2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

€2,200 FPS High Roller
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
10♠9♠
Prize
€406,670
Event Info
Buy-in
€2,200
Prize Pool
€2,369,280
Total Entries
1,234
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
908
Players Left
134
Players Left 1 / 1,234
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Kitai Busts Covaciu; Belea Surging

Matt Hansen
Matt Hansen
Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Davidi Kitai raised to 11,800 from the small blind before Paul-Adrian Covaciu shoved his last 45,000 from the big blind. Kitai went into the tank for a few moments before he eventually tossed out the chips to call.

Paul-Adrian Covaciu: A♦10♦
Davidi Kitai: K♣Q♦

The board ran out 7♠K♦5♦8♥2♣ and Kitai's flopped pair of kings was good enough to send Covaciu to the rail.

Meanwhile, 2023 EPT Paris champion Razvan Belea has 146,000 at the same table.

Tags: Davidi KitaiPaul-Adrian CovaciuRazvan Belea

Odani Out-Kicks Baumann in the Blinds

Adam Lamers
Adam Lamers
Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The action folded around to Takumi Odani in the small blind who made it 3,000 to go. Gaelle Baumann called from the big blind and the dealer spread the flop of K♦10♥2♣.

Odani continued with a bet of 2,700 and Baumann called to see the A♣ on the turn. Both players checked and the 4♥ completed the board. Two more checks and Odani tabled K♣9♦ for a pair of kings. Baumann had the same pair with K♠7♦ but her seven-kicker wasn't enough.

Tags: Gaelle BaumannTakumi Odani

Spano Sends One to the Rail

Matt Hansen
Matt Hansen
Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

A player in early position raised to 3,000 and Robert Spano called from the button before Christoforos Chatzikyriakos shoved his dwindling stack of around 15,000 from the small blind. The original raiser got out of the way and Spano called to put Chatzikyriakos at risk.

Christoforos Chatzikyriakos: A♥J♣
Robert Spano: 8♠8♦

The board ran out 6♣7♠2♠9♥6♥ and Spano's eights held to send Chatzikyriakos to the rail.

Tags: Christoforos ChatzikyriakosRobert Spano

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Break Time

Adam Lamers
Adam Lamers
Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Players are going on a 25-minute break, with more than 830 entries registered in this flight. There are still two more levels to play before they get their 75-minute dinner break, after which registration will close for Day 1a.

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Adam Lamers
Adam Lamers
Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Gala Puts Two in the Tank

Adam Lamers
Adam Lamers
Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Thierry Morel raised it up in early position and was called by Maria Lampropoulos in middle position and Domenico Gala on the button. The flop came 9♠5♣2♥ and Morel continued with a bet of 4,000. Lampropoulos and Gala both called to see the 5♥ on the turn.

The action checked around on the turn and the 8♥ landed on the river. Morel and Lampropoulos checked again but Gala sized up a bet of 18,000. Morel thought for over a minute and finally decided to release his cards. Lampropoulos thought for just as long and eventually laid her hand down as well.

Tags: Thierry MorelMaria LampropoulosDomenico Gala

Larrosa Wins Showdown Without Showing Down

Matt Hansen
Matt Hansen
Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action was heads up with 20,000 in the middle and 2♣10♣K♠5♠ on the board when Tibor Nagygyorgy checked before Cristian Espineira Larrosa bet 9,000. Nagygyorgy called and the river was 4♣.

Nagygyorgy fired 19,500 at the river and mucked his cards when Larrosa called quickly. Larrosa tossed the winning hand in the muck without showing and dragged the pot.

Tags: Cristian Espineira LarrosaTibor Nagygyorgy

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Liu Wins a Classic Flip

Adam Lamers
Adam Lamers
Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The action folded around to Arseniy Meshcheryakov and Chun Keat Liu in the blinds who wasted little time getting all of the chips in the middle after a couple of preflop raises. It was Meshcheryakov who was at risk for around 20,000 chips.

Arseniy Meshcheryakov: Q♠Q♣
Chun Keat Liu: A♥K♦

The flop came K♥10♣8♣ and Liu grabbed the lead after flopping a pair of kings. The K♣ on the turn and the 3♠ on the river were no help to Meshcheryakov who was eliminated.

Tags: Arseniy MeshcheryakovChun Keat Liu

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