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

04-30-2023 15:16 UTC+1

Spano Fires on Hearts

Frank Visser

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Robert Spano opened from under the gun to 40,000 and got called by Ewen Trevidy on the button and Marco Regonaschi in the big blind.

The flop came out a monotone A♥K♥2♥ and Regonaschi checked to the preflop aggressor. Spano put out a continuation-bet of 55,000, which Trevidy immediately folded to. Regonaschi spent a minute or so in the tank before making the call.

The turn came a fourth heart with the 8♥ and Spano fired again for 75,000 after another check from Regonaschi. Regonaschi did not like the red cards on the table, as he now quickly folded his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ewen Trevidy	625,000 125,000	125,000
Robert Spano	600,000 134,000	134,000
Marco Regonaschi	340,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Ewen Trevidy Marco Regonaschi Robert Spano

04-30-2023 15:14 UTC+1

Double KO for Kiriopoulos Puts Him on Top

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Adam Lamers

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Demosthenes Kiriopoulos opened to 40,000 in early position and Ivan Banic ripped all in for 230,000 in the small blind. Mehdi Chaoui also jammed all in for around 320,000 in the big blind and Kiriopoulos called to put both players at risk.

Ivan Banic: J♣J♦
Mehdi Chaoui: A♣Q♥
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos: A♥K♠

The flop fell K♥8♦6♦ and Kiriopoulos flopped a pair of kings to take the lead over both of his opponents. The 9♥ and 2♥ runout changed nothing and Kiriopoulos scored the double knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos	2,140,000 1,380,000	1,380,000
Mehdi Chaoui	Busted
Ivan Banic	Busted

Tags: Demosthenes Kiriopoulos Ivan Banic Mehdi Chaoui

04-30-2023 15:05 UTC+1

Faria Makes a Wise Check on the River

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Adam Lamers

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Luis Faria raised to 40,000 in middle position and Marton Czuczor defended from the big blind. The flop came K♣9♦4♠ and Czuczor check-called a bet of 30,000 from Faria.

The K♦ paired the board on the turn and Czuczor checked again. Faria fired out a bet of 75,000 and Czuczor still called. The 6♥ completed the board and Czuczor checked one more time. Faria checked it back and Czuczor tabled K♥4♥ for a full house to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marton Czuczor	1,100,000 600,000	600,000
Luis Faria	475,000 362,000	362,000

Tags: Luis Faria Marton Czuczor

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

04-30-2023 14:44 UTC+1

These Players Take Home €5,080

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jie Zheng	Busted
Yaman Nakdali	Busted
Agatino Spitaleri	Busted
Andreas Vlachos	Busted
Daniel Tordjman	Busted
Hassine Hadj	Busted
Ori Elul	Busted
Julien Bolimowski	Busted
Cedric Weinberg	Busted
Mikael Guenni	Busted
Nuri Hadioglu	Busted
Christophe Panetti	Busted
Gerard Cohen	Busted
Thierry Oldak	Busted
Arnaud Enselme	Busted
Georgi Abuladze	Busted
Herve Mary	Busted
Dionysios Kartsampas	Busted
Foued Benjima	Busted
Timo Kamphues	Busted
Maria Lampropulos	Busted
Plozza Moreno	Busted

04-30-2023 14:35 UTC+1

First Break of the Day

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Adam Lamers

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

The remaining 69 players are going on their first 20-minute break of the day.

04-30-2023 14:34 UTC+1

Vuckovic Finds Queens, Doubles

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Jie Zheng had shoved all in from middle position for 205,000 and the action folded around to Alexander Vuckovic. He slowly peeled his cards, nodded, and announced his call, putting himself at risk.

Alexander Vuckovic: Q♠Q♣
Jie Zheng: J♥8♥

''No sweat'', requested Vuckovic. The flop came 9♥5♦10♣ and he exclaimed ''Oh maximum sweat!''. The J♠ turn gave Zheng a pair but made Vuckovic a straight draw as well. The river fell a complete brick of [5sc] and Vuckovic cheered while he raked in his double-up. Meanwhile, Zheng was left with one big blind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Vuckovic	388,000 232,000	232,000
Jie Zheng	23,000 131,000	131,000

Tags: Alexander Vuckovic Jie Zheng

04-30-2023 14:29 UTC+1

Molnar Picks Off Karlic's Bluff

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Adam Lamers

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Gerald Karlic and Laszlo Molnar were heads-up in a pot with around 125,000 in the middle. The board read A♣8♠7♠6♦ and Molnar checked from the small blind. Karlic splashed in a bet of 75,000 and Molnar just called.

The river was the 6♣ and Molnar checked for the third time. Karlic announced all in and Molnar instantly called off his last 184,000 chips. Karlic showed K♥10♦ for air while Molnar tabled 10♥9♥ for a straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laszlo Molnar	650,000 297,000	297,000
Gerald Karlic	608,000 252,000	252,000

Tags: Laszlo Molnar Gerald Karlic

04-30-2023 14:23 UTC+1

Chaoui Gets Value on the River

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Liu Chun Keat raised to 32,000 from the cutoff and Mehdi Chaoui made the call from the small blind. The pair saw a flop of 4♦A♥Q♠, which Keat continuation-bet for 23,000. Chaoui check-called the bet and the 6♠ turn appeared, which both players checked.

On the 8♥ river, Chaoui chose to take the betting lead by putting 48,000 forth. Keat thought it over for a while but ended up making the call, however he instantly mucked his hand when he saw the A♠7♠ that Chaoui tabled. Top pair was enough to take this small pot between the two below-average stacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mehdi Chaoui	335,000 223,000	223,000
Chun Keat Liu	310,000 161,000	161,000

Tags: Liu Chun Keat Mehdi Chaoui

04-30-2023 14:18 UTC+1

Zheng Makes a Move, Gets Caught

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Ewen Trevidy opened his cutoff to 32,000 before Jie Zheng pushed his 355,000 stack in the middle from the button. Robert Spano was in the small blind and made the call for his own stack of 201,000.

Trevidy thought about it for a bit but eventually decided that this was too much action for his hand and the other two players revealed their cards.

Robert Spano: A♦K♣
Jie Zheng: Q♠4♠

Zheng smiled as he turned over his hand, seemingly having tried to put pressure on Trevidy's open with a subpar holding. Spano took full advantage of the situation as he made a full double and then some on the board of 8♠8♠8♣9♦3♣, while Zheng was left with fewer than ten big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ewen Trevidy	500,000 58,000	58,000
Robert Spano	466,000 246,000	246,000
Jie Zheng	154,000 102,000	102,000

Tags: Ewen Trevidy Jie Zheng Robert Spano