10 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

In the last hand of Level 9, Artur Martirosian opened to 15,000 from the hijack before Adrian Mateos three-bet to 60,000 from the big blind. Martirosian called.

The J95 flop checked through to the J turn. Mateos checked once more which prompted Martirosian to fire for 45,000. After some thinking time, Mateos opted to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
720,000
-60,000
-60,000
Defending Champion
EPT Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
EPT 1X Winner
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
585,000
45,000
45,000
EPT Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Adrian MateosArtur Martirosian

Pardo Eliminated by Heath

Level 10 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Juan Pardo
Juan Pardo

Juan Pardo was all in preflop and was called by Ben Heath, with Pardo at risk. Players flipped over their cards.

Juan Pardo: 99
Ben Heath: JJ

Pardo had pocket nines and Heath had pocket jacks. The board ran out 6A47Q and neither player improved. Heath held up with his jacks and Pardo was eliminated in 22nd place.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
790,000
70,000
70,000
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
Busted

Tags: Ben HeathJuan Pardo