€3,000 Mystery Bounty | 2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

05-04-2023 16:51 UTC+2

Labat Calls the Four-Bet Jam

Calum Grant

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Ignacio Sole Aparicio opened to 300,000 from the button before Antoine Labat three-bet to 1,000,000 from the small blind. Jeremie Zouari went into the tank in the big blind but settled on a fold. Aparicio moved all in for 2,125,000 and Labat quickly called.

Ignacio Sole Aparicio: A♦K♥
Antoine Labat: Q♦9♦

The queen-nine was a useful hand earlier for Labat but it failed to perform this time around as Aparicio secured a double up following the J♣3♥2♣K♠8♥ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ignacio Sole Aparicio	4,550,000	2,425,000
Antoine Labat	1,350,000	-2,125,000

Tags: Antoine Labat Ignacio Sole Aparicio

05-04-2023 16:44 UTC+2

Deal Not Agreed; Play Resumes

Calum Grant

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

The six players have decided to play as planned for the moment, and play has resumed on Level 32 with 18 minutes left on the clock.

05-04-2023 16:17 UTC+2

Deal Discussions Taking Place; Break Begins

Calum Grant

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Play has halted in the meantime as players are toying with the idea of a deal. They have also been sent on a 20-minute break.

05-04-2023 16:15 UTC+2

Aliaksei Boika Eliminated in 7th place (€35,050)

Matt Warburton

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Aliaksei Boika raised to 400,000 from under the gun, which was around half of his stack. Jon Ander Vallinas moved all in and action folded back around to Boika, who made the call with the shorter stack.

Aliaksei Boika: Q♣J♠
Jon Ander Vallinas: K♥Q♦

Vallinas had Boika dominated with his king queen. The board ran out 6♥3♥6♠A♥7♠. Neither player improved and so Vallinas held up with his king high.

Boika was eliminated in 7th place for €35,050. He had also pulled €53,000 in bounties to give him a grand total of €88,050 in winnings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Kraous	5,550,000	-50,000
Jeremie Zouari	4,200,000	600,000
Antoine Labat	3,475,000	-75,000
Jon Ander Vallinas	2,900,000	450,000
Andrea Crobu	2,150,000	-775,000
Ignacio Sole Aparicio	2,125,000	125,000
Aliaksei Boika	Busted

Tags: Aliaksei Boika Jon Ander Vallinas

05-04-2023 16:05 UTC+2

Crobu Takes Consecutive Pots

Calum Grant

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Andrea Crobu moved all in from the hijack and got it through to chip up.

The next hand, he opened to 300,000 and Jeremie Zouari defended his big blind to see the 10♦7♦7♥ flop. Zouari check-called for 250,000 but then folded after facing a bet of 275,000 on the 7♠ turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremie Zouari	3,600,000	-500,000
Andrea Crobu	2,925,000	1,395,000

Tags: Andrea Crobu Jeremie Zouari

05-04-2023 16:00 UTC+2

Kraous Takes Chip Lead With Higher Full House

Matt Warburton

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Jeremie Zouari open limped from middle position and was joined by Jon Vallinas and Anton Kraous who limped on the button. The small blind completed and big blind checked their option.

The flop came 5♦5♥8♥ and action checked to Zouari, who bet 150,000. Kraous called and all other players vacated the pot.

The turn came the 4♦ and both players checked. The river was the 6♦ and Zouari moved all in for the the rest of Kraous' stack. Kraous made the call and players flipped their cards.

Anton Kraous: 8♠8♦
Jeremie Zouari: 4♣4♠

Zouari had a full house with fives full of fours. Kraous, however, showed pocket eights for a higher full house. That gave him a huge double up and brought him into the top position as chip leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Kraous	5,600,000	2,740,000
Jeremie Zouari	4,100,000	-2,800,000

Tags: Anton Kraous Jeremie Zouari Jon Vallinas

Level: 32

Blinds: 100,000/150,000

Ante: 150,000

05-04-2023 15:49 UTC+2

Updated Counts

Calum Grant

Level 31 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremie Zouari	6,900,000	400,000
Antoine Labat	3,550,000
Anton Kraous	2,860,000	-140,000
Jon Ander Vallinas	2,450,000	240,000
Ignacio Sole Aparicio	2,000,000	-1,000,000
Andrea Crobu	1,530,000	-1,205,000
Aliaksei Boika	775,000	275,000