€1,100 FPS Main Event Day 1a | 2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

04-24-2024 18:52 UTC+2

Defending Champion Moolhuizen Busts

Calum Grant

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Alessandro Adinolfo opened to 2,500 from early position before Charles Whitehouse three-bet to 8,000 from the hijack. Reigning FPS Main Event champion Mateusz Moolhuizen was forced all-in from the big blind for crumbs and he would be against two players, as Adinolfo called.

Adinolfo check-called for 6,000 on the K♣Q♠9♦ flop before the 8♠ turn checked through to the K♥ river. Adinolfo chucked out 5,000 and Whitehouse folded.

Adinolfo tabled A♣Q♦ for kings and queens to take the side pot. Moolhuizen, who was blind, first flipped over the 3♦, which was then followed by the 6♥, marking his departure.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessandro Adinolfo	80,000 37,000	37,000
Charles Whitehouse	31,000 31,000	31,000
Mateusz Moolhuizen	Busted

Tags: Alessandro Adinolfo Charles Whitehouse Mateusz Moolhuizen

04-24-2024 19:05 UTC+2

Gerard Runs Into the Ultimate Cooler

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Robin Gerard got his last 50,000 in the middle from the hijack against Dan Ben Ittah on the button.

Robin Gerard: K♦K♣ All in
Dan Ben Ittah: A♣A♠

Ben Ittah was ahead in the massive cooler and Gerard couldn't find any miracles on the 7♥6♦5♥J♣8♠ board as he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Ben Ittah	210,000
Robin Gerard	Busted

Tags: Dan Ben Ittah Robin Gerard

04-24-2024 19:13 UTC+2

Huber Shows the Nut Flush to Bust La [Removed:534]

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

[Removed:533] was already all in from the button with a short stack as Oliver Huber and Sylwester Fortuna built a side pot heading to the turn on a board of 10♦3♣3♦5♦.

Huber then bet 14,000 from the small blind and Fortuna called in the cutoff. The river was the 9♦.

Huber bet another 25,000 and Fortuna folded this time. "Big bluff?" La [Removed:534] said optimistically as he turned over A♠7♥.

Huber wasn't bluffing, instead turning over A♦4♦ for the nut flush to scoop the pot and send La [Removed:534] to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oliver Huber	220,000 45,000	45,000
Sylwester Fortuna	35,000 35,000	35,000
[Removed:533]	Busted

Tags: Oliver Huber Sylwester Fortuna

04-24-2024 19:20 UTC+2

Chun Ousts Tijani

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Calum Grant

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Stephanie Bobin opened to 2,400 from early position before Marouane Tijani moved all in for 7,400 from the cutoff. Jun Beum Chun four-bet to 12,300 which folded out Bobin.

Marouane Tijani: 4♦4♣ All in
Jun Beum Chun: 10♦10♣

Tijani was unable to find his two-outer and was eliminated after the Q♥5♥3♠9♥K♠ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jun Beum Chun	68,000 68,000	68,000
Marouane Tijani	Busted

Tags: Jun Beum Chun Marouane Tijani Stephanie Bobin

04-24-2024 19:39 UTC+2

Paris On Right Side of Cooler

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Calum Grant

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Olivier Paris continued his ascent to the top of the counts after knocking out another player, and he briefly recapped the hand to PokerNews.

Paris was out of position and saw his bets of 12,000 and 18,000 on the flop and turn called by Panagiotis Mavritsakis for the final board to read 9♥6♥A♣8♠A♥.

Paris fired out 32,000 on the river and snap-called when his opponent jammed for around 60,000. Mavritsakis turned over 9x9x for nines full of aces but he was bested by Paris who had Ax6x for aces full of sixes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Olivier Paris	270,000 100,000	100,000
Panagiotis Mavritsakis	Busted

Tags: Olivier Paris Panagiotis Mavritsakis

04-24-2024 21:02 UTC+2

Sibgatova Cracks Kravchenko's Kings

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Alex Kravchenko moved all in for around 20,000 from the hijack and Alisa Sibgatova called in the big blind.

Alex Kravchenko: K♦K♣ All in
Alisa Sibgatova: A♠J♣

Kravchenko was poised for a double up with his kings until the Q♣J♦A♥ flop gave Sibgatova two pair. The board ran out 9♥4♥ and Sibgatova sent Kravchenko to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alisa Sibgatova	120,000 55,400	55,400
Alex Kravchenko	Busted

Tags: Alex Kravchenko Alisa Sibgatova

04-24-2024 21:14 UTC+2

Cappiello Can't Connect

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Calum Grant

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Candido Cappiello moved all in for 18,500 from the cutoff and was called by Salvino Belhoul from the big blind.

Candido Cappiello: K♦10♦ All in
Salvino Belhoul: A♦8♥

Belhoul strengthened his lead on the A♠Q♣9♠ flop and sent Cappiello to the rail after the 8♣ turn and 3♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Salvino Belhoul	73,000
Candido Cappiello	Busted

Tags: Candido Cappiello Salvino Belhoul

04-24-2024 21:18 UTC+2

Oliinyk Has the Better Ace to Bust Peters

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Yurii Oliinyk raised to 3,000 on the button, Tobias Peters moved all in for 32,000 in the small blind, and Oliinyk called.

Tobias Peters: A♦J♠ All in
Yurii Oliinyk: A♠Q♣

Peters found himself dominated heading to the Q♦5♥8♠ flop, which gave Oliinyk top pair. The rest of the board came 6♥2♣ and Peters made his exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yurii Oliinyk	85,000
Tobias Peters	Busted

Tags: Tobias Peters Yurii Oliinyk

04-24-2024 21:20 UTC+2

Mavritsakis Doubles; Beresford Bluffs It Off

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Calum Grant

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Athmane Boualam opened to 4,500 from the hijack and called when Panagiotis Mavritsakis jammed for 23,500 from the small blind.

Panagiotis Mavritsakis: A♥8♠ All in
Athmane Boualam: Q♦J♥

Neither player connected on the 7♦3♣4♣10♣K♠ runout, meaning Mavritsakis' ace-high was enough to secure the double up.

Elsewhere in the room, Conor Beresford was leaving his seat after his bluff shove was picked off by Marco Gambini.

Action was caught as the hands were on their backs. Beresford moved all in on the river on the 5♦10♣10♦7♣4♠ board for around 40,000 and Gambini called.

Beresford tabled Ax3x for ace-high, while Gambini scooped in the pot with his J♥5♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Gambini	200,000 47,000	47,000
Athmane Boualam	60,000 15,000	15,000
Panagiotis Mavritsakis	50,000 50,000	50,000
Conor Beresford	Busted

Tags: Athmane Boualam Connor Beresford Marco Gambini Panagiotis Mavritsakis

04-24-2024 21:23 UTC+2

Yosifov Sends Out Dorfman

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Efim Dorfman moved all in from the hijack and Nikolay Yosifov called in middle position.

Efim Dorfman: A♠J♥ All in
Nikolay Yosifov: A♣K♠

Yosifov had Dorfman dominated and stayed in front through the 3♥10♥5♦8♣5♠ board to earn the pot. Dorfman got up to leave but Yosifov called him back to the table as the two players had nearly the same stack.

A count showed Dorfman had 35,000 remaining and Yosifov had him barely covered, confirming Dorfman's bustout.