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

Apr 30, 2023

The "Bag Trick" Works for Orpaz

Adam Lamers

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Tom Orpaz was down to just 395,000 chips and moved all in from under the gun. Marco Regonaschi was next to act and flicked in a call. The rest of the table folded and the two hands were tabled.

Tom Orpaz: 10♣9♣
Marco Regonaschi: A♠6♠

Orpaz stood up from his chair and grabbed his bag with his tournament on the line. The flop came J♥9♥3♦ and Orpaz picked up the only pair. The K♣ on the turn and the 9♦ on the river secured the double up for Orpaz.

Tags: Tom Orpaz Marco Regonaschi

Apr 30, 2023

Goasdoue Goes for the Trap

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Frank Visser

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Tom Orpaz open-raised to 100,000 from middle position and Alan Goasdoue defended his big blind. The flop fell J♥6♣8♣ and all the chips went in the middle. Goasdoue played 345,000 and was at risk.

Alan Goasdoue: A♣A♠
Tom Orpaz: K♣Q♣

Goasdoue went for the trap preflop but was in a precarious situation with his opponent having flopped a flush draw. Even more outs arrived on the K♥ turn, but the 8♠ river gave Gaosdoue the better two pair to double up.

Meanwhile Orpaz was left with only 275,000 chips, equating to five and a half big blinds in this stage of the tournament.

Tags: Alan Goasdoue Tom Orpaz

Apr 30, 2023

A Real Stinker for Djorno

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Adam Lamers

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Tinay Aksoy opened to 80,000 in the hijack and Dan Djorno shoved all in for 680,000 in the small blind. Weiran Pu reshoved all in from the big blind and Aksoy was forced to fold.

Dan Djorno: A♠7♠
Weiran Pu: 8♥8♣

The flop came Q♥6♦5♣ and Djorno was still looking to hit an ace to stay alive. The 9♦ on the turn increased his outs but the K♠ on the river was no help as he exited the tournament.

Tags: Weiran Pu Tinay Aksoy Dan Djorno

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Apr 30, 2023

Kiriopoulos Climbs to Two Million

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Frank Visser

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

A 250,000 pot was brewing between Demosthenes Kiriopoulos and Samiyel Duzgun. The flop read 4♥4♦9♦ and Kiriopoulos checked out of the big blind to Samiyel Duzgun on the button. Duzgun bet the minimum of 40,000, which Kiriopoulos raised to 125,000. Duzgun called and the 3♥ turn was dealt.

This time, Kiriopoulos put out a bet worth 200,000 chips and again Duzgun obliged. Kiriopoulos completed the triple barrel on the Q♠ river by putting 275,000 chips in the middle. Duzgun thought for a minute before relinquishing the pot to Kiriopoulos.

This pot made Kiriopoulos tip the two million mark, while Duzgun dove back down to under a million.

Tags: Demosthenes Kiriopoulos Samiyel Duzgun

Apr 30, 2023

Djorno Gives Up the Charade

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Adam Lamers

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Tinay Aksoy raised to 80,000 in the cutoff and Dan Djorno defended from the big blind. The flop came A♣7♥4♥ and Aksoy continued with a bet of 55,000. Djorno check-raised to 220,000 and Aksoy called.

The turn brought the 2♥ and both players slowed down with a check. The 8♦ completed the board and Djorno checked one more time. Aksoy tossed in a bet of 90,000 and Djorno gave up his hand.

Tags: Dan Djorno Tinay Aksoy

Apr 30, 2023

Vuckovic Runs Into Aces

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Adam Lamers

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Paolo Boi raised to 80,000 in the hijack and Alexander Vuckovic flat-called from the button. They went heads-up to a flop of J♣J♦6♥ and Boi continued with a bet of 60,000. Vuckovic called and the 6♠ landed on the turn.

Both players checked and the 6♣ completed the board. Boi led out with a bet of 200,000 and Vuckovic shipped all in. Boi didn't waste any time before calling off his stack of 680,000. Vuckovic showed 9x9x to play the board while Boi held A♠A♥ for the better full house to double up.

Tags: Alexander Vuckovic Paolo Boi

Apr 30, 2023

Wai Boots Another One

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Frank Visser

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The chips were already in preflop when the action was caught. Mikhail Nikolaev had 585,000 and a red all-in triangle in front of him. Sim Kok Wai had made the call and the two players revealed their holdings.

Mikhail Nikolaev: A♣10♣
Sim Kok Wai: 9♠9♣

Nikolaev flopped a flush draw on 8♣7♥7♣ but did not make further improvement on the Q♦ turn nor 5♥ river. He was the first person to be eliminated after the break.