€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 2 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

05-02-2023 21:32 UTC+2

Spragg Sent To The Exit

Andrew Knowles

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Killian Kramer opened to 8,000 from under the gun and it folded to Benjamin Spragg in the hijack who moved all in for 35,000. The rest of the table got out of the way and Kramer made the call to put Spragg at risk.

Benjamin Spragg: A♥Q♠
Killian Kramer: 10♣9♣

Spragg was slightly ahead but would need to dodge the live cards for Kramer. The board ran out K♣8♣5♠K♥9♠ and the river fell like a ton of bricks when the pair of nines scored the pot for Kramer to send Spragg to the exit in 136th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Killian Kramer	204,000 108,500	108,500
Benjamin Spragg	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Spragg Killian Kramer

05-02-2023 21:30 UTC+2

Paris Coolered

Kaelaine Minton

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Olivier Paris opened early for 8,000 and Aleksandr Volkov on his left was his only caller and had him covered. On the flop of 10♠10♣8♥ Paris moved all in for his last 41,000. Volkov called with the bigger stack and bigger pair.

Olivier Paris: K♦K♣
Aleksandr Volkov: A♥A♦

It was a total cooler for Paris, who could only watch as his tournament life ran out 5♥8♦. He left in 142nd place and will collect more than a min-cash: €9,850.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Volkov	155,000
Olivier Paris	Busted

Tags: Aleksandr Volkov Olivier Paris

05-02-2023 21:26 UTC+2

Martini and Wilf Collide in the Blinds

Adam Lamers

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Julien Martini and Saar Wilf were heads-up in the blinds with around 70,000 in the pot already. The board read J♠4♠2♠2♦3♥ and Martini slid out a bet of 83,000 in the small blind, leaving just 1,000 behind.

Saar Wilf leaned across the table to get a better look at his opponent as he deliberated for minutes. "Ace-jack is supposed to be a snap-call," Wilf said aloud.

Wilf thought for another 30 seconds before dropping in some chips to call. Martini whipped over K♠5♠ for a flush and Wilf's cards went into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Martini	235,000 65,000	65,000
Saar Wilf	60,000 -129,000	-129,000

Tags: Saar Wilf Julien Martini

05-02-2023 21:19 UTC+2

Two Doubles on Feature Table

Kaelaine Minton

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Manig Loeser opened for 8,000 under the gun, then Olivier Paris, a couple of seats over, checked with the dealer to make certain they were in the money before moving in for his last 29,000. Everyone else bowed out and Loeser called, having Paris covered.

Olivier Paris: J♠J♦
Manig Loeser: 5♦5♣

The board ran out 4♣3♥Q♠6♥A♣ and despite picking up a straight draw on the turn, Loeser's inferior pair remained so. Paris took the much-needed double-up.

Then it was Aleksandr Volkov who got all in for 29,000 from early position. Big stack Silviu Baltateanu in the hijack was his only caller.

Aleksandr Volkov: J♠J♦
Silviu Baltateanu: 10♠10♦

Again the short-stack had the better pair and it held up on the 9♣5♠Q♠2♣2♣ runout. Volkov got his much-needed double-up as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Silviu Baltateanu	504,000 351,000	351,000
Manig Loeser	68,000 -147,000	-147,000

Olivier Paris	68,000 12,000	12,000
Aleksandr Volkov	68,000 5,500	5,500

Tags: Aleksandr Volkov Manig Loeser Olivier Paris Silviu Baltateanu

05-02-2023 21:17 UTC+2

Martirosian Leads the Big Stacks

Adam Lamers

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	850,000 346,000	346,000

Pieter Aerts	680,000 166,000	166,000
Markkos Ladev	645,000 59,000	59,000

Maduka Meragal	633,000 179,000	179,000
Mike Watson	625,000 130,000	130,000

Samy Boujmala	530,000 -26,000	-26,000

Andrew Hulme	466,000 6,000	6,000
Panagiotis Gavrilidis	460,000 75,000	75,000
Sirzat Hissou	458,000 139,000	139,000
Santhosh Suvarna	430,000 395,500	395,500

05-02-2023 21:04 UTC+2

Greenwood Cooked

Connor Richards

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Sam Greenwood raised from the cutoff and Antonio Calabro three-bet in the big blind. Greenwood responded with a four-bet jam for around 120,000 and Calabro called with a bigger stack.

Sam Greenwood: A♦K♥
Antonio Calabro: 10♠10♥

Greenwood couldn't win the flip as the board ran out 3♦9♦4♠4♣6♠ to mark the high-stakes pro's elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Calabro	340,000 85,000	85,000
Sam Greenwood	Busted

Tags: Antonio Calabro Sam Greenwood

05-02-2023 21:03 UTC+2

Hynam Scrapes Into the Money

Adam Lamers

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Mitchell Hynam came into the day as one of the big stacks in the room but was left on the short stack when the money bubble came around. Having made his way into the money, Hynam ripped all in for his last 43,000 under the gun and Moritz Baggenstos called from the small blind.

Mitchell Hynam: A♣J♠
Moritz Baggenstos: K♣K♦

The flop came 5♠4♦2♣ and Hynam picked up some extra outs with a straight draw. However, the 8♥ and 7♠ runout bricked out and Hynam was forced to settle with a min-cash.

Player	Chips	Progress
Moritz Baggenstos	181,000 101,500	101,500
Mitchell Hynam	Busted

Tags: Mitchell Hynam Moritz Baggenstos

05-02-2023 20:58 UTC+2

Kisacikoglu Sends De Faria To The Rail In Tough Beat

Andrew Knowles

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The action folded to Orpen Kisacikoglu on the button who opened for 12,000. [Removed:449] made the call in the small blind and Luis Pinho De Faria moved all in for 45,000 in the big blind. Kisacikoglu took a moment before sliding in a raise to 78,000 and Sadeghpourfard got out of the way.

Luis Pinho De Faria: A♠J♣
Orpen Kisacikoglu: A♦10♠

De Faria found himself in a great situation against the worse kicker for Kisacikoglu, but when the board ran out K♣K♥5♠10♦8♥, it was the pair of tens on the turn that sealed the deal for Kisacikoglu to send De Faria to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:449]	435,000 120,000	120,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu	370,000 217,000	217,000
Luis Pinho De Faria	Busted

Tags: Luis Pinho De Faria Orpen Kisacikoglu

05-02-2023 20:48 UTC+2

Waki Bubbles the EPT Main Event in Horrible Fashion

Adam Lamers

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Ryhor Karapanau opened to 10,000 in early position and Yasuhiro Waki shoved all in for 37,000 in the big blind. Karapanau asked for a count before making the call.

Yasuhiro Waki: A♥A♦
Ryhor Karapanau: Q♣J♣

"I'm the winner," Waki let the audience know before the cards were tabled. The dealer fanned the flop of A♣Q♦4♣ to give Waki a set of aces but Karapanau picked up a pair and a flush draw.

The 5♥ on the turn was a brick but the 2♣ on the river gave Karapanau a flush. Waki was left with his head in his hands as he walked away disappointed and empty-handed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryhor Karapanau	592,000 32,000	32,000
Yasuhiro Waki	Busted

Tags: Ryhor Karapanau Yasuhiro Waki

05-02-2023 20:39 UTC+2

All-In and Call on Stone Bubble

Andrew Knowles

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

In a heads-up pot with close to 50,000 in the middle on a board showing 9♥7♦2♥Q♦, [Removed:428] checked from the small blind to Mihails Morozovs in the hijack who bet 42,000. Maloku moved all in, covering the 160,000 stack of Morozovs, who snap-called for their tournament life.

Mihails Morozovs: Q♥Q♠
[Removed:428]: 7♥7♣

Maloku out-flopped Morozovs with a set, but was out-drawn on the turn to have only one out left. The 2♣ completed the board and Morozovs scored a massive double up on the stone bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mihails Morozovs	400,000 314,500	314,500
[Removed:428]	65,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Mihails Morozovs