Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€3,000 Mystery Bounty
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
Buy-in
€3,000
Prize Pool
€1,163,448
Entries
678
Level
36
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
581
Players Left
167
Don't Miss Out on These Five Epic Activities at EPT Monte Carlo
Level 5
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
The 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour Monte Carlo is underway! The EPT has been visiting Monte Carlo for years, and this year's edition has the potential to be the most memorable yet, with a large number of participants expected. The exclusive principality on the Mediterranean Sea is sure to attract poker players from far and wide this spring.
However, as always, EPTs are not just about poker. The EPT will provide a full range of activities for players and their guests, ensuring that there is always something to do, whether you are at the poker table or not.
Okada and Kehoe Check It Down
Level 5
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Michel Bouskila, Zhewen Hu, Ken Okada, and Stephen Kehoe were four-way on a flop of A♣3♣Q♦. Bouskila and Hu checked from the blinds before Okada bet out 3,500 from the hijack. Kehoe was in the cutoff and was the only one who made the call.
The pair then checked through the turn K♣ and river 10♣.
''Do you have an ace?'', Kehoe asked. ''Yes'', said Okada, as he turned over his A♥8♦. Kehoe tabled A♦3♠ and it took Okada a while to realize he was beaten, as took down the pot with his two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
119,000
119,000
|
119,000 |
|
47,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
39,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
30,700
30,700
|
30,700 |
|
27,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
Bazin Catches Up to Bust Kerim
Level 5
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Alper Kerim open-jammed his last 9,400 and Olivier Bazin looked him up from the big blind.
Alper Kerim: K♦Q♦
Olivier Bazin: Q♥J♥
The board ran out 5♣J♦10♥8♦6♠ and Bazin flopped a pair of jacks to send Kerim to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,600
-2,800
|
-2,800 |
|
Busted |
Bitar Goes Back-To-Back
Level 5
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Ghassan Bitar and Boris Kolev were on a flop of A♣7♥3♠ in what is assumed to be a three-bet pot. Bitar bet out 4,200, which Kolev raised to 9,400. Bitar made the call and the pair was off to the 10♠ turn, which they both checked.
On the 9♦ river Bitar retook the betting lead with a big bet of 12,000 and this was enough to let Kolev make the fold, albeit after a little thank from the Bulgarian.
On the very next hand Bitar three-bet again. This time, Vahe Ter-Khachatryan was the initial raiser from the button. However, Ter-Khachatryan was not looking to get involved further and laid his hand down preflop, surrendering the 1,300 chips he had put in.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
66,000 | |
|
40,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
25,200
2,700
|
2,700 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 1,000
Nizzardelli Bluffs and Exits
Level 6
: Blinds 400/800, 1,000 ante
Priit Parmasto and Michele Nizzardelli were battling over a pot that had been three-bet preflop. On the 4♠5♦7♥ flop, Nizzardelli bet out 8,000 and Parmasto made the call. The same sequence happened on the 10♣ turn, but this time for an amount of 15,000.
Nizzardelli completed the triple barrel by putting his opponent all-in on the 8♣ river. Parmasto could not call any quicker as he had rivered a straight with his 6♦4♦. Nizzardelli let out a big sigh and shook his head as he could only show A♥K♥.
Not much later, Nizzardelli could be seen leaving the tournament area as he lost his other 18,500 chips as well in an unknown manner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,500 | |
|
Busted |
Jorgne is Back for More
Level 6
: Blinds 400/800, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 |
Konnikova and Hamouni Take Pots With Early Pressure
Level 6
: Blinds 400/800, 1,000 ante
Maria Konnikova raised from under the gun to 1,600 and Franck Kalfon called from two seats over. Nicolas Hamouni made it 9,000 to go and that forced both players out of the pot before the flop.
On the next hand, Antonio Queijeiro limped from under the gun and Nicolas Hamouni came in from the small blind. Konnikova made it 3,200 from the big blind and Kalfon called before Hamouni tossed his hand in the muck. The flop was 5♠K♦A♥ and Konnikova took it down with a 1,500 bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,200
53,200
|
53,200 |
|
40,800
40,800
|
40,800 |
|
33,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
||
|
28,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
Sargsyan Outkicked in Big Pot
Level 6
: Blinds 400/800, 1,000 ante
On a completed board of 9♦3♣3♥J♠2♣, Aram Sargsyan checked to Nicolas Julien. Julien put out a bet of 14,000 into a pot of 19,500 and Sargsyan immediately made the call with the chip he was holding the entire street.
Julien happily showed K♦J♦, which frustrated Sargsyan as he tabled a Jx to signify that he had the same pair with a weaker kicker. Sargsyan was left with less than 10 big blinds, but he recouped some chips from Julien the next hand as he check-raised the flop all in after defending his big blind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
87,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
|
9,400
9,400
|
9,400 |