€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 1a | 2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

04-30-2023 22:32 UTC+1

Updated Counts as the Night Winds Down

Connor Richards

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Greenwood	160,000 20,000	20,000

Juan Pardo	150,000 80,000	80,000
Maria Ho	130,000 25,000	25,000
Harry Lodge	120,000 100,200	100,200
Ramon Colillas	87,000 17,000	17,000
Vanessa Kade	80,000 28,000	28,000
Ian Hamilton	75,000 45,000	45,000

Paul Newey	50,000 12,100	12,100
Stephen Chidwick	45,000
Danut Chisu	40,000
Mike Watson	40,000

Joao Vieira	37,000 13,000	13,000
Patrik Antonius	25,000 8,000	8,000

Jessica Teusl	Busted

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

04-30-2023 22:04 UTC+1

Greenwood Keeps Rising

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Connor Richards

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Ori Elul opened to 2,400 in middle position and Sam Greenwood called out of the small blind, while the big blind also came along.

Greenwood and the big blind both checked on the flop of 4♠6♠9♦ and Elul continued for 2,000. Greenwood check-raised to 7,500 and the big blind folded, while Elul called.

Greenwood then checked on the 4♠6♠9♦ flop and Elul bet 10,000. Greenwood called. Greenwood checked again on the 10♥ river and Elul checked back.

Greenwood tabled J♣9♣ for a pair of nines and it was good to win the pot as his opponent mucked in defeat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Greenwood	140,000 43,000	43,000

Ori Elul	25,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Ori Elul Sam Greenwood

04-30-2023 21:53 UTC+1

Bigot Forces Vieira Out of Pot

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Connor Richards

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Fabrice Bigot was in the small blind in a heads-up pot against Joao Vieira in the big blind on a flop of 2♦10♣8♥.

Bigot checked on the flop and Vieira announced a bet of 1,600. Bigot responded with a check-raise to around 3,500 and Vieira quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	50,000 15,000	15,000
Fabrice Bigot	23,000

Tags: Fabrice Bigot Joao Vieira

04-30-2023 21:47 UTC+1

Faria Takes From Chen

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Matt Hansen

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was heads up with around 4,000 in the middle and 9♠3♣Q♣ on the flop when Andrew Chen check-called a 2,200 bet from Luis Faria to see 8♦ on the turn.

Chen checked again and called when Faria bet 8,400. The river was 2♣.

Both players checked the river and Chen turned over 10♦3♦ for a pair of threes, but Faria had Q♥J♥ to take the pot with a pair of queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luis Faria	63,000 63,000	63,000
Andrew Chen	42,900 42,900	42,900

Tags: Andrew Chen Luis Faria

04-30-2023 21:32 UTC+1

Buonanno Barrels Turn

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Connor Richards

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Antonio Buonanno opened to 2,500 from the cutoff and Ian Hamilton and Samuel Ju both defended out of the blinds.

Hamilton and Ju checked on the flop of 7♠6♦9♠ and Buonanno continued for 3,400. Hamilton and Ju both called.

Hamilton and Ju checked again on the 3♠ turn and Buonanno sized up to 10,000, which brought folds out of both of his opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Ju	95,000 65,000	65,000
Antonio Buonanno	95,000 20,000	20,000

Ian Hamilton	30,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Antonio Buonanno Ian Hamilton Samuel Ju

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

04-30-2023 21:00 UTC+1

Final Break

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Connor Richards

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Players have been sent on their final 20-minute break of the evening with the clocks showing 159 players remaining. The plan is to play two more levels when they return and then they will bag for the evening.

04-30-2023 20:56 UTC+1

Anisimov Out-Kicks and Eliminates Jiang

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Connor Richards

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Maurice Anisimov limped in from the hijack and the cutoff also limped in as Sosia Jiang checked her option in the big blind.

Jiang checked on the flop of 10♣5♥9♥ and Anisimov bet 2,000. The cutoff folded and Jiang check-raised to 8,000 before Anisimov three-bet to 20,000 to put her all in for less. Jiang gave it some thought and called.

Sosia Jiang: 10♠2♥
Maurice Anisimov: Q♥10♦

Anisimov had the better kicker and Jiang couldn't improve as the board finished out 9♣7♥ to mark her elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maurice Anisimov	90,000
Sosia Jiang	Busted

Tags: Maurice Anisimov Sosia Jiang

04-30-2023 20:55 UTC+1

El Rais Doubles Through Greenwood

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Matt Hansen

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action was heads up with 14,500 in the middle and a board of 10♥6♠7♣9♠K♠. Sam Greenwood was all in with more chips than Mohamad El Rais, who was in the tank to Greenwood's left.

El Rais considered his options before he finally called all in for around 50,000. Greenwood turned over J♥J♠, but El Rais had A♣8♣ to take the pot and double up with the straight.

Elsewhere in the room, both Sam Grafton and Vanessa Kade are nearing twice the starting stack.