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

05-03-2023 16:01 UTC+1

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 16:03 UTC+1

Aces Against Kings In Favor of Sir Watts

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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 16:08 UTC+1

Velasquez Puts Fisz To The Ultimate Test

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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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jimmy Torres Velasquez	420,000 50,000	50,000
Elias Fisz	140,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Elias Fisz Jimmy Torres Velasquez

05-03-2023 16:08 UTC+1

Guerrero Backs Into Trip Jacks

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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 16:17 UTC+1

Aerts Shows the Goods

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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 16:19 UTC+1

No Sixth Championship for Carlsen

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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 16:20 UTC+1

Another Break

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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 16:38 UTC+1

Updated Counts at the Break

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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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Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

05-03-2023 16:45 UTC+1

Ace in the Window for Pizzuti; Still Busts

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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