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

04-24-2024 23:33 UTC+1

Cibicek Spikes River to Double Via Tekel

Richard Hayes

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

Action folded to Jozef Cibicek in middle position, who opened to 3,500. Action folded to Andrej Tekel in the big blind, who reached for chips and three-bet to 13,500. After some thought, Cibicek called.

On the 6♠5♣8♣ flop, after about two minutes of consideration, Tekel moved all in, slightly covering Cibicek.

Cibicek counted out his chips and after some thought, made the call for around 35,000, to put himself at risk.

Jozef Cibicek: K♣J♣ All in
Andrej Tekel: Q♦Q♥

Tekel was ahead with a pair of queens, but Cibicek had the flush draw and an overcard.

The 10♦ turn didn't alter matters, but the 10♣ river gave Cibicek the king-high flush and a timely double-up, while leaving Tekel with crumbs.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jozef Cibicek	114,000 83,400	83,400
Andrej Tekel	7,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Andrej Tekel Jozef Cibicek

04-24-2024 23:15 UTC+1

Moolhuizen Leads as Late Registration Ends

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Ollie Garland

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Mateusz Moolhuizen	163,000 163,000	163,000

Mohamed El Berrak	161,000 83,000	83,000
Julien Pavon	160,000 127,000	127,000
Gerard Rubiralta	155,000 155,000	155,000
Francesco Arcidiacono	140,000 98,000	98,000
Amato Landi	125,000 74,000	74,000

04-24-2024 22:33 UTC+1

Dramatic Runout for Ardic Saves His Tournament Run

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Ollie Garland

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

Senol Ardic, in the hijack, found himself all in against Ran Ilani in the cutoff. Ardic only marginally covered his opponent so this pot was crucial to both players' tournament life.

Ran Ilani: 10♦10♠
Senol Ardic: A♥4♦

The flop landed 8♦4♣10♥ giving Ilani a near lock on the hand, however the unlikely A♦ turn and A♠ river saw Ardic improve to a superior full house, sending Ilani to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Senol Ardic	51,000 58,000	58,000
Ran Ilani	Busted

Tags: Senol Ardic Ran Ilani

04-24-2024 20:42 UTC+1

Gautschi Generates a Fold

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Ollie Garland

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

PokerNews caught the action as Simon Gautschi, who was in early position, had a wager of 7,500 out in front of him. Danilo Colomba, who was under the gun, had raised to 21,000 and the action was back on Gautschi.

Gautschi moved all in, putting Colomba at risk for his effective stack of approximately 52,000. Eventually, the clock was called on Colomba, prompting him to toss his cards to the muck. Gautschi won this big pot without a showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Gautschi	48,000 2,000	2,000
Danilo Colomba	28,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Danilo Colomba Simon Gautschi

04-24-2024 20:26 UTC+1

Colomba Takes Chunky Pot on River

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Richard Hayes

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Simon Gautschi opened to 1,200 under the gun and was met with a three-bet to 3,100 by Julien Pavon.

Action folded to Danilo Colomba in the big blind, who made the cold-call. Gautschi also called.

The 2♠7♥9♦ flop was checked through by all players.

On the 3♣ turn, Colomba led out with a bet of 4,300. Gautschi quickly folded and Pavon called.

On the J♠ river, Colomba fired out a bet of 8,200, leading to a swift fold from Pavon.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Gautschi	50,000 16,200	16,200
Danilo Colomba	45,000 13,000	13,000
Julien Pavon	33,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Danilo Colomba Julien Pavon Simon Gautschi

04-24-2024 20:00 UTC+1

Andrusiak Busts Vigna and Secures Triple Up

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Richard Hayes

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Mykyta Andrusiak opened to 1,100 in early position and was met with a three-bet to 3,300 by Stefan Dimitrov in middle position. Lucien Vigna made the cold-call on the button.

Action folded back to Andrusiak, who reached for chips and four-bet to 10,500. After significant periods of thought, both Dimitrov and Vigna called, creating a monster pot.

On the 4♦5♠3♥ flop, Andrusiak checked to Dimitrov. Dimitrov pondered the spot for around two minutes before announcing he was all-in, covering both of his opponents.

Vigna went into the tank and eventually called, but the action was not over as Andrusiak quickly moved his chips into the middle.

Lucien Vigna: 9♦9♠ All in
Mykyta Andrusiak: K♥K♣ All in
Stefan Dimitrov: Q♣Q♠

Incredibly, all three players had overpairs to the board, with Andrusiak loving life with his pair of kings.

The A♦ turn brought a bit of a sweat with any deuce leading to a chopped pot, but the 5♥ rolled off on the river to send Andrusiak a huge pot. Dimitrov won the small side pot to send Vigna to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mykyta Andrusiak	80,000 80,000	80,000
Stefan Dimitrov	44,000 44,000	44,000
Lucien Vigna	Busted

Tags: Lucien Vigna Mykyta Andrusiak Stefan Dimitrov

04-24-2024 19:52 UTC+1

Kyte Sends James to the Rail

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Ollie Garland

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

PokerNews caught the action as Jon Kyte, in the big blind, bet out 3,000 on the 6♠7♥6♣ flop. Danilo Colomba, who was under the gun, called and Bobby James moved all in for 9,900. Both players called.

Kyte and Colomba checked to a showdown on the 3♣ and K♥ runout.

Bobby James: 9♥8♥ All in
Jon Kyte: A♦Q♥
Danilo Colomba: 10♣9♦

James flopped a open-ended straight draw, but much to the surprise of the whole table, he fell short to the ace-high of Kyte.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Kyte	107,000 35,000	35,000
Danilo Colomba	32,000 32,000	32,000
Bobby James	Busted

Tags: Danilo Colomba Jon Kyte Robert James

04-24-2024 19:50 UTC+1

Hand Gets Five-Bet Jam Through

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Richard Hayes

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Gaspare Sposato opened to 1,100 from early position and was faced with a three-bet to 3,500 from PokerStars Team Pro Fintan Hand on the button.

Action folded back to Sposato, who pondered his options before producing a small four-bet to 7,700.

Hand thought the spot over for a moment, before moving the rest of his chips into the middle, earning a swift fold from Sposato.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fintan Hand	38,000 2,000	2,000
Gaspare Sposato	21,500 21,500	21,500

Tags: Fintan Hand Gaspare Sposato

04-24-2024 19:04 UTC+1

Chasset Gets Two Streets from Wroblewski

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Richard Hayes

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Jean-Baptiste Chasset opened to 800 and received calls from Damian Wroblewski on the button and Hrayr Grigoryan in the big blind.

On the Q♣6♠J♦ flop Chasset continued with a bet of 1,500, which was met by a raise to 4,000 from Wroblewski. Grigoryan got out of the way and Chasset called.

On the J♣ turn Chasset check-called a bet of 5,000 from Wroblewski.

On the 6♦ river both players checked. Chasset showed K♥Q♦ for top pair of queens, while Wroblewski showed the Q♠ but mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hrayr Grigoryan	52,000 52,000	52,000
Jean-Baptiste Chasset	50,000 50,000	50,000
Damian Wroblewski	26,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Damian Wroblewski Hrayr Grigoryan Jean-Baptiste Chasset

04-24-2024 18:53 UTC+1

Hand Makes Himself Known

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Ollie Garland

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Three players were looking at a full board of 6♣3♣A♠6♠8♠ with around 5,000 in the middle.

Both the blinds checked the action to Fintan Hand in the hijack, who bet out 1,800. Both Nikolay Arzumanyan and Ferrero Fulvio made a quick fold and Hand scooped this pot without a showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fintan Hand	36,000 6,000	6,000
Nikolay Arzumanyan	33,000 1,000	1,000
Ferrero Fulvio	32,000 32,000	32,000

Tags: Ferrero Fulvio Fintan Hand Nikolay Arzumanyan