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

04-25-2024 10:35 UTC+1

Erceg Wins a Newsworthy Pot

David Salituro

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

PokerStars Ambassador and Silver Power Path winner Guillermo Sanz led out for 700 from the small blind on a flop of A♦3♠10♦ and Vladimir Erceg raised to 2,600 in the big blind.

Sanz called to see the A♠ turn, where Erceg bet another 4,000. Sanz folded this time.

The two players then introduced themselves to each other and shook hands. "I'm going to be in the news because I won a pot off you," Erceg said.

"It will be the last time," Sanz joked.

"First and last," Erceg added as he's already doubled his stack so far in the first level.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladimir Erceg	65,000 65,000	65,000

Guillermo Sanz	26,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Guillermo Sanz Vladimir Erceg

04-25-2024 10:38 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Malik Hebidi	20,000 20,000	20,000
Armand Matti	17,700 17,700	17,700

Cibicek Goes Big on the River

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Calum Grant

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Jozef Cibicek opened to 400 from the small blind and Power Path Qualifier Soraya Estrada called from the big blind.

Estrada called a bet of 400 on the A♥10♣10♠ flop before the 6♥ turn checked through to the 7♦ river. With 1,700 in the pot, Cibicek sized up to 4,100, more than double the size of the pot. Estrada mulled her options over briefly before deciding to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jozef Cibicek	31,000 31,000	31,000
Soraya Estrada	29,000 1,000	1,000

Tags: Jozef Cibicek Soraya Estrada

04-25-2024 10:41 UTC+1

Barham Gets Value With Aces

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David Salituro

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Heads-up on a board of 4♠2♥9♠5♥, Andrew Barham bet 2,500 from early position and Rocco Ficarra called in middle position.

The river was the 4♣ and Barham bet another 3,500. Ficarra again called, then mucked when Barham showed A♥A♣ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Barham	40,000
Rocco Ficarra	25,000

Tags: Andrew Barham Rocco Ficarra

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

04-25-2024 10:46 UTC+1

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Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

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04-25-2024 10:50 UTC+1

Corrigan Raises the River in Big Pot

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Three players built a pot of more than 10,000 as they went to the river on a board of 9♦6♦5♠7♣8♠.

Abedel Douair then bet 7,000 from the cutoff and Jack Corrigan raised to 15,000 on the button. Abdelaziz Drias was in middle position and tanked for a minute before folding.

Douair also took several minutes once action went back on him before he joined Drias in the muck, allowing Corrigan to take down the big pot without a showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Corrigan	45,000
Abedel Douair	19,000
Abdelaziz Drias	16,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Abdelaziz Drias Abedel Douair Jack Corrigan

04-25-2024 10:56 UTC+1

Tedesco Shoves on Pirisi

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 7♣6♠9♦ and already around 5,000 in the middle, Kevin Tedesco bet 3,100 from the small blind. Matteo Pirisi then raised to 6,200 on the button.

Tedescho came back with an all-in shove for 25,000 and Pirisi tanked for around a minute before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Tedesco	45,000
Matteo Pirisi	18,000

Tags: Kevin Tedesco Matteo Pirisi

04-25-2024 11:02 UTC+1

Nataf Three-Bets the Flop

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Calum Grant

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action was caught on the A♥7♦6♠ flop, with around 1,600 in the middle in a single raised pot.

Patrick Nataf checked before Ladislao Dalfo bet 600 from the hijack. Deborah Nizard made it 3,000 from the cutoff before Nataf three-bet to 7,600. Dalfo quickly called while Nizard folded after some thinking time.

Nataf then check-called for 5,000 on the 9♠ turn, which brought in the 7♥ river. Nataf moved all in for 15,000 and Dalfo called after some time in the tank.

Nataf tabled 7♠6♦ for a full house while Dalfo flashed his no good A♦Q♠.