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

04-25-2024 02:27 UTC+1

Chen Falls to the Kings of Ponomarev

Ollie Garland

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The action was caught as Anatoly Chen, in the big blind, was all in and at risk for his remaining 65,000 on a flop of 8♠6♠9♠, against Nikolay Ponomarev, in the hijack.

Anatoly Chen: J♣9♣
Nikolay Ponomarev: K♠K♣

The 2♥ turn and Q♥ river sealed the fate of Chen and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolay Ponomarev	230,000 230,000	230,000
Anatoly Chen	Busted

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Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

04-25-2024 02:39 UTC+1

Ponomarev On the Wrong End of Cooler as the Bubble Approaches

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Ollie Garland

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The action was caught as the full board read 9♠9♦9♣6♦2♣.

Andrew Hawkins, in the hijack, moved all in putting opponent Nikolay Ponomarev to the test for his remaining stack. Ponomarev didn't seem overly pleased to make the call.

Nikolay Ponomarev: Q♠Q♠
Andrew Hawkins: K♠K♦

Ponomarev's inferior full house fell to Hawkins and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Hawkins	245,000 245,000	245,000
Nikolay Ponomarev	Busted

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04-25-2024 02:50 UTC+1

Vigna Takes Pot on Turn

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Richard Hayes

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Gerard Rubiralta opened to 12,000 from the cutoff and was called by Lucien Vigna and Nina Krasilnikova in the blinds.

The 10♦A♦K♣ flop was checked to Rubiralta, who put out a bet of 21,000. Only Vigna called.

On the Q♠ turn, Vigna led out with a bet of 40,000, leading to a swift fold from Rubiralta.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerard Rubiralta	345,000 190,000	190,000
Lucien Vigna	240,000 240,000	240,000
Nina Krasilnikova	90,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Gerard Cortes Lucien Vigna Nina Krasilnikova

04-25-2024 02:55 UTC+1

Piladakis Finds a Crucial Double

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Ollie Garland

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Pascal Pflock raised to 12,000 from the hijack and Konstantinos Piladakis moved all in for 45,000 from the small blind. Pflock made the call.

Konstantinos Piladakis: A♣4♥
Pascal Pflock: J♣10♠

The flop landed K♣7♣Q♣ giving Piladakis the nut flush draw while Pflock had an open-ended straight draw. The 6♠ turn and Q♦ river saw Piladakis' ace-high hold and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pascal Pflock	220,000 220,000	220,000
Konstantinos Piladakis	102,000 38,000	38,000

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04-25-2024 02:56 UTC+1

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Sandra Barbour

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

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Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

04-25-2024 03:10 UTC+1

Hand for Hand Play Commences

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Ollie Garland

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Gaspare Sposato raised to 16,000 from the button, the small blind called and Richard Dubini raised to 121,000 from the big blind, an effective all-in with 8,000 behind the line. Sposato moved all in, the small blind folded and Dubini called.

Richard Dubini: A♦Q♥
Gaspare Sposato: 9♣9♥

The board ran out 4♦3♠J♦J♠K♣; Dubini lost this flip and was sent to the rail. Hand-for-hand play has commenced with 35 players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gaspare Sposato	240,000 65,000	65,000
Richard Dubini	Busted

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04-25-2024 03:23 UTC+1

Sposato Busts Arcidiacono on Bubble

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Richard Hayes

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Gaspare Sposato opened to 16,000 from the cutoff and Francensco Arcidiacono, who already had half his stack in the middle via the big blind and ante, moved in for the rest of his stack, totaling 17,000. Sposato called.

Francensco Arcidiacono: J♠9♦
Gaspare Sposato: 9♥3♥

Arcidiacono was in great shape for a double-up, but the 7♥5♥K♠ flop spelt danger as his opponent flopped a flush draw.

The 10♣ turn was a brick but the 10♥ rolled off on the river to give Sposato the flush and send the unfortunate Arcidiacono to the rail on the bubble.

A full recap of Day 1b and updated chip counts will follow shortly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gaspare Sposato	355,000 115,000	115,000
Francensco Arcidiacono	Busted

Tags: Francensco Arcidiacono Gaspare Sposato

04-25-2024 03:43 UTC+1

End of Day 1b Chip Counts (full)

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Ollie Garland

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Hugo Machado	437,000 267,000	267,000

Saam Pishvaie	405,000 175,000	175,000
Andrew Hawkins	388,000 143,000	143,000
Pieter De Necker	374,000 309,000	309,000
Gaspare Sposato	360,000 5,000	5,000
Sokratis Linares	300,000 300,000	300,000
Mateusz Moolhuizen	296,000 133,000	133,000

Julien Pavon	276,000 36,000	36,000
Arnaud Enselme	270,000 125,000	125,000
Alexandre Suss	262,000 262,000	262,000
Nina Krasilnikova	241,000 151,000	151,000
Jamie Flynn	208,000 68,000	68,000
Mohamed El Berrak	205,000 44,000	44,000
Stefano Pizzuti	204,000 24,000	24,000
Hrayr Grigoryan	202,000 57,000	57,000
Nicolas Hamouni	188,000 103,000	103,000
Simon Gautschi	183,000 17,000	17,000
Dennis Henn	182,000 133,000	133,000
Jean Vigna	178,000 178,000	178,000
Antonio Rutigliano	172,000 47,000	47,000
Gary Mamou	167,000 67,000	67,000
Pascal Pflock	125,000 95,000	95,000
Virgile Turchi	118,000 118,000	118,000

Ut Tam Vo	117,000 60,000	60,000
Gerard Rubiralta Cortes	113,000 113,000	113,000

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