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

05-03-2023 17:03 UTC+2

Aces Against Kings In Favor of Sir Watts

Connor Richards

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

Antonio Calabro was all in for around 140,000 against tournament chip leader Mike Watson.

Antonio Calabro: K♥K♣
Mike Watson: A♠A♣

It was bad news for the Italian as he had run his kings smack into Watson's aces and got no help as the board ran out 5♠J♥2♠3♠9♠ to improve the Canadian to a flush. Calabro took a photo of the board before he left to document the carnage.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	1,650,000 250,000	250,000

Antonio Calabro	Busted

Tags: Antonio Calabro Mike Watson

05-03-2023 17:01 UTC+2

Larrosa Wins a Small One

Calum Grant

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

David Vinayagamoorthy opened to 17,000 from the cutoff and Cristian Espineira Larrosa defended his big blind.

The Q♥9♦7♠ flop checked through to the 3♠ turn, where Larrosa check-called a bet of 13,000 before the 5♣ river checked through to showdown.

Larrosa had a pair of nines with his 10♣9♣ and his opponent mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Vinayagamoorthy	505,000 -55,000	-55,000
Cristian Espineira Larrosa	200,000 -30,000	-30,000

Tags: Cristian Espineira Larrosa David Vinayagamoorthy

05-03-2023 16:58 UTC+2

Martirosian Jams the River

Calum Grant

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

There was around 500,000 in the pot on the A♦9♥5♦2♣7♠ completed board, which saw Harry Lodge check from early position. After using up two time chips, Artur Martirosian moved all in for 332,000.

Lodge asked the dealer for a count as he pondered his options, and decided to fold

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	832,000 197,000	197,000

Harry Lodge	345,000 -355,000	-355,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Harry Lodge

05-03-2023 16:56 UTC+2

Franco Over-Bet Jams River

Andrew Knowles

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

In a heads-up pot with roughly 60,000 in the middle on a board showing 2♠2♥6♥A♣, Orpen Kisacikoglu checked from under the gun to Sonny Franco in middle position who checked back.

The 9♦ hit the river and Kisacikoglu checked again. Franco took a moment before moving all in for 174,000 and Kisacikoglu went into the tank.

After close to 30 seconds of deliberation, Kisacikoglu folded and the pot was sent to Franco.

"Show the nine," joked Kisacikoglu as Franco passed his cards to the dealer and collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Orpen Kisacikoglu	570,000 112,000	112,000
Sonny Franco	250,000 76,000	76,000

Tags: Orpen Kisacikoglu Sonny Franco

05-03-2023 16:49 UTC+2

Main Event Reaches Final 70

Calum Grant

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Hady El Asmar	Busted
[Removed:449]	Busted
Candido Cappiello	Busted
Florian Guimond	Busted
Paolo Boi	Busted
Daniel Dvoress	Busted
Yann Helwig	Busted

05-03-2023 16:47 UTC+2

Kerber Gets Value from Kade

Connor Richards

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

Kelvin Kerber opened to 16,000 from the cutoff and was called by Vanessa Kade in the cutoff, Harry Lodge in the small blind and Martin Guerrero in the big blind.

The flop of 3♣8♦8♣ checked through and the same action took place on the 7♠ turn. Lodge and Kerber checked again on the K♣ river and Kerber took a stab with a bet of 14,000. Kade called and Guerrero check-raised out of turn to 50,000 before Lodge folded.

Kerber folded and Kade called, only to muck when Guerrero showed 9♣7♥ for a pair of sevens.

"Seven-nine is the nuts!" laughed Lodge.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harry Lodge	700,000 256,000	256,000
Kelvin Kerber	500,000 342,000	342,000
Martin Guerrero	500,000 155,000	155,000
Vanessa Kade	130,000 38,000	38,000

Tags: Harry Lodge Kelvin Kerber Martin Guerrero Vanessa Kade

05-03-2023 16:41 UTC+2

Watson Drags in Consecutive Four-Bet Pots

Calum Grant

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

Oleg Vasylchenko opened to 18,000 from early positon, and Magnus Carlsen called from the hijack. Mike Watson then three-bet to 72,000 from the cutoff, prompting Vasylchenko to make it 180,000. Carlsen folded, but Watson stuck around.

Vasylchenko continued for 90,000 on the J♦10♣2♥ flop and was called. He then check-called for 145,000 on the 6♦ turn. The 3♦ completed the board, and Vasylchenko once again took the betting lead by firing out 50,000. As the shot clock nearly hit zero, Watson raised to 401,000, leaving just 1,000 behind. Vasylchenko used up a time bank, which was the first one for the pot, and folded.

On the following hand, Leo Worthington-Leese opened to 16,000 from early position before Magnus Carlsen reraised to 46,000 on his direct left. Watson, now in the hijack, four-bet to 92,000 and both of his opponents folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	1,400,000 664,000	664,000

Oleg Vasylchenko	440,000 -512,000	-512,000
Magnus Carlsen	172,000 -59,000	-59,000

Tags: Leo Worthington-Leese Magnus Carlsen Mike Watson Oleg Vasylchenko

05-03-2023 16:24 UTC+2

Miniucchi Runs Out of Time

Andrew Knowles

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

Marcello Miniucchi opened to 16,000 from middle position and both Artur Martirosian next to act and Candido Cappiello in the big blind made the call.

The flop fanned out A♥10♦9♠ and Cappiello checked to Miniucchi who continued for 28,000, which only Martirosian called.

On the 2♣ turn Miniucchi used his remaining time bank chip, and after the floor was called over, was ruled he could only check. Martirosian fired out 40,000 and Miniucchi went in the tank. After his 30-seconds was up the dealer declared Miniucchi's hand dead and the pot was sent to Martirosian.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	635,000 45,000	45,000

Candido Cappiello	360,000 -30,000	-30,000
Marcello Miniucchi	220,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Candido Cappiello Marcello Miniucchi

05-03-2023 16:01 UTC+2

Vinayagamoorthy Gets Three Streets of Value

Calum Grant

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

David Vinayagamoorthy opened to 16,000 from under the gun and was called by Jimmy Torres Velasquez and Salvatore Camarda from the cutoff and button, respectively. Pieter Aerts and Manuel Valduga called from the blinds as well.

Five ways to the K♠8♥2♣ flop, Vinayagamoorthy continued for 23,000 and only Valduga called. Valduga then check-called bets of 11,000 and 21,000 on the 8♦ turn and 2♦ river.

Vinayagamoorthy had a pair of kings with his K♦Q♣ and Valduga mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Vinayagamoorthy	560,000 125,000	125,000
Manuel Valduga	76,000 -97,000	-97,000

Tags: David Vinayagamoorthy Manuel Valduga

05-03-2023 15:51 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

Calum Grant

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Arunas Sapitavicius	1,238,000 298,000	298,000
Maduka Meragal	1,205,000 -65,000	-65,000
Markkos Ladev	1,074,000 193,000	193,000

Pieter Aerts	1,020,000 270,000	270,000
Kenan Taylor	985,000 110,000	110,000

Oleg Vasylchenko	952,000 295,000	295,000
Milos Petakovic	950,000 159,000	159,000
Jason Wheeler	880,000 30,000	30,000
Leonard Maue	839,000 190,000	190,000
Silviu Baltateanu	790,000 240,000	240,000
Andrew Hulme	765,000 277,000	277,000
Samy Boujmala	740,000 300,000	300,000

Parker Talbot	736,000 -29,000	-29,000

Mike Watson	736,000 -176,000	-176,000

Javier Gomez	706,000 211,000	211,000
Ori Hasson	669,000 525,000	525,000
Renat Bohdanov	661,000 -4,000	-4,000
Thomas Graupner	620,000 223,000	223,000
Artur Martirosian	590,000 -330,000	-330,000

Leo Worthington-Leese	581,000 75,000	75,000

Ramon Colillas	557,000 74,000	74,000

Juan Pardo	519,000 119,000	119,000
Stefan Huber	510,000 12,000	12,000
Arnaud Enselme	490,000 -25,000	-25,000
Majid Ejlal Noubarian	484,000 146,000	146,000

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