€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 3 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

05-03-2023 14:35 UTC+2

Larrosa Folds Out Camarda

Connor Richards

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Cristian Espineira Larrosa opened to 13,000 in middle position and Salvatore Camarda three-bet to 28,000 in the hijack. Larrosa called.

Larrosa checked on the flop of 5♣4♣9♣ and Camarda checked back. Larrosa checked again on the Q♦ turn and Camarda again checked back.

The 4♠ river completed the board and Larrossa led out for 66,000 and Camarda laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cristian Espineira Larrosa	370,000 40,000	40,000
Salvatore Camarda	170,000 -190,000	-190,000

Tags: Cristian Espineira Larrosa Salvatore Camarda

05-03-2023 14:37 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco Caballo Pena	Busted
Kuljinder Sidhu	Busted
Virgile Turchi	Busted
Ryhor Karapanau	Busted
Claudio Di Giacomo	Busted
Samuel Ju	Busted
Sylvain Loosli	Busted
Panagiotis Gavrilidis	Busted
Stefan Heizmann	Busted
Pooria Moghani	Busted
Volodymyr Drokin	Busted
Sergii Baranov	Busted
Micha Bitton	Busted
Maxi Lehmanski	Busted

Fisz Finds a Double With Queens

Andrew Knowles

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Paolo Boi opened to 12,000 from under the gun and it folded to Stefan Huber on the button who made the call. Elias Fisz was next to act in the small blind and moved all in for 81,000, which only Boi made the call to put Fisz at risk.

Elias Fisz: Q♦Q♣
Paolo Boi: A♣10♣

Fisz was in great shape, and when the board ran out J♥9♣2♠8♥5♦, it was the queens that held up to secure the double up for Fisz.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Huber	425,000 -196,000	-196,000
Paolo Boi	360,000 116,000	116,000
Elias Fisz	185,000 83,000	83,000

Tags: Stefan Huber Paolo Boi Elias Fisz

05-03-2023 14:52 UTC+2

Lewis Runs Into Rockets

Andrew Knowles

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The action was picked up when all the chips hit the middle between Kenan Taylor under the gun and Romain Lewis in the hijack, who was at risk for his last 190,000.

Romain Lewis: A♠K♥
Kenan Taylor: A♣A♥

Lewis ran into the ultimate cooler and would need a lot of help to stay alive. The flop came K♠10♠3♦ to give Lewis hope, but when the rest of the board ran out 4♥9♠, it was the aces for Taylor that held up to send Lewis to the exit in 85th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenan Taylor	880,000 530,000	530,000

Romain Lewis	Busted

05-03-2023 14:52 UTC+2

Huber Wins Four-Bet Pot

Calum Grant

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Jimmy Torres Velasquez opened to 12,000 from early position before Manuel Valduga made it 32,000 from the bottom. Stefan Huber then made it 78,000 from the big blind, and only Valduga called.

On the J♦7♦4♣ flop, Huber check-called for 45,000 before the 4♦ turn checked through to the 2♠ river. This prompted Huber to move all in for 240,000, and Valduga quickly conceded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Huber	498,000 73,000	73,000
Manuel Valduga	250,000 -80,000	-80,000

Tags: Manuel Valduga Stefan Huber

05-03-2023 14:58 UTC+2

Alt and Kitai Hit Rail

Calum Grant

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dinesh Alt	Busted
Josef Schusteritsch	Busted
Morgan Aceto	Busted
Davidi Kitai	Busted

05-03-2023 15:12 UTC+2

Taylor Making Unconventional Moves

Calum Grant

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Kenan Taylor limped in from early position and called when Gerald Karlic raised to 21,000 from the cutoff.

Taylor then check-raised to 42,000 on the Q♦4♣2♦ flop after Karlic continued for 14,000. After a brief moment, Karlic folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenan Taylor	875,000 -5,000	-5,000

Gerald Karlic	420,000 89,000	89,000

Tags: Gerald Karlic Kenan Taylor

05-03-2023 15:13 UTC+2

Karmatckii Shoves on Kisacikoglu

Connor Richards

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

In a heads-up pot on a flop of J♥K♥2♥, Arsenii Karmatckii checked and Orpen Kisacikoglu bet 15,000 from late position. Karmatckii check-raised to 39,000 and Kisacikoglu called.

The turn brought the 5♠ and Karmatckii moved all in for 67,000. Kisacikoglu laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Orpen Kisacikoglu	575,000 -5,000	-5,000

Arsenii Karmatckii	120,000 64,000	64,000

Tags: Arsenii Karmatckii Orpen Kisacikoglu

05-03-2023 15:14 UTC+2

Meragal "Running Good" In Multi-Way Pot

Andrew Knowles

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The action was picked up in a three-way pot with close to 50,000 in the middle on a flop of 6♣5♥3♦. Kiryl Asaulenka led out from the small blind to 14,000 and both Parker Talbot in the cutoff and Maduka Meragal on the button made the call.

The J♥ hit the turn and action checked around to Meragal who cut out a bet of 40,000. Asaulenka called and Talbot got out of the way.

The 9♣ completed the board and Asaulenka checked again to Meragal who sized to 60,000. Without much thought, Asaulenka made the call and was shown the bad news when Meragal tabled J♣J♠ for top set to scoop the sizable pot and move into the chip lead.

"Running good," said Talbot as Meragal stacked up his tower of chips with a smile.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maduka Meragal	1,270,000 650,000	650,000
Parker Talbot	765,000 -95,000	-95,000

Kiryl Asaulenka	260,000

Tags: Maduka Meragal Parker Talbot Kiryl Asaulenka

05-03-2023 15:17 UTC+2

Kade Hits Broadway to Survive

Calum Grant

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Harry Lodge opened to 12,000 from under the gun and was called by Martin Guerrero on his direct left. Kelvin Kerber also called from the button. Vanessa Kade then wasted little time before moving all in for 78,000 from the small blind. Lodge and Guerrero got out of the way, but Kerber called.

Vanessa Kade: A♣K♥
Kelvin Kerber: 2♣2♠

The deuces remained ahead on the J♣10♦9♦ flop and 3♣ turn but the Q♠ river gave Kade a straight to survive.

"I can't beat you," joked Kerber as Kade took in the pot.

"Oh, come on, you took a big one with that six-seven earlier," replied Kade.

Lodge then pointed out that he thought the deuces were going to hold out, and Kade agreed, commentating that she saw herself heading out as soon as the cards were tabled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kelvin Kerber	300,000 142,000	142,000
Vanessa Kade	192,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Harry Lodge Kelvin Kerber Martin Guerrero Vanessa Kade