€5,300 EPT Main Event | 2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

05-06-2023 15:18 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	12,040,000
Leonard Maue	7,550,000	300,000
Leo Worthington-Leese	4,895,000	275,000
Samy Boujmala	4,620,000	-180,000
Joachim Haraldstad	3,825,000	-425,000

Arnaud Enselme Eliminated in 6th Place (€180,900)

Connor Richards

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Arnaud Enselme opened to 250,000 from early position and Mike Watson called in the small blind.

Watson checked on the flop of 3♦6♦9♣ and Enselme continued for 375,000. Watson check-raised to 875,000 and Enselme in turn three-bet jammed a stack of 4,325,000. Watson called with a bigger stack.

Arnaud Enselme: 10♦10♣
Mike Watson: J♠J♦

Watson had his opponent pipped and nothing changed on the runout of K♥6♥ and Enselme was eliminated in sixth place for €180,900.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	12,040,000	4,450,000
Arnaud Enselme	Busted

Tags: Arnaud Enselme Mike Watson

05-06-2023 15:02 UTC+2

Watson Back on Top

Adam Lamers

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Mike Watson raised to 250,000 in the cutoff with K♠3♠ and Leonard Maue called out of the big blind with Q♦J♣. The flop came J♦7♦6♥ and both players checked to the K♥ on the turn.

Maue checked again and Watson opted to check back after hitting top pair. The river was the 9♠ and Maue fired out a bet of 225,000 with a pair of jacks. Watson quickly flicked in a call and was awarded the pot to retake the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	7,590,000	440,000
Leonard Maue	7,250,000	-810,000

Tags: Mike Watson Leonard Maue

05-06-2023 14:56 UTC+2

Worthington-Leese Wins Some Back With a Four-Bet Jam

Connor Richards

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Joachim Haraldstad opened to 250,000 from the cutoff holding 10♠10♣ and Mike Watson three-bet to 700,000 from the small blind with A♣9♦.

Leo Worthington-Leese then four-bet jammed for 3,550,000 from the big blind with A♦10♦ and both of his opponents folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	7,150,000	-980,000
Leo Worthington-Leese	4,620,000	1,320,000
Joachim Haraldstad	4,250,000	50,000

05-06-2023 14:45 UTC+2

Worthington-Leese Drops to the Danger Zone

Adam Lamers

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Samy Boujmala opened to 240,000 on the button with K♣9♠ and Leo Worthington-Leese three-bet to 750,000 in the big blind with Q♠6♣. Boujmala countered with a four-bet to 1,250,000 and Worthington-Leese instantly dumped his cards to the muck.

The start-of-day chip leader has now dropped to the shortest stack at the table and is sitting on a stack of under 30 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	8,130,000	360,000
Leonard Maue	8,060,000	2,780,000
Samy Boujmala	4,800,000	1,450,000
Arnaud Enselme	4,460,000	-240,000
Joachim Haraldstad	4,200,000	-710,000
Leo Worthington-Leese	3,300,000	-1,170,000

Tags: Samy Boujmala Leo Worthington-Leese

05-06-2023 14:20 UTC+2

Maue Wakes Up With Kings

Connor Richards

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Mike Watson opened to 255,000 from early position with A♠8♠ and Leo Worthington-Leese called from the cutoff with J♥10♥. Leonard Maue then three-bet to 1,200,000 on the button with K♠K♣ and both opponents folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	7,770,000	-250,000
Leonard Maue	5,280,000	-1,440,000
Leo Worthington-Leese	4,470,000	-810,000

Tags: Leo Worthington-Leese Leonard Maue Mike Watson

05-06-2023 14:15 UTC+2

Watson Extends His Lead on Maue

Adam Lamers

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Mike Watson raised to 275,000 on the button with 8♠8♥ and Leonard Maue called from the big blind with the K♠8♣. The flop came A♠8♦5♦ and Maue checked to Watson who bet 180,000 after flopping a set. Maue called and the 7♣ landed on the turn.

Maue checked again and Watson put together a bet of 875,000. Maue quickly dumped his pair into the muck and Watson extended his lead over the rest of the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	8,020,000	210,000
Leonard Maue	6,720,000	330,000

Tags: Mike Watson Leonard Maue

05-06-2023 13:58 UTC+2

Maue Tops Worthington-Leese in a Preflop Raising War

Adam Lamers

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Leo Worthington-Leese limped in from the small blind with A♦4♠ and Leonard Maue raised to 420,000 in the big blind with the dominating A♣10♥. Worthington-Leese countered by making a three-bet to 1,100,000.

Maue used multiple time extensions before sticking in a four-bet to 1,900,000. Worthington-Leese used one of his time banks as well and decided to lay down the inferior ace-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonard Maue	6,390,000	1,050,000
Leo Worthington-Leese	5,280,000	-1,340,000

Tags: Leonard Maue Leo Worthington-Leese

Level: 30

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

05-06-2023 13:44 UTC+2

Enselme Leads Two Streets

Connor Richards

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Leo Worthington-Leese opened to 225,000 on the button with J♠J♣ and Arnaud Enselme defended his big blind with Q♣9♦.

Enselme checked on the flop of 2♠5♣Q♥ and Worthington-Leese continued for 150,000. Enselme called. Enselme then elected to lead for 200,000 on the 3♦ turn and Worthington-Leese raised to 475,000. Enselme called.

Enselme again led for 230,000 on the 7♦ river and Worthington-Leese used three time banks before paying his opponent off.