€2,200 FPS High Roller Day 2 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

04-30-2023 13:38 UTC+2

Boika Flops a Set to Down Castagnet

Adam Lamers

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Fabrice Castagnet shoved all in from early position for around 65,000. Aliaksei Boika also pushed all in for around 150,000 and the rest of the table folded.

Fabrice Castagnet: A♠4♠
Aliaksei Boika: 6♥6♦

The 7♦6♠5♥ flop gave Boika a set of sixes but he wasn't out of the woods yet as Castagnet held a straight draw. The J♦ and A♣ runout was not enough for Castagnet who was eliminated in the opening level.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksei Boika	225,000 30,000	30,000

Fabrice Castagnet	Busted

Tags: Aliaksei Boika Fabrice Castagnet

Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

04-30-2023 13:37 UTC+2

Guenni Gets It Through on the Turn

Frank Visser

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Juan Carlos Vecino opened the action with a raise from the button before Mikael Guenni made it 65,000 from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way and Vecino put in the extra chips to see a flop.

A♠K♠J♣ was fanned out and Guenni continuation-bet for 42,000. Vecino made the call and the board paired on the A♣ turn.

Guenni now jammed all his chips in the middle for a bet of 200,000. Vecino instantly folded his hand and Guenni stacked some much desired chips on his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikael Guenni	430,000 201,000	201,000
Juan Carlos Vecino	320,000 -176,000	-176,000

Tags: Mikael Guenni Juan Carlos Vecino

04-30-2023 13:34 UTC+2

Marle Spragg Won The Ladies Event

Shirley Ang

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

I have won the €330 Ladies event for 5.5k ## https://t.co/id28AkSfnR
— Marle Spragg (@MarleSpragg)

04-30-2023 13:26 UTC+2

Wai Makes the Nuts and Doubles

Frank Visser

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Andrea Ruosi and Sim Kok Wai were battling for a pot of 80,000. The action was caught on the turn on a board that read Q♥2♥6♥10♠ and Ruosi had bet 74,000 from the small blind. Wai was in the hijack and made the call after a little thinking time.

The river fell the 4♦ and Ruosi rapidly went all in, covering the 135,000 chips Wai had left in his stack. Wai snap called and instantly tabled the flopped nut flush with A♥10♥. Ruosi went for it with Q♦9♦ but his top pair was not good enough to take down the pot, and he was left with about 12 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sim Kok Wai	500,000 262,000	262,000
Andrea Ruosi	100,000 -238,000	-238,000

Tags: Andrea Ruosi Sim Kok Wai

04-30-2023 13:25 UTC+2

Camosci Finds a Perfect Flop

Adam Lamers

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Mauricio Salazar Sanchez raised it up in middle position and was called by Enrico Camosci on the button and Benjamin Pitoun in the big blind. The flop came K♦Q♥J♦ and Salazar Sanchez continued with a bet of 19,000. Camosci just called and Pitoun ripped all in for 68,000. Salazar Sanchez got out of the way and Camosci instantly called.

Benjamin Pitoun: K♥9♦
Enrico Camosci: A♦10♦

Camosci flopped a straight with a royal flush draw, leaving Pitoun drawing very slim. The 10♠ and 9♠ runout was no help to Pitoun who was bounced in the early going.

Player	Chips	Progress
Enrico Camosci	679,000 149,000	149,000
Mauricio Salazar Sanchez	255,000 255,000	255,000
Benjamin Pitoun	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Pitoun Enrico Camosci Mauricio Salazar Sanchez

04-30-2023 13:16 UTC+2

Early Eliminations

Adam Lamers

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Harry Lodge	Busted
Roberto Romanello	Busted

Mathieu His	Busted
Andrew Chen	Busted
Andrea Bottaro	Busted
Julian Fernandez	Busted
Kiryl Asaulenka	Busted
Antoine Camors	Busted
Thierry Luksenberg	Busted
Tibor Nagygyorgy	Busted
Michele Perego	Busted
Thomas Eychenne	Busted

04-30-2023 13:15 UTC+2

Metaal Among Early Bust-Outs

Frank Visser

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

A lot of players entered Day 2 short stacked and ''seat open!'', is heard frequently throughout the tournament room.

On one table, Cesar Garcia went all in for 58,000 into a pot of nearly 100,000. The completed board of K♣4♣A♠10♣5♣ was spread and Jensen Bernard was in early position and made the call after getting an exact count.

Cesar Garcia: 5♠3♠
Jensen Bernard: A♦J♣

Garcia's bluff had run into the top pair of Bernard, and he was swiftly eliminated in the early stages of Day 2.

Over at another table, Govert Metaal had jammed his final 75,000 or so chips preflop and had gotten called by Thierry Oldak.

Govert Metaal: 3♦3♣
Thierry Oldak: A♣K♥

A flip for Metaal to stay alive, but he failed to do so as the board ran out 10♦J♦9♣10♣K♣.

These were just two of the fourteen eliminations so far on Day 2, as the action is plentiful and quick.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jensen Bernard	285,000 90,000	90,000
Thierry Oldak	185,000 121,000	121,000
Cesar Garcia	Busted
Govert Metaal	Busted

Tags: Cesar Garcia Govert Metaal Jensen Bernard Thierry Oldak

04-30-2023 13:12 UTC+2

Neves Holds for an Early Double

Adam Lamers

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Pedro Neves opened to 16,000 in early position and was called by Igor Pihela a couple of seats over. Herve Mary jammed all in for 39,000 in the cutoff and Neves reshoved all in, forcing out Pihela.

Herve Mary: A♣J♣
Pedro Neves: K♣10♦

The flop came Q♦9♣6♣ and both players picked up draws to go with their live cards. The 6♠ on the turn was a brick and the 10♣ on the river gave Mary a flush to earn the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Neves	250,000
Herve Mary	116,000 76,000	76,000

Tags: Herve Mary Igor Pihela Pedro Neves

04-30-2023 13:09 UTC+2

Every Past PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo Main Event Champion

Matt Hansen

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

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