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

05-02-2023 17:47 UTC+1

Colillas Bluffs Into a Flush

Connor Richards

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Renat Bohdanov was out of position in a heads-up pot against Ramon Colillas with the board reading 6♥3♥6♦Q♥J♠.

With an array of chips already in the middle, Colillas bet a sizable 50,000 and Bohdanov went in the tank before calling. Colillas tabled A♠10♠ for just ace-high, Bohdanov showed J♥7♥ for a flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renat Bohdanov	350,000 308,000	308,000
Ramon Colillas	200,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: Ramon Colillas Renat Bohdanov

05-02-2023 17:48 UTC+1

Schwartz's Cowboys Cracked By Delgado

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Andrew Knowles

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

After multiple raises preflop between Vicente Delgado in early position and Luke Schwartz in the cutoff, all the chips went in the middle with Schwartz being the player at risk for his last roughly 140,000.

Luke Schwartz: K♠K♣
Vicente Delgado: A♦K♦

Schwartz was well ahead preflop with cowboys, but when the board ran out A♠8♣6♠J♦A♣, it was the ace-king that made trip aces to send Schwartz to the rail close to the money bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vicente Delgado	320,000 155,000	155,000
Luke Schwartz	Busted

Tags: Luke Schwartz Vicente Delgado

05-02-2023 17:56 UTC+1

Alex Kulev Enjoys Battling The Best

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Liam Black

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Hear from EPT Monte-Carlo’s $100,000 Super High Roller champion Alex Kulev, immediately after defeating Mikita Badziakouski in heads-up play for his largest-ever live score (€1,036,287).

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05-02-2023 18:00 UTC+1

Camarda Takes From Rodrigues

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Connor Richards

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Salvatore Camarda opened to 6,500 in the hijack and Michael Rodrigues defended out of the big blind.

Rodrigues checked on the flop of A♦A♠5♥ and Camarda continued for 12,000. Rodrigues folded without a fight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Rodrigues	240,000 105,000	105,000
Salvatore Camarda	130,000 88,500	88,500

Tags: Michael Rodrigues Salvatore Camarda

05-02-2023 18:03 UTC+1

Bonomo Survives Elimination

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Adam Lamers

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Mourad Shaimi and Justin Bonomo exchanged a couple of preflop raises until all of the chips were in the middle. Bonomo was the player at risk for 67,000 but turned over the better of the two hands.

Justin Bonomo: Q♥Q♦
Mourad Shaimi: 9♠9♦

The flop of 6♥6♣4♥ was safe for Bonomo who was looking for a double-up. The 7♥ and 2♦ runout was also clean, leaving Shaimi on the short stack now.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Bonomo	140,000 38,000	38,000

Mourad Shaimi	55,000 99,000	99,000

Tags: Mourad Shaimi Justin Bonomo

05-02-2023 18:06 UTC+1

Sammartino Tops Grieco Once Again

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Adam Lamers

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Nicola Grieco raised to 7,500 in middle position and Dario Sammartino reraised to 21,000 on his left. The action folded back to Grieco who called to see a flop of Q♣J♥3♠.

Grieco checked to Sammartino who continued with a bet of 15,000 and Grieco quickly called. The turn was the 6♣ and Grieco checked again. Sammartino put together a bet of 42,000 which made Grieco think a bit this time before sending his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	243,000 104,000	104,000
Nicola Grieco	201,000 149,000	149,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino Nicola Grieco

05-02-2023 18:17 UTC+1

Graupner Cracks Chidwick's Aces

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Adam Lamers

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Stephen Chidwick and Thomas Graupner got all of their chips in the middle preflop with very similar stack sizes.

Thomas Graupner: Q♥Q♦
Stephen Chidwick: A♥A♦

The flop came 6♠3♥3♦ and Chidwick's aces were looking promising. However, the Q♠ on the turn gave Graupner the lead and he held on through the 2♦ on the river. After the stacks were counted, it was Graupner at risk for 104,000 and Chidwick was left with just 1,000 chips after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Graupner	214,000 64,000	64,000
Stephen Chidwick	1,000 117,000	117,000

Tags: Thomas Graupner Stephen Chidwick

05-02-2023 18:22 UTC+1

Hulme Gets Fortunate Runout Against Amsellem

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Andrew Knowles

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

In a heads-up pot with close to 80,000 in the middle on a board showing A♥Q♥9♦J♠, Andrew Hulme checked from the small blind to Jacob Amsellem in the hijack who bet out 49,000. Hulme made the call and the pair saw the 10♠ river.

Hulme elected to lead out for 40,000 and Amsellem went deep in the tank. After close to two minutes of thought, Amsellem tossed in a chip for the call and was shown the bad news when Hulme confidently tabled A♦K♦ for the rivered nut-straight.

Amsellem tossed his cards face-up to the dealer to show he had Q♣Q♦ for a flopped set as Hulme collected the sizable pot.