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

04-24-2024 13:46 UTC+1

Bigot Picks Off a Bluff

David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Fabrice Bigot and Kacper Swiderski built a pot of around 9,000 as they went heads-up to the 5♦7♣Q♦ flop.

Both players checked and the J♥ fell on the turn. Swiderski then bet 5,300 from middle position and Bigot called in the hijack.

The river was the 5♥ and Swiderski bet 9,500. Bigot snap-called and Swiderski went to muck his hand before turning over A♦4♥. Bigot showed K♥Q♥ for two pair as he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabrice Bigot	50,000 20,000	20,000
Kacper Swiderski	12,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Fabrice Bigot Kacper Swiderski

04-24-2024 13:40 UTC+1

Krasilnikova Keeps Getting Coolered

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Nina Krasilnikova and Mathias Bayer went heads-up to the river on a board of J♣J♠10♠Q♠5♥ and around 30,000 in the pot when Bayer moved all in for 20,000 in the cutoff.

Krasilnikova called in middle position and Bayer showed Q♦Q♥ for a full house.

Krasilnikova mucked an ace-high flush to drop down to an extreme short stack. "The same thing happened at another table. It was quads," she explained as she lost another big pot.

"So unlucky. That's ridiculous," tablemate Ramsey Lababidi said.

"I would not fold," Fintan Hand, also seated at this table, added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mathias Bayer	65,000
Nina Krasilnikova	1,000

Tags: Mathias Bayer Nina Krasilnikova

04-24-2024 13:36 UTC+1

Pots for Peters and Bartha

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Calum Grant

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Jorge Rios opened to 900 from the cutoff and called when Tobias Peters three-bet to 3,000 from the small blind. Rios check-called for 2,800 on the 9♦7♣3♦ flop. Peters' aggression continued on the 5♠ turn, with the Dutchman sizing up to 6,700, which folded out his opponent.

After that hand finished, a pot was brewing on a nearby table with four players involved.

Fabrice Bourcier De Carbon limped in from middle position before Kacper Swiderski clicked it to 800 from the cutoff. Fabrice Bigot folded on the button and then Stephane Trela three-bet to 1,600 from the small blind. Liviu Bartha called in the big blind, with De Carbon and Swiderski also matching the bet.

The 7♥6♦3♦ flop checked through to the 7♦ turn. Bartha fired out 3,400 and took down the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorge Rios	42,000 42,000	42,000
Liviu Bartha	34,000 34,000	34,000
Tobias Peters	33,000 8,700	8,700
Fabrice Bigot	30,000 1,000	1,000

Tags: Fabrice Bigot Kacper Swiderski Liviu Bartha Stephane Trela Tobias Peters

04-24-2024 13:30 UTC+1

Gierhake Bets Big in Three-Way Pot

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Three-handed on a flop of K♣7♠6♥, Leo Gierhake bet 1,800 from the cutoff and Miha Travnik called in the big blind, as did Atanas Malinov in the hijack.

All three players checked the 5♦ turn and action checked to Gierhake on the 5♥ river. He then bet 12,000.

Travnik quickly folded, but Malinov considered the decision for 30 seconds before calling. Gierhake showed K♠Q♣ for two pair and Malinov folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leo Gierhake	50,000 50,000	50,000
Atanas Malinov	17,000 14,000	14,000

Miha Travnik	15,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Atanas Malinov Leo Gierhake Miha Travnik

04-24-2024 13:27 UTC+1

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Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

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Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

04-24-2024 13:12 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Lebor	82,000 82,000	82,000
Frederik Thiemer	74,000 74,000	74,000
Woody Christy	70,000 70,000	70,000

Pedro Oliveira	61,000 61,000	61,000
Vasile Penteliuc	60,000 10,000	10,000
Athmane Boualam	57,000 57,000	57,000
Dmitrii Prusov	57,000 3,000	3,000
Stephane Trela	51,000 51,000	51,000
Alessandro Coin	50,000 50,000	50,000
Remy Mougel	50,000 50,000	50,000
Panagiotis Mavritsakis	48,300 48,300	48,300
Josef Huber	37,500 37,500	37,500
Jason Wheeler	34,800 4,800	4,800
Anthony Apicella	32,000 32,000	32,000
Nicolas Le Hech	32,000 8,000	8,000
Fabrice Bigot	31,000 31,000	31,000
Atanas Malinov	31,000 31,000	31,000

Harrie Snijders	31,000 6,000	6,000
Fintan Hand	30,000 30,000	30,000
Vincent Meli	30,000 30,000	30,000
Thomas Santerne	30,000 30,000	30,000
Ankit Ahuja	29,700 29,700	29,700
Guillaume Alfieri	28,800 11,200	11,200
Mihai Niste	26,400 26,400	26,400
Maria Konnikova	25,000 5,000	5,000

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04-24-2024 13:00 UTC+1

First Break of the Day

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Sava Krink

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Players on Day 1a of the FPS Main Event have reached the first 20-minute break of the day.

The event has seen 198 entries at this point.

04-24-2024 12:53 UTC+1

Sibgatova Goes For Value Against Smolko

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Heads-up with 4,700 in the pot on a flop of 10♠8♠Q♣, Ilya Smolko bet 2,000 from the hijack and Alisa Sibgatova called in early position.

The turn was the J♠ and Smolko bet another 4,000. Sibgatova again called and the A♠ fell on the river.

Sibgatova then led out for 300 and Smolko called. Sibgatova showed K♦10♥ for a straight and Smolko mucked.

Marle Spragg recently took her seat at this table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alisa Sibgatova	50,000 50,000	50,000
Ilya Smolko	30,000 10,000	10,000
Marle Spragg	30,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Alisa Sibgatova Ilya Smolko Marle Spragg

04-24-2024 12:48 UTC+1

Narboni Puts in the Limp-Raise

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Calum Grant

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Stephane Narboni limped in from the button before Andrei Mjagkov made it 1,200 from the small blind. Nikolai Mamut called from the big blind and then Narboni reraised to 2,800. Only Mamut called.

Mamut check-folded to a bet of 4,500 on the J♣9♠3♦ flop and Narboni appeared frustrated after receiving no more action from his opponent.