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

05-03-2023 17:57 UTC+2

Kade Eliminated By Guerrero

Connor Richards

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Martin Guerrero limped in from early position and Vanessa Kade jammed a stack of around 200,000 from the big blind when the action got around. Guerrero called with a bigger stack.

Vanessa Kade: A♦Q♠
Martin Guerrero: A♥K♣

Kade was dominated and didn't get much help from the flop of 7♦5♠K♠, though the 6♠ gave her hope with a flush draw. Sadly for the 2021 Sunday Millions winner, the J♣ bricked off on the river to mark her elimination.

"Sneaky," Kade said about her opponent's preflop play.

For more on Kade, check out her interview on the PokerNews Podcast earlier this year.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Guerrero	730,000 165,000	165,000
Vanessa Kade	Busted

Tags: Martin Guerrero Vanessa Kade

05-03-2023 17:54 UTC+2

Worthington-Leese Puts Max Pressure On Kamphues

Andrew Knowles

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Lars Kamphues opened to 20,000 from under the gun and only Leo Worthington-Leese made the call in the cutoff.

The flop fanned out K♠10♣2♠ and both players checked their options to the 3♠ turn. Kamphues led out for 15,000 and Worthington-Leese quickly raised to 40,000, which Kamphues called.

On the 4♥ river Kamphues checked and Worthington-Leese moved all in, covering the 140,000 remaining for Kamphues, who went deep in thought. As the clock ticked down to one second, Kamphues mucked his hand and the pot was sent to Worthington-Leese whos stack continues to climb.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leo Worthington-Leese	640,000 84,000	84,000

Lars Kamphues	140,000 -54,000	-54,000

Tags: Lars Kamphues Leo Worthington-Leese

05-03-2023 17:45 UTC+2

Ace in the Window for Pizzuti; Still Busts

Calum Grant

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Artur Martirosian opened to 20,000 from the cutoff and called the 170,000 shove from Stefano Pizzuti, who was on the button.

Stefano Pizzuti: A♥10♠
Artur Martirosian: 8♦8♥

The A♣ was in the window but it was followed by the J♣8♠, which immediately sent Pizzuti out of his seat and onto his feet. The 6♦ turn confirmed his exit and the board completed with the 5♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	1,195,000 301,000	301,000

Stefano Pizzuti	Busted

Tags: Artur Martirosian Stefano Pizzuti

Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

05-03-2023 17:38 UTC+2

Updated Counts at the Break

Calum Grant

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenan Taylor	2,241,000 1,256,000	1,256,000

Maduka Meragal	1,631,000 426,000	426,000
Mike Watson	1,580,000 -70,000	-70,000

Markkos Ladev	1,484,000 410,000	410,000

Arunas Sapitavicius	1,450,000 212,000	212,000
Pieter Aerts	1,363,000 113,000	113,000
Andrew Hulme	1,174,000 409,000	409,000
Artur Martirosian	894,000 174,000	174,000

Ramon Colillas	885,000 328,000	328,000

Alexandre Landron	838,000 465,000	465,000
Milos Petakovic	834,000 -116,000	-116,000
Leonard Maue	826,000 -13,000	-13,000
Jason Wheeler	681,000 -199,000	-199,000
Javier Gomez	679,000 -27,000	-27,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu	659,000 89,000	89,000
Samy Boujmala	646,000 -94,000	-94,000

Erik Seidel	640,000 405,000	405,000

Aliaksandr Shylko	636,000 213,000	213,000
Parker Talbot	599,000 -137,000	-137,000

Ori Hasson	598,000 -71,000	-71,000
Arnaud Enselme	595,000 105,000	105,000
Vicente Delgado	577,000 277,000	277,000
Martin Guerrero	565,000 -5,000	-5,000
Leo Worthington-Leese	556,000 -25,000	-25,000

Thomas Graupner	539,000 -81,000	-81,000

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05-03-2023 17:20 UTC+2

Another Break

Andrew Knowles

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The remaining 61 players have stepped out for another 20-minute break. The action will resume shortly. Here is a list of some of the highlights from the last level of play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Silviu Baltateanu	Busted
Mauricio Salazar Sanchez	Busted
David Li-Zheng	Busted
Manuel Valduga	Busted
Gerald Karlic	Busted
Darius Gadeikis	Busted
Arsenii Karmatckii	Busted

05-03-2023 17:19 UTC+2

No Sixth Championship for Carlsen

Connor Richards

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Five-time World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen has proven he can hold his own against the poker pros during his deep run on Day 3, but that run has ended.

In a single-raised three-way pot on a flop of 7♣2♣9♥, Carlsen checked in the big blind and Mark Teltscher bet 30,000 in early position. Oleg Vasylchenko folded in late position before Carlsen check-jammed a stack of about 163,000. Teltscher called with a slightly bigger stack.

Magnus Carlsen: 4♠4♣
Mark Teltscher: 10♦10♣

Carlsen had the worse pair and couldn't improve as the board ran out Q♥8♠ to mark the chess prodigy's elimination. As he left, Teltscher thanked Carlsen for playing and told him it was good for "growing the game."

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Teltscher	370,000 249,000	249,000

Magnus Carlsen	Busted

Tags: Magnus Carlsen Mark Teltscher Oleg Vasylchenko

05-03-2023 17:17 UTC+2

Aerts Shows the Goods

Connor Richards

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Pieter Aerts opened in early position and Manuel Valduga three-bet to 40,000 from middle position. Action folded back to Aerts and he four-bet jammed with Valduga covered.

Valduga went in the tank as he considered calling off his stack of around 300,000 and then folded. Aerts showed him he had the goods with AxKx.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pieter Aerts	1,250,000 230,000	230,000
Manuel Valduga	300,000 224,000	224,000

Tags: Manuel Valduga Pieter Aerts

05-03-2023 17:08 UTC+2

Guerrero Backs Into Trip Jacks

Connor Richards

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Martin Guerrero limped from under the gun and Artur Martirosian raised to 28,000 from the next seat. Guerrero called as the action got around.

Guerrero checked on the flop of 10♠2♣9♣ and Martirosian continued for 18,000. Guerrero called. Guerrero checked again on the J♣ turn and Martirosian checked back.

Guerrero checked once more on the J♠ river and Martirosian again checked back. Guerrero showed A♠J♦ for trip jacks and took down the pot as the Russian mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	720,000 -112,000	-112,000

Martin Guerrero	570,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Martin Guerrero

05-03-2023 17:08 UTC+2

Velasquez Puts Fisz To The Ultimate Test

Andrew Knowles

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The action was picked up in a heads-up pot with close to 80,000 in the middle on a flop showing K♣10♥4♦. Elias Fisz checked from the hijack to Jimmy Torres Velasquez on the button who tossed out a bet of 30,000, which Fisz called.

On the 8♥ turn Fisz checked a second time and Velasquez moved all in, covering the 140,000 remaining for Fisz, who went deep in the tank.

After using four time bank chips, Fisz reluctantly let his cards go and the pot was sent to Velasquez.