€25,000 EPT High Roller Day 2 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

05-05-2023 12:34 UTC+1

Okamura Wins the Short Stack Showdown

Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Cedric Schwaederle opened to 3,000 from under the gun before Motoyoshi Okamura jammed all in from the cutoff.

Schwaederle asked for a count and it turned out to concern 25,500 chips. Schwaederle only had 500 chips more and tanked down to the final few seconds.

Finally, he folded his cards, letting both players live for at least one more hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Motoyoshi Okamura	32,500 3,500	3,500
Cedric Schwaederle	23,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Cedric Schwaederle Motoyoshi Okamura

05-05-2023 12:22 UTC+1

Shaw Saves It for a Better Spot

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Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Carl Shaw opened his button with a raise to 3,000. PokerStars Ambassdor Ramon Colillas was in the small blind and made it 9,000 to go.

Shaw thought about it for a while but eventually let this one go. He is now sitting on a stack of just over 20 big blinds and is on guard to not join the early Day 2 eliminations.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramon Colillas	147,500 31,500	31,500
Carl Shaw	35,500 8,500	8,500

Tags: Carl Shaw Ramon Colillas

05-05-2023 12:16 UTC+1

Place	Prize (EUR)	Place	Prize (EUR)
1	€1,070,260	10-11	€115,950
2	€668,850	12-13	€100,800
3	€477,750	14-15	€87,650
4	€367,500	16-17	€76,200
5	€282,700	18-20	€66,250
6	€220,800	21-23	€57,600
7	€184,000	24-27	€50,150
8	€153,350	28-31	€43,550
9	€133,350

Loeser Loses with Two Pair

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Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

There were 28,000 chips already in the middle in a pot between Florian Guimond and Manig Loeser. Guimond was in middle position and check-called a 7,500 bet from hijack Loeser on K♠3♠9♣7♥.

The river came the Q♠ and Guimond checked again. Loeser announced ''all-in'', covering Guimond's 17,000 remaining chips multiple times over. Guimond followed with a snap call and both players tabled their hands.

Guimond showed the K♣Q♣ for a rivered two pair, while Loeser was playing Kx9x for a lesser flopped two pair. A nice river for Guimond, who rakes in a very welcome double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manig Loeser	183,000 17,500	17,500

Florian Guimond	77,500 30,500	30,500

Tags: Florian Guimond Manig Loeser

05-05-2023 12:03 UTC+1

Beresford Bets His Flush

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Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Conor Beresford busted his first bullet on Day 1, but rejoined at the start of Day 2. He and Nikita Kuznetcov were battling over a 22,000 pot on a flop that read Q♦7♦8♦. Beresford fired out a bet of 4,000 from the button after a check from Kuznetcov. Kutznetcov made the call and a fourth diamond hit the turn in the shape of the 4♦.

Both players now checked and a 6♣ river was dealt. Kuznetcov checked once more, but Beresford fired in 22,500, leaving himself only 1,500 chips behind. Kutznetcov spent two time bank extensions before ultimately putting in the chips.

Beresford showed 10♣10♦ for the fourth-best flush and it had beaten Kuznetcov's holding, as his cards quickly joined the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikita Kuznetcov	84,500 35,000	35,000
Conor Beresford	75,500 25,500	25,500

05-05-2023 12:00 UTC+1

Recent Eliminations

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Andrew Knowles

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

There has been a fury of bustouts in the opening few minutes of Day 2 with some of the top name players hitting the rail early.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Greenwood	Busted

Paul Newey	Busted
Robert Greenberg	Busted
Fahredin Mustafov	Busted
Lucas Silva Rocha	Busted
Rui Martins	Busted
Vicente Delgado	Busted
Tibor Nagygyorgy	Busted
Lars Kamphues	Busted
Maher Nouira	Busted

05-05-2023 11:55 UTC+1

Faria has a Good Start

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Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Luis Faria reentered at the start of today and was involved in a pot with Luke Schwartz. The players had gathered 10,500 in the middle when the flop spelled out 6♣7♠3♥. Both players checked before Faria bet 8,000 from the big blind on the 8♣ turn.

The river then fell the 2♠ and Faria fired another 21,000 into the pot. Schwartz , who was on the button, did not want to put half his stack in and quickly mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luis Faria	63,000 13,000	13,000
Luke Schwartz	43,500 10,500	10,500

Tags: Luis Faria Luke Schwartz

05-05-2023 11:53 UTC+1

Barbero Takes Early Pot From Bruel

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Andrew Knowles

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

In a heads-up pot with 14,500 in the middle on a flop showing Q♥7♠2♦, Patrick Bruel led out from the hijack for 6,000 and Nacho Barbero made the call on the button.

The 2♣ hit the turn and Bruel kept up the aggression with a bet of 16,000, which Barbero called. On the J♠ river Bruel slowed down with a check to Barbero, who took his time, before betting 47,000. Bruel contemplated his options, but eventually let his cards go and the pot was sent to Barbero.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nacho Barbero	136,000 37,000	37,000
Patrick Bruel	73,000 28,500	28,500

Tags: Nacho Barbero Patrick Bruel

05-05-2023 11:42 UTC+1

A Full List of Day 2 Buy-Ins

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Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

28 players have bought in at start of Day 2, creating a total field of 212 entries. The prize pool stands at over €5,000,000 and the payout structure will be posted on PokerNews once it has been confirmed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Seidel	50,000 50,000	50,000

Martin Jacobson	50,000 50,000	50,000
Conor Beresford	50,000 50,000	50,000
Pablo Silva	50,000 50,000	50,000
Thimothe Busso	50,000 50,000	50,000
Pedro Marques	50,000 50,000	50,000

Pieter Aerts	50,000 50,000	50,000
Vicente Delgado	50,000
Imad Derwiche	50,000 50,000	50,000
Arthur Conan	50,000 50,000	50,000
Biao Ding	50,000 50,000	50,000
Ryhor Karapanau	50,000 50,000	50,000
Arsenii Karmatckii	50,000 50,000	50,000

Alex Kulev	50,000 50,000	50,000
Markkos Ladev	50,000 50,000	50,000
Stefan Lehner	50,000 50,000	50,000

Fahredin Mustafov	50,000 50,000	50,000
Tibor Nagygyorgy	50,000 50,000	50,000
Maher Nouira	50,000 50,000	50,000
Christophe Panetti	50,000 50,000	50,000
Adi Rajkovic	50,000 50,000	50,000
Luis Faria	50,000 50,000	50,000
Cedric Schwaederle	50,000 50,000	50,000
Jan-Eric Schwippert	50,000 50,000	50,000
Nozomu Shimizu	50,000 50,000	50,000