€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 4 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

05-04-2023 15:47 UTC+1

Feature Table Chip Count Updates

Matt Hansen

Level 23 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Arnaud Enselme	2,630,000 240,000	240,000
Samy Boujmala	2,250,000 110,000	110,000

Kenan Taylor	2,040,000 340,000	340,000

Jason Wheeler	1,950,000 380,000	380,000
Andrew Hulme	1,600,000 120,000	120,000
Oleg Vasylchenko	965,000 235,000	235,000
Mike Watson	935,000 275,000	275,000

05-04-2023 15:55 UTC+1

Watson Takes With Turn Bet

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Matt Hansen

Level 23 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Mike Watson raised to 55,000 with A♦9♠ and action foled to Andrew Hulme for a call from the big blind with 8♦8♣.

The flop was 7♦K♣5♥ and Watson continued for 35,000. Hulme called and the turn was J♣.

Watson bet 175,000 on the turn and that was good enough to take the pot from Hulme.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Hulme	1,490,000 110,000	110,000
Mike Watson	1,040,000 105,000	105,000

Tags: Andrew Hulme Mike Watson

05-04-2023 16:00 UTC+1

Pedro Neves Eliminated in 20th Place (€34,700)

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Matt Hansen

Level 23 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Jimmy Velasquez was on the short stack at the table and moved all in for 325,000 from under the gun. Pedro Neves asked for a count from the small blind and burned through multiple time extensions before making the call.

Jimmy Velasquez: K♦9♦
Pedro Neves: A♣J♦

The flop came 9♠7♣3♥ and Velasquez picked up a pair of nines to take the lead. The 10♥ on the turn gave Neves a straight draw but the K♥ on the river improved Velasquez to two pair.

On the next hand, Neves jammed all in for 300,000 on the button and Pieter Aerts reshoved all in from the small blind. Neves turned over A♣Q♥ and was dominating the A♦10♥ of Aerts.

However, the runout of K♠Q♣6♥J♦5♦ gave Aerts a straight and Neves was eliminated in 20th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pieter Aerts	1,100,000 65,000	65,000
Jimmy Velasquez	700,000 200,000	200,000
Pedro Neves	Busted

Tags: Jimmy Velasquez Pedro Neves Pieter Aerts

05-04-2023 16:10 UTC+1

Haraldstad Takes from Maue

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Matt Hansen

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Leonard Maue opened to 50,000 from the hijack and Joachim Haraldstad three-bet to 150,000 from the cutoff. Maue called when the action got around.

Maue checked on the flop of K♦3♥6♥ and Haraldstad continued for 110,000. Maue called. Maue checked again on the 4♠ turn and quickly folded when his opponent sized up to 385,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joachim Haraldstad	1,900,000 800,000	800,000

Leonard Maue	1,400,000

Tags: Joachim Haraldstad Leonard Maue

05-04-2023 16:20 UTC+1

Markkos Ladev Eliminated in 19th Place (€34,700)

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Adam Lamers

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The action folded around to Markkos Ladev in the small blind who limped in. Nicola Grieco checked his option and the dealer fanned the flop of 9♠9♥4♥. Ladev led out with a bet of 50,000 and Grieco just called.

The 6♥ landed on the turn and Ladev sized up a bet of 200,000. Grieco ripped all in and Ladev quickly called off his stack of 660,000. Grieco turned over J♥9♦ while Ladev revealed his 9♣7♠. The river was the 6♥ and Grieco's jack-kicker played to eliminate Ladev in 19th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicola Grieco	1,850,000 1,350,000	1,350,000

Markkos Ladev	Busted

Tags: Markkos Ladev Nicola Grieco

05-04-2023 16:24 UTC+1

Hulme Flops Top Pair

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Matt Hansen

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Andrew Hulme raised to 50,000 from early position with K♠J♥ and Mike Watson called from the button with A♠10♦. The flop was J♦9♣5♥.

Hulme check-called a 40,000 bet from Watson on the flop and the turn was 3♥. Hulme checked again and Watson checked back to see 4♦ on the river.

Hulme fired 160,000 on the river and Watson gave a it a moment of thought before he gave up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Hulme	1,600,000 110,000	110,000
Mike Watson	1,280,000 240,000	240,000

05-04-2023 16:28 UTC+1

Three-Bet Wins It for Velasquez

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Connor Richards

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Artur Martirosian opened to 55,000 on the button and Jimmy Velasquez three-bet to 180,000 in the big blind. Martirosian laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	2,050,000 270,000	270,000

Maduka Meragal	2,000,000 300,000	300,000
Leonard Maue	1,700,000 300,000	300,000
Joachim Haraldstad	1,600,000 300,000	300,000

Pieter Aerts	900,000 200,000	200,000
Jimmy Velasquez	800,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Jimmy Velasquez

05-04-2023 16:29 UTC+1

Enselme Flops Top Pair

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Matt Hansen

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Kenan Taylor raised to 60,000 from the button with 6♦6♣ and Arnaud Enselme called from the big blind with A♠10♦.

The flop was J♥A♥4♥ and both players checked to see 8♣ on the turn. Enselme fired 75,000 on the turn and that was enough to send Taylor's hand into the muck. .

Player	Chips	Progress
Arnaud Enselme	2,500,000 130,000	130,000
Kenan Taylor	2,080,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Arnaud Enselme Kenan Taylor

05-04-2023 16:37 UTC+1

Hulme Catches Up

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Matt Hansen

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Kenan Taylor raised to 50,000 from the cutoff with 9♠9♦ and Andrew Hulme came along from the big blind with 4♠3♣.

The flop was 2♣10♦5♠ and Taylor bet 40,000 into a raise to 135,000 from Hulme. Taylor called and the turn was 4♦.

Hulme checked the turn and Taylor bet 125,000. Hulme called and the river 3♣ brought him a second pair.

Both players checked the river and Hulme took the pot with fours and threes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Hulme	1,920,000 320,000	320,000
Kenan Taylor	1,770,000 310,000	310,000

Tags: Andrew Hulme Kenan Taylor

05-04-2023 16:45 UTC+1

Haraldstad Scoops a Three-Way Pot

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Connor Richards

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Joachim Haraldstad opened to 50,000 in the cutoff and was called by Maduka Meragal on the button and Pieter Aerts in the big blind. The flop came Q♠J♦3♦ and the action checked around to the 10♦ on the turn.

Haraldstad was the first to throw in a bet of 60,000 and Meragal raised to 180,000. Aerts flat-called and Haraldstad also came along to the K♥ on the river. All three players checked this time and Aerts showed Q♦J♣ for two pair. Haraldstad tabled K♠9♥ for a straight and Meragal's J♠10♠ went into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joachim Haraldstad	1,920,000 320,000	320,000

Maduka Meragal	1,530,000 470,000	470,000
Pieter Aerts	370,000 530,000	530,000

Tags: Joachim Haraldstad Maduka Meragal Pieter Aerts