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

Apr 25, 2024

Soraya Estrada Back to Starting Stack

Sava Krink

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Soraya Estrada raised from early position to 1,200 and got called from Benjamin Lebor in the small blind and Helina Tamm in the big blind.

On the J♦5♥3♦ flop Tamm took the lead and bet 1,200 and both Estrada and Lebor called.

All players checked the Q♣ turn.

Estrada made a bet of 5,600 on the A♦ river after Tamm and Lebor checked. Lebor tanked for a while but decided to fold and was followed from Tamm who also folded.

"What did you have?" asked Lebor.
Estrada answered confidently: "You need to pay if you want to see my cards."

Tags: Benjamin Lebor Helina Tamm Soraya Estrada Gonzalez

Apr 25, 2024

Morstoel Whiffs Against Thome

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Thor Morstoel and Julien Thome saw a flop of 5♣9♦A♦ where Morstoel got his last 10,000 in from middle position against Thome in early position.

Thor Morstoel: K♦J♦ All in
Julien Thome: A♠10♥

Thome was ahead with top pair, while Morstoel had a flush draw. The board ran out 4♠7♠ and Morstoel missed his draw and was eliminated.

On his way to the exit, tablemate Robert James mentioned to Morstoel that they had been chatting on social media earlier. "Lucky No. 4. Hopefully this is the one," James said to Morstoel as the two players shook hands.

Sehrii Leonov is also at this table with a stack of around 80,000.

Tags: Julien Thome Thor Morstoel

Apr 25, 2024

Shuali Flips Kyte to the Rail

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Jon Kyte was all in for around 15,000 from the big blind and up against Ksenia Shuali in early position.

Jon Kyte: A♣J♣ All in
Ksenia Shuali: 5♥5♦

Kyte needed to win the coin flip to stay alive but couldn't connect on the 9♥9♦3♦10♦4♣ board as Shuali took the pot to send Kyte to the rail.

Tags: Jon Kyte Ksenia Shuali

Apr 25, 2024

Benzerfa Wins a Flip to Bust Seri

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Youcef Benzerfa raised to 1,500 in early position, Pierangelo Seri moved all in for 11,300 in the small blind, and Benzerfa called.

Pierangelo Seri: 6♥6♦ All in
Youcef Benzerfa: A♠K♦

The flop came J♣Q♦A♥ and Benzerfa took the lead with a pair of aces. The rest of the board came J♦Q♠ and Benzerfa sent Seri to the rail.

Tags: Pierangelo Seri Youcef Benzerfa

Apr 25, 2024

Second Break

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Sava Krink

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The 606 players remaining are now on their second 25-minute break and will return shortly.

Apr 25, 2024

Updated Chip Counts

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Calum Grant

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Apr 25, 2024

Bruneteaux Hits a Set to Double

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Diana Kalietina raised to 1,700 on the button, Benjamin Bruneteaux moved all in for 9,000 in the big blind, and Kalietina called.

Benjamin Bruneteaux: 3♦3♣ All in
Diana Kalietina: A♦8♥

The K♦4♥Q♠ flop kept Bruneteaux in the lead, while the turn came the 3♠ to give him a set. The river was the 7♦ and Bruneteaux doubled up.

Eusebiu Jalba was the chip leader at this table with 80,000. Ramon Colillas and Fintan Hand were seated nearby, as was Marle Spragg.

Tags: Benjamin Bruneteaux Diana Kalietina

Apr 25, 2024

Aces for Qasem; Carbo on Second Bullet

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Calum Grant

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

A big pot was brewing on Table 25, with around 55,000 in the middle on the 5♣4♠2♣5♠ board.

Alexandre Renoux and Vahe Ter-Khachatryan checked from early and middle position before Abd El Mannan Qasem bet 10,000. Both opponents called.

Fireworks failed to ignite on the K♦ river as the action was checked through to showdown. Qasem tabled A♦A♥ and took in the pot.

As the hand played out, POwer Path winner Gerard Carbo joined the table for Bullet #2 following his elimination before the break.

Tags: Abd El Mannan Qasem Alexandre Renoux Vahe Ter-Khachatryan

Apr 25, 2024

Maestrati Wins a Big Flip on Cohen

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Sebastien Maestrati had a raise of 7,000 in front of him from the small blind before Ilan Cohen moved all in for 34,000 in early position. Maestrati called.

Ilan Cohen: A♣K♣ All in
Sebastien Maestrati: J♣J♠

Cohen couldn't look and lowered his head toward the ground as the dealer spread out the 6♠5♦Q♠3♦9♣ board. He finally peeked at the cards and realized he hadn't connected against Maestrati's jacks, sending him to the rail.

Tags: Ilan Cohen Sebastien Maestrati