€3,000 Mystery Bounty Day 1 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

05-02-2023 15:23 UTC+2

Ripper Requisites Chips

Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Gaelle Baumann was in the hijack and made the raise to 600. Wagner Ripper made the call from the next seat over and so did Birger Ohl in the big blind.

The flop of J♦6♠4♠ saw Baumann continuation-bet for 1,000 after Ohl had checked. Both of her adversaries called and the Q♥ turn was dealt.

The action now checked to Ripper, who put out a bet of 3,000. Ohl was the only caller as Baumann let her hand go at this point.

On the 7♠ river, Ohl checked for the third time. He had 10,500 chips behind and Ripper decide to put more than that amount in the middle. Ohl thought about it for a bit but ended op mucking his holding.

The next hand, Baumann made the same preflop raise to 600, and this time Ripper made the three-bet to 2,000. Baumann called but folded after Ripper made a continuation-bet on the K♠8♠3♦ flop. Ripper showed J♣J♠ as the dealer pushed the chips toward him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wagner Ripper	33,000 5,700	5,700
Gaelle Baumann	15,000 -7,400	-7,400
Birger Ohl	10,500 10,500	10,500

Tags: Birger Ohl Gaelle Baumann Wagner Ripper

05-02-2023 15:19 UTC+2

Nixon Calls Shchepkin

Matt Hansen

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Action was heads up with nearly 10,000 in the middle and 3♣K♥10♠6♥6♣ on the board when Jamie Nixon bet 2,800 and Dmitry Shchepkin raised to 9,000. Nixon went into the tank for a few moments before he tossed out one chip to call. Shchepkin immediately tossed his cards in the muck and Nixon showed Q♥Q♣ to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamie Nixon	51,000
Dmitry Shchepkin	44,000 44,000	44,000

Tags: Dmitry Shchepkin Jamie Nixon

05-02-2023 15:08 UTC+2

New Entries in Level 2

Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
William Kassouf	30,000 30,000	30,000
Jon Kyte	30,000 30,000	30,000
Govert Metaal	30,000 30,000	30,000
Alejandro Lococo	30,000 30,000	30,000

Robbie Schiffbauer	30,000 30,000	30,000
Jessica Pilkington	30,000 30,000	30,000
Jessica Teusl	30,000 30,000	30,000

05-02-2023 15:03 UTC+2

Konnikova Shoves the Turn; Pehlivan Finds a Small Double

Matt Hansen

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Action was heads up with over 30,000 in the pot and 10♣J♦K♠6♦ on the the board when Sosia Jiang checked to Maria Konnikova. Konnikova shoved with around 15,000 and Jiang shuffled red chips with her left hand while she considered her options. After a few moments of thought, Jiang gave it up and the pot went to Konnikova.

Meanwhile, Omur Pehlivan was all in on another table for just over 4,000. Giovanni Salvatore was the one to look him up and the cards were already on their backs.

Omur Pehlivan: K♣Q♦
Giovanni Salvatore: A♣2♥

The board ran out 5♠3♣K♠6♦Q♠ and Pehlivan held on after a flopped pair of kings to secure the small double with two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Konnikova	45,000 6,000	6,000

Sosia Jiang	27,000 27,000	27,000
Giovanni Salvatore	24,000 24,000	24,000
Omur Pehlivan	9,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: Giovanni Salvatore Maria Konnikova Omur Pehlivan Sosia Jiang

05-02-2023 15:01 UTC+2

''Favorite Hands'' Clash in Huge Preflop Confrontation

Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

David Lascar had put 6,000 chips in the middle from the cutoff, for what is assumed to be a four-bet, and Adrian State was all in from the button for 30,100.

Lascar asked for confirmation whether the tournament had reentries and, after he received the affirmitve answer, made the call.

Adrian State: 9♥9♠
David Lascar: 4♣4♠

''My favorite hand'', State explained. ''Me too'', Lascar responded.

The board ran out without any significant cards: 10♣2♦A♣Q♣Q♦. It turned out that Lascar covered State by 4,000 chips and State secured the very early double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian State	60,900 60,900	60,900
David Lascar	4,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Adrian State David Lascar

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

05-02-2023 14:45 UTC+2

Folds in Big Pots

Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Jimmy Kebe had open-raised his button and Ilya Nikiforov made it 1,700 to go from the small blind. Kebe made the call and the pair saw a 2♣K♥8♠ flop.

Nikiforov maintained the aggression by betting another 1,300, which Kebe swiftly called. The A♦ turn appeared, and when Nikiforov upped his sizing to 2,700 Kebe folded.

On another table, Vahe Ter-Khachatryan and Tibor Nagygyorgy were battling over a pot the size of 8,000 chips. The flop was already present and read 7♠5♠8♦. Both players checked and the 5♣ turn fell. Now Ter-Khachatryan led out of the small blind for 3,000 and Nagygyorgy flatted from under the gun.

On the A♣ river Ter-Khachatryan slowed down with a check and Nagygyorgy went all in, covering his opponent's remaining 22,500 chips. Ter-Khachatryan folded while telling the table he had pocket queens.

Christopher Dowling and Boris Kolev were also spotted at this table with a fresh stack of 30,000 chips

Player	Chips	Progress
Tibor Nagygyorgy	43,000
Ilya Nikiforov	34,500 4,500	4,500
Christopher Dowling	30,000
Boris Kolev	30,000
Vahe Ter-Khachatryan	22,500
Jimmy Kebe	22,300

Tags: Ilya Nikiforov Jimmy Kebe Tibor Nagygyorgy Vahe Ter-Khachatryan

05-02-2023 14:45 UTC+2

Da Silva Takes From Baumann

Matt Hansen

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Leonardo Baungrantz Da Silva raised to 600 from early position and Gaelle Baumann called from the small blind before Wagner Ripper came along from the big blind. The flop was 2♠2♣8♥.

Action checked to Da Silva on the flop for a bet of 1,200. Baumann called and Ripper got out of the way before 10♥ dropped on the turn.

Baumann check-called a bet of 1,200 on the turn and the river was 7♦. She checked again and called a bet of 2,300 from Da Silva. Da Silva turned over J♣J♠ to take the pot with a pair of jacks and Baumann flashed a 10♦ before she tossed the losing hand in the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonardo Baungrantz Da Silva	45,500
Wagner Ripper	27,300 -2,700	-2,700
Gaelle Baumann	22,400 -7,600	-7,600

Tags: Wagner Ripper Gaelle Baumann Leonardo Baungrantz Da Silva

05-02-2023 14:30 UTC+2

Turn Down for What?

Matt Hansen

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 1,000 ante

I don’t want to say Monaco’s expensive but my hotel offers turndown service by DJ Snake and Lil’ Jon.
— Joe “Legacy Blue” Stapleton (@Stapes)

05-02-2023 14:30 UTC+2

PN Podcast: Guest Patrik Antonius Talks EPT, WSOP & Record Hand Against Eric Persson

Matt Hansen

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

On the latest PokerNews Podcast episode, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen give updates on the PokerNews Cup on Global Poker, as well as the Matt Berkey vs. Nik Airball grudge match. Additionally, they discuss Nate Silver being out at 538, Patrick Leonard going back-to-back in the PartyPoker Sunday Party, and poker players having their fines dismissed from the Watauga Social Poker Club raid.

As for Connor, he chats with the legendary Patrik Antonius, who shares his plans for both the PokerStars EPT presented by Monte-Carlo Casino® and 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP), what it was like to capture his first Triton High Roller title, and of course, winning the largest pot ever broadcast on a US Live Stream. The new WSOP Thrill Team Ambassador also shares his thoughts on the current state of online poker. Don't miss your chance to hear from the Finnish poker legend!

Finally, Chad is headed down to Florida for the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown from April 28-May 2; while Jesse will head down to PokerGO Studio for the High Stakes Poker Live Stream.

LISTEN TO THE POKERNEWS PODCAST HERE!