2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

€2,200 FPS High Roller
Day: 1b
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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
Entries
1,234
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
326
Players Left
48
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Guenni Garners a Double-Up

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Cesar Garcia had raised to 12,000 from middle position when Mikael Guenni went all in from the cutoff. Garcia asked for a count and the amount to call was 53,000. This elicited a tank from Garcia, who claimed ''It's close''.

Eventually, he made the call and the cards were tabled.

Mikael Guenni: K♠J♥
Cesar Garcia: Q♠9♠

Guenni flopped two pair on K♣J♣8♠, but still had the gutshot straight draw to avoid. The Q♦ turn and 5♥ river completed the board, however, and Guenni doubled up nicely.

Player Chips Progress
Mikael Guenni fr
Mikael Guenni 		121,000
Cesar Garcia es
Cesar Garcia 		95,000

Tags: Cesar GarciaMikael Guenni

Thirty Is the Magic Number

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Marius Kudzmanas
Marius Kudzmanas

Marius Kudzmanas open-raised to 12,000 from early position and got three-bet by Jimmy Andres Torres Velasquez in middle position. 30,000 was the amount to call, and Kudzmanas put in the necessary chips to do so.

The flop fell A♦A♠J♠ and both players checked. On the 3♠ turn Velasquez bet another 30,000 after a check from Kudzmanas. The 6♦ river was dealt and now Kudzmanas took the betting lead by adding another 30,000 to the pot.

This sent Velasquez into a tank of several minutes, but eventually he came up with a call. He got shown A♣Q♦ and mucked his cards, surrendering the pot to Kudzmanas who's stack got elevated to over ten times starting.

Player Chips Progress
Marius Kudzmanas lt
Marius Kudzmanas 		327,000
327,000
 327,000
Jimmy Andres Torres Velasquez
Jimmy Andres Torres Velasquez
140,000
140,000
 140,000

Tags: Marius Kudzmanas

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Okamoto Busts Kassouf in Huge Clash

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Shiina Okamoto
Shiina Okamoto

The action was caught on the river on a completed board of 8♦J♣6♦5♥Q♠. The pot had already grown to a huge size before Will Kassouf put in his final 75,000 from the small blind. Shiina Okamoto was in the big blind and verbally committed to a call.

Kassouf said ''You're good'', as he tabled his 10♣8♠ for a pair turned into a bluff. Okamoto showed Q♣J♦ for the rivered two pair and scooped the gargantuan pot to add to her already impressive stack. ''I shouldn't play with good players'', Kassouf stated while he left the tables in good spirits.

Some 30 minutes after claiming the chip lead himself, Kassouf passed it over to Okamoto. Playing six times the average, she has made great strides so far on Day 1b of the €2,200 FPS High Roller.

Player Chips Progress
Shiina Okamoto jp
Shiina Okamoto 		680,000
680,000
 680,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Will Kassouf gb
Will Kassouf 		Busted

Tags: Shiina OkamotoWill Kassouf

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Sitbon Gets His Final Big Blind In

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Julien Sitbon
Julien Sitbon

Hugo Soares raised to 8,000 early position and Karim Souaid made the three-bet to 25,000 from middle position. The action folded to Julien Sitbon in the small blind, who only had 6,000 chips left. He made the call to put himself all in and Soares got out of the situation, leading to a preflop showdown.

Julien Sitbon: A♠9♥
Karim Souaid: K♦J♥

The board ran out Q♣2♣8♦8♣7♠ and Sitbon's ace-high held on until the end, extending his tournament life for an undetermined amount.

Player Chips Progress
Hugo Soares
Hugo Soares
79,500
Karim Souaid fr
Karim Souaid 		70,000
38,500
 38,500
Julien Sitbon fr
Julien Sitbon 		26,000
-4,000
 -4,000

Tags: Hugo SoaresJulien SitbonKarim Souaid

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